Frank Smith
Frank is an artist (click here to visit his studio) and a recently retired high school visual arts teacher. He still teaches privately in his own studio. After retirement Frank began to devote his time to volunteer and humanitarian work. He volunteers at Camp Oochigeas, a camp for children with cancer, and serves on the Southlake Regional Health Centre’s Artistic Enrichment Committee. Frank is also a member of Friends of the Heart, a meditation and healing centre in Toronto. However most of Frank’s time lately is devoted to his vision of developing ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams to help the beautiful children that he has met in Tanzania.
Sarah Bartram
Sarah is a graduate of the University of Windsor. She is now a student in the Faculty of Education at Trent University. Sarah worked as an ESL teacher in South Korea and traveled to East Africa after completing a twelve month contract. After meeting the people and seeing the countries of East Africa, she has become passionate about getting back there to do long term volunteer work involving education and helping children. Sarah is excited to be a part of ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams and wants to utilize her energy, passion and organizational skills towards improving the lives of the children. She is very much looking forward to meeting them all one day.
Lynn Bird
Lynn Bird, a retired clinical laboratory manager, brings over 20 years of corporate operational and financial management experience in both private business and in the healthcare field. Lynn is the Past President of the Rotary Club of Newmarket and continues to be active at a district level. Her passion for world community service joyfully fills each day — until the young grandchildren come to visit. Then they command her undivided attention and will surely “teach me all I really need to know”.
Joe Crone
Joe Crone brings to ABCD: Art Building Children’s Dreams his love of children, his music, his passion for teaching and ideas to help us grow and strengthen in our capacity to help our children in Tanzania. One of his visions is to see a ‘twinning’ program between schools in Canada and the schools our children attend in Tanzania for mutually beneficial growth and learning opportunities.
Terry Maynard
Terry has worked as an instructional designer and facilitator since 1986 for employers such as CIBC, Simcoe District School Board, and Employment Ontario. Terry believes that education is key for developing countries… ”a gift that keeps giving”. Terry is committed to designing effective training and education for developing countries and communities, evidenced by volunteering to design training proposals for troubled teens, people of First Nations, and communities in Inuvik and South Africa. www.unlimitedworth.com
