Leadership
Working Together to Make a Difference
Kerr Street Mission is privileged to have a dedicated and capable board of directors. Together the board and Executive Director provide strong governance and sound financial management for the organization.
Devonia DeBeck – Chair of the Board
Non-Profit Leadership Consultant / Real Estate Broker
Devonia is a seasoned leader with a diverse background spanning executive search consulting, real estate, interior design, and non-profit leadership. She is known for her ability to guide organizations through critical transitions, rebuild trust, and align teams around a clear mission and vision. With over two decades of experience leading both for-profit and charitable organizations, she brings strategic insight, operational expertise, and a deep commitment to serving others. Her leadership style is marked by compassion, clarity, and a collaborative spirit, with a consistent focus on creating environments where people feel supported and empowered to thrive.
Devonia is married to Ronald DeBeck , a Nebraskan who she met travelling during an internationally gap year with Up-With-People. She has three stepdaughters and three granddaughters.
Mike Reinders – Chair of Governance and Nominations Committee
Retired – formerly President, Maple Reinders
Mike and his family are long-time residents of Oakville. Married to Colleen, they have 4 adult children and 7 grandchildren. Mike has served on and chaired the Council of Elders of Clearview Church where he attends, has been a board member at John Knox Christian School and Kings Christian Collegiate and co-leads an Oakville Leader Impact Men’s Group (Power to Change).
He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo, an MBA from the University of Toronto, and is a Chartered Director from The Directors College, McMaster University.
Mike retired in 2018 as President of Maple Reinders Group, a family and employee owned construction company focusing on buildings and environmental facilities, with operations across Canada. He now serves on the Board of the company and has served on the Boards of the Canadian Construction Association and the Ontario General Contractors Association.
Mike is currently a Board director for the Aim Environmental Group, Universal Matter Inc, Nation at Prayer and is the Board Chair of Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC).
Patrick Crowley – Director
Retired – formerly Chief Strategy Officer, OMERS
Patrick was born in Stratford, Ontario and is the third of nine children. He grew up on a dairy farm about twelve miles northwest of Stratford and graduated from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 1974 with an Honours B.A.
He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. He has held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer for a number of public and private companies in Ontario, Quebec and the United States during his career, most recently at the OMERS pension plan in Toronto until his retirement in 2016. He is currently a member of the Board of a number of for-profit and not-for- profit organizations.
He and his wife Marilyn live in Oakville and have been married for 50 years and they have four children and five grandchildren. They have been members of St. James Catholic Church in Oakville since 2014, following his ordination as a Permanent Deacon, and prior to that, at St. Andrew Catholic Church, upon their return from the United States.
Domenic Vivolo – Chair of the Fundraising and Stewardship Committee
Corporate Director and President of VHI
Domenic is a Brand, Marketing, Sales and Digital Strategist who partners with CEOs, executives and entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses. Over his career, he held a number of senior executive roles in multiple industries (the most recently President of Antes Digital, Inc. and President, Content Sales, Marketing and Digital Products for Bell Media), where he led and grew successful businesses through solid strategic and creative thinking.
Domenic holds a MBA and Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University and an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management’s Directors Education Program, the Executive Management Program from Harvard Business School and Queen’s University’s Workplace Mental Health Leadership Program. He has served on the CTV Specialty Television, Discovery Canada, Animal Planet and Discovery Science boards, as well as The Harold Greenberg Fund board. He was previously President and Chairman of CTAM Canada and a member of the PromaxBDA board, serving as Chair of the International Committee.
He and his wife, Susan, live in Oakville and have two sons.
Evelyn Perez Youssoufian – Chair of the Planning and Resource Committee
Lawyer, O’Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP.
Evelyn is currently a partner at O’Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP, at full service law firm in Halton Region. Evelyn brings 20 years of varied experience to the practice of law, including employment law (for both employers and employees),Civil, Estate, and Real Estate law.
She has appeared at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Divisional Court, the Superior Court of Justice, the Provincial Court of Justice, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and the Ministry of Labour.
Evelyn is the author and co-author of over a dozen publications, articles and PowerPoint presentations and is repeatedly asked to speak and teach at various conferences.
Before joining O’Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP, Evelyn articled in Ottawa, and was an associate at three boutique firms where she practiced Criminal, Litigation, and Employment law. Evelyn earned her law degrees from Canada (LL.B.) and the United States of America (J.D.) simultaneously in 2004.
Evelyn is fluent in both Spanish and Armenian, and is involved in both communities. She is conversational in French. Evelyn enjoys spending time with her family and is an avid snowboarder and snorkeler. She enjoys travelling, having visited all continents except Antarctica.
Silvia Pencak – Board Secretary
CEO, Powerful Life Consulting
Silvia Pencak is a respected business leader with over two decades of global experience spanning both nonprofit and for-profit sectors. As the CEO of Powerful Life Consulting, she specializes in helping organizations streamline operations, optimize performance, and lead transformational change.
Silvia holds a Master’s degree and brings deep expertise in strategy, leadership, and systems improvement. She has contributed her insights at the national level through appointments to the Supplier Advisory Committee at Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Procurement Modernization initiative at Shared Services Canada (SSC), the WTO Modernization Advisory Group, and the North American SME Counseling Network.
A passionate advocate for community and collaboration, Silvia and her husband immigrated to Canada in 2006 and have called Oakville home since 2010. They have two children.
Monique Delorme, CPA, CA – Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee
Executive Finance Consultant, Monique L. Delorme & Associates
Over her 30-year career, Monique has served as a CFO and Finance Executive to a diverse group of primarily publicly traded organizations ranging from small to global billion-dollar organizations where she’s been recognized as a strategic leader with strong execution and communication skills. Since 2012, Monique’s focus has been on early and development-stage companies where she has assisted companies in raising over $100 million in private and public funding in medical devise, software applications and mining and exploration industries. Born in Quebec, Monique is fully bilingual and is delighted to connect with clients in both French and English.
Monique holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Post Graduate Degree in Public Accounting from McGill University. She earned her Chartered Accountant’s designation with the Quebec Order of CA’s in 1991 and her CPA in Illinois the following year. Monique is currently a CPA, CA registered in Ontario.
Monique has served both her community and her profession as a volunteer and/or board member. She is currently a member of the board of advisors at Adderbee Research and a member of Walton United Church.
Monique and her husband, Greg have lived in Bronte for over 25 years with their daughter. Monique lives an active lifestyle, is a certified yoga teacher, enjoys cycling, running and kayaking. She admittedly confesses that her pickleball scores are too low and her golf scores too high.
Marie Green, CFA, CPA, CMA, MA – Director
Director & Team Lead, Land Development and Construction at Meridian Credit Union
Marie is a seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience and a strong track record across sales, credit underwriting, adjudication, portfolio monitoring, internal audit, risk management, and governance. She brings both strategic leadership and collaborative teamwork to the table, with a well-established ability to build strong internal relationships across all levels of the financial services industry. Marie is currently a Director & Team Lead, Land Development and Construction at Meridian Credit Union, where she leads a team of Relationship Managers and Analysts. Her team is responsible for managing and developing a portfolio of land development and construction accounts that are critical to the organization—often involving lending transactions exceeding $20 million.
Marie holds a Masters’ degree in Economics from the University of Saskatchewan in addition to CFA and CPA designations.
Outside of work, Marie enjoys cooking some delicious and heathy food like Lentil moimoi, spending quality time with her husband, her two adorable children and friends.
Helen Palmer – Director
Helen graduated from the University of Waterloo with a B.Math degree and as a CPA is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. During her career spanning more than 40 years, she held various positions in Finance and Administration with a diversified and increasingly responsible background with 12 years experience at the CFO level. She retired from Manulife as the Chief Accountant for their Global Reinsurance division.
She has served as a Director of the Life Insurance Council of Canada as well as the Board of Oakville Enterprises Corporation. She has also been involved in a several not-for-profit Boards and Committees and is currently on the Board of The May Court Club of Oakville and the Governance and Risk Committee of The Oakville Golf Club.
She and her husband, Trevor, who have been married for over 50 years, have two children and four grandchildren and enjoy an active lifestyle with them.
Jennifer Alexander – Director
Derek Millar – Director
Derek is a seasoned leader and senior executive with a proven track record of delivering significant results across a variety of domains, including Business Systems, Customer Service, Financial Management, Human Resources, Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Strategic Planning, Succession Planning, and Work/Life Balance. With over 15 years of board experience, he has served as a Director, Member of the Corporation, and Chair of the Board Compensation Sub-Committee for both Profit, Public/Private, and Not-for-Profit organizations. Currently, he is the CEO of The Initiative Inc.
As a published author, Derek’s book, The I, We, You Leadership Model, offers valuable insights for business owners on self-discovery, leadership, and effective communication.
Derek brings a wealth of experience in the Christian community, having served as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, where he chaired both the Finance & Maintenance Committee and the Expansion Committee. He has also contributed to the Not-For-Profit Charity Children Believe, as a Member of the Corporation and with the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (a Public/Private Corporation) as a Board Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee .
Academically, Derek graduated in Mechanical Engineering and has obtained CHRP and CHRL HR credentials. He furthered his education at the Rotman School of Management, completing programs in Advanced Human Resource Management, a Management MBA, and Not-For-Profit Governance Essentials. Additionally, he holds a coaching accreditation from Adler University, including training in Foundations of Professional Coaching and Advanced Coaching Conversations. His commitment to excellence was recognized by Dale Carnegie, earning him “The Highest Award for Achievement.”
Outside of his professional accomplishments, Derek has been happily married for 42 years and is the proud father of three children and grandfather to four grandchildren.
Gary O’Neill – Ex Officio
Executive Director, Kerr Street Mission
Gary has been the Executive Director of Kerr Street Mission (KSM) since January of 2013. During his tenure KSM has taken significant steps forward in both programme offerings and financial stability.
He brings a strong business background to KSM, He has had the privilege of working for Fortune 500 companies renowned for their people development. He is an experienced leader whose passion for helping people has led him to positions focused on performance improvement, training and development, and leadership excellence. His strategic thinking, creativity and practical insights have been keys to his success in the pharmaceutical industry and at KSM.
Gary currently serves on the Feed Halton Board, and the Medical Ministry International Board.
Gary, his wife and 3 children have been long-time residents of Oakville and have been active participants within the community, in church, amateur sports and schools.
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