Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors volunteers to support our organization’s important work in Haiti.
We’re committed to upholding LFBS’s values, accountability and transparency with nonprofit good governance. Our work includes: managing financials, developing policies, applying for grants, fundraising and connecting with our donors and supporters.
Sarah Wilson
Sarah is the co-founder of LFBS and is both a paramedic and registered nurse. She and co-founder, Morgan Wienberg met while working with amputees in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. Sarah is LFBS’s Treasurer.
Pam Hine
Pam is a Deputy Minister with Yukon Government. Pam has been named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women, and is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Karen Wienberg
Karen is a Senior Learning Advisor for the Government of Canada. She was awarded Canada’s Sesquicentennial Medal recognizing her volunteerism and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International. Karen serves as the LFBS Board Chair.
Russ Aitchison
Russ has been with Toronto Fire Services for 28 years, as well as operating his own business for the past 22 years. He first learned about LFBS when he was a volunteer on a house-build five years ago.
Solange Miese
Solange was born in Haiti. She has her own accounting firm and is an active member of the Rotary Club of Whitby, Ontario.
Emma Siemiatycki
Emma is a former commercial lawyer and has extensive experience in legal advisory capacity to non-profit organizations.
Kristen Lépine dos Santos
Kristen has nearly two decades of working with non-profit organizations and she has been running her own learning business for the last seven years.