Leadership Team

Gord Haugh, Chair

Gord Haugh is an independent Corporate Communications Consultant with clients in both government and the private sector. Gord has previously been Manager of Public Affairs for (then) The Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, Executive Director Communications for the WSIB, Communications Advisor to the Commissioner of the Inquiry into the Air Ontario Crash at Dryden, Ontario and a senior consultant with GPC Communications. Within government, he has been Chief of Staff to a number of ministers and communications advisor to others.

Gord and his Wife Shelley live in Gravenhurst, on the shores of Kahshe Lake. Gord is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Order of St. George, a director of the Gravenhurst Curling Club, a Trustee of the Stan Darling Environmental Education Fund, and a Senator of Junior Chamber International.

Bruce Hemphill, Treasurer

Bruce is an active volunteer in his community of Gravenhurst. He is a Rotarian with the Gravenhurst Rotary; he is a Director with Gravenhurst Curling Club; he is the former Chair of the Downtown Revitalization Committee for the Town of Gravenhurst; and he currently holds, along with others, the designation of a Gravenhurst Ambassador.

He has served as a Director, and President of the Beaverton Thorah Homeowners Association, and as a Director, and Board Treasurer of the Ina Grafton Gage Home, a NFP Long Term Care Facility in Toronto.

His educational background is from Ryerson University in Business Administration with a final year major in finance. He holds 2 Diplomas from the University of Windsor Law School in Conflict Resolution and advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Bruce spent the last 10 years of his business career as a consultant to the United Church of Canada dealing with subjects such as governance, legal responsibilities of Trustees and Directors, Congregational amalgamations, Strategic Planning, Visioning, Fundraising and Stewardship, and Conflict Dispute Resolution.

His hobbies are golf, curling, bridge, canoeing and reading.

Linda O’Hallarn

Linda has been a resident of Muskoka for 31 years.  For 20 years, she worked for Community Living South Muskoka in a management position supervising front line staff in the Vocational program.  Linda and her family provided respite for the Family Home Program for many years and her two children have worked for CLSM in the past.  Linda’s interests include travel, reading, personal fitness and she is involved in her church and sings in the choir.

Jack Naulls

Jack Naulls grew up in Glen Orchard before moving to Bracebridge at the age of 18. He is retired from the Automotive industry, having had a successful 35 year career. Jack began his career in service before moving to sales, and with the help and mentorship of some great teachers, quickly rose to management positions. Jack and his wife Judy live in Bracebridge, and enjoy many of the things that the community have to offer, and they like to spend their winters south. Jack has always enjoyed working with people in the community weather it be in business or local service clubs such as the Lions and Rotary, and he is an avid supporter of the Shiners of Muskoka.

Management Team