Meet the Board

CHAIR

Maria has a 30-year career as a city planner, of which 14 years were spent working for the Town of Whitby.  In that time, Maria collaborated with many Whitby organizations and community partners, including the Whitby Station Art Gallery, to support  community development and strengthen community connections by highlighting the role of places to bring people together.

Among the dynamic projects Maria worked on, one was leading a team in the development of Whitby’s first Culture Plan – Culture Connects Whitby – in which Station Gallery is a key partner in supporting the vision that culture connects people, creativity, communities, places, and stories.

Maria has made Whitby home since 2007 and retired from the Town of Whitby in 2021. Maria now volunteers by supporting organizations that are critical community connectors and hubs – among them, the Whitby Library, the Whitby-Ajax Community Garden Project, and Parkwood National Historic Museum.

DIRECTOR

Director, Human Resources Operations – Ontario Power Generation

Helen started her career with Ontario Power Generation almost 25 years ago working in various human resources, project and construction roles supporting Pickering and Darlington Nuclear. In her current role, she oversees a team of over 60 across the province providing HR operations and Health Services support to almost 11,000 staff across the company.

In addition to her Board role at Station Gallery, Helen also sits on the Board for Skills Ontario, a non-profit organization that organizes competitions, workshops, and events to promote skilled trades and technologies in Ontario. She is also a Board member for the Durham College Foundation showcasing her commitment to the community that she calls home.