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Current Board of Directors (2023-2024)
Position Name Email
President Ruth Harland president@oakridgeoptimists.ca
Past President Kevin Levesque pastpresident@oakridgeoptimists.ca
President Elect Mike Blencowe presidentelect@oakridgeoptimists.ca
VP Sport Ruth Harland sport@oakridgeoptimists.ca
VP Ways & Means Joe O'Neill waysmeans@oakridgeoptimists.ca
VP Youth Norm Smith youth@oakridgeoptimists.ca
Secretary Kevin Levesque secretary@oakridgeoptimists.ca
Treasurer Gary Dennerley treasurer@oakridgeoptimists.ca
Director (1 Year) Gary Shawyer
Director (1 Year) Mike Miletich
Director (1 Year) Vacant
Director (2 Year) Stephen Strutt
Director (2 Year) John Armistead
Director (2 Year) Doug Mackay
Board of Directors Elect
Elections are held each year in mid April and the term begins the following October 1st.
Position Name
President Ruth Harland
Past President Doug Cameron
President Elect Mike Blencowe
VP Sport Mike Blencowe
VP Ways & Means Joe O'Neill
VP Youth Norm Smith
Secretary Kevin Levesque
Treasurer Gary Dennerley
Director (1 Year) Gary Shawyer
Director (1 Year) Dave Butt
Director (1 Year) Aron Lubczanski
Director (2 Year) Stephen Strutt
Director (2 Year) John Armistead
Director (2 Year) Doug Mackay
Past Boards
2022-2023
Position Name
President Doug Cameron
Past President Kevin Levesque
President Elect Ruth Harland
VP Sport Ruth Harland
VP Youth ArchieWright
VP Ways & Means Joe O'Neill
Secretary Mike Blencowe
Treasurer Gary Dennerley
Director (1 Year) Zak Rahim
Director (1 Year) Mike Miletich
Director (1 Year) Jim Smythe
Director (2 Year) Gary Shawyer
Director (2 Year) Norm Smith
Director (2 Year) Dave Butt
2021-2022
Position Name
President Kevin Levesque
Past President Brian Gibson
President Elect Doug Cameron
VP Sport Doug Cameron
VP Ways & Means Joe O'Neill
VP Youth Archie Wright
Secretary Mike Blencowe
Treasurer Gary Dennerley
Director (1 Year) Doug Mackay
Director (1 Year) John Banjac
Director (1 Year) Jim Smythe
Director (2 Year) Ruth Harland
Director (2 Year) Zak Rahim
Director (2 Year) Mike Miletich
2020 - 2021
Position Name
President Brian Gibson
Past President Mike Blencowe
President Elect Not yet filled
VP Sport Doug Cameron
VP Ways & Means Kevin Levesque
VP Youth Nick Tountas
Secretary Mike Blencowe
Treasurer Gary Dennerley
Director (1Year) Dave Butt
Director (1Year) Ruth Harland
Director (1Year) Jim Easton
Director (2Year) Norm Smith
Director (2Year) John Banjac
Director (2Year) Doug Mackay
2019-2020
Position Name
President Brian Gibson
Past President Mike Blencowe
President Elect Not filled
VP Sport Doug Cameron
VP Ways & Means Stephen Strutt
VP Youth Nick Tountas
Secretary Bill Adams
Treasurer Gary Dennerley
Director (1 Year) Bruce Pope
Director (1 Year) Dave Butt
Director (1 Year) Kevin Heslop **
Director (2 Year) Ruth Harland
Director (2 Year) Norm Smith
Director (2 Year) Doug Mackay
** replaced by Jim Easton midterm.
2018-2019
2018-2019
Position Name
President Mike Blencowe
Past President Rick Gillespie
President Elect Brian Gibson
VP Sport Doug Cameron
VP Ways & Means Jim Easton
VP Youth Mike Miletich
Secretary Bill Adams
Treasurer Randy Brewe
Director (1 Year) Stephen Giustizia
Director (1 Year) Ramona Fudge
Director (1 Year) Nick Tountas
Director (2 Year) Stephen Strutt
Director (2 Year) Tim Farmillo
Director (2 Year) Dave Butt
2017-2018
2017-2018
Position Name
President Rick Gillespie
Past President Bill Adams
President Elect Mike Blencowe
VP Sport Doug Cameron
VP Ways & Means Bruce Pope
VP Youth Kevin Levesque
Secretary Ron Fisher
Treasurer Randy Brewe
Director (1 Year) Doug Mackay
Director (1 Year) Stewart Blair
Director (1 Year) Mike Miletich
Director (2 Year) Stephen Giustizia
Director (2 Year) Ramona Fudge
Director (2 Year) Brian Gibson
2016-2017
2016-2017
Position Name
President Bill Adams
Past President Frank DeCicco
President Elect Rick Gillespie
VP Sport Mike Blencowe
VP Ways & Means Frank DeCicco
VP Youth Gary Shawyer
Secretary Ron Fisher
Treasurer Randy Brewe
Director (1 Year) Al Magrath
Director (1 Year) Norm Smith
Director (1 Year) Gary Denerley
Director (2 Year) Stewart Blair
Director (2 Year) Doug Mackay
Director (2 Year) Kevin Heslop