Guest Speakers
Wednesday, June 19, 4 p.m.
Chris A. Hadfield is a pioneer, an achiever and a skilled professional.
An experienced Canadian Space Agency astronaut, he was a key member of
the international crew on STS-100 International Space Station (ISS) assembly
flight 6A in April 2001. The crew delivered and installed Canadarm2, the
new Canadian-built robotic arm. During the flight, he performed two spacewalks,
thus becoming the first Canadian ever to
leave a space craft and float free in space. Born in Sarnia and raised
near Milton, Chris Hadfield holds a
baccalaureate in mechanical engineering from Royal Military College and
a masters in aviation systems from the University of Tennessee. He has
also done postgraduate research at the University of Waterloo. An experienced
and decorated test pilot, he was received into the Order of Ontario as
a Member in 1996.
Wednesday, June 19, 7:30 p.m.
J. Fred Kuntz is the first Publisher of Grand River Valley Newspapers,
a company that produces three publications -- The Record (based in Kitchener),
the Guelph Mercury and the Cambridge Reporter. As such, he is responsible
for the financial results, editorial quality, day-to-day operations and
overall strategic direction for the three newspapers. His background is
in journalism; he holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical
University. From 1982 - 2000 he was with the Toronto Star in a variety
of
editorial positions, most recently Deputy Managing Editor (1998 - 1999)
and Saturday Editor (1999 - 2000). Before his selection to head the Grand
River Valley Newspapers group, he was with the Globe and Mail as Associate
Editor, responsible for the management of production, news editing, photography,
design and graphics for the national newspaper. In 1998, he was honoured
as co-winner of the Michener Award for public service journalism and received
a National Newspaper Award Citation of Merit, in the special projects
category.
Thursday, June 20, 4 p.m.
David MacKinnon became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario
Hospital Association (OHA) in 1996. The OHA is a voluntary organization
representing more than 150 public hospital corporations in Ontario. Many
other health-related organizations are among the OHA’s approximately
200 associate and affiliate members. The OHA emphasizes leadership, advocacy,
education, communications
and service with regard to Ontario’s hospitals. It represents hospitals’
needs and views to government, other organizations and the public, as
well as helping to shape the future of the health care system. A graduate
of Dalhousie University, Mr. MacKinnon has also studied at Oxford, Harvard
and York Universities, as well as
at the European Institute of Business Administration. He is Past-President
of ORTECH Corporation, an internationally recognized air-quality consulting
firm, and Past-CEO of the Ontario Development Corporation.
Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Thomas Krizsan is well known in midwestern Ontario for his business achievements,
entrepreneurial spirit, and dedication to community growth and development.
Following his graduation from the University of Western Ontario (BA, 1974;
MBA, 1976), he began a career in financial analysis related to the real
estate development field. In 1978, he founded Thomasfield Homes Ltd.,
an enterprise dedicated to building quality homes noted for creative design
and support of local trades professionals and material suppliers. Over
the past 23 years, Thomasfield has built approximately 4,000 homes in
the Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph area. Thomas Krizsan received
the Mayor’s Award in 2000 in appreciation and recognition of his
many years of service to the citizens of Guelph.