Michael DeLorenzi
Chair
Michael is the President of Northern Commerce, Canada’s leading Digital Agency. He oversees the senior leadership and management teams, with a focus on improving Northern’s solution offering and developing an outstanding corporate culture. He is also responsible for strengthening Northern's value proposition by establishing strategic partnerships with leading technology firms such as Adobe and Google. Michael is an innovative entrepreneur with a passion for giving back to the community. Most notably he has developed NCares, a platform for corporate philanthropy that has raised and contributed over $700,000 to deserving organizations. In his spare time, Michael enjoys being active, spending time outdoors, and caring for his Savannah cat, Buckey.
Adela Talbot
Vice Chair
Adela is a graduate of Western University and McMaster University. Throughout her career, she has worked in traditional news media, postsecondary instruction and corporate communications in higher education, fitness and tech industries. She works for ABB in HR communications.
Outside of work, Adela is an avid reader and a retired distance runner with dozens of races, including the Boston Marathon, under her belt. She enjoys hiking, traveling and exploring the outdoors with her husband, Andrew and their Australian Cattle Dog, Bobby. She loves all animals and has a special fondness for dogs.
Kyle Crichton, CPA
Treasurer
Kyle is the Director of Finance at Northern Commerce where he oversees the corporate finance and accounting activities of Northern and its sister companies. Prior to joining Northern, Kyle worked at EllisDon within the Capital group and prior to that, he worked in the Assurance Services group of Ernst & Young LLP.
Kyle attended the University of Western Ontario where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree, Honours Specialization in Accounting. Whenever possible, he enjoys spending time mountain biking, playing soccer and travelling. Kyle and his partner, Elizabeth, have a Sheltie named Phoebe and two cats – Sushi and Pumpkin.
Jessica Mullen, BA
Secretary
Jessica is a graduate from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Arts, Honours in Criminology. She has always valued community, serving many volunteer roles including: Victim Services, the Big Sisters program, and Outreach for Hunger.
Jessica and her partner love to travel the world and both share a passion for animals. They have a rescue Lab/Shepherd cross named Link and a cat named Lua.
Fraser Gibson, MBA
Fraser holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Guelph and an MBA from Western University.
Fraser has over 15 years of experience in delivering global research programs, and possesses a robust operational skill set and acumen in operations, financial management, vendor/partner selection and innovative strategy development.
Fraser is the President and Founder of Advantage Clinical, providing consulting services in the clinical research industry. He has a dog named Angus and a cat named Isa.
As a long-serving volunteer at HSLM, Fraser has played a key role in the implementation of our largest signature event for consecutive years.
Megan Halliday, MLIS
Megan attended Western University where she earned an undergraduate degree in History and Criminology and a Masters of Library and Information Science. Megan is an experienced Privacy Professional with expertise in data protection, policy development and data breach and inquiry. She currently holds the position of Privacy Specialist at Fanshawe College.
Megan has an extensive history of volunteerism in the community and has dedicated her time to numerous nonprofit boards and foundations. She currently serves as the Secretary, Board of Directors for Eldon House.
Megan and her husband have an adorable rescue corgi named Ellie!
Amanda Li, BSc Honors, DVM
Originally from Vancouver, BC, Amanda graduated from the University of Guelph with a Bachelor of Science in the Bio-Medical Science program. After graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College, Amanda moved to London where she currently practices as an associate veterinarian. In her spare time, she enjoys riding horses, trying new recipes, and exploring with her two dogs, Wilshire and Halifax.
Cavin Morton CIM, HBA
Cavin is a Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Wealth Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities, Canada’s largest full service investment and wealth management firm. He has 15 years of progressively senior experience in capital markets and wealth management with two of Canada’s largest financial institutions.
Prior to joining RBC Dominion Securities, Cavin worked on Bay Street with corporate and institutional clients in the capital markets business of a major Canadian bank. During his tenure, he analyzed and advised on over $3 billion of corporate mergers and acquisitions, and over $1 billion in financings for public companies. Cavin graduated with distinction from the Honours Business Administration program at the Ivey Business School and holds several designations and certifications in investment and wealth management. He is passionate about caring for animals in need and can often be found spending time with his beloved Boston Terrier, Ivey.
Janet Porchak, MBA
Janet is the General Manager of UAP Canada where she develops and manages strategy and budget of a Canada-wide company that provides sales, marketing, warehousing and logistics.
She has also held senior positions in various marketing and communication agencies where she was responsible for multi-million dollar key accounts. Janet obtained her MBA from Athabasca University.
Having sat on three non-profit boards, Janet has extensive volunteer experience and is drawn to non-profit organizations whose mission is focused on human or social goals.
Janet enjoys reading, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family, including her beloved pup!
Matthew D. Reid
Matt is a Personal Injury Lawyer and Partner at Cohen Highley Law Firm in London. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 2013.
Matt is the former chair of the Thames Valley District School Board and School Trustee for London Wards 2-6 from 2013-2018. He currently sits on the Middlesex London Health Unit’s Board of Directors and has served on a variety of community boards and organizations. Matt has volunteered in Africa and was the recipient of the Loran National Scholarship while at Western. He was named one of London’s Top 20 under 40 in 2016 and was nominated for a Pillar Community Innovation Award in 2019.
In his spare time, Matt enjoys travelling.
Jeff Tomlinson, BSc, CHRL
Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science from Western University and a Degree in Human Resource Management from Lambton College.
As a certified human resource leader with 18 years experience in HR management and strategy, Jeff is currently a District Human Resources Advisor for the LCBO.
Jeff cares deeply about his community and his prior volunteerism includes holding the position of President, Board of Directors for Meals on Wheels.
In his free time, Jeff can often be found getting out in nature with his family and their golden retriever Winnie.