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Our Board & Team

TEAM MEMBERS

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PROGRAM HOSTS / PROJECT CO-ORDINATORS

Allan & Lynn Smith-Reeve

Allan

Allan is an innovator and creator of many collaborative community projects. In Toronto’s east end, his church was a woodshop and business incubator. He’s taught Community Development at George Brown and Fleming colleges. Rev. Reeve has served both urban and rural congregations in Bobcaygeon and Peterborough. He is passionate about bridging class, religious, and cultural divides.

Lynn

Lynn brings extensive knowledge and creative energy as an educator and artist. Lynn’s lived experience of poverty – raising her five children and caring for a disabled husband for two decades – has inspired her desire to organize community resources to serve low-income families and lead her to become a certified Bridges Out of Poverty facilitator. She’s been pursuing the Emerging Church from evangelical roots, through the Third Wave movement, to Diaconal Ministry within the United Church. Lynn’s motto is “It has to be fun.”

COMMUNICATIONS & MANAGEMENT OFFICER

Katherin (Kat) Snajdr Zabehlicky

Kat holds a BAA in Media and Comms from Toronto Metropolitan (formerly Ryerson) University, and an Hons. Diploma from the Social Service Worker program, Sir Sanford Fleming College. There, she was also able to attain an Indigenous Perspectives Designation.

She worked in film/tv and advertising for over 20 years before acknowledging a need and desire to change vocations choosing a path in social & community justice.

Adventures along the way have included teaching English in Asia, managing product placement in feature films, and tending a pub off Carnaby Street in London, England. After traversing across 4 continents, Kat landed a film gig in Prague where she met her life partner and father to the two other loves in her life.

Needless-to-say, these life and career defining experiences offered incredible insight and curiosity into the human condition, and many cherished cross-cultural life-long friendships.

She's honoured to be a part of this amazing group of fine folks & team!

THE COMPANY OF CONVERSATION CHANGERS

Matthew Barlow

Todd Coombes

Ralph Gutkin

Laura Warren

Bridging Artists Co-Facilitator

Jacques Graveline

DIRECTOR OF FUND DEVELOPMENT & OUTREACH

Miriam Liba

BOARD MEMBERS - Bedford House & Bridges Peterborough

ACTING BOARD CHAIR

Cheryl Lyon

Cheryl is well known in Peterborough as a catalyst for social transformation. She works as a local advocate of the global shifts emerging because people like her are paying attention and acting. She has a wicked sense of humour and a sly wisdom we really love.

BOARD TREASURER

Geneviève Lavallée

Gen spent over 20 years in the financial industry in Toronto before  moving to the Peterborough area with her son. She was fortunate enough to become involved with several community organizations. With a strong sense of purpose and through her work with Bridges Peterborough, Gen feels optimistic that she is part of a solution to change the conversation about poverty and privilege and build a community that provides everyone the opportunity to be their best self!

BOARD MEMBER

Peggy Abbott

Peggy & her husband Richard,  moved to Peterborough to retire in  2016, to be closer to their children & their growing families. Peggy was a member of the first Bridging Team in 2017, and found the experience very rewarding while making lasting friends. Retiring after 30 years of working in different areas of social services, her passion has always been working with families and supporting parents through all the ages and stages of their growing families. She and her husband now volunteer supporting individuals that are readjusting after coming out of prison.
She's happy to be back in the Bridges bubble.

BOARD MEMBER

Ann Barrett

Ann was a sexual health educator for 40 years. She worked with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds, communities, ages and abilities. Most recently she has  been part of a group that is involved with supporting people released from the prison system. She is a member of Greenwood United Church.

BOARD REP FOR THE CCC

New CCC Rep will be appointed soon.

PARTNERS

Joint Venture Partners in the Bridging Teams Project. Representatives from Greenwood United Church.

Ruth Benson

As a long-time member of Greenwood, she currently serves as its Treasurer. Ruth served as the deputy-treasurer of Douro township and deputy clerk before her retirement. She continues to serve the township as a volunteer and pursues her passion for the environment as beekeeper and avid gardener.

Elaine Webster

Bio to Follow soon!

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