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Meet the Board
KBS is a non-profit, independent school governed by a board of directors comprised of members who are responsible for overseeing the operation of the school. Current members consist of both parents of KBS students and public members. The board is responsible for: policy development, approving the annual budget and ensuring prudent fiscal management, hiring and reviewing the Head of School and developing a strategic plan to ensure KBS enjoys a secure future. Four members of the board are providing personal guarantees for outstanding loans used to fund leasehold improvements at our current location.
Pat Dasovic – Board Chair
Pat Dasovic is the mother of four boys, Braden and Kyle who are KBS graduates, and Mackenzie and Lucas who are presently at KBS. Pat is also Past President of the KBS Parent Council, and the KBS Advancement Officer/Consultant, both of which are part-time positions at KBS. Pat has held other positions at KBS including Parent Council Secretary, Fundraising Chair and, for three years, the Parent Council President position. Parent Council's success over the years has resulted in over $150,000 dollars being donated back to the school. Pat holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, and is currently studying for a Post Graduate certificate in Fundraising and Resource Development at Georgian College. Pat, her husband Rob, four boys and Ali and Zoey (two golden doodles) live in Horseshoe Valley. |
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Ashlynne Dale – Secretary
Ashlynne Dale is Vice-President and co-owner of Norwood Industries Inc., a manufacturer of portable sawmills and forestry equipment. From Norwood’s Canadian head-office and its U.S. headquarters in New York, Norwood ships equipment throughout North America and to over 75 countries worldwide. Before joining Norwood in 1999, Ashlynne specialized in commercial litigation as an associate with the law firm of Lang Michener in their Vancouver office. Ashlynne is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in French literature and from the University of Toronto with her law degree. Ashlynne’s son, Iain, is currently a student at KBS. Ashlynne, her patient half, Ted, and Iain reside on their hobby farm near Horseshoe Valley along with countless dogs, cats, horses and a bird. |
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Kelly Fletcher
Kelly has over 23 years of business and consulting experience. For the last 18 years she has consulted with organizations to create effective employee benefit strategies. With the growing awareness of the impact of the dynamics within the organization on the benefit outcomes, Kelly is currently working on another business venture which will focus on growing organizations through engaged clients and engaged employees. Kelly's clients have ranged from small regional organizations to large national and multinational organizations. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. She has attained Fellowship status as a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist through Dalhousie University and completed a Certificate in Corporate Coaching and a Certificate in Adult Learning & Development through OISE at University of Toronto. Kelly and her husband Stuart have two children, Hannah and Eve, attending KBS. |
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Christine Kahler – Vice Chair
Christine Kahler is a lawyer in Barrie, where she practises corporate commercial law, including real estate and ‘wills and estates’. She is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association and the Simcoe County Law Association. She is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, with both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law. As a new mom of a little girl born in August 2006, Christine is enjoying being a mother and to contributing to the future student body at KBS. |
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Bruce MacNicol
Bruce MacNicol is an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon who has been practising in Barrie since 1989. He and his wife Cynthia have 2 children (Cheryl and Callum) attending KBS. Bruce has been a member of the KBS board since 2000, serving as the Board Chair for the last four years. In addition to operating a busy surgical practice, Bruce was part of the original ownership group of the Barrie Colts for 10 years and played a significant role in Barrie, receiving an expansion franchise in the OHL. Bruce attended the University of Calgary for his undergraduate studies, earned his DDS degree at the University of Western Ontario and completed his Oral and Maxillofacial surgical residency in Detroit, Michigan, also earning a Masters degree in Science. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and is past president of the Muskoka-Simcoe Dental Society. He regularly speaks on all aspects of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. His interests include: hockey, skiing, wakeboarding and surfing. |
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Karin Rossi Galata
Karin spent 17 years, from 1989–2006, with Trader Media Corporation, where she held various Senior Management roles and responsibilities. While at Trader Media, Karin successfully launched the Auto Mart Magazines in Ontario, representing 7 publications province wide, inclusive of Auto Mart, Truck Mart and New Car Auto Mart. Responsibilities included logistics and development of all supporting infrastructure, hiring and training of all staff, including a team of over 30 account executives. Karin maintained full P&L responsibility, and was directly responsible for increasing sales from zero to over $20 Million annually with the various Auto Mart publications and online offering. Karin later held the Ontario Director role of AutoTrader.ca and Dealer Services, overseeing additional senior management and 25 field capture representatives. She was responsible for developing short, mid and long term business objectives in addition to spearheading the annual budget process. After leaving Trader Media Corporation, Karin was a founder and Vice President of Sales/Marketing for OnPhone Incorporated from 2006 until 2008, where she successfully launched a business from the start up stage. Karin was responsible for all sales revenue, expenses, growth and expansion plans. Karin was recruited in 2008 to assist with the launch of Autohound Media Solutions, where she became a founder and President of Autohound Media, an online automotive website providing alternative solutions for the automotive industry to market used vehicles to the consumer. Currently, Karin holds the position of Vice President of Sales with Media Classified Corporation. In the last 10 months Karin has successfully launched a Renters print and online product, “Renters Classified.ca.” Her strengths are in new business start–ups, business development, strategic planning, marketing and growth. Karin currently has one child attending KBS and two who have been previously enrolled here and now attend secondary school. |
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Rick Schaly
Rick Schaly CAT(C), holds a Diploma in Sports Injury Management and is a certified Athletic Therapist. He is the owner of Trainer’s Choice, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centres and Mind to Muscle. He is a member of the Canadian Athletic Therapist Association, former member of the Rotary Club of Barrie and Young Entrepreneurs of Ontario. Rick sits on the Board of Advisors for the Sports Injury Management program at Sheridan College and is the Founding member of Sports Medicine Council of Ontario. Rick was a level 6 OHL Referee for 8 years. He is married to Tamara and their children, Taylor and Payton, are current students at KBS. |
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Mike Stollery
Mike Stollery is the President/Owner of M.J.S. Holdings and Management Inc. The company has holdings in new vehicle dealerships and collision centres in central and southwestern Ontario. Locally, Mike is the senior partner of Barrie Ford, as well as a shareholder of South Barrie Collision Centre. In addition to having been a member of various charitable and community boards, Mike has served on numerous committees and advisory boards with Ford of Canada and its parent, Ford Motor Company. He is a member of the Georgian College Auto Show Advisory Board and is a past chairman of Co-Auto Co-Operative, an automotive buying group with more than 500 shareholders. Mike and his wife Lesley have two children attending KBS. |
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Bjorn Surmann
Bjorn’s automotive career started shortly after graduating from Barrie’s Canadian Automotive Institute in 1992. His first job after college was as Service Consultant at Queensway Volkswagen/Audi and at age 24 took he over as Service Manager for the country’s largest VW dealer. After 8 years at Queensway he was approached to take over for a retiring veteran at Agincourt Autohaus, the country’s largest Audi dealer, where he broadened his experience for 2 more years. During his time as Service Manager, Bjorn developed a relationship with a Dealership Design Guru who specialized in Service Department design and functionality. Bjorn joined Autoplan Plus as Project Manager and was involved in the shop design and installation of 3 Barrie Dealerships, including Jackson Toyota, Baytown Hyundai and Schmidt and Shaw. The relationship with Queensway was rekindled when they completed the new Audi Dealership in 2004. Bjorn has been back with Queensway since then and now holds the position of General Service Manager for both VW and Audi. He also sits on Audi’s National Aftersales dealer advisory council and was instrumental in the design and implementation of the current Customer Service Satisfaction Survey which every Audi customer receives after a service visit to their local dealer. Bjorn and his wife Marianne have 2 girls, Lucia who is currently attending KBS, and Anneliese who graduated KBS and now attends St. Josephs High School. For a few years Bjorn volunteered for the Friday lunch program and enjoyed getting to know the KBS family on a more personal level. |
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Andy Rodford
Andy Rodford is the Head of School and an ex-officio member of the Board. Andy has been involved with education for the past 17 years, recently moving to Barrie from Brentwood College School on Vancouver Island and before that Albert College in Belleville, Ontario. Andy and his wife Elizabeth also operated Onondaga Camp, a large children’s summer camp and outdoor education centre in Haliburton, Ontario. Andy has degrees in Biology, Geography and Education. Andy is passionate about all athletics, but has focused on rowing, having participated and coached at various levels, including many years with the Varsity programmes at Trent University and the University of Toronto. Andy has sat on several boards and is currently part of the Advisory Board of “Our Kids Go To School” magazine. His interests include, carving, painting and canoe tripping. |
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