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Brigadier-General S.M. Parkhouse
Brigadier-General Stanley M. Parkhouse was born at Pembroke, Ontario, a son of the manse. He attended Pucblic school and High School at Fergus, Ontario. In 1942 he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force and underwent Air Navigator Training. He proceeded overseas in 1943 and served at various stations in England and North Africa. Following his return from overseas in May, 1945, he was released to the RCAF Reserve, with the rank of flying Officer. He subsequently underwent University Training under the Department of Veterans Affairs Plan at the University of Toronto. He recieved his B.A. and proceeded to study at Victoria University to obtain a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Ordained to the ministry in May, 1951, he was appointed to the Levack pastoral charge where he served until June 1953.
Entering the Chaplaincy of the RCAF Padre Parkhouse served at RCAF Stations Winnipeg, Zweibrucken, North Bay, Clinton, Comox, Marville and Lahr. He attended Staff College in 1968 and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in November 1969. He then served as Command Chaplain (P), Maritime Command. In July, 1973 Padre Parkhouse was appointed Director of Pastoral Activities in the Chaplain General (P) Division, NDHQ where he served until his promotion to Colonel in January 1976, when he was appointed Command Chaplain (P), Air Command, Winnipeg.
He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-general and assumed the appointment of Chaplain General (Protestant) in September, 1978.
Married to Jean Brandon; they have two children -John and Anne.
In the Honours List for 1979 he was appointed a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John.
Following retirement Padre Parkhouse served a number of interim pastorates within the United Church. He now lives more or less retired in Ottawa but continues to serve as Padre to the legion. He is a member at large of the Air Force Association, The Peterborough Military Institute and the Ontario Forestry Association. During the rest of his spare time, he is supporting TIPES to better support the families afford programming for their children.
Lisa Landriault
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Harold Humber
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Maragret Buist
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Advisors to the Board of Directors
Mr. Benjamin R. V. Marcos, B.A., L.L.B.
A first generation Canadian, Mr. Benjamin Marcos was born in Toronto, Ontario, to two members of the Portuguese-Canadian community. Raised for the majority of his youth in Simcoe County, Ontario, he was educated in French from elementary school at l’Ecole Elementaire Catholique Frère André, through high school at l’Ecole Secondaire Catholique Nouvelle-Alliance.
Upon his graduation, Mr. Marcos pursued his undergraduate studies at McGill University, in Montréal, Québec. He graduated from McGill in 2006, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in political science and minor in philosophy.
In the fall of 2006, Mr. Marcos began his graduate studies in Common Law in French at the Faculté de Droit of the Université de Moncton, in Moncton, New Brunswick. In 2009, Mr. Marcos graduated there from, having earned a Bachelor of Laws.
Following the completion of his articles as well as the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Bar Admissions Course and the successful completion of the Bar Examinations, Mr. Marcos was called to the Bar of Ontario in June of 2010. He currently practices law at Marcos Associates, Barristers & Solicitors, in Toronto, Ontario.
Heather Wyatt
Heather Wyatt has been employed by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for twenty five years. She has had many experiences working with children with varying exceptionalities (including autism) throughout her years of working in the classroom. Heather has and continues to have great success in her profession. She has worked at the Provincial level, helping to write the current Kindergarten Program and she was involved in providing feedback on the new Mathematics curriculum (Grades 1 through 8 ) for the Ministry. She has assisted in the delivery of the current Ministry initiatives in Mathematics and Literacy at the elementary school level. Heather is committed to providing inclusionary programming in her classroom where all children, including those with exceptionalities can thrive in a classroom setting. Heather ensures inclusion by presenting stimulating, child-centered and developmentally appropriate activities in her classroom. As part of Thinking in Pictures Educational Services, Heather will be helping in the development of appropriate programs for children and helping to promote an atmosphere where children with exceptionalities are prepared to enter the classroom setting. Heather will therefore fulfill the position of educational consultant. Heather has worked with the following disabilities: autism, visual impairment, developmentally delayed, epilepsy, Down’s syndrome, ADHD, anxiety disorder, and Tourette’s.
