Board of Directors

Trenval Board of Directors, 2021 – 2022

Joanna March, Chair

Elected to the Board in 2018 and previously served on the board from 2011-2017.  Joanna is a Quinte West resident with many years of government and small business experience in event management and public relations.  Joanna is a passionate community volunteer who has given her time to such organizations as the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre, VON and Quinte Health Care as well as over 6 years on the Trenval Investment Committee.

James O'Shea, Director
James (Jamie) O’Shea, Vice-Chair

Elected to the Board in 2019.  Jamie is a Stirling resident who works for DorAnn Homes Ltd.  A long-time volunteer with the Stirling Minor Hockey Association, Frankford Riverfest and board member of the Stirling-District Recreation Centre and former board member of Quinte First Credit Union Now Alterna Savings.  Jamie brings extensive Board of Governance experience to Trenval and is a leader in audit and risk management for non-profits.

Sean McKillop, Secretary / Treasurer

Elected to the Board in 2021.  A graduate of Queen’s University, a Belleville resident and a CPA in his own professional accounting practice in Stirling since 2001. With many years of community volunteering, especially in track and field sports with involvement with Invictus Athletics Sprints/Hurdles, Stirling Minor Hockey and Stirling Minor Soccer. Sean has experience in finance, banking, small business operations, agribusiness and community economic development.

Michael Beeston, Director

Elected to the Board in 2021.  Michael recently retired from his own radio syndication business after several decades in radio and television plus a variety of media-related and sales and advertising ventures. Michael is also a dedicated volunteer both past and present across Hastings County including Communications Chair for the Bancroft Hospital fundraising project, Community Policing and Search and Rescue in Bancroft, and Stirling-Rawdon Economic Development.

Chandy Davis, Director

Elected to the Board in 2017.  Chandy received her Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University and joined the Quinte West family business at Electro Cables where she is the VP of Engineering.   Chandy is actively involved with the Quinte Manufacturers Association, the CME Energy Committee and is a longtime supporter of the Trenton Rotary Club and Quinte West Physician Recruitment.  Chandy is also the recipient of the 2018 Quinte Business Person of the Year Award.

Amy Harder, Director

Elected to the Board in 2021.  With multiple organization leadership roles including Amber Canada, Grand Truck Ventures and Enactus Canada, Amy has a passion for entrepreneurship. Receiving education from the Rotman School of Management, certificates from Harvard Business School and a graduate of Humber College. Amy is also a member of the board of Habitat for Humanity.

David Wilson, Director

Elected to the Board in 2018.  David rejoined the Trenval Board after serving six years previously and is a member of the Investment Committee. Now retired, David has had variety of experiences in education as a vice-principal for the Hasting County Board and as Vice-president of First Nations Technical Institute. He also worked with many local charities and non-profits in the Quinte area. For a number of years David was a constituency representative for local MPPs. In retirement, David and his wife Lynn are small business operators on the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. David enjoys being part of an organization which has such a great impact on the Quinte Area.

Heather Lang, Director

Elected to the Board in 2022. Heather has experience in several agriculture sectors and financial planning. Although semi-retired, the days are full with volunteer work on local boards such as Quinte Conservation, Source Water Protection, Shannonville Agriculture Society and the Tyendinaga Township Library Board. Heather is also a second term municipal councilor with Tyendinaga Township and brings extensive knowledge to the Trenval board in areas of governance, finance and business management experience.

Taylor Russet, Director

Elected to the Board in 2022. With a Masters of Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, Taylor is a serial entrepreneur with ownership of three businesses, The Grind and Vine, Russet Photography and Snappie Photobooth Company. Taylor brings a youthful lens to the Trenval board and is an advocate and mentor of other local area businesses. Taylor takes pride in his community with being a community volunteer with a Gift From the Heart and works with the City of Quinte West’s events department to bring entertainment to the downtown core.

Bev Woods, Director

Elected to the Board in 2023.  Bev is the founder and CEO of the national charity, Gift From The Heart. With a Bachelor of Science in Oral Health Promotion and multiple other diplomas and certificates in dental hygiene, Bev brings experience with non-profit organizations, previous small business ownership and a passion for developing the socio-economic climate in Hastings and Prince Edward County. Bev is also a current board member of the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce and mentor of other local area businesses. Bev has received many career accomplishments such as the 2023 Marsha Stephen Community Health Leadership Award, 2021 Quinte Business Achievement Award for Non-Profits, RBC Women of Influence Nominee and the L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honouree.

Hardik Patel, Director

Elected to the Board in 2023.  Hardik is the founder of Belleville International (Bridging the gap between International students/newcomers and the local community in Bay of Quinte area) and has many talents in entrepreneurship and a passion for mentoring and developing businesses. With a Bachelor of Business in Computer Science from Parul University India and a Computer Networking Technician diploma from Loyalist College, Hardik brings to the Trenval board experience in technology as well as content creation. Hardik’s experience with leadership roles and with his new role at Loyalist College as the Work-Integrated Learning Coordinator (Bridge the gap between in class study and real world environment , create a healthy relationship between students and employers in community). Hardik’s accomplishments also include vice president of student council and international student leader at Loyalist College, being nominated for Young Entrepreneur Quinte Business Achievement Award, Loyalist’s Valedictorian in 2020 and Best Leadership Award at Loyalist College for 2019-2020.

Staff Recruitment

There are no current openings at this time.

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