Board Members:

Executive Committee:

Doug Sams

Doug Sams
President
Kerr Village BIA
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Chair of the Board
Member of the Advocacy & Communications Committees

Stephanie Hicks

Stephanie Hicks
Vice President
Downtown Bench Beamsville BIA
info@downtownbenchbeamsville.com

Chair of the Communications Committee
Member of the Governance Committee

Rachel Braithwaite
Secretary
St. Catharines Downtown Association
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Chair of the Advocacy & Awards Committees

Salvatore Marchese
Treasurer
City of Sault Ste. Marie

Chair of the Finance & 2024 Conference Committees
Member
of the Awards and Education Committees

Marty Williams

Marty Williams
Past President
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Chair of the Governance Committee

Directors at Large:

Taseneem Bandukwala
Director
Gerrard India Bazaar & UPtown Yonge BIAs
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Kerri Jarvi

Kerry Jarvi
Director
City of Woodstock
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Chair of the Education Committee
Member of the 2024 Conference Committee

John Kiru

John Kiru
Director
Toronto Association of BIAs
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Member of the Advocacy & Governance Committees

Andrew Marks

Andrew Marks
Director
Downtown Timmins BIA
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Member of the Advocacy Committee

Susan Nicholson

Susan Nicholson
Director
Downtown Collingwood BIA
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Member of the Advocacy & Finance Committees

Amber Pajtasz
Director
Streetsville BIA
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Host of the 2024 Conference
Member of the Advocacy & Conference Committees

Sara Porter
Director
Southampton BIA
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Kara Pratt
Director
The Waterfront District BIA
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Member of the Communications Committee

Donna Szpakowski
Director
Hyde Park BIA
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Ministry Liaisons:

  • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
  • Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
  • Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
  • Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

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