Leadership Board

Member since 1984 – 1988; 2009+

Ambassador of Kiwanis Foundation of Canada
Past Division Lieutenant Governor
Past President 2019-2021, 2021-2022

Ex-officio Member of all Committees

I first learned about Kiwanis as the youngest of 7 children during some very challenging financial times for my parents. For several years we would receive these gigantic Christmas boxes from someone called Kiwanis. Receiving food and special gifts from these strangers was truly magical and impacted…

Member since 2018

President, Kiwanis Lakeshore Montreal Foundation

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Marketing & Communications, Funding & Finance, Golf

I joined Kiwanis at the invitation of our close friend Peter Bedard in 2018.

After co-owning an insurance brokerage for 44 years the time was right for me to share my skills to benefit children.

I am proud to be…

Member since 2016

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Marketing & Communications, Funding & Finance

I was first introduced to the Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore Montreal in 2009. At that time, one of our Board Members, Velda Bourne, had approached the Club’s Board about our organization and we have been receiving funds from that time on. Though AWISH did not actively serve children, we did indirectly by taking care of their parents who were suffering from any of the 100 forms of arthritis and chronic pain.

Since 2010, I, as President of AWISH in a volunteer position, accepted to…

Member since 2019

Secretary, Treasurer, Kiwanis Lakeshore Montreal Foundation

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Funding & Finance, Golf

I have had a tremendous amount of fun as a volunteer with Kiwanis since 1984. Involving our children in numerous Kiwanis events to help others, has had a wonderful effect on their lives.

I joined the Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore Montreal in 2019 and the Board as Secretary later that year.

As a mother of 4, I have been volunteering…

Member since 1985-1989; 2017+

Past President Kiwanis Lakeshore Montreal Foundation

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Golf

I initially joined Kiwanis in the mid-80s and was elected to the board. Later due to job requirements, I moved away to Nunavut where I worked for the Government of Canada, as a regional manager-Informatics, and for the Government of Nunavut as a Justice of the Peace for 15 years.

There I was involved in helping…

Member since 2014

Past President 2017-2019

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Funding & Finance, Golf

I was born and educated in Zurich, Switzerland. After immigrating to Canada, I worked initially in several jobs and industries, including sales, food and mining. In fact, I spent one year in Northern British Columbia in an open pit asbestos mining company, operating heavy equipment and performing other related work.

I joined Air Canada as a Purser and…

Member since 2022

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Marketing & Communications, Funding & Finance, Golf

I joined Kiwanis out of my passion for giving back to the community and for collaborating with friends who share the same passion. My family has been very involved in the Saint-Lambert Community, both in sports and volunteerism, for over 50 years. With my daughters Melanie and Stephanie, we proudly carry on the Annual Kurtz Toy Drive which in 24 years has distributed over 110,000 toys and games to children and families …

Member since 1997

Past President 2004; 2014-2016

Chair of Holiday Nuts & Cakes Campaign

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Funding & Finance, Golf

I have always loved helping kids and when I was invited to a Kiwanis luncheon, I saw an opportunity to do even more for kids through Kiwanis.

I joined this club in 1997 and 7 and have never looked back. As the saying goes “time flies when you’re having fun”…

Member since 2022

Committees: Marketing & Communications, Funding & Finance

Johanne Senécal was born and raised in Verdun, a bilingual community on the island of Montreal. She has a son who is an engineer and two grandchildren both at McGill.

She graduated in Literature and Sciences at Collège Marguerite- Bourgeoys in Westmount.

She later on became…

Member since 2022

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Marketing & Communications, Funding & Finance

Director at large, supporting the Nuts and Cakes Campaign and providing general tech support for some of our gatherings.

I have been married to Lynn for over 50 years and we have raised two great kids, Ryan and Delaney, who have become adults of whom we are both proud. My parents modeled service in the community and to the family. In the early 1980s I co-founded an anti-nuke group, West Islanders for Nuclear Disarmament (WIND).

Member since 2023

Committees: Membership & Community Relations, Marketing & Communications, Funding & Finance

Sheryl Guloy, PhD, is a founder and the president of Somnolence + Inc. and a founder and board member of Fondation Somnolence Canada/ Somnolence Canada Foundation, organizations which promote the importance of good sleep through public awareness, education, coaching, and research.

She obtained her doctorate in education at Simon Fraser University, with her research focusing on the intersection of learning…