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Bev has been involved with Niños Incapacitados for the past four years. She is a widely known artist in oils, watercolor and colored pencil, selling in Mexico and throughout the US. She has illustrated books for local lakeside writers and donates many paintings to Niños Incapacitados fund raisers. Bev and her husband Mel chose to volunteer for Niños because of the well-organized way we help the children and families and because 96% of all monies donated go to the needs of the children. Bev has worked as a commercial property interior designer (San Diego, CA), a real estate broker and art teacher (Sedona, AZ) and did, together with Mel, travelled the US and Canada for seven years in a motorhome before moving to Lakeside six years ago.

Bev Kephart, President
bev.ppni@gmail.com
766-3940

Dave hails from Scotland, emigrating to Newfoundland at the age of 17. In 1963, he entered the Royal Canadian Navy, and after graduating from the University of Victoria served on both coasts of Canada until 1985, when he joined one of Canada’s largest real estate companies. In December of 2000, Dave and his wife Darleen came to Mexico and settled in the Chapala area. He has been associated with non-profit and charitable organizations in Canada and Mexico for many years, and with Niños Incapacitados since 2001. Dave enjoys taking part in all of the activities, but especially with helping in the clinics in Chapala.

Dave Pike, Vice-President
dave.ppni@gmail.com
765-3137

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Linda has resided full time in Mexico for 5 years. Linda's background includes 30 years of both paid and volunteer work in political tour organization, nationally and provincially and head of Special Gifts for the PC Ontario Fund. She was also the former Executive Director of the Canadian Diabetes Association – Ontario, Tourette Syndrome Foundation Canada, and Etobicoke General Hospital Foundation. Prior to moving to Mexico, Linda was the Executive Director of the Seneca College Alumni Association and major gifts officer. She holds the designation CAE, Certified Association Executive. She received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada commemorative medal for significant contribution to Canada and fellow Canadians in 1992. Since being in Lakeside she has been an active volunteer with Pasos Milagrosos AC, Nuevo Pasos AC, Ninos Incapacitados AC, and Luz de Malla AC, as well as developing the dog agility program.

Linda Hendy, Secretary
linda.ppni@gmail.com
106-1281

Derek has spent his working life in Canada in different aspects of the financial business, both at large companies and start-ups. He retired about 15 years ago, after which he helped start up a new financial services firm which was recently sold to an insurance company. He has served on corporate boards of directors, both public and private companies. In charitable work, he has chaired a Foundation to help children who are disadvantaged through no fault of their own, served as an executive director of CanStage, Canada's largest not-for-profit theatre company, and founded and chaired for many years the Hanen Foundation, which taught families of non-communicative children a revolutionary method of learning to communicate. It now has a large number of speech pathologists world wide using the Hanen method, in numerous languages and countries. He and his partner, Merelyn Shore, bought a house in La Floresta in 2007, normally coming here in October and leaving for Canada late April. He is an active golfer and tennis player.

Derek Nelson
Director at Large
derekguynelson@gmail.com
766-1856

Carol and her husband David, both originally from Toronto, Canada, retired to Ajijic permanently in 2013. Carol had a long career in Retail Marketing, Merchandising and Operations working with large corporations and small independents. She wanted to give back to a community that so graciously accepted her and David. Carol and David started attending many of the Niños Incapacitados events and then she volunteered her services to Niños Incapacitados 8 months after arriving in Ajijic. Carol had an affinity towards children in need. One of her pleasures while working with a chain of independent pharmacies, was organizing a Charity Golf Event for 9 years that raised 1 Million Dollars for The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada. Carol and David look forward to living a long and happy life here in Mexico and contributing to this most beautiful community.

Larry had a long career as a finance professor and dean at a Canadian business school and retired in the summer of 2013. He and his wife, Jessie, have been seasonal residents in Ajijic since 2010 and are becoming permanent residents in 2014. Larry and Jessie have lived in Canada, the US, Trinidad and Hong Kong and are now looking forward to discovering the richness of Mexico. Larry has served on several not-for-profit boards in Canada and Hong Kong and would like to contribute in some way to the communities and people of Mexico who are so gracious in welcoming expats to their country.

Larry Wynant, Treasurer
treasurer.ppni@gmail.com
766-1438

Ron Tomlinson was born in a small prairie town called Souris in Manitoba. The river was mouse colored and thus the name. Ron`s father was a grocer and Ron spent many hours in his youth working in the store for his father. Ron considered becoming a dentist but decided that was not his calling and went into business instead. Ron became a product manager for the Rowntree Chocolate Company and his career blossomed as he gained experience and insight. Ron became President of White Spot Restaurants on Canada`s west coast a position that he truly savored. The Presidency of Hostess snack foods brought him back to Ontario which was challenging but very rewarding. Ron`s career went international when he became the head of the Cote Dor chocolate company in Brussels , Belgium. Ron`s wife Maureen and he moved to Belgium and it turned out to be a very fulfilling adventure. Ron and Maureen then moved to Frankfurt and later Bremen Germany when Ron was appointed to head up the Kraft Food business in in Germany. Ron has two daughters, one a pediatrician and the other a pathologist. His son Sean is an IT specialist in Canada. Ron was first Vice President of the Canadian Club in Ajijic for three years, a position he found to be both interesting and challenging.

Ron Tomlinson
Director at Large
ronmautom@gmail.com
766-0798

After obtaining a BSc in engineering from the University of London, Mike emigrated to Canada with his wife, Vivien in 1966. He earned an MBA at York University, Toronto and followed a varied career in electrical engineering, the retail industry, public adminstration, university teaching and hobby farming. Mike retired in 2001 from his position as Deputy Commissioner with the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. During his career Mike was on the board of directors of OMERS (Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System), Peterborough Symphony Orchestra and the Ontario Municipal Management Institute, among others. Mike and has lived in Ajijic for several years, spending summers at his cottage in Ontario. Before joining the Board of Niños, he was Treasurer and Board member of the Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival for 5 years.

Mike Brown
Director at Large
mike4v@mac.com
766-0335

Bill and his wife Kathy first came to Lakeside in 2005. They are another husband-and-wife team who have worked hard at many Niños Incapacitados fundraising events. Kathy is organizer of the successful Trivia Quiz events. Bill has also been involved for several years with the Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival. He is a licensed Pharmacist, practising in Ontario, Canada, and has been ably assisting at the Niños Incapacitados clinic in Ajijic.

Bill Dingwall
Director at Large
dingwall.ppni@gmail.com
766-5829

Tom has been retired for enough time to hardly remember his life before! He does remember being a senior executive in retail merchandising in Canada for many years, followed by a brief career in big law firm management. As a part time resident of Ajijic for many years, Tom and his wife Lorna have spent most of their time absorbing Mexican culture and life in our beautiful village. As well they have both been heavily involved in building the Northern Lights Music Festival from humble beginnings to a mainstay of the local cultural scene.

Tom Gladney
Director at Large
gladney.ppni@gmail.com
766-1210

Donna and her husband Don have been seasonal residents at Lakeside since 2006, splitting their time between Toronto and Ajijic. Donna spent her career in healthcare and the non-profit world, retiring as Senior Vice President, Canadian Diabetes Association. She has worked with governments, researchers, healthcare providers, volunteers and individuals with a focus on improving the lives of people with diabetes. Since retiring she remains active with various boards and healthcare organizations and also as a volunteer at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Donna is looking forward to working with the many committed individuals within the Niños Incapacitados organization and the Lakeside community.

Donna Lillie
Director at Large
lillie.ppni@gmail.com
766-4953

Nicole and her husband Bob have lived in Ajiic since 2007. Having both worked for a major airline, they have travelled extensively. Nicole has lived in Canada, Japan, Portugal and Spain. She speaks French, English and Spanish. Since her arrival in Ajijic, she has been active in the community. She worked for the Red Cross for many years and has been involved with Ninos Incapacitados since 2009. She started to work at the clinics in Ajijic and Chapala at the end of 2010. Working with the families is sometimes hard emotionally but it is so rewarding when we see the appreciation that the parents have for what we do. Nicole and her husband appreciate the beauty of Mexico and the friendliness of its people.

Nicole Sergent
Clinic Director
nicolesergent@yahoo.com
766-4375

Howard Plotkin
​Director, Events
​hplotkin@rogers.com
​763-5507

Carol Antcliffe
Director at Large
carol.ppni@gmail.com
766-1448