Public Office Holders

A Public Office Holder is: 

  • a member of Council, and any person on his or her staff;  

  • an officer or employee of the Region;  

  • a member of a local board or committee established by Council, and any person on his or her staff;  

  • an Independent Accountability Officer, including but not limited to the Region’s Integrity Commissioner, Lobbyist Registrar, Ombudsman, and Closed Meeting Investigator. 

Contacts

  • Karen Redman, Regional Chair
  • Kara McLean, Chief of Staff

  • Jan Ligget, Councillor
  • Doug Craig, Councillor
  • Pam Wolf, Councillor
  • Berry Vrbanovic, Councillor
  • Colleen James, Councillor
  • Michael Harris,  Councillor
  • Joe Gowing, Councillor
  • Matt Rodrigues, Councillor
  • Dorothy McCabe, Councillor
  • Jim Erb, Councillor
  • Chantal Huinink, Councillor
  • Sue Foxton, Councillor
  • Joe Nowak, Councillor
  • Natasha Salonen, Councillor
  • Sandy Shantz, Councillor

  •  Mathieu Goetzke, Chief Administrative Officer (Acting)

  • Connie MacDonald, Commissioner, Resident Experience, Strategy and Communications
  • TJ Flynn, Director, Communications and Engagement
  • Jenny Smith, Director, Corporate Strategy and Performance
  • Ashton Patis, Head of External Stakeholder Management

  • Peter Sweeney, Commissioner, Community Services
  • Arran Rowles, Director, Strategy, Performance and Partnerships
  • Barbara Cardow, Director, Children’s Services
  • Carolyn Schoenfeldt, Director, Employment & Income Support
  • Julie Wheeler, Director, Seniors’ Services
  • Ryan Pettipiere, Director, Housing Services
  • Audrey Ready Holt, Associate Director, Communications and Community Engagement
  • Tara Bedard, Executive Director, Immigration Partnership

  • Wayne Steffler, Commissioner, Corporate Services, Chief Financial Officer
  • Terrance Yantzi, Director, Information, Technology Services
  • Tricia Alpaugh, Director, Deputy Treasurer and Treasury Services
  • Nicole Neil, Director, Corporate Finance

Contact Us

Region of Waterloo
150 Frederick St.
Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4J3
Telephone: 519-575-4400
Fax: 519-575-4481

For general inquiries:
Regionalinquiries@regionofwaterloo.ca