Our Team
| WWDSS Board of Directors | ||||
| Chair | Arisa Alexanian | |||
| Vice Chair | Merita Elmazi | |||
| Past Chair | Lisa Buurma | |||
| Secretary | Tracey Kuepfer | |||
| Treasurer | Sylvia Cook | |||
| Director at Large | Jocelyne Bridle | |||
| Director at Large | Jenn Burechails | |||
| Director at Large | Janice Duncan | |||
| Director at Large | Tony Fraser | |||
| Director at Large | Tara Hart | |||
| Director at Large | Pavneet Makkar | |||
| Director at Large | Lori Maloney | |||
| Director at Large | Kim Murphy | |||
| Director at Large | Lori Murray | |||
| Director at Large | Janine Oosterveld | |||
| Director at Large | Janine Rorke | |||
| Director at Large | Roberta Thompson | |||
| WWDSS Committee Leads for 2026/2027 | ||||
| Any Which Way You Can A-Thon | Janine Oosterveld | |||
| Bowling Party | Merita Elmazi | |||
| Christmas Party | Mandi Butcher | |||
| Cooking Classes | Bess Kara | |||
| Family Picnic | Lisa & Ross Buurma | |||
| Employment Skills Program | Tracey Kuepfer | |||
| Independant Skills Program | Jocelyne Bridle | |||
| Sylvia Cook | ||||
| Mom's Night Out | Janice Duncan | |||
| New Parent Contact - Cambridge | Jenn Burechails | |||
| New Parent Contact - Guelph & Wellington County | Vanessa Richard | |||
| New Parent Contact - K-W & Surrounding Areas | TBD | |||
| New Parent's Connection Group | TBD | |||
| Newsletter | Lisa Buurma | |||
| Pizza Pals - Younger Group | Tamara Perez | |||
| Pizza Pals - Older Group | Susan Powell | |||
| Speech & Music Social Groups - | Arisa Alexanian | |||
| Mary Casagrande | ||||
| Teen Social Group (Ages 13-21) | TBD | |||
| The Office Social Group (18+) | Lori Maloney, Emily Pike, Mary Pike | |||
| Up Side Down Charity Golf Tournament | Mike & Megan Hellyer | |||
| Volunteer Coordinator | Julie Maxwell | |||
| World Down Syndrome Day Celebration | Lisa Buurma | |||
| WWDSS Calendar | Vanessa Richard | |||
| WWDSS Social Media | Vanessa Richard | |||
| WWDSS Store | Tony Fraser, Merita Elmazi | |||
| WWDSS Web Site | Steve Nicholson | |||
| WWDSS Therapy Bursary Committees | ||||
| Adult Programming Bursary | Wendy Eichler | |||
| Camp Bursary | Sylvia Cook | |||
| Therapy Bursaries | Alison Senior | |||
| Transition Bursaries | Marianne Domm | |||
| WWDSS Representatives | ||||
| CDSS Representative | Amber Barens | |||
| DSAO Representative | Lori Maloney | |||
| PAAC on SEAC | Marianne Domm | |||
| Waterloo Region | ||||
| SEAC - Catholic | Primary | Kim Murphy | ||
| Alternate | Gillian Hadden | |||
| SEAC- Public | Primary | Roberta Thompson | ||
| Alternate | Jeff Senior | |||
| Guelph/Wellington County | ||||
| SEAC- Catholic | Primary | Katrina Fraser | ||
| Alternate | Keira Madden | |||
| SEAC- Public | Primary | Ted Fransen | ||
| Alternate | TBD | |||