The BNIA Board meets in July 2025, prior to the annual meeting of members
The BNIA is administered by a Board of Directors, elected each year at the Annual Meeting. New directors are selected by the Nominations Committee, chaired by the Vice-President and consisting of the President, Past-President, and two additional board members. Open the Board of Directors pull-down below for a list of the current Board members.
Board of Directors
Rob Reed
President
Chair
Leeanne Smart
Vice-president / Secretary
Mike Major
Treasurer
Sara Carter
Douglas Ferguson
Heather Gilman
Gordon Johnson
Art Kilgour
Deborah Tyrrell
Emily Worts
Peter Frost
Ted Lockie
Ed Ketchum
Boating
Rob Reed
Chair
Peter Frost
Tom Martin
Communications and Directory
Art Kilgour
Directory Editor, Enewsletter, Website
Chair
Sara Carter
Directory Editor
Rob Reed
Directory Editor
Emergency Preparedness
Leeanne Smart
Co-chair, Fire
Environment
Anne Stewart
Chair
Finance
Mike Major
Treasurer
Chair
Rob Reed
President
Leeanne Smart
Vice-President, Secretary
Georgian Bay Liaisons
Douglas Ferguson
Gordon Johnson
Governance
Anne Stewart
Chair
Nichola Martin
Mike Major
Kathleen Ritchie
History
Emily Worts
Chair
Art Kilgour
Susan Day
Nominations
Anne Stewart
Chair
Rob Reed
Membership
Deborah Tyrrell
Bayfield North
Chair
Sara Carter
Bayfield East
Rob Reed
Nares South
Anne Stewart
Bayfield Centre
Mike Major
Bayfield Harbour
Outings and Workshops
Heather Gilman
Chair
Sue Becker
Non-board committee member
Alison Wilkin
Non-board committee member
Regatta
Mike Major
Chair
Susan Day
Kathleen Kidd
Non-board committee member
Tim Squirrell
Non-board committee member
Township LIaison
Peter Frost
Ward 2 Township of Archipelago Councillor
Sue Becker
Outings and Workshops (Non-board committee member)
Sara Carter
Board of Directors
Communications and Directory (Directory Editor)
Membership (Bayfield East)
Susan Day
History (Non-board committee member)
Regatta (Non-board committee member)
Douglas Ferguson
Board of Directors
Georgian Bay Liaisons
Peter Frost
Board of Directors
Boating
Township LIaison (Ward 2 Township of Archipelago Councillor)
Heather Gilman
Board of Directors
Outings and Workshops (Chair)
Gordon Johnson
Board of Directors
Georgian Bay Liaisons
Ed Ketchum
Board of Directors
Kathleen Kidd
Regatta (Non-board committee member)
Art Kilgour
Board of Directors
Communications and Directory (Chair, Directory Editor, Enewsletter, Website)
History
Ted Lockie
Board of Directors
Mike Major
Board of Directors (Treasurer)
Finance (Chair, Treasurer)
Governance
Membership (Treasurer)
Regatta (Chair)
Nichola Martin
Governance
Tom Martin
Boating
Rob Reed
Board of Directors (Chair, President)
Boating (Chair)
Communications and Directory (Directory Advertising)
Finance (President)
Nominations
Membership (Bayfield Centre)
Kathleen Ritchie
Governance (Non-board committee member)
Leeanne Smart
Board of Directors (Vice-president / Secretary )
Emergency Preparedness (Co-chair, Fire)
Finance (Vice-President, Secretary)
Tim Squirrell
Regatta (Non-board committee member)
Anne Stewart
Environment (Chair)
Governance (Chair)
Nominations
Membership (Bayfield Harbour)
Deborah Tyrrell
Board of Directors
Membership (Chair, Bayfield North)
Alison Wilkin
Outings and Workshops (Non-board committee member)