Tony Janssen - President
Tony Janssen has been the Chamber President since 2007.
Tony Janssen has run a very successful printing business for over 35 years. He is the Owner and President of PP Print, The Scugog Communications Group and CAPS publication.
Richard Gauder - 1st Vice President
Richard Gauder is President of CMS Web Solutions Inc. CMS Web Solutions Inc.is an award winning Port Perry web development company. It specializes in helping owner operated companies build effective websites using emerging technology and marketing methods. Richard is former director of the Durham Region Manufacturers Association, Past President of The Whitby Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Durham College Alumni Association, and is an active volunteer for various community groups.
Carrie Makins - 2nd Vice President
Carrie Makins is the Owner /President of STANDOUT Promotional Products. She has been an active member of the Scugog Chamber for the past two years. STANDOUT Promotional Products specializes in marketing and brand awareness through imprinted products such as apparel and a vast assortment of hard goods. They specialize in making the process of imprinting your logo easy, enjoyable and cost effective.
Carrie has a background in sales and procurement with Basic’s Office Products and Rogers Communications. Their office is located in Port Perry, serving many loyal clients across the Durham region and throughout Canada. Carrie was a member of the Gala Committee to raise funds for the 2008 Provincial Special Olympics held in Durham Region and also assisted in organizing the Walk for Memories Durham North event in support of Alzheimer’s research and support. Carrie, her husband and children, live in Prince Albert and are actively involved in the community.
Gary Chorney - Director / Government Relations Committee Chair
Gary Chorney has more than forty years (40) of business experience. For the majority of those years he held senior positions in Information Technology, Sales, Marketing, and Services. After twenty one years with Xerox Canada he retired in 2005. During his career in Xerox he had a broad range of responsibilities that included Director Major Accounts Marketing, Director National Product Support, Principal Xerox Global Services, and Director Industry Marketing DPS. For two years Gary commuted to Rochester, New York where he was Program Manager responsible for the development and the global deployment of Xerox Office Services, a Services product. Two years after his arrival Xerox Office Services was successfully launched in North America, Europe and Fuji Xerox and Gary returned to Xerox Canada.
Prior to his career with Xerox, Gary held management positions with Honeywell Information Systems and the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation.
While he was with Xerox he attended the Executive Program at Queens University, and Leadership Through Quality, Measurements of Quality at the Xerox training facility in Leesburg Virginia.
Born in Winnipeg Manitoba, Gary moved with his family to Pickering, Ontario in 1978. At that time he had accepted a position as Manager Computer Consulting with SystemHouse Ltd. which was located in Toronto.
In 2005, Gary and his wife, Gayle, moved to King’s Bay in Seagrave, Ontario. Apart from enjoying the community, Gary is the President of the King’s Bay Residents Association and has taken on business consulting engagements.
Gary and Gayle have three children, Tracey (and John) Codlin (Whitby), Geoff (Toronto), and Jennifer (Banff). The only ‘child’ left at home is their spoiled Bichon, Bijou!
Wilf Rapp - Treasurer / Director
Cheryl Manikas – Secretary / Director
Cheryl Manikas is the Campaign Manager for United Way covering Scugog and Brock townships.
She has been actively involved in the United Way Campaign for three years now and is totally committed to improving the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves within our local community. United Way ensures that one campaign for so many different service needs delivers maximum impact and helps address priority needs in the community. United Way supports various programs run by agencies within Port Perry such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Community Care and Community Living to name a few.
Prior to working for United Way, Cheryl was an Executive Secretary and Customer Service Manager with AMJ Campbell Van Lines located in Markham for fifteen years.
When the opportunity to help improve the lives of those less fortunate arose she embraced the desire to give back to her community.
Jillian Howsam - Director
For the past 10 years Jill has been actively been involved in helping others with planning and running special events as well as celebrations. She assisted and organized “The Community Gift Giving Program” through Mary Kay which provides residents at the Port Perry Community Nursing Home with gifts on Christmas Day. Jill is a member of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and the Fundraising Coordinator for Northwood Zoo. Jill is also an Independent Sales Rep for Mary Kay.
She has been a Director with the Chamber of Commerce for the past 3 ½ years allowing her to assist in planning and coordinating varies events within the community. Helping others is something Jill truly loves doing.
Jill is the office manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters, North Durham and a job coach at the Port Perry Community Employment Resource Centre. The centre is a self-help, self-directed, job search action centre that provides FREE access to everything one needs to conduct an effective employment search. The Centre has been established in Port Perry since Feb 2002 and is located at 116 Water Street. The centres services will assist you in determining your employment goals and identify skills, develop your interview techniques, and obtain referrals and support.
For more information on our services please visit our website at www.portperrycerc.com or call our centre at 905-985-1441. Business hours at the centre are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am -4pm and Tuesdays 10am -6pm.
Bob is a longtime and active director with the Scugog Chamber of Commerce and serves as our representative for the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan.
Bob is an associate with Hardiman Mount & Associates Insurance Brokers Ltd. and has built a distinguished insurance career over the last three decades in both sales and management. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and a Chartered Financial Consultant. He is Chairman of the Township of Scugog Committee of Adjustment and the Property Standards Committee. In 2005, Bob was named by the Township of Scugog to the Mayor's Honour Roll.
He is a Past President of the Durham Children's Aid Society, a founding Director of the Durham Children's Aid Foundation and the founder and coordinator of the Durham CAPPY Ride. Bob is a Past President of the Oshawa Jaycees and a lifetime member of the Canada Jaycee Senate.
However, the only title which Bob is truly proud of, and to which he always respond to is "Grandpa".
Scott Swain - Director
Scott is a fourth generation farmer on the Swain family farm two km south of Blackstock. The Swains’ main business is beef production. Annually they can produce enough beef to feed 5000 people. In the last year they have focused on supplying beef locally in Durham Region. Swainbeef.ca (an online Store) has allowed them to have a farm store open 24 hours 7 days a week with no extra staff.
Scott Graduated from the University of Guelph with a diploma in Agricultural Business in 1998. At this time he started working full time with a local seed company growing, processing and distributing seed to Ontario suppliers and farmers. He worked with this company part time for 6 years and full time for 2 years.
In 2000, he changed careers to work for Thompsons Limited in Pontypool. For 8 years, he specialized in commodity merchandising, purchasing, and hedging crops for farmers. He also acted as a crop consultant and managed a custom application department that applied herbicides and pesticides over 15,000 acres per year.
One year ago, he left Thompsons to pursue an opportunity with Graham Sales & Contracting Coverall Buildings. He now works from home selling buildings and coordinating projects throughout Central Ontario. This position nicely compliments his commitments to their family farm.
In 2002 he became a partner in his family farming business. The Swains produce corn, alfalfa, wheat, soybeans and beef. In 2005, the Swains built a new outdoor feedlot to increase production by 300%. Scott and Nicole purchased the family farm in 2006 and were married in 2007. One of the highlights of their business operation was the May 2008 launch of Swainbeef.ca. This online store allows the Swains to market their beef directly to consumers in Durham Region.
Scott continues to be involved in the community through the Durham Region Cattlemen’s Association, the Durham Region Federation of Agriculture, Township of Scugog Economic Development Advisory Committee, and Blackstock Men’s Hockey. He was instrumental in the development of the Farmers Feed Cities campaign in 2005-2006.
Chris Pudleiner - Director
Chris has worked in his families business prior to attending George Brown college in 1999 to 2000. When his Grandfather retired in 1997, Chris and his father started Canadian Sign Systems Ltd. and continued to service some of the largest Canadian retailers building on the foundation & reputation built by his grandfather. Their level of service is second to none and has benefited them greatly with many loyal customers across Ontario.
Julie Curran - Director
Kenna Kozak - General Manager
Kenna was the Human Resource Manager for Dynastream Innovations in Cochrane, AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Garmin International, the world leader in GPS technology. Dynastream is high-tech R & D technology company of approximately 100 employees and was originally a small entrepreneurial company. Kenna was involved in almost every aspect of the running and maintaining of a business structure, with a strong focus on the HR, financial, marketing and office managing proponents. In addition to her full-time HR position, she was responsible for the initiation and completion of two new facilities, acting as general contractor and materials resource, office managing a 28,000 sq foot facility over three different sites with an on-site manufacturing SMT line.
Kenna also played an integral role in bringing an new NLL sports franchise to a new market in 2001, the Calgary Roughnecks, helping to build a brand, an image and a team. Building the franchise elements such as website development, marketing elements, team marketing, sponsorship, programing and game day guides, on-air promotions, broadcast/commercial elements, game day/event packaging and public and media coordination.
Another facet to Kenna's portfolio is her involvement in the broadcast industry for 15 years, prior to moving to Alberta, she has worked at large national networks such as TSN, the Discovery Channel, CBC variety and field producing for ESPN. She was involved in all aspects of broadcasting, bring graphics, camera, production editing, producing and directing elements to life, with topics from sports, to science, to variety shows and made for TV films. Some of her production/event and talent coordinating credits include Anne Murray’s family Christmas, the Junos, Genies, Gemini and NHL awards and Skydome Opening Ceremonies just to name a few.
Scugog Chamber of Commerce By-Laws Charter By Laws.pdf