PATRICK GAUCH
Chair

Patrick J. Gauch, MBA, LLM, ICD.D is a collaborative and consultative leader and seasoned executive with experience in the not-for-profit, corporate, and academic sectors. Patrick brings a wealth of experience as a Corporate Director serving on over fifteen boards in the private, not-for profit and municipal sectors over the last 25 years where his areas of expertise include financial management, human resources, operations, and governance. Currently, Patrick is the Vice-President, Finance and Operations at the Ottawa Cancer Foundation.

TERRY BLAKE
Treasurer

Terry is a retired finance professional now involved in various governance, education and leadership mentoring initiatives. Terry spent 20 years as a chief financial officer for subsidiaries of multinational financial services companies in Canada, the United States and Asia, often starting up subsidiary operations and turning around businesses in crisis. Terry now volunteers on Ottawa-based NPO boards, having served as board president for The Mens’ Project/1in6 Canada, a board, audit and governance committee member for Ashbury College, and a board, audit committee and governance committee member at the Shepherds of Good Hope. Terry has been involved in many philanthropic projects throughout his career, including the restoration of the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, and the building of rural schools in Thailand.

BILL PALAMAR
Corporate Secretary

Bill Palamar, MSW, CHRP, is Ashbury’s Director of Human Resources. Bill brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the human resources field to his position, which he is the first to hold at the school. Previous to arriving at Ashbury, Bill worked for many years with Scouts Canada as their National Director of Human Resources, and most recently as the Executive Director of the Canadian Council of HR Associations. He is very active in his professional associations, and is passionate about ongoing professional development.

TIMOTHY JONES
Director

Timothy Jones is President, lead Creative Director, and Managing Partner at Banfield, an Ottawa-based creative agency and one of the oldest in the country. His demonstrated creative thought and leadership has been earned through over 25 years of experience in marketing and advertising. He is also a proud Maritimer, an avid traveler, an art lover, a yogi and a runner.

EVELYN DUBERRY
Director

Evelyn Duberry is a Canadian flameworked glass artist adapting ancient hot glass sculpting and decorative techniques for contemporary expression. Outside of art, Evelyn has an established career in enterprise investment governance, process improvement; and project and change management.

RÉMI THÉRIAULT
Director

Rémi Thériault is a commercial and art photographer based in Ottawa, Canada. He is the owner and founder of House of Common Studio and [un]common sessions, two exciting photo-based companies in Ottawa. From capturing intimate moments for personal projects or the vibrant expressions of his commercial and editorial work, his aesthetic and attention to detail are always present. Rémi is also a gallery artist having exhibited in Ottawa, Toronto, France and the United States.

ALEXIA WILKINSON-NAIDOO
Director

TANIA PASSAFIUME
Director

Tania Passafiume has been the Head Conservator of Photographic Materials for Library and Archives Canada since 2005. After graduating from Queen’s University with a Master’s in Art Conservation (specializing in photographs, works on paper and book conservation), she moved to Rochester, New York. It was in Rochester at the George Eastman House where she remained for over three years, first participating in the Certificate Program in Photographic Preservation and Archival Practice and then as a Fellow in the first cycle of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in the Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation. 

ALEXANDRE TALAVERA
Director

JONATHAN HOBIN
Creative Director, Standing Guest

Jonathan is an award-winning and internationally noted photo-based artist from Canada. His work draws from iconic literary, cinematic and historical references and popular culture to explore the darker aspects of childhood, storytelling and politics. Considered a controversial figure and “one of Canada’s most polarizing visual artists” (CBC’s Q), Hobin’s work is exhibited internationally and has been the subject of lectures at prestigious institutions, including the National Photography Museum of Finland, and Oxford University. Features on Jonathan’s work have appeared on CNN, BBC and CBC, in in art publications including Art Das Kunstmagazin (Germany), Beaux Arts (France), and the Photographers Companion (China).