Our Board Members
The contributions of Community Board Members are vital to the success of Kids Country Club. Community Board Members provide leadership, identify local community needs, and advocate for those needs. They also build partnerships in the community, raise funds, and speak on behalf of our services within the community.
Through their assistance, Community Board Members assist Kids County Club to continue to be a dynamic and responsive community-based organization assisting families of MFTD children to receive the services they need.
If our mandate speaks to your talents and you are interested in getting involved, give us a call, we would love to hear from you.
James Shields -
President
Owner/operator of a small business (automotive repair garage) for 30 years in London. Married for 32 years and has three adult children. He is on the Board of Directors for the industry association AARO (Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario) for 15 years.
Gregory Crunican - Vice-President and Secretary
Gregory is a Registered Nurse with past experience in a rural emergency department and as a part-time professor at Fanshawe College. He currently works in the Infectious Diseases Care Program at St Joseph's Hospital. Gregory lives with his wife and two children north of London
Whitney Linell - Treasurer
Whitney has been working with children who are medically complex, tech dependent, and with life limiting/life threatening diagnosis for close to a decade. She is currently pursuing a MSEd and will be pivoting to education in 2024. She has dedicated much of her career towards innovative approaches to pediatric support and most recently engaged in a project group geared towards bringing a pediatric hospice to the London area.
Whitney lives in Sparta Ontario with her partner and their four children. Her and her partner are avid hikers, kayakers, and love sharing the outdoors with their family and plethora of pets. She and her partner have also found such joy in sharing their home for respite care over the years.
Kayla Stewart
Kayla is a Registered Social Worker and is currently working at London Health Sciences Centre. Kayla graduated from the University of Windsor in 2015 with her Bachelor of Arts in Developmental Psychology and then again in 2018 with her Master of Social Work degree. Kayla has a passion for helping and supporting others. Kayla currently lives in London with her spouse and her dog named Momo. Momo is a corgi and looks like one of the Queen’s dogs! Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Ariyan Haq
Ariyan is a third-year Nursing Student who is concurrently employed as a Clinical Extern at Parkwood Institute and serves as a Research Assistant in the School of Nursing at Western University. Beyond his academic pursuits, he is very passionate about providing support to his community and is in the process of establishing a non-profit organization named Al-Haqq Foundation, with the goal of offering social services to London residents. As a long-term resident of London, he is excited at the opportunity to collaborate with the local community on new and innovative projects and welcomes any that comes his way!.