Governance

Collaborative & Community-led Accountability

The Waterloo Region Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan is overseen by a collaborative steering committee with representation from diverse organizations, sectors, and communities.
Supporting governance and implementation are a number of advisory committees (breaking down silos and barriers), working groups (facilitating and coordinating), and action tables (outcome-oriented community experts and boots on the ground).
Regional Council, on behalf of all municipalities in Waterloo Region, is legislatively required to develop and adopt community safety and well-being plans working in partnership with a multi-sectoral advisory committee comprised of representation from the police service board and other local service providers in health/mental health, education, community/social services and children/youth services.
Additional requirements are also outlined in legislation pertaining to conducting consultations, contents of the plan, and monitoring, evaluating, reporting and publishing the plan.
Three committees were created to provide
 foundational guidance to develop the Framework.
These committees brought together local leaders, youth, municipalities, and community organizations focused on wellbeing. Along with these groups, we engaged different communities in Waterloo Region to listen to their priorities and needs to feel safe. These committees continue to provide oversight and support as we implement the plan.

Steering Committee

A group of regional, sector, and community leaders, including members of the Anti-Racism Advisory Working Group and organizations representing racialized communities.

Advisory Committee

A group of local leaders in health, municipal, housing, family and children's services, mental health, education and justice that can commit their organizations to action.

Youth Advisory
Committee

An autonomous group of diverse youth committed to identifying opportunities to improve community safety and wellbeing for all.

Steering Committee Members

The steering committee will guide the process and endorse the framework/plan before it goes to Regional Council and the Province for approval.

 

  • Scott Miller, Interim Director of Education, Waterloo Region District School Board
  • Tyrone Dowling, Director of Education, Waterloo Catholic District School Board
  • Mathieu Goetzke, Acting CAO, Region of Waterloo
  • Mark Crowell, Chief, Waterloo Regional Police Service
  • Donna Dubie, Executive Director, Healing of the Seven Generations
  • Fauzia Mazhar, Executive Director, Coalition of Muslim Women
  • Karen Redman, Regional Chair & WRPS Board Member
  • Melissa Ireland, Director, Indigenous Relations, University of Waterloo
  • Mike Ennis, Executive Director, YMCA of Three Rivers
  • Sandy Shantz, Regional Councillor, Mayor Township of Woolwich
  • Karen Quigley-Hobbs, Waterloo Regional Police Services Board Representative
  • Tracy Elop, Executive Director, Camino
  • Kim Wilhelm, Executive Director, The Foodbank of Waterloo Region
  • Kari Williams, Regional Councillor

The advisory group helped identify priorities, actions and metrics.

  • Alison Pearson, Children and Youth Planning Table
  • Peter Sweeney/Arran Rowles, Community Services, Region of Waterloo
  • Eusis Dougan-Mckenzie, Waterloo Region District School Board
  • Dan Chapman, City of Kitchener
  • David Brenneman, Township of Woolwich
  • Eric Avner, Waterloo Region Community Foundation
  • Ashnoor Rahim, KW4 OHT
  • Lindsay Beurermann , CND OHT
  • Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang/ Rhonda Nicholls, Region of Waterloo Public Health
  • Chief John Riches, Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services
  • Joan Fisk, United Way Waterloo Region Communities
  • Joe-Ann McComb, Kinbridge Community Association
  • Judy Merkle/Lynn Garrioch, Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board
  • Aaron Mathias, WRPS
  • John Colangeli, Starling Community Services
  • Rob Donelson, Lyle S. Hallman Foundation
  • Emily Christofferson, Ontario Health West
  • Sonia Dennis, Family & Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region
  • Tara Bedard, Immigration Partnership
  • Tova Davidson, Sustainable Waterloo Region

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