Thursday, August 04, 2016
Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County CEO Announcement
The Search Committee of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County has recently completed an extensive executive search process for the role of CEO, given the recent well-deserved retirement of Ms. Kathy Wright, our Executive Director. We are pleased to announce that Ms. Paddy Bowen will become our new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 29, 2016.
A native of Ottawa, Paddy brings considerable experience in leadership, collaboration, strategy and communication to her role as CEO. She was most recently the CEO of Mission Services of Hamilton, Ontario, a thriving social service agency providing a range of services for low income, homeless, addicted adults and children. She formerly served as the Executive Director at St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto (a non-profit community centre providing compassionate services to marginalized people of all ages, was the Chair of the Toronto Homelessness and Palliative Care Committee, and President of Volunteer Canada. She has consulted for agencies and non-profits across Canada including Imagine Canada, RCMP and the Canadian Diabetes Association. Paddy is a sought after speaker and author of a number of key Canadian resources on volunteerism, the voluntary sector and citizen engagement.
Paddy was educated at Carleton University, University of Toronto and Queen’s University (Belfast). Paddy has two children, age 25 and 22, both in university, a wonderful Old English Sheepdog (Bella), and a new kitten (Seamus) rescued from her Hamilton front porch. She has also just purchased a home in the Ottawa area, and will be relocating here over the next couple of weeks.
Please join us in welcoming Paddy to the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County, and be sure to introduce yourself to her when you are next at the Alzheimer Society.
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