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- John Gregoris, P. Eng. Vice President, SCW Canada

John’s company, Pre-Eng Contracting Ltd., has been building schools in southern Ontario for over 20 years. He believes that in remote and impoverished areas of the world a new school will lay the foundation to enhance the communities' ability to help itself by educating the children.

“I hope with my construction experience I can help SCW partner with communities in underdeveloped countries to build new schools.” John Gregoris

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- Tania Antenucci Quiñonez, Vice president of media and communications

Tania joined the School for the Children of the World board of directors in early 2007.  Her volunteer work includes involvement in various charitable organizations in Canada and abroad.  She participated assisting visually impaired children at the school for the blind “ Pilar Salinas” in 1987 located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  She was also involved in the 1989 National Telethon for special needs children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  Tania has recently participated in the 2007 Hospital for Sick Children accreditation program in Toronto, Canada.  Tania studied business administration at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras. She has worked in management at the Toronto Dominion bank in Toronto and Banco El Ahorro Hondureño in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.  She has also worked as a television host for Televicentro in Tegucigalpa, Honduras as well as CHIN TV and Rogers OMNI in Toronto.  She currently lives in Toronto and enjoys reading, yoga, theatre and music in her spare time.

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- Douglas Allen, Past President SCW Canada

Douglas Allen B.Arch.,OAA, Fraic.  President and co-founder of Schools for the Children of the World Canada.

Doug was born in Toronto, Canada.  He completed his architectural education at the University of Toronto in 1956. In addition to running his architectural practice, he has been Chairman of the York Regional School Board, Senior Vice president of the Ontario Association of Architects.  He recently was the recipient of the Arbor Award, University of Toronto for service to the University.  He is currently a member of the University of Toronto Alumni College of Electors.

Doug is a national and international squash and canoe racing champion and his adventurous travels have taken him from Canada’s far north, to Africa and to the Himalayas.

Doug is an energetic and humorous speaker.  He speaks about “Succession Planning” applicable to professional practices. His extensive professional experience, knowledge, and keen interest in education have been reflected in all his accomplishments.

“We are our brothers keepers we have to look after those who haven’t had the same opportunities that we have.” Doug Allen.

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- Ronald A. Mcknight, Past Vice President SCW Canada

Ronald A. (Ron) McKnight.  Director and co-founder of Schools for Children of the World Canada.

Ron is the Principal of Mcknight Associates, an Educational Facility Planning firm and is also a founding board member for Schools for the Children of the World USA.

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- Annette R. MacDonald, Secretary SCW Canada

Annette MacDonald has worked with Allen & Sherriff Architects, Inc since 1990 as bookkeeper and office manager.

She enjoys the many challenges of multi-tasking various responsibilities of an Architect’s office.  Annette has been on the Board of Directors for various organizations such as Carville United Church, Suzuki Piano Parent Association, and Progress Baton Club always holding various positions on the Board for a number of years, as well as volunteering as a coach with the Richmond Hill Girls Soccer Club.

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- Maureen O’Shaughnessy, B.E.S., B.Arch., REFP, OAA, MRAIC, Director SCW Canada

Maureen O'Shaughnessy is a Principal of CS&P Architects Inc., one of Canada's leading architectural practices, offers architectural, planning, interior and urban design services to a wide range of public and private sector clients.  Maureen is one of the country's leading experts on educational planning and design.  She is an active member and President of the Midwest Great Lakes Region of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International and a Recognized Educational Facilities Professional.  Maureen holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Waterloo, Canada. 

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- David J. Snelgrove, P. Eng., Superintendent YRSB Plant Services, Director SCW Canada

David Snelgrove is Superintendent of Plant Services for the York Region District School Board. He is responsible for the facility operations of over 200 schools that accommodate approximately 110,000 students. As a civil engineer, David believes that his 27 years of experience in the design and construction of school facilities combined with work experience in East Africa early in his career, is a good combination for supporting school design and construction in Honduras. He believes that professionals like him should be giving back to less fortunate countries in the world so that they can raise their literacy levels and thereby help them to raise their standard of living for themselves and their children. David believes that every child deserves an opportunity to learn and with the provision of schools in rural Honduras, more opportunities will be made available to these children than would otherwise be the case.

“ Education can make a positive difference in the life of each child.” Dave Snelgrove.

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-Norman E. Grey-Noble, Director SCW Canada
B. ARCH., OAA, MRAIC, REFP
Associate - Principal Architect, Educational Facilities

Mr. Grey-Noble graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1973.  He became a registered architect in the Ontario Association of Architects in 1977.  Norm is a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) and is a Recognized Educational Facility Professional (REFP) from the Council of Educational Facility Planners International.

Norm has been involved in the preparation of facility programmes and the design of major school projects in Canada and internationally including The Canadian International School in Hong Kong, The Berkeley Institute in Bermuda and the International School of Macau.  He has been responsible for over 60 public and independent elementary and secondary school projects in eastern Canada in the past 30 years.

Norm was the project and design leader for three secondary school projects, Milliken Mills Secondary School in Markham Ontario, Earl Haig Collegiate Institute in Toronto and The Canadian International School in Aberdeen, Hong Kong, which received Awards of Merit from the Council of Educational Facility Planners International.  Grey-Noble & Grey-Noble Architects is now IBI Group.

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-John Stephenson - Director SCW Canada
 Founding Partner of Stephenson Engineering Ltd., Consulting Structural Engineers

John has been a successful and respected member of the Toronto Professional Engineering community for over 40 years.  Since founding Stephenson Engineering in 1969, John has been actively involved in designing a wide variety of projects throughout Ontario and around the world.  Under John’s leadership, the company has completed more than 200 education projects throughout Ontario, Florida and the Middle East, including public elementary and secondary, private and post-secondary schools.  

John is an enthusiastic traveler and has visited countries all around the world, throughout North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia.  He takes a strong interest in experiencing and learning about other cultures and believes in using his skills to improve living conditions for others around the world.

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-Elizabeth May - Honorary Board Member of
SCW Canada
 
Elizabeth May is an environmentalist, writer, activist, lawyer, and leader of the Green Party of Canada.  Elizabeth became active in the environmental movement in the 1970s.  She is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School and was admitted to the Bar in both Nova Scotia and Ontario.  She held the position of Associate General Council for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre prior to becoming Senior Policy Advisor to the federal minister of the Environment from 1986 until 1988.  Elizabeth became Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada in 1989, a position she held until March 2006, when she stepped down to run for leadership of the Green Party of Canada.
 
Elizabeth is the author of seven books, including her most recent Losing Confidence: Power, Politics and the Crisis in Canadian Democracy.  Elizabeth holds three honourary doctorates, and the Elizabeth May Chair in Women’s Health and the Environment at Dalhousie University was created in her honour.  She has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the International Institute for Sustainable Development and as Vice-Chair of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy and is currently a Commissioner of the Earth Charter International Council.  Elizabeth became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005, and was elected as leader of the Green Party of Canada in 2006.

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-Andrea Emmerton – Recording Secretary and Newsletter Editor

Recording Secretary and Newsletter Editor joined the SCW.Canada in 2009.  Andrea worked for The York Region District School Board for over thirty years in many capacities.  Twenty of those years were spent as secretary to Ron McKnight in the Plant Services department.  When Ron retired, Andrea worked as an assistant to the Race Relations Coordinator and with Dr. Avis Glaze, the Associate Director.  Andrea was fortunate to be able to retire (early) from the board in 2000 and became the Community Theatre Coordinator for Theatre Ontario, allowing her to indulge in her passion for the arts.  She became the liaison person for community theatres throughout the Province of Ontario, organizing and delivering workshops in all aspects of theatre for adults and young people, in addition to coordinating the annual Theatre Ontario Festival.  Andrea retired from Theatre Ontario in 2007 after seven years and since then has organized summer musical theatre camps for Laurentian University and worked as a consultant for the Ontario Trillium Foundation.  Andrea believes that we are so fortunate in our daily lives, that we need to do everything we can to help those less fortunate.  She is honoured to serve on the Board of SCW.Canada