Mr. John Curtis, President
Mr. Dermid O'Farrell, Vice-President
Mr. Colin Goodfellow, Secretary/Treasurer, CEO
Mr. Allister Brown, Director
Mr. William Forbes, Director
Mr.Jim McManaman, Director
Mr.Hugh O'Neill, Director

Mrs. Mary Gervais, Auxiliary President
Mr. Robert MacNamara, Director
Mr.Kerry Carnegie, Director

Mr. John Curtis, President

John Curtis, who grew up on a farm in Elgin, has been in the Kemptville area since 1966. He graduated with a BSA in Plant Science from the University of Guelph in 1959 and again in 1964 with a MSA degree in Corn production. John moved to Kemptville in 1966, as head of plant Science at KCAT, transferring to Toronto in 1970 as Director of Plant Industry Branch for OMAF. John returned to Kemptville in 1974 as Principal. In 1992, John retired and took a sales position with SECAN, a national seed genetics distribution system. In 1999 he retired for good.

John and his wife Nancy have three children, Laurie, Debbie and David. As well, they have eight grandchildren Kara (at Mount Allison), Graeme, Kelsey, Jacob, Liam, Alex, Emma, and Mathew.

Mr. Dermid O’Farrell, Vice-President

Dermid grew up in St. Andrew’s West, just north of Cornwall and has lived in Kemptville for many years. Volunteering and giving back to the community is a major part of Dermid’s life. In addition to his Hospital work, Dermid serves in the following ways: as a Board Member of the Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation, a Member of Knights of Columbus Council; President  of the Mountain and District Lions Club, Member of the Holy Cross Property & Finance Committee and Capital Campaign and Member of the Kemptville Economic Development Committee.

He and his wife Donna Lee founded O’Farrell Financial Services in 1997. Since its inception, the company has grown steadily each year and recently moved into new facilities on County Road 44 just north of 43. Dermid has been a supporter of the Foundation through such activities as the Lean on Me Campaign, Lean on the Throttle and the Gala.

Dermid and Donna Lee are proud parents of three daughters Marnie, Erin and Cassie.

Mr. Colin Goodfellow, Secretary/Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer

Colin Goodfellow joined the hospital as CEO in spring 2005. He possesses organizational and change leadership experience in both public and private sectors. Recent experience includes leading a life science commercialization consultancy and leading a national campaign for the creation of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. (CIHR). He served as Vice President for strategy and operational performance at the Toronto East General Hospital.

Colin has MBA from Queens University and is a certified management accountant.

Mr. Allister Brown, Director

Allister Brown grew up on the family dairy farm in Cornwall and obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture from University of New Hampshire while on hockey scholarship. He worked for worked for CIBC Corporate Real Estate Division in Toronto prior to moving to Kemptville in 1993 to work with his brother Grant at the Grant Brown Funeral Home. He obtained Insurance Brokers License in 2004 and purchased Patterson Hadden & Brown Insurance Brokers in August 2007. In addition to the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation Board, Allister is also Director, Spencerville Agricultural Society, has operated Upper Canada Hockey Academy and is a minor hockey Coach.

Allister and his wife live in Kemptville. His children Chelsea and Cody also reside and work in the North Grenville community: Chelsea with Lockwood Brothers Construction and Cody as an Electrical Apprentice.

Mr. William Forbes, Director

Bill Forbes has lived in North Grenville all his life. He attended Kemptville Public School, North Grenville District High School and graduated from the University of Western Ontario. Bill is an Independent Financial Advisor as well as Part Owner and CEO of Lahaie Auto Sales and Service.

For almost 15 years, Bill has coached competitive softball and basketball in and around Kemptville. He is currently a member of the Masonic Lodge, and volunteer and director for Kemptville Home Support.

Mrs. Mary Gervais, Auxiliary President

Mary Gervais is President of the Hospital Auxiliary.

Mary was born in St.John, New Brunswick but moved to Ontario at age 4 and has lived in Oakville, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Kemptville and now Ottawa. She met her husband, Ellwood, in North Bay while completing business college. They were married in 1968 in Thunder Bay, Ontario and had 3 children, Andrew, Louise and Peter. Mary's career was mainly within the provincial government and the education system. She has held a variety of volunteer positions, locally, provincially and nationally, relating to second language learning within Ontario schools.

Healthcare is an extremely important part of Mary's personal life after experiencing shortfalls in the health care system, related to the loss of her youngest son. She has also experienced excellence in health care with her husband's illnesses.

Mary became involved in the Auxiliary in 1999, through a giant one-day fundraising event called Hey Day, now in its forty-ninth year.

Mr. Robert MacNamara

Rob McNamara has been actively involved in the community for many years including as a volunteer and a donor with our Foundation.  He became a Director in June 2008.  Rob owns R & S Glass Shop located on Van Buren Street here in Kemptville and on Main Street in Winchester.  Rob and his wife Sandra have two daughters.

Mr. Jim McManaman, Director

Jim is happily married to his beautiful wife Cathy and they are blessed to have a 15 year old son, Andrew. They have lived in Kemptville for 15 years. Jim and his wife have enjoyed being involved in their church and community for many years with many different organizations and causes. During the 9 to 5 hours he owns Solution One Financial Inc. on Clothier St. in Kemptville.

Mr. Kerry Carnegie, Director

Kerry Carnegie was born and raised on a dairy farm in Renfrew County near Pembroke. After graduating from Kemptville College and the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Animal Science, he returned to Pembroke and purchased the family farms which he, his wife Linda and three children (Shawn, Kyle and Amber) operated as a beef cow/calf operation until 1984. During this time, he served as President of the Renfrew County Cattleman and local Director for the Renfrew Federation of Agriculture.

In 1984, Kerry joined the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and in 1989, he became the Agricultural Representative for Ottawa-Carleton. He later served as the Regional Information Coordinator in the Ministry?s Kemptville Resource Centre, where he was responsible for the City of Ottawa and the counties of Renfrew, Lanark, Leeds, Grenville and Frontenac.

Kerry retired from the Ministry in March 2008 after 26 years of service and currently resides in Kemptville.

Mr. Hugh O'Neill, Director

Hugh O'Neill is a Senior Client Relationship Manager, Agriculture, at the Kemptville Branch of Scotiabank. With over 15 years experience at Scotiabank, he holds an Honors Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Guelph as well as a certificate in Agribusiness Marketing Management II ? Strategic Planning. He is also holds a Personal Financial Planner designation from the Institute of Canadian Bankers and is a member of the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors.

Hugh is involved in the local community, through the Grenville 4-H Leaders Association as a leader of the 4-H Dairy Calf Club, Soil and Crop Improvement Association and was previously involved with the "Lean on Me" fundraising campaign for the Kemptville District Hospital Foundation.