Foundation Board of Directors

Winn is a retired corporate lawyer. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1969 and practiced with Holden Murdoch Walton Finlay & Robinson from 1969 to 1977 when he moved to Borden Ladner Gervais (formerly Borden & Elliot) where he practiced until his retirement in 2009. Winn serves as a director of Oppenheimer Holdings Inc., a publicly traded US investment bank and broker dealer, and as the Chair of the Guardian Capital Group Independent Review Committee. In the past he has served on the boards of directors of several public, private, and non profit corporations.

Winn was a Director of Belmont House from 2008 to 2016 and was Chair from 2013 to 2015. He joined the Foundation Board in 2019. Over the years he has been involved in other charities including UNICEF Canada and The Toronto Boys Home. He states that is proud to be associated with Belmont House Foundation and its support of Belmont House which is an undisputed leader in long-term care and retirement living.

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Jim Christie is Executive Vice-President of Canadian Tire Corporation. He provides strategic input on critical enterprise projects and issues, including the implementation and operation of the Canadian Tire Dealer Contract, and has executive responsibility for Dealer Relations. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Tire Bank.

Prior to joining Canadian Tire, Jim was a Partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, joining the Firm as an articling student in 1976. He carried on a broad corporate and commercial practice, with an emphasis on financial institutions, and acted for many of the Firm’s largest clients on both advisory and transaction matters. From 1995 to 2001, Jim was Managing Partner of Blakes and from 2001 to 2009, he was the Chairman of the Firm.

Jim graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Toronto and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1978. He has participated in numerous not-for-profit and charitable organizations and is a past Chair of the Board of Governors of Branksome Hall School, a past (and the inaugural) Chair of the Board of Governors of Branksome Hall Asia School in Jeju, South Korea, and currently a Governor of the Branksome Hall Foundation. Jim joined the Belmont House Foundation Board of Directors in 2022.

Kimberley is a Human Resource Professional with over 20 years of experience in the industry. She began her career as an Analyst, Human Resources at Xerox Canada in Toronto. She then moved on to Warner Lambert Canada LTD in Toronto where she served as Manager, Human Resources, Consumer Health Care and Pharmaceutical Divisions and then moved to Warner Lambert’s Corporate Headquarters in New Jersey, USA for 10 years in a Director capacity supporting Corporate, Confectionery and Pharmaceutical businesses. In addition to her work in Human resources, Kimberley has been actively involved in various charitable organizations such as Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Hong Kong Juvenile Diabetes Association, Sick Kids Foundation, Upper Canada College, Branksome Hall, and the Canadian International School of Hong Kong. Kimberley holds a Bachelor of Administrative Studies from Western University and a Master’s degree in Industrial Relations from Queen’s University.   Kimberley has been a Belmont House Foundation Board Member since 2020.

“My mothers tenancy at Belmont brought to my attention the importance of Long Term care for our senior community and the need for continued high standard of care including professional staffing, stimulating programs that address well being, and emphasis on physical space and environment that provide for a welcoming home.  My work on the Foundation Board is to address and help move Belmont forward in providing the best support and care for the seniors that live here.”

David has served as Chief Financial Officer for a number of public and private companies.  He currently provides Board and advisory counsel to a number of high growth entrepreneurial companies.  David has served as the Chief Financial Officer at Mavencare, a company dedicated to providing personalized homecare services for seniors to ensure their safety and independence. David has also been actively involved with Trinity College School, serving as a Trustee, Governor, Founding Chairman and Director of the Trinity College School Foundation.  David holds an MBA. from the Ivey Business School at Western University and Economics degrees from Queen’s University.  He is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Accountant. David has been a Belmont House Foundation Board Member since 2017.

David’s father was a long-term care resident at Belmont House for a number of years, which allowed David the opportunity to see first hand the outstanding commitment that the Belmont staff provides to supporting people with dementia.

Barbara Hyland is a distinguished publisher and consultant with years of experience in the media industry. She is the president of Hyland & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in media strategy and communications. Barbara was the Director of Electronic Publishing at the Globe and Mail and developed the first online newspaper service in the world.  She served as publisher of the Financial Times of Canada and was the owner and publisher of Investment Executive, a newspaper for the financial industry.

More recently she has returned to her passion for theatre and is currently

Vice President for Development for Act2 Studio Works, a Toronto based arts organization.

Barbara has also been actively involved in her community, serving on boards of various organizations here and in Vieques, Puerto Rico. She holds a BA from Bishops University and a degree from the Faculty of Information Science at the University of Toronto and has been a Belmont House Foundation Board Member since 2017. She served as Chair from 2021-2023.

Ann Katrusiak is a skilled relationship builder, fundraiser, and money manager. After over 20 years in investment management, Ann began to focus on community care and service. Inspired to join the Belmont House Foundation Board of Directors through a close friend, Ann’s eyes were opened to the obstacles so many families face when searching for care for a loved one. She also saw the difference a committed community of donors can make at a home like Belmont House.

As Chair of the Belmont House Foundation Board of Directors from 2019 to 2021, Ann championed the Foundation’s emergency funding response to COVID-19, allowing Belmont House to purchase surplus PPE and which was vital to keeping our community safe.

Ann has been a long-serving fundraiser for Art Gems, is an active volunteer at Upper Canada College, and has served on the Belmont House Foundation Board of Directors since 2016.

Peter is an accomplished executive with over 55 years of experience in the financial services industry. Peter held the position of Vice President, Institutional Sales, Ontario at Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group. Prior to this, he worked in institutional sales at Sun Life Financial Group Retirement Services and Canada Life Assurance Company. His first position was with the Royal Bank of Canada.

Alongside his busy career, Peter actively contributes to his community. He served as Treasurer of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church and has been involved with fundraising for the Fred Victor Centre. He has also volunteered as a ROM visitor guide and provided support to Sunnybrook’s Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital.

Additionally, Peter has a longstanding connection with Upper Canada College, having served as President of the Alumni Association, a member of the Board of Governors, and a trustee of the UCC Foundation. Peter has served on the Belmont House Foundation Board of Directors since 2016.

As you can see, he enjoys a wide range of people focused volunteer activities as he gives back to his community. His parents did a lot of community work and that’s how he got started!