Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is comprised of 12 heritage minded community members, including a City of Ottawa Councillor. The Board is elected by the general membership and directs the governance of the museum.
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Joan KinniePresidentMs. Kinnie has recently retired as the Director General of Material and Assets Management Directorate with Health Canada. She has worked in various roles for Health Canada since 1993. Before that, Ms. Kinnie worked for the Public Works Government Services Canada, the Supreme Court and the National Archives of Canada. Ms. Kinnie is an active member of the coaching group which supports Carleton University's Graduate Mediation Program. Over the years, she has volunteered as Team Manager for various hockey and lacrosse teams and was a representative on the Special Education Advisory Committee for the Ottawa Carleton Separate School Board for 25 years. Ms. Kinnie has a keen interest in history, kindled by yearly visits to her father's hometown in Wolfville, Nova Scotia where they spent time visiting and re-visiting local museums and historic sites. There she developed an understanding of the importance and challenges of those who came before us. Ms. Kinnie joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in October 2010. |
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Sherry FranklinVice PresidentMrs. Franklin is currently a SUNY Potsdam University Supervisor for Student Teachers training in New York State and doing their practicum in Ottawa. She is a retired teacher from the Ottawa Board of Education having taught grades K to 8. Mrs. Franklin also taught Computers in Education for 14 years at Ottawa University and was part of the team to develop the online courses in that area. As an Educational Computer Resource Teacher, she helped teachers integrate computers into their curriculum and develop lesson planning. As a Design Technology Board Resource Teacher Mrs. Franklin developed programs for Junior Grade students in the area of design technology. Mrs. Franklin was married to former Mayor Ben Franklin (deceased). She is now married to Andy Haydon, former Regional Chairman of Ottawa-Carleton. Mrs. Franklin joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in June 2009.
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Major Richard Kenneth Malott, CD, MSC, FRPSC, FRPSL, FCAS, AHF RetiredPast PresidentMajor Malott (Ret’d) was born in Kingsville, Ontario near Windsor/Detroit on October 31, 1927. He received his early education in Kingsville and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (1946-1950) at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. In 1950, he joined the RCAF and in 1974 he retired from the Canadian Forces to assume the position of Chief Curator of Collections at the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.
Major Malott (Ret’d) served at the CWM for 18 years, 17 years as the Chief Curator of Collections and one as Chief, Special Projects. From 1992-2000 he served as the Executive Director, Organization of Military Museums of Canada, Inc. operating from his home in Nepean, Ontario. Major Malott (Ret’d) was married in February 1953 to the late Dorothy (Payne) of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Malott’s have one son, Douglas, living in Montreal. In 1992, Major Malott (Ret’d) joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum serving as a Trustee from 1992–2003. In 2003, he assumed the role as President of the Board until his retirement from that position in May 2007. |
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Bruce CampbellTrusteeMr. Campbell has lived in Nepean since 1980 when he first moved out of his parents’ home into his first apartment in Parkwood Hills. In 1982, he moved once more to Meadowlands Drive with his wife and where they raised three children. Mr. Campbell has a long history of volunteering within the community. He is currently the President of the East Nepean Little League. He also holds volunteer positions with District 2 Ontario Little League Baseball and Little League Canada. Mr. Campbell sits on the Executive of the Bingoland South Charities Association. He has served as a divisional director for the house league and competitive programs with Nepean Minor Hockey. Mr. Campbell actively participates with fundraisers for CHEO and Candlelighters. Mr. Campbell joined the Board of the Nepean Museum in 2007. |
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Councillor Rick ChiarelliCity Appointed TrusteeMr. Chiarelli was born and raised in College Ward. He grew up in a small business family. Mr. Chiarelli and his wife Lida (nee Fiala) live in Lynwood with their three daughters. Mr. Chiarelli has a B.A. degree in Communications and a B. S. Sc. degree in Economics. He received his Law Degree from the University of Ottawa. Mr. Chiarelli’s interest in local issues is long-standing. He was a young political activist and achieved Province-wide notoriety early on. This led to Mr. Chiarelli, while still a teenager, becoming the youngest person elected in Ontario when voters chose him to be a school trustee representing Nepean in the 1980s. Later, he served on the part-time Nepean City Council while working in Communications and, later, at a law firm as an Articling Student. With fellow Councillors, Mr. Chiarelli staunchly defended the “Pay-As-You-Go Policy that made that Nepean debt-free. This now famous policy was initiated by Andy Haydon and institutionalized by Ben Franklin, along with his like-minded Council colleagues, including Mr. Chiarelli. Mr. Chiarelli was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum by the City of Ottawa in April 2010.
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Court CurryTrusteeMr. Curry joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in May 2011. |
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Richard FlemingSecretaryMr. Fleming was born in Nepean prior to the 1950 Annexation by the City of Ottawa. He has resided in Nepean for over 40 years. Active in sports Mr. Fleming held numerous administrative roles with the Bytown Blues Rugby Football Club between 1975 and 1983 including Treasurer and President. He served on the Ontario Rugby Union Board as a Director of Discipline in 1984. Mr. Fleming was on the Board of Twin Elm Rugby Park from 1985 through to 2009, serving as President for 13 years and Vice-President for 12 years. He has served on every major Provincial, National or International rugby event held in Ottawa since 1988. Mr. Fleming served on the City of Nepean’s Parks and Recreation Committee and their Grants Allocation Committee from 1988 to 1995. He was an Executive Member and a past President of the Barrhaven Community Association in the late 1980’s as well as from 1993-1998, serving as its President in 1997 and 1998. He also served on the Barrhaven Education Committee. In 1994 Mr. Fleming was appointed Co-Chairman of the Ontario Summer Games co-hosted by the cities of Nepean and Kingston. In 2001, Mr. Fleming was appointed to the City of Ottawa’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and served as the Committee Chair from 2003 to 2008.
Mr. Fleming, a purchasing specialist, worked for the last twenty-two years for two of the largest International Humanitarian Aid Agencies before retiring in 2008.
Mr. Fleming joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in March 2010.
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Ryan KelahearTrusteeMr. Kelahear joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in May 2011. |
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Bill MichalopulosTrusteeMr. Michalopulos joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in May 2011. |
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Tom O'NeillTreasurerMr. O’Neill has been a resident of Ottawa for over 50 years. He has been actively involved in the community for 30 years. For the past three years he has worked with friends converting St. Brigit Church in Lower Town to an Irish Canadian Cultural Centre creating over 8,000 square feet of valuable performing area for the community. Mr. O'Neill was a member of the Barrhaven Community Association from 1992 to 2004. He was a grant member for the Ontario Trilluim Foundation from 1999 to 2006. Mr. O’Neill is the recipient of many awards, including the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, the Ontario Government Medallion for "Year of Volunteer" and the Nepean Millennium Medal. Mr. O’Neill joined the Board of Trustees of the Nepean Museum in February 2010. |
