Boards and Leadership

Board of Governors

Starling Community Services' Board of Governors is comprised of community-minded volunteers who are responsible for establishing our vision and mission, setting our strategic plan, approving the budget, and ensuring the agency delivers the best possible service to the community.

Omar McLean (Chair)
Principal
Wagner, Livock & Associates Financial Services Inc.
Kitchener

Janine Barry
Head of Operations & Member Engagement
asrTrust

Lonnie Colter (Secretary) 
Financial Services Executive (retired), 
Waterloo

Kevin Donovan 
President, Donovan Insurance Brokers,  
Waterloo

Will Hunter (Vice-Chair) 
Vice President, Broker, CBRE Limited, 
Kitchener

Jacinda Reitsma 
Vice-President, Administration and Finance, University of Waterloo, 
Waterloo

Richard Steinmann 
Broker, RE/MAX Twin City Realty, Waterloo 
 

Starling Child & Family Foundation Board

Starling's Foundation Board is also made up of community-minded volunteers, and they are responsible for approving the Foundation budget, and ensuring the agency's assets help provide for current and future generations.

Kevin Donovan (Chair) 
President, Donovan Insurance Brokers,  
Waterloo

David Fitzpatrick 
Insurance Executive (retired), 
Waterloo

Chris Hewitt 
Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, CXO, Sun Life Canada, 
Waterloo

Omar McLean 
Principal, Wagner, Livock & Associates Financial Services Inc., 
Kitchener

Trent Robinson 
Businessperson (retired), 
Kitchener

Richard Steinmann (Vice-Chair) 
Broker, RE/Max Twin City Realty, 
Waterloo

Scott Uffelman (Secretary-Treasurer) 
President, Ontario Seed Co. Ltd.,  
Waterloo 
 

To contact our Boards, please send us an email.

Our Senior Leaders

Starling's Senior Leadership Team is responsible for executing the Strategic Plan and operations of Starling Community Services and reports through the Chief Executive Officer to the Board of Governors.

John Colangeli
Chief Executive Officer

Heather Fedy
Chief Administrative Officer

Andrea Dunn
Director, Human Resources

Greg Clark
Director, Finance

Lisa Gill
Director, Housing Services

Sherri McDermid
Director, Employment Services

Chris Sellers
Director, Communications, Development and IT

Alison Willetts
Director, Mental Health Services

Luther Village on the Park

Margo Blayney
Executive Director