Governance & Accountability
The Greenbelt Foundation is committed to public transparency and accountability.
Board of Directors
The Foundation’s Board of Directors ensures the Foundation’s policies, grants, management, and investments reflect the Foundation’s mission to promote and sustain the Greenbelt as a beneficial, valuable, and permanent feature, enhancing the quality of life for all residents of Ontario.
Franco Naccarato
Chair, Executive Director, Meat and Poultry Ontario
Mary Lou Tanner
Past Chair, Partner and Principal Planner, Niagara Planning Group
Heather Tay
Principal, Solve Consulting
Danielle Sharman
Economic Development Policy Analyst, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Robert Messervey
Partnership Development, Native Plants in Claremont
Angella Blanas
Project Manager, Project Architect, Urban Planning & Design
Charles Stevens
President of Wilmot Orchards Inc.
Gerri Lynn O’Connor
Former Mayor of Uxbridge and Durham Regional Chair
Ran Goel
CEO & Founder of Fresh City Farms
Nicole Natalie Hanson
Environmental Planner
Sarah Rang
Water, Invasive Species and Environmental Systems Expert
Grants Program Advisory Committee
An external Advisory Committee supports the Foundation’s grant-making activities.
Robert B. Gibson
Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
Steve Holysh
Hydrogeologist, Program Manager ORMGP (Oak Ridges Moraine Groundwater Program)
Mark Stabb
Central Ontario Program Director, Nature Conservancy Canada
Mark Reusser
Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Sarah Winterton
Development Specialist, Carolinian Canada Coalition
Staff Executive Team
Edward McDonnell
CEO
Namgyal Dolker
Executive Assistant
Shelley Petrie
Director of Programs, Research and Policy
Cheryl Weldon
Director of Community Relations and Partnerships
Risa Alyson Cooper
Director of Grant Programs and Strategic Communications
Board Meeting Minutes
Audited Financial Statements
Our financial statements have been prepared by KPMG. In our commitment to maintaining organizational transparency, these statements are made available by individual request and are publicly accessible online.
2024-2025 Audited Financials
Download2023-2024 Audited Financials
Download2022-2023 Audited Financials
Download2021-2022 Audited Financials
Download2020-2021 Audited Financials
Download2019-2020 Audited Financials
Download2018-2019 Audited Financials
Download2017-2018 Audited Financials
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Access to Information and Privacy Policy
DownloadConflict of Interest and Code of Conduct Policy
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