LCS Foundation Board of Directors

List of 7 members.

Andrew Durnford 85
Bio
Andrew graduated from Lakefield in 1985. He is a past member of the LCS Board of Directors and former Chair of the LCS Finance and Audit Committee. Andrew continues to serve as a member of the LCS Campus Property Committee. He became a Foundation Trustee in 2012 and now serves as the Foundation Board Chair.

Andrew is Principal of White Point Capital, a personal investment and advisory firm focused on financial services. As a former bank executive and investment banker, Andrew worked in the financial services sector for over 25 years in Toronto, New York and London. He held a variety of senior executive roles with TD Bank Group, including leading a number of its consumer lending businesses and corporate functions. He also spent sixteen years as an investment banker in senior roles, providing strategic and financing advice to leading international corporations while at TD Securities, Credit Suisse, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Salomon Brothers.

Andrew holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B. Com from Queen's University. Andrew has his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and has served as an independent Director on two for-profit boards. He is currently an Independent Director and member of the Risk and Audit Committee of Manulife Bank of Canada and was an Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Dundee Acquisition Limited, in addition to having served on a number of CEO advisory boards active in the financial services sector.

Andrew and his wife Janet reside in Toronto. They have two children, Katie and William.
Tim Heeney 83
Bio
Tim graduated from Lakefield in 1983. Tim obtained a BA in International Relations from the University of Toronto and an LLB in 1988. Tim has been a lawyer with Goodmans LLP since 1994 and was made partner in 2000. He practices corporate and securities law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, public offerings and restructuring. Tim was recognized as a leading corporate lawyer and one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 lawyers. Tim volunteers his time with the American Bar Association. He has been engaged with the school through his financial support, event participation and as a school trustee (2007-2013). He most recently became a member of the Foundation’s Governance Committee. Tim is the son of Goodeth Heeney, mother of three LCS alumni (Matthew ‘87 and Michale ‘76) and former school trustee. Tim and his wife Shuna reside in Toronto. He has two adult children, Duncan and Emma, who is the Student Experience Coordinator at LCS.
Roy Hewson 79
Bio
Prior to Roy’s 2020 retirement, he was with CGOV Asset Management (since 1997) overseeing the Canadian equity, equity income and fixed income strategies. Roy was also a member of the CGOV Asset Management Board and Investment Committee. Roy holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation from the CFA Institute, and earned his undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees from Queen’s University. Roy has continued to stay engaged and committed to LCS through his strong financial support, participation in special events, dinners, and galas over the years, and more recently as a member of the Tuition and Affordability Task Force. Roy resides in Toronto.
Johanna Kruger 97
Bio
Johanna '97 holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from McGill. She is currently the Director of the United Nations Division of Global Affairs Canada, based in Ottawa. She has represented Canada at the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization while posted to Canada’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, and has been posted to Canada’s Mission to the European Union in Brussels. Johanna was a member of the LCS Safety Task Force in 2020 and became a LCS Trustee in 2021. Johanna, her husband, Carlos, and three children, Madeleine (12), Annaliese (9), and Tristan (9) now live in Ottawa.
Kevin Malone 77
Bio
Kevin spent 7 years at LCS, graduating in 1977. In his final year, he served as Head of Colebrook House and captained the football, hockey and cricket teams. Upon graduation from Queen's University (BA Honours Economics), he worked for Nortel Networks as a financial analyst for two years. In 1985, Kevin received his MBA from the Ivey School of Business at University of Western Ontario. Kevin is the Managing Director, BMO Family Office, Canada. He is a recognized leader in the financial services sector with over 35 years of leadership and client-facing experience at BMO Financial Group in the areas of corporate banking, investment banking and wealth management. He is a passionate and driven leader, working with affluent families as a trusted advisor providing wealth management solutions.

Kevin was a Director of LCS from 1999-2005 (Kevin's father, Cliff, was a member of the Board of Governors from 1976- 1986). Kevin has served as an LCS Trustee since 1997. He is the Past President and Director of the National Board of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and has served on the fundraising committees for Nature Conservancy of Canada, Stratford Express and Dixon Hall, and is the Board Chair of the Canadian Canoe Museum. Kevin is a recipient of Her Majesty the Queen Golden Jubilee Medal (2002), Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) and Commemorative coin by the Royal Mint in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh (2021) in recognition of his community involvement .

Kevin and his spouse Mona live in Toronto and have 3 children, Aidan, Sarah ‘22 and Matthew.
Sarah McCain Coulson 05
Bio
Sarah '05 graduated from Western University with a BA in Media, Information and Technoculture. Sarah is a seasoned digital and social media marketing professional, having supported brands across industry categories. She is deeply passionate about digital brand storytelling, connecting with and cultivating communities online. Today, Sarah works as a freelance consultant focused on supporting the digital landscape for small- to medium-sized businesses. Sarah sits on the Board of The McCain Foundation and volunteers on two healthcare executive committees: St. Joe’s Young Professionals (St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation) and WCH Development Committee (Women’s College Hospital Foundation). Both committees are committed to fundraising and community activation. Sarah and her husband Mike Coulson reside in Toronto with their two children, Callia and Niles.
Tom Stevenson 78
Bio
Tom '78 graduated from Lakefield in 1978 after 5 years in residence. He graduated from Harvard College cum laude in Economics in 1982 and received an LL.B from Queen's University in 1985, and called to the Ontario Bar in 1987. After articling on Bay Street and a brief stint in Corporate Finance, he joined a third-generation family owned, heavy equipment company, Hub Equipment in Toronto. Today he runs Hub which remains focused on heavy equipment rentals in Infrastructure markets such as Pipeline construction, renewable energy and road building. Tom has been a trustee of the school since 2014 and of the LCS Foundation since 2017. Tom currently chairs the Fundraising Committee of the Foundation. Tom is a previous Big Brother volunteer and Past Board member of the Ontario Duke of Edinburgh Award program and Camp Kirk, an Ontario camp for children with learning challenges. He is married to Susan Stevenson and they have two adult children and one teenager, Alexander, Sophie and Henry.

Trustee Rosters

List of 2 items.

School Trustees 2024/2025

Hugh Macdonnell '85, P '18 '27
Board Chair

Nicole Bendaly '93
Past Chair

Brett Jackman ’03
Vice-Chair

Joel Allen ’01
Bianca Bell ’06
Tim Bell ’00
Marilynn Booth P ’98
Carlo Bos ’94
Rose Bouchard ’18
Stephen Coates ’90, P ’19 ’23 ’24 '27
Tim Cooper ’98
Alison Corner ’07
Allyson Delevadova
Chonée Dennis P ’14 ’16 ’19
Peter Dunn ’62, P ’92
Hannah El-Baradie '25
Amanda Ethier ’98
Jennifer Fraser P '08 '03
Ian Fung ’00
Sue Guest P ’85 ’89, GP ’21
Terry Guest* P ’85 ’89, GP ’21
Wendy Hepburn ’00
James Hicks ’84, P ’17 ’20
Kalen Ingram ’99
Warren Jones ’88
Anne-Marie Kee P ’17 ’19
Jai Kim P ’21 ’23
Johanna Kruger ’97
Max Lafortune '
Nick Lewis ’77
Ross Little ’81, P ’13 ’17
Kevin Malone ’77, P ’22
Patrick Marshall ’90
James Matthews ’58, P ’99
Sarah McCain Coulson ’05
Karen McKnight P ’13 ’16
David Miller ’77, P ’15
Antoine Mindjimba P ’16 ’19
Kelly Nottage ’00
Lisa Orr P ’24 '26
Andrew Parke ’03
Alex Parker ’96
Jonathan Popper ’87
Emmy Pullen ’11
Sean Quinn ’82, P ’26
Anna Richardson
Leisha Roche P '25 '25
Heather Ross
Cait Sainsbury ’96
Jeronimo Santoyo '25
Danielle Saputo P ’20 ’22 ’24
Rola Shaheen P ’17 ’21 ’24
Murray Sinclair ’79, P ’11
Scott Smith ’87, P ’23 ’25
John Stelzer ’00
Tom Stevenson ’78
Maurice Switzer ’63
Losel Tethong ’89
Stuart Thompson ’91
Chris Valentine ’86
Cara Westcott P '14 '16
Hilary Windrem ’07
Daniel Woolf
Susan Wright

* Honorary Alumni
Directors in Bold
Foundation Trustees 2024/2025

Andrew Durnford '85
Board Chair

John K. Hepburn '68
Honorary Chair

Paul Desmarais Jr. '73, P '00 '03 '03 '11
Chair Emeritus

Emilio Azcarraga Jean ’87
Marilynn Booth* P ’98
Bruce Boren ’87, P ’21 ’23
Michael Cooper P ’07 ’08 ’10 ’12
Sandra Delisle P ’23 ’24 ’25
Paul Desmarais III '00
Bryce (B.C.) Douglas ’88
Joel Finlayson '89, P '24
Jock Fleming ’74, P ’03 ’06
Catherine Gell P '24
Catherine Hansen P '23 '24 '24
Tim Heeney '83
Roy Hewson '79
Zack Kembar ’87, P ’24
Johanna Kruger ’97
Kevin Malone '77, P '22
Sarah McCain Coulson ’05
Guy McLean
Bill Morris ’70, P ’99 ’02 ’05
Marc Parent P ’15 ’18 ’20
Rosemary Phelan P ’08
Felicia Ross P ’17
Rupel Ruparelia ’89, P ’22 ’23
John Ryder ’77, P ’08 ’13
Murray Sinclair ’79, P ’11
Tom Stevenson ’78
David Sword '88
Alexandra von Rehlingen P ’21
Richard Wernham P ’06
Katja Wieland-Kaefer P '21 '22 '24 '27

* Honorary Alumnus
Directors in Bold

Board Committees

List of 8 items.

School Governance

The mandate of the School Governance Committee is to ensure strategic succession planning of its trusteeship, the LCS Board of Directors and the committee itself. The committee oversees the trustee meetings, orientation resources for new trustees and board members, and the school’s risk management processes and procedures as they relate to governance matters. The committee ensures that the board and board committees develop annual work plans, review their terms of reference, conduct regular self-evaluations and that the board reviews its policies on a regular basis.
School Finance and Audit

The Finance and Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors of Lakefield College School with prudent oversight of the financial operations of Lakefield College School and for presenting the financial statements of the school to the board annually with its recommendation and for oversight of the corporation’s risk and management’s financial risk practices for effectively managing or controlling these risks. The committee will strive to ensure the financial well-being of the school in support of its mission and its strategic objectives.
School Campus Property

The mandate of the Campus Property Committee is to guide the vision for LCS campus evolution over the mid to long-term (5 to 10 years), understand and mitigate key risks associated with the LCS campus, and align and coordinate between the school's Leadership Team, the LCS Board and the LCS Foundation Board (and related committees) on campus-related items. The committee will provide guidance and support to the development of the LCS Campus Master Plan (CMP), will recommend the final CMP for submission to the LCS Board of Directors for approval, as well as ensure appropriate alignment of the CMP with the LCS Strategic Plan.
School Capital Construction (Ad Hoc)

The mandate of the Capital Construction Committee (Ad Hoc) is to develop and recommend for approval to the LCS School Board of Directors a procurement and oversight policy for major capital projects in excess of $2M which will provide guidelines for the school's Leadership Team with respect to construction risk management and reporting to the LCS Board on key design, budgetary and construction milestones
Head Support and Evaluation (Joint)

The Head Support and Evaluation Committee is a joint school and foundation committee and is responsible for planning and coordinating the annual performance evaluation of the Head of School and Foundation.
Foundation Governance

The mandate of the Foundation Governance Committee is to ensure strategic succession planning of its trustees, directors and the committee itself. The committee oversees the development of orientation resources for new trustees and board members, governance policy development, trustee meetings and the foundation’s risk management processes and procedures as they relate to governance matters. The committee ensures that the LCS Foundation Board and its committees develop annual work plans, review their terms of reference and policies and conduct regular self-evaluations.
Foundation Finance, Audit and Investment

The mandate of the LCS Foundation Finance, Audit and Investment Committee is to oversee the financial operations of the LCS Foundation and to present financial statements of the foundation each year to the board with its recommendation. The Finance, Audit and Investment Committee will strive to serve the best interests of the foundation and Lakefield College School while meeting all of the requirements of legislation set out in the Trustee Act as it discharges its fiduciary obligations on behalf of the LCS Foundation.
Foundation Fundraising

The mandate of the Foundation Fundraising Committee is to direct, oversee, and support the foundation’s revenue-generating and stewardship activities

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LCS Foundation Board of Directors

List of 7 members.

Andrew Durnford 85

Tim Heeney 83

Roy Hewson 79

Johanna Kruger 97

Kevin Malone 77

Sarah McCain Coulson 05

Tom Stevenson 78