Chair: Bob Hall, Citizens’ Appointee
Bob Hall, Member of the Police Services Board
Bob Hall was appointed to the Police Service Board in the spring of 2015. He has been a teacher for 15 years and served as a City Councillor for 17 years before deciding not to seek re-election in 2014.
During his time on City Council, Bob served as Chairman of Council’s Committee of the Whole and as Chairman of Council’s Planning Committee. He was engaged in issues such as economic development, infrastructure, social services, affordable housing, parks, arenas and partnerships with Peterborough County.
Bob’s experience in the community includes:
• Teacher for 15 years – currently teaches at Kenner Collegiate and Intermediate School
• City Councillor 1997-2014
• Chairman of City Council’s Committee of the Whole and Planning Committee
• Canadian Canoe Museum Board Member
• Otonabee Region Conservation Authority Board Member
• Peterborough Public Library Board Chairman
• Fairhaven Long-Term Care Facility Board Member
• Council for Persons with Disabilities Member
• Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Aid Society Board Member
• Parks and Recreation Committee Member
• Arenas Advisory Committee Member
• Art Gallery of Peterborough Board Member
• Healthy Babies – Healthy Children Committee Chairman
• United Way volunteer
• Big Brothers volunteer
• Canadian Mental Health Association Development Coordinator
• Outreach worker
• Youth worker
Bob currently teaches at Kenner Collegiate and Intermediate School in Peterborough.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Business Management certificate from Queen’s University. He studied French at the University of Quebec.
Bob and his wife, Trudie, have two daughters and a son in university.
Vice-Chair: Leslie (Les) Kariunas, Provincial Appointee
Les Kariunas, Member of the Police Services Board
Born in Toronto, Les Kariunas graduated from York University with a degree in Psychology. He furthered his education with the completion of the Human Resources Management Program at Seneca College and Canadian Risk Management Program at University of Toronto.
Les’s career spanned over 30 years in Human Resources with multi-national and International Organizations including Nestle Canada, Honda Canada, Delcan Engineering and Bata Shoe International. He took on additional responsibilities in managing Facilities, Information Systems, and Finance Groups. In addition, he managed the international Global Risk portfolio at Bata Shoes.
Les has been responsible for managing many small and large project teams over his career. He has also been responsible for identifying and selecting key people in sales, service and support teams over his career in Human Resources.
He developed and started his own Facilities and Risk Management consulting company in 2010 where he actively worked with a number of private and public-sector organizations.
Les and his wife Karen decided to relocate to the Peterborough area to begin a new chapter in their life as retirees. They are still close to their blended family including their beloved Golden Retriever. They take full advantage of the many trails, lakes and rivers the Kawartha’s has to offer.
Les is actively involved as a volunteer member for the Ontario Trillium Foundation grant team for the Kawartha region. He is also a member of the Kiwanis Club of Peterborough and a member of the Peterborough Cycling Club.
Furthermore, he loves to cycle the roads in Peterborough and the Kawartha’s. He logged almost 2,600 kilometers during the 2019 summer season and plans to increase his distance this summer.
Mayor Diane Therrien
Mayor Diane Therrien, Member of the Police Services Board
Diane completed her undergrad degree at McMaster Univesity in Hamilton before moving to Peterborough to complete her Master’s Degree in Canadian and Indigenous Studies at Trent University.
She has experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, and has worked for the former Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network, and Trent University.
Diane was elected to city council in 2014, and in 2018 was elected mayor of Peterborough.
Councillor Gary Baldwin
Board Chair, Councillor Gary Baldwin
Gary Baldwin is a City Councillor for Ashburnham Ward. He is a retired teacher and principal. He was first elected City of Peterborough Councillor in 2014. His community experience includes:
- Former Vice Chair, Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Services Board
- Waste Management, Parks and Recreation Portfolio Chair
- City of Peterborough Finance Committee Vice Chair
- City/County Waste Management Committee Member
- Peterborough Library Board Member
- Art Gallery of Peterborough Board Member
- Peterborough Utilities Commission Commissioner
- County/City Joint Services Steering Committee Member
- Ontario Region Conservation Authority Director
- Arena, Parks Recreation Advisory Committee Member
- Peterborough Public Health Board member
Gary and his wife Debbie, have two grown sons, and seven grandchildren.
Mary ten Doeschate, Provincial Appointee
Mary ten Doeschate has a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, a Broadcast Journalism diploma from Fanshawe College and recently completed the Leadership Development Certificate at Fleming College. She is bilingual in French and English.
Mary is known throughout the community as a TV Producer for YourTV, primarily concentrating on the political scene. It was through this employment where she received the Media Award from the Ontario Brain Injury Association; working with the BIA in creating, producing and broadcasting a province-wide series of PSAs for the organization. Mary recently left the world of television and has taken on the role of National Customer Service Supervisor for World’s Finest Chocolate.
Her volunteer experience includes the role of Information Outreach Chair with the Canadian Cancer Society Chatham-Kent branch and being a member of her neighbourhood volunteer group, assisting two Syrian families settle into their homes and lives in Peterborough.
Mary and her family relocated to the Peterborough area in 2010. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two children enjoying all the riches of Peterborough’s outdoors through skiing, cycling, hiking and camping.