Tom is the current Board Chair of the Chesley Hospital Foundation. He has served as a director for the Chesley Hospital Foundation for 10 years, in many different roles within the Foundation and it's committees. Tom also has served on various other community boards and committees as he continues to volunteer his time. 

Tom is a strong believer in supporting and giving back to the community. Tom lives and farms in the Dobbinton area with his brothers. He graduated from the University of Guelph with a BSc in Agriculture and returned to the family farm. Tom is an accredited director for the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA) and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). He serves as a long-term director for the Howick Mutual Insurance Board. 

Don joined the Chesley Hospital Foundation Board in early 2024. He is also serves of the Board of Directors of Gay Lea Foods Cooperative and on the Board of Co-Operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC). Don owns and operates a Dairy Farm near Desboro in partnership with his son Brandon. Previous to farming, he worked as a Sales Representative for Sprucedale Agromart and as a Soil Conservation Advisor for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. He graduated from the University and Guelph in 1984 with B.Sc(Agr) degree. Don is married to Susan and they have one other son, Tyler.

 Don’s reason for volunteering to sit on the Board of the Chesley Hospital Foundation is to try to help ensure the Chesley Hospital is here in the future for our community including his own family.

Colleen joined the Chesley Hospital Foundation in early 2021, and is proud to serve as Treasurer for CHF. 

Colleen is local to Grey-Bruce, having lived and worked here most of her life.  She has over 20 years of experience in financial services.  Her current role as a Commercial Relationship Manager has given her some knowledge and experience that she is pleased to share with CHF where applicable. 

Colleen feels very fortunate to be raising her active household of 4 teenagers/young adults in such a supportive and vibrant community as Arran-Elderslie.  She volunteers with CHF as she feels the Chesley Hospital is an important resource to all who live here. 

Chris Fischer joined the Foundation Board March in 2020, making for an interesting start to her term as Covid lock downs began. Chris worked with South Bruce Grey Health Centre for 34 years working at both the Chesley and Walkerton sites. As she retired from her career, moving to the Foundation Board was the next step in Chris’s ongoing dedication to our healthcare.   

My Reason Why: “I enjoy working with like-minded people. Our goal is the same and that is to keep the Chesley Hospital a viable health care facility for our community by providing needed equipment in a timely manner"

Sharon is currently the Vice Chair of CHF but has supported local healthcare her entire career.   

Sharon started in Chesley as an RN, working on the medical floor and ER.  A few years later she became Ambulatory Care Coordinator managing the Day Hospital in Chesley, patient, staff and community education.  In 2000 she became the Director of Patient Care in Chesley where her duties included Discharge planning, facilitating Quality Improvement programming in ER and Medical Programs and the Lead for Accreditation in those areas for 4 sites, Best Practice Development, budget preparations as well as managing the medical and ER units of the Chesley hospital providing staff support and scheduling.  In 2009 she became the Executive Director for the Brockton and Area Family Health Team until her retirement.  She had been involved in many leadership experiences during this time.   

Volunteering in your community is important to her as well. She has been on the Chesley Physician Recruitment Committee for over 20 years and manages the accommodation for our locum physicians. She is also a member of 100 Women Who Care of Grey Bruce supporting many local charities. Travel, gardening and spending time with friends and family including her 3 grandchildren fill the remainder of her free time.   

Sharon is happy to be a member of the Board, promoting local healthcare

Lindsay grew up on the family farm just North of Chesley and cash crops it with his wife Sherry. They have two children, Heather and Matt and two grandchildren, Ava and Shea.

After graduating Agricultural College in 1977 he worked at the BNPD for 36 years, mostly in Mechanical Maintenance Fuel Handling.

Lindsay joined the Chesley Hospital Foundation 6 years ago and is very proud of how the Foundation has grown into the organization that it is today, especially during the difficult Covid times. He is currently the Past Chair, having just completed two years as the Foundation’s Chair.

Lindsay is very active with the Chesley Curling Club and was the president of the men’s division. He is still active in the organization of the club. If you want to curl Tuesday nights, give him a call!