John C. Eby, Chairman: Co-founder and president of Developing Scholars, John retired from a career with Scotiabank in 2007 and is currently a director of several Canadian corporations. He and his wife Shelley spend 4 to 6 months in Guatemala every year.
Graham Farquharson: President, Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd.; corporate director; pioneer advocate of policies to ensure that mining benefits flow to indigenous communities. Graham is a philanthropist supporting medical research in Canada.
Bill Farr: Retired administrator of York University, where he had roles in budgeting, finance, and employee relations. Bill has served as a Trustee of the York University Pension Plan and as a member of the Community Grants Committee of the Town of Gananoque, Ontario.
Shelagh Klein: Entrepreneur and fundraiser based in the United Kingdom. Shelagh is a founding director of Developing Scholars, as well as Educate Ethiopia, a UK and US registered charity, which supports educational initiatives in rural Ethiopia.
Judith Johnson:Holistic Psychotherapist in private practice in Toronto. Judith served as the past Chair of APCO, a non-profit organization that provides supervised access to separated families in Toronto. Judith is currently a Director at Large on the Board of Collaborative Practice Toronto which promotes an interdisciplinary approach to family law.
Joseph V. McCabe: President, LMS Prolink Ltd., a provider of financial and insurance services across Canada. Joe is a board member of other not-for-profit organizations, including CISV, which provides educational activities to groups in order to foster cross-cultural understanding.
Ian McLachlin: Retired as a director of investment banking with Dominion Securities and as a professor of entrepreneurship at McGill University, where he advised on many projects led by Canada’s First Nations Peoples. Ian served as president of the McGill Alumni Association and a member of McGill’s Board of Governors and Senate.
Wayne McMullen: Owner of Sherwood Market in Toronto who spends several months each year working on development projects in rural Guatemala. This year, Wayne was involved in building water storage units, and assembling and installing clean stoves. Wayne is fluent in Spanish.
Lynne Waugh: Co-founder and president of The Etiquette Advantage in Toronto. Lynne is a philanthropist who has volunteered in a variety of charitable projects. Lynne is currently supporting Kid Powered Media and Village Community Schools, projects in India. She is a trustee of the Waugh Family Foundation.
Developing Scholars Governance:
It might be useful for us to stress the ongoing control that the Developing Scholars board will have over its activities in Guatemala. The Developing Scholars board of directors will direct and approve all of Developing Scholars’ programs in Guatemala. Several of our directors are board members of Canadian public corporations and are well aware of the processes of boards and management. We intend to exercise our board prerogatives to ensure that the goals and procedures of Developing Scholars are strictly followed. Any arrangements will be subject to initial and annual approval by the Developing Scholars board of directors. Similarly, no significant expenditures will be made without the approval of the board. Budgets will be prepared and approved at least on an annual basis by the board of Developing Scholars. Since John Eby resides in Guatemala for part of each year, he will personally visit the projects, supervise the budget for Guatemalan allocations, and all other issues. John and Shelley Eby have met all of the scholarship recipients in Guatemala, and have visited San Mateo and Sacatepequez and will do so again in the future.
Our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors and Officers
John C. Eby, Chairman: Co-founder and president of Developing Scholars, John retired from a career with Scotiabank in 2007 and is currently a director of several Canadian corporations. He and his wife Shelley spend 4 to 6 months in Guatemala every year.
Graham Farquharson: President, Strathcona Mineral Services Ltd.; corporate director; pioneer advocate of policies to ensure that mining benefits flow to indigenous communities. Graham is a philanthropist supporting medical research in Canada.
Bill Farr: Retired administrator of York University, where he had roles in budgeting, finance, and employee relations. Bill has served as a Trustee of the York University Pension Plan and as a member of the Community Grants Committee of the Town of Gananoque, Ontario.
Shelagh Klein: Entrepreneur and fundraiser based in the United Kingdom. Shelagh is a founding director of Developing Scholars, as well as Educate Ethiopia, a UK and US registered charity, which supports educational initiatives in rural Ethiopia.
Judith Johnson: Holistic Psychotherapist in private practice in Toronto. Judith served as the past Chair of APCO, a non-profit organization that provides supervised access to separated families in Toronto. Judith is currently a Director at Large on the Board of Collaborative Practice Toronto which promotes an interdisciplinary approach to family law.
Joseph V. McCabe: President, LMS Prolink Ltd., a provider of financial and insurance services across Canada. Joe is a board member of other not-for-profit organizations, including CISV, which provides educational activities to groups in order to foster cross-cultural understanding.
Ian McLachlin: Retired as a director of investment banking with Dominion Securities and as a professor of entrepreneurship at McGill University, where he advised on many projects led by Canada’s First Nations Peoples. Ian served as president of the McGill Alumni Association and a member of McGill’s Board of Governors and Senate.
Wayne McMullen: Owner of Sherwood Market in Toronto who spends several months each year working on development projects in rural Guatemala. This year, Wayne was involved in building water storage units, and assembling and installing clean stoves. Wayne is fluent in Spanish.
Lynne Waugh: Co-founder and president of The Etiquette Advantage in Toronto. Lynne is a philanthropist who has volunteered in a variety of charitable projects. Lynne is currently supporting Kid Powered Media and Village Community Schools, projects in India. She is a trustee of the Waugh Family Foundation.
Developing Scholars Governance:
It might be useful for us to stress the ongoing control that the Developing Scholars board will have over its activities in Guatemala. The Developing Scholars board of directors will direct and approve all of Developing Scholars’ programs in Guatemala. Several of our directors are board members of Canadian public corporations and are well aware of the processes of boards and management. We intend to exercise our board prerogatives to ensure that the goals and procedures of Developing Scholars are strictly followed. Any arrangements will be subject to initial and annual approval by the Developing Scholars board of directors. Similarly, no significant expenditures will be made without the approval of the board. Budgets will be prepared and approved at least on an annual basis by the board of Developing Scholars. Since John Eby resides in Guatemala for part of each year, he will personally visit the projects, supervise the budget for Guatemalan allocations, and all other issues. John and Shelley Eby have met all of the scholarship recipients in Guatemala, and have visited San Mateo and Sacatepequez and will do so again in the future.