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The YBF Board of Directors reviews each grant proposal. They spend many hours on the evaluation process and do follow site visits, phone interviews, etc. – all to ensure the details necessary to decide which grants to fund is complete. Each application is based on how many people will be affected by the funds. These are not easy decisions and all of the applicants have a worthy cause. When you have finite resources you must make a very detailed analysis about how organizations will spend the money and about where the greatest needs lie. Our Board takes this process very seriously. The goal is to make a BIG impact on a small number of children’s charities each year.
John is the head of Institutional Sales and a founding partner of Paradigm Capital. He has over 18 years of experience in the Financial Industry. John is also a member of the Foundation/Investment Committee and past board member of Trinity College School. He lives in Toronto with his wife Sara and their three children, William, Thomas and Fiona. He has been a participant in the annual golf marathon for the past ten years.
After an extensive 20-year career in the investment management business, working for Canada Trust, Cassels Blaikie, Connor Clark and Cumberland Asset Management, David established MacNicol & Associates Asset Management Inc. in 2001. David is a founding Board Member of the Hibiscus Fund at the Princess Margaret Hospital and was a board member with The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Toronto & Central Ontario for over 10 years. David is involved with fundraising for Centennial Infant and Child Centre Foundation and is also Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Sigma Chi Canadian Foundation. He lives in Toronto with his wife Diane and three children, David, Sarah and Ben.
Sean was born and raised in Toronto. He and his wife Vicky are the parents of twins Tim and Carrie and twins Andrew and Graham. Sean is a Director at Cormark Securities. He was with TD Securities for 7 years and held the position of Managing Director in Institutional Equity Trading. Sean volunteered as a counsellor at Camp Oochigeas for 9 years. He enjoys playing golf, squash, and ultimate Frisbee – when he can! Sean has played in the golf marathon for the past nine years.
Jim Craig practiced law for over 45 years with the firm Ayelsworth Thompson Phelan O’Brien, specializing in banking and real estate law. Mr. Craig’s career focused on acting for The Royal Bank of Canada. Mr. Craig has been involved with the Annual 100 Hole Golf Marathon since its inception, was legal counsel on the Board of The Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is a volunteer for the Salvation Army, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Kidney Foundation. Jim lives in Toronto with his wife Helen.
Wade is Managing Director in the Investment Banking group at GMP Securities L.P. He has over 13 years experience in the business and is based out of the firm's Calgary office. In addition to his work on the board of The Yellow Bus Foundation, Wade is Chairman and Founder of the Bay Street Stampede, an annual event sponsored by various Bay Street firms to benefit children's charities. Wade is an avid skier and golfer and has played in the annual golf marathon for several years. He lives in Calgary with his wife Rebecca and daughter Sophia.
Mark Kinney is one of the founders of Newport Partners Inc. with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining NPI, he was a Vice President at RBC Private Trust. From 1992 to 1999, he was a Principal with Merchant Private Trust Company and Connor Clark Private Trust that was acquired by the Royal Bank of Canada in 1999. He started his career in the investment industry as an account executive at Canada Trust in 1989. Mark is active in a number of community and charitable organizations and lives in Toronto with his wife Jill and three children Trevor, Emily, and Hannah.
Scott MacNicol has over 20 years experience in the investment industry. Mr. MacNicol was a founding partner of Newcrest Capital, which he started in 1995 with 8 other partners. He held the position of Managing Director at Newcrest until the firm was purchased by the Toronto Dominion Bank in 2000. Scott is currently Managing Director Equity Trading at TD Securities and lives in Toronto with his wife Sheila and three children Andrew, Laura and Alex. Scott is an active fundraiser in the community and was a member of the board of directors of The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Toronto & Central Ontario.
Raised in Windsor, Ged, moved to the GTA after playing NCAA hockey in Colorado for 4 years. He currently resides in Palgrave, Ontario with wife Ania and son Eric. Ged is a long time Commercial Banker and has been with RBC Royal Bank for 25 years. He is very active in the community volunteering as a coach in minor hockey & soccer. Ged has played in the golf marathon every year since its inception 12 years ago.
Foundation Manager: Kim Carrigan
Kim, who lives in Caledon with her husband and two children works part time as the Foundation Manager. Working in the non profit sector for over 15 years Kim has held positions ranging from Executive Director to that of a consultant, assisting other organizations in their public relations, marketing and development efforts.
Toronto - The Yellow Bus Foundation Board of Directors at the Annual Bay Street Stampede. Back Row - Kim Carrigan, Scott MacNicol, Sean McCowan, John Bellamy Front Row - James Craig, David MacNicol, Ged Seguin, Wade Felesky, Mark Kinney
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