Executive
President
Rob Boycott M.P.A., CIM, FCSI
Rob has been a Full Service Financial Advisor since 1991. In partnership with his wife Jan, he delivers professional financial planning, investment and insurance advice to clients. Rob’s extensive industry experience and credentials combine with a steadfast focus on guiding his clients securely towards meeting their financial goals
Rob’s credentials include a Masters in Public Administration from Queens University, a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute designation, and the Certified Investment Manager certification. He is currently pursuing the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation.
An active community participant, Rob has served on the board of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce, with 2008 marking his term as President. Rob sits on the finance committee of the Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation and has been involved with numerous United Way campaigns as well as other community service organizations.
Vice President
Bruce McCartney
Bruce McCartney was born in Trinidad W.I., and moved to West Island Montreal in 1969 where he spent 20 years. In December of 1989 he moved to Cobourg to spearhead the merger of Kraft and General Foods Financial reporting systems. In his role with Kraft Canada he brings over 21 years experience in the area of Operations Finance, and his last role was that of Plant Controller. He is currently the Division Director of Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Cobourg. Investors Group is a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to nearly one million Canadians through a network of approximately 3,900 Consultants located throughout Canada. In addition to an exclusive family of mutual funds and other investment vehicles, Investors Group offers a wide range of insurance, securities, mortgage and banking services. A Certified Financial Planner, Bruce brings a wealth of Corporate and personalized financial knowledge, including his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation to support the growth of his client’s wealth.
2nd Vice President
Bonnie Thrasher
Past President
Dave Hughes
Originally from Ajax, Ontario, Dave now resides in Grafton Shores. The General Sales Manager and a working partner in Pineridge Broadcasting, Dave has extensive knowledge of the business community and experience with the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce. He has served on the Board of Directors since 1998, is the current President and has contributed to several committees including Chairing the Business Achievement Awards Committee.
Treasurer
Marcy Berg
Marcy boasts 24 years of credit experience and recently opened Mortgages for Women.com a division of the Mortgage Diversity Group Inc. Marcy brings innovative marketing ideas, exceptional networking skills, entrepreneurial spirit and excellent goal setting abilities to the Chamber. Marcy's ability to prioritize, see the “big picture” and reputation for being a "straight shooter" ensure that the voice of small business will be well represented on the Board.
Executive Member At Large
Sandra Webb
With ten years in private practice and over 25 years in Child Welfare, Sandra is a qualified Play Therapist, Theraplay Therapist, Sandtray-Worldplay work and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, as well as an international and domestic Adoption Practitioner including homestudies for families, working with birth mothers and supervising adoption placements. Sandra has experience with volunteer boards and committees including Canadian Play Therapy Association, Big Sisters, Northumberland Players, the Roseneath Fair and over three years as a Director on the Board of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce. In addition to her Cobourg business, Sandra and her husband own a dairy farm in Roseneath, so she brings rural and urban perspectives to the board, in addition to her organizational skills, people skills and interest in business.