Community Living Ontario is led by a skilled and dedicated Board of Directors from across the province that work to ensure people who have an intellectual disability, and their families can advance inclusion in their lives and in the community.
2025/2026 Board of Directors
Keira Lum — President
As a healthcare business professional, Keira is focused on improving operations and quality initiatives within the healthcare industry. Her experience working at large and small healthcare centres across Toronto, as well as a private out-of-hospital practice has allowed her to foster skills in governance, human resources, accounting, marketing and project management while serving the needs of patients and patient safety.
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Jennie Chanda — Past President
Jennie has a background that includes nursing, teaching, and entrepreneurship. Her career started working as.an obstetrical nurse and then as an Evening & Night Supervisor at Norfolk General Hospital, in Simcoe.
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Laura Williams — Vice President
Laura is a Clinician and healthcare leader with over 20 years experience in the field of patient, client and family engagement and caregiver/family support services. She is currently the Senior Director of Patient Experience and Engagement for the University Heath Network.
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Tim Berry — Treasurer
Tim Berry has been Treasurer for six not-for-profit, charitable organizations over the past 15 years. He is an experienced Treasurer and CFO with extensive oversight experience in finance and IT functions.
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Chris Beesley — Secretary
Chris Beesley began his role as Chief Executive Officer and Board Secretary of Community Living Ontario in June of 2013. His commitment to the Community Living movement began in 1994 with the birth of his son, Mitchell, who was born with an intellectual disability.
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Lynette Geddes — Director-at-Large
Lynette is currently the Chair at Community Living St. Marys and Area. She joined the board following a career training and supporting persons with visual and cognitive disabilities in the use of technology.
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Marybeth Barrett — Director-at-Large
Since 2017, Marybeth has served as a Director on the Community Living Thunder Bay board where she has also sat on the Nominations, Finance and Strategic Planning Committees. She is currently participating in a formal strategic planning process addressing CLTB’s Housing Strategy.
Nicole Canzoneri — Director at Large
Nicole Canzoneri, a dedicated disability studies student, demonstrates leadership, academic excellence, and advocacy for inclusion. With extensive involvement in Community Living Ontario and Autism Service's Inc, she coordinates activities and supports youth with disabilities.
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Jennifer Parker — Director-at-Large
Jennifer Parker is a dedicated and compassionate individual with wealth of life experiences that qualify her to serve on the Board of Directors for Community Living Ontario. Over the past eight years, she has demonstrated commitment as a volunteer on the Board of Directors of member agency Community Visions & Networking (Quinte), providing governance and contributing to strategic planning to help the organization’s success.
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Maahil Arshad — Director-at-Large
Maahil's journey with Community Living Ontario began at the Family Engagement Series event in Alliston, where hands-on volunteer experience equipped him with essential community engagement skills and reinforced his belief in the organization's mission.
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Madeleine Larbi — Director-at-Large
Madeleine Larbi is an advocate for her twin brother since her mother passed away. She was enrolled in an accelerated ECE program, set up Passport funding from Developmental Services Ontario and they were both able to acquire support through the Choices for Inclusive Living program via Community Living Mississauga.
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Cathy Turner — PEDG-Appointed Director-at-Large
Cathy Turner is an Executive Director at a Community Living agency in the Niagara Region. Cathy has worked in leadership positions in healthcare and non-profit agencies for over 22 years and has enjoyed sitting on several other not-for-profit boards over the past 6 years.
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James Taylor — Council-Appointed Director-at-Large
My name is James Taylor I work at Community Living London as a receptionist. I am part of NVA (New Vision Advocates) as the secretary.
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Donna Marcaccio — Family Engagement Steering Committee–Appointed Director-at-Large
For most of her life, Donna has been involved both personally and professionally in the Community Living Movement. Donna’s interest and passion for this work came from her relationship with her sister Marcia who lived with Down Syndrome.
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