Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors spans across a diverse age demographic, and pulls together 22 individuals from different walks of life and with different professional and community experiences. The Board operates under the‚ policy board model and has adapted a governing style that emphasizes outward vision, encourages diversity, and provides strategic leadership. The Board is responsible for establishing local United Way policy, developing the long-range vision and mission statement ensuring effective and efficient management of resources, and maintaining communication with members of the community that United Way serves including the city of Brandon proper; the Rural Municipalities of Elton, Cornwallis and Whitehead, as well as the communities of Forrest, Shilo, Douglas, Alexander and Kemnay.
Board of Directors: Effective March 24, 2011
Trudy Corbett‚ Board Chair
Smiles Speciality Centre
Greg Crisanti‚ Vice-chair
Tim Hortons
Brad Langston‚ Treasurer and Chair Finance & Audit Committee
Private Consultant
Dean Jago, Chair, Communications & Marketing
Leech Printing
Didi Stepanek, Chair, Community Resources Committee
BDO Dunwoody
Marty Minshull, Chair, Human Resources Committee
Investors Group
Kirk Devlin, Director
RBC Dominion Securities
Dave Baxter, Director
Westman Communications Group
Brady Harland, Director
Montana’s
Quentin Derhak, Director ^
Bladeworx
Deborah Poff, Director *
Brandon University
Doris Berscheid-King‚ Director +
CFB Shilo
Jason Sisson, Director
Murray Chev Old Cadillac
Jim Brinkhurst‚ Director *
Assiniboine Community College
Yong Chen‚ Director
Brandon Regional Health Authority
Carolyn Cancade‚ Director
Brandon Chamber of Commerce
Dan Delfin‚ Director
RBC Royal Bank
Kevin Holder‚ Director
Firefighter/Paramedic
Chuck LaRocque‚ Director
CFB Shilo
Paul Palidwar‚ Director
Canada Post
Mike Williams‚ Director
MCCAINS
Tracy Wray‚ Director *
The Wealth Planning Group
Ron Kelly, Director =
CFB Shilo
* resigned
^ position vacated
+ term complete
= interim director
United Way Office Hours
Monday to Friday 8:30 – 4:30.
The office is closed over lunch hour.
Office address: Room #201,
Scotia Towers, 1011 Rosser Ave.
Brandon, MB
Office phone: 204-571-8929
Office fax: 204-727-8939