About Our Board of Directors
The Board of City Kidz™ consists of members from the local community who all share a common passion and commitment to see children’s lives positively impacted. Board members meet on a monthly basis to assist with guiding City Kidz™ to fulfilling its mission.
Each member is a committed supporter and ambassador of the mission and vision of City Kidz™ and works hard to see its objectives completed. The Board of City Kidz™ plays an important role in determining the success of the programs and experiences delivered to the children each week.
Profiles
Russ Brown
Position: Member
Profile: Russ is currently retired after working for 34 years in various management roles in the manufacturing sector. Russ and his wife, Kathy have been married for 40 years and have three children and six grandchildren. Russ is a member of Chalmers Presbyterian, actively involved in the session and the board of managers. Russ is currently the commissioner for the 26th scout group which he has been involved with for 50 years. In his spare time Russ enjoys going for walks and playing baseball.
Roger Davies
Position: Chair
Profile: Roger is the Chair of the City Kidz Board of Directors as well as Founder and President of Da-trol a company that focuses on Maintenance Management and provides consulting services and related software products to companies across North America. Roger and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for 41 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. They love living and relaxing in their summer trailer in Vineland.
Mark Goobie
Position: Member
Profile: Mark Goobie, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brock University, and is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP). He has spent the last 13 years helping companies with their ever increasing HR needs and in January of 2007, Mark launched Braymark Services Inc. which specialises in HR Services and Mystery Shopping.
Mark and his wife Angela grew up in Hamilton and have been connected with City Kidz since the mid-90’s. In their early years, they spent time on long Hamilton walks (routes as they are called) and rode big red buses and still share the same passion for City Kidz. They now spend much of their time the rural Niagara countryside with their 3 very active boys. Mark is also a Lincoln Soccer Club travel head coach, enjoys playing bass in Worship bands, and is rather outdoorsy whenever possible.
Ruth Kaulback
Position: Member
Profile: Ruth works at Welcome Inn Community Centre, which is located in the north end, and strives to foster community resilience through education and relationships. Ruth first became involved at City Kidz 15 years ago. During that time she visited children and families living in the north end of Hamilton every Friday night. She states that the things she learned during those visits and the relationships that were formed had a huge impact on her. Ruth and her husband Darren have two daughters. They love living in the north end of Hamilton and are enjoying all the adventure and benefits of being a part of such a unique, vibrant and creative neighbourhood.
Brad Lawrie
Position: Member
Profile: Presently Brad is an officer with the Hamilton Police Services. Brad holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree, has been a City Kidz volunteer since 1997, largely being involved as a driver and assisting with logistics issues. Brad draws on his private sector career in the commercial transportation industry (passenger logistics), his current career as a law enforcement professional and his aforementioned City Kidz volunteering to contribute to the governance of City Kidz. Brad has been married to his lovely wife Katherine for 11-years, residing in the region with their two precious daughters.
Karen Longhurst
Position: Member
Profile: Though presently living in Brantford with her husband, Karen was born and raised in Hamilton and still has many ties to the community. She holds an MBA from The Richard Ivey School of Business (UWO) and is currently working for Parkland Fuel Corporation as Manager, Wholesale & Supply, Ontario. Karen enjoys a number of sports activities and also favours reading good books on a regular basis.
David Marks
Position: Vice-Chair
Profile: David Marks is a graduate of McMaster University with a Bachelors of Honours Commerce. David obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 2001 and is currently working as a senior manager at KPMG in Hamilton. David lives in Caledonia with his wife Jen and their two boys ages 8 and 1. David enjoys going camping with his boys, coaching soccer and playing volleyball.
