Board of Directors

The Summerhill Foundation is lead by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Mary Bowyer CFRE

As the Executive Director of the Hope For Children Foundation, Mary provides senior fundraising and governance leadership while supporting the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto (CCAS) in delivering education and poverty relief programs to its clients with focus on child abuse prevention. By helping families deal with social issues such as poverty, lack of affordable housing and childcare, substance abuse and mental health issues, she provides hope for a brighter future. Mary has more than twenty years of Canadian not-for-profit and development experience.

Bruce Lourie

Bruce Lourie is President of the Toronto-based Ivey Foundation. He is a Director of the Ontario Power Authority, the co-founder and first Chair of the Canadian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network and a founder of the Sustainability Network. He has served on the boards of directors of a number of environmental organizations in Canada and the United States and speaks internationally on issues related to environmental policy and philanthropy.

Mr. Lourie has been instrumental in the establishment of half a dozen Canadian non-profit organizations and developed and managed the Laidlaw Foundation’s environment program for ten years. He has provided strategic consulting and advice to governments, businesses and foundations in Canada and the United States and is the author of the best-selling novel Death by Rubber Duck.

Elin Lawrence

As Senior Vice-President, Sales with Merrill Corporation, Canada, Elin is an expert in solving the document management challenges integral to the Canadian financial services industry. She is the former Chairman, Fundraising, Brock University and has served on numerous not-for-profit Advisory Boards including: Gold Medal Plates, Grand Cru, The Butteryfly Ball and The George Chuvalo Canadian Tribute Dinner.