At the Wellington Water Watcher’s annual general meeting recently, two members were elected to the Board.
The group welcomed Liz Armstrong and Andre Hueniken. Both have served the community through participation in environmental and social justice issues and have committed to serving a three-year term on Wellington Water Watchers board.
Armstrong’s main area of interest over the past 20 years has been cancer prevention, but more recently, she has focused on climate change, water conservation, and the local organic food movement. She is co-author of the 2007 book, Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic, co-founder of the national organization, Prevent Cancer Now, and the annual Run, Walk & Roll for Cancer Prevention fundraiser. Closer to home in Erin, Armstrong has been involved with the Climate Change Action Group of Erin, and was a key organizer of the 2010 Fast Forward film festival, which featured several documentaries about water issues.
Hueniken has many years of volunteer board experience as a treasurer, fundraiser and facilitator. He has participated on many boards including the Hillside Festival, the Guelph Spring Festival, and the Guelph Youth Music Centre.
Hueniken is currently a board member and treasurer for Farmstart, a not-for-profit organization based at Ignatius College. He has been the fundraising chairman for several candidates for the past four federal and provincial elections.
In 1985 Hueniken graduated with a law degree from the University of Western Ontario and worked as a litigation lawyer with two firms and then ran his own mediation service. Most recently he was at Compusense Inc., a local software company. In January he will open his own law firm, specializing in family law and estate mediation.
The Water Watchers extend their thanks and appreciation to outgoing board members who both served tirelessly since our beginnings in 2007. James Gordon – a co-founder of the organization, and Norah Chaloner – an environmental champion in Guelph.
Board chairman Dr. Mark Goldberg, welcomed Armstrong and Hueniken to the board. “These two highly qualified and dedicated individuals will help strengthen our organization and bring new ideas to promote water education and protection to the table.”
Wellington Water Watchers is a non-profit organization with 850 members in Guelph and Wellington County. It is currently engaged in a project called Message in the Bottle, designed to bring water education and a stainless steel, reusable water bottle to every school child in Wellington County.
For further information contact: Arlene Slocombe, executive director at 519- 830-1537 or arlene.slocombe@gmail.com.
