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

Richard Steinmann (Past-Chair)
Broker
RE/MAX Twin City Realty
Waterloo

James Chmiel
Director, Distribution
BrokerLink
Kitchener

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

Kevin Donovan
President
Donovan Insurance Brokers
Waterloo

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

Will Hunter
Vice President, Broker
CBRE Limited
Kitchener

Roshan James
Poet & Artist
Newton

Jacinda Reitsma
Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Kitchener

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

Sunny Field
Senior Wealth Advisor
CIBC Wood Gundy
CIBC Private Wealth
Waterloo

David Fitzpatrick
V.P. Corporate Sales & Distribution
V.P. National Sales – Petline Insurance
Definity Insurance Company
Waterloo

Trent Robinson
Businessperson (retired)
Kitchener

Richard Steinmann
Broker
RE/MAX Twin City Realty

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

Andrea Dunn
Director, Human Resources

Heather Fedy
Senior Director, Mental Health Services and Lead Agency

Lisa Gill
Director, Housing Services

Sherri McDermid
Director, Employment Services

Chris Sellers
Director, Communications and Development

Pam Todd
Director, Finance

Starling Child & Family Foundation

Chris Sellers
Director, Communications and Development

Luther Village on the Park

Margo Blayney
Executive Director