The Board

The Winnifred Stewart Association's Board of Directors is committed to community service and its members bring an effective combination of diverse backgrounds, skills, knowledge, and experience to help ensure the successful governance of the organization.

Winnifred Stewart Association Board of Directors:

Tony Roccia (President)

Tony has been a member of the board since 2008 and became President in 2009. Tony was previously President of the Edmonton Down Syndrome Society and the Chair of the successful fundraising event, "Buddy Walk" for six consecutive years. He was a major supporter of the Joey's Home project for WSA. Outside of his extensive volunteer work, he is owner of Black Diamond Paving, a successful local paving company in Edmonton. Tony has four children, one of whom receives support from WSA.

Stefan Scott (Past President)
In May 2007, Stefan took on the role of board president. An active WSA board member for the past six years, Stefan brings with him extensive non-profit board and foundation experience. He completed his graduate studies at the U of A and is a partner at SWCS Consulting, a computer software firm. Stefan enjoys outdoor sports with his wife, Lisa.

Stan Fisher (Vice President)
A previous member, Stan returned to the WSA board last year. As current CEO of St. Michael's Health Group and previous CEO of Chrysalis, Stan's work with non-profit organizations is invaluable. He also has extensive experience working with local, provincial, and national non-profit and industry association boards, including Alberta Continuing Care Association and Lakeland College. He is married to Gail and they have two adult children, one of whom receives support from WSA.

Leon Pfeiffer (Treasurer)
Leon has been Treasurer of the WSA board for over a year. He is U of A, BComm graduate and became a CA in 1997. Since then, he has worked exclusively in the audit and assurance advisory services area. In 2000, Leon joined Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP. His extensive knowledge of the non-profit sector comes from experience with key issues, such as governance, financial visibility, and risk management.

Judi Bell (Secretary)
Judi has been a WSA board member for the past eight years, and this past year was Director at Large. She also currently sits on two WSA board sub-committees that involve accountability and organizational decision-making. Judi's extensive volunteer and community experience, including working with condo boards, policy development committees, and the YMCA, earned her the Governor General's Award for Voluntary Service in 2002.

Doug Lane

Bea Bohm-Meyer
Bea has been a member of the WSA Board since 2010. Bea is a certified personal success coach who has over 20 years experience facilitating individual and corporate growth. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Special degree in International Political Science from the University of ALberta and has spent much of her career working with large corporate and non-profit organizations. Bea is passionate about life and loves watching her children grow up.

Mark Bosworth
Mark has been a WSA board member for two years, and was previously involved with the association's board and WSA foundation to impart his widespread knowledge of meeting facilitation. Mark is currently a principal with Kesa, an Alberta-based organizational development firm, and he has extensive experience working to facilitate meetings for corporate, school, government, and non-profit boards. Mark and his wife Bonnie have two children.

Beverly Fausak
Beverly has been a WSA board member for three years. Her initial interest grew as a result of being her sister's legal guardian. Beverly works for Cartoonigans, a child and family entertainment group, and MGI, where she does team-building and leadership training. She has also served on boards for Family and Children's Services and Women's Mental Health, and, together with her husband, owns and operates Sprucehaven Farms. Beverly is married to Ray and they have two adult daughters.

Timothy Jobs
Timothy joined the WSA Board in 2011 and is also the Vice President of the NAIT Student's Association. He has served on many volunteer boards in different roles. He holds a Diploma in Business Administration with a focus in management and is beginning to work on his Masters in Business Administration with a focus in community economic development. Timothy lives in southwest Edmonton with his fiancee.

Robyn Kowalski
Robyn got involved with WSA after seeing firsthand the benefits it can bring to family life. As well as WSA, she does event planning and fundraising with several organizations and works for the government of Alberta as a Legislative Assistant. Robyn lives in Morinville with her husband.

Elizabeth Kjellbotn
Elizabeth joined the board in 2010, but has a long history of involvement with WSA through her family, specifically her sister, who is currently receiving support from the association. Elizabeth has over 25 years experience providing production services for local, regional, network, and international television programs. Her most recent experience has been with Kaizen West Productions Inc. and Aquila Productions. She is working towards a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English at the U of A.

Gord Rajewski
Gord joined the WSA Board in 2010 . He is a Regional Director for Northern Alberta for Williams Engineering Canada Inc. who graduated from NAIT in the Building Construction Program. Gord has served on many volunteer boards in the past is currently also a member of the Board of Junior Achievement for Northern Alberta. Gord is married and has 5 children.

Alice Sears
For the past year, Alice has brought the invaluable knowledge of a Registered Nurse to the WSA board. She has 40 years experience in acute, continuing, and palliative care, and is a Regional Director of Operations with the Good Samaritan Society. She holds an MA in Health Care Administration and also has a personal connection to the field: she is blessed to be raising a young boy with a developmental disability.

Susan Surgenor
Susan has devoted 18 years to the secretary position on WSA's board. She lends her time and skills to numerous volunteer and service club organizations and is employed at the federal government's Outreach Office where she focuses on working with seniors, pensions, and Old Age Security benefits. Susan is a passionate gardener, entertainer, and traveler.