2025 / 2026
Honorary Vice-Presidents
Past National Presidents, Lieutenants-Governor or their Spouse
National Officers
President
Karen Dalton, London, ON
1st Vice-President
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
2nd Vice-President
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
Secretary
Chris Bateman, Queensville, ON
Treasurer
Carol McCall, Etobicoke, ON
Citizenship Officer
Catherine Moore, Tiny, ON
Communications & Public Relations Officer
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
Constitution Officer
Carol McCall, Etobicoke, ON
Education Officer
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
Services Officer
Liz Hancock, Vancouver, BC
Membership Officer
Diane Ellison, LaSalle, QC
War Memorial Officer
Hazel MacLeod, London, ON
Vice-Presidents by Right of Office
British Columbia Provincial President
Carole Yorke, Vancouver
Alberta Provincial President
Janis Ogilvie, Calgary
Ontario Provincial President
Michelle Batty, Lambton Shores
New Brunswick Provincial President
Margaret McKay McNeill, Fredericton
Nova Scotia Provincial President
Anne Lawless, Amherst
Prince Edward Island Provincial President
Gail MacLean, Stratford
Chairmen of National 2025/2026 Committees
100th Anniversary Grant Program
Carole Yorke, Vancouver, BC
125th Anniversary Committee
Jane Cushing, Long Reach, NB
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
2026 Annual Meeting
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
Archivist
Bonnie Rees, Waterloo, ON
Echoes Committee
Stephney Flexhaug, Nanton, AB
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
Labrador Adopt-A-Class Program
Aileen Reid, Ingersoll, ON
Labrador Bursary
Jane Cushing, Long Reach, NB
Liaison with Chapters Under National Jurisdiction
Natalie Denesovych, Winnipeg, MB
National Life Membership
Catherine Moore, Tiny, ON
The National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award
Liz Hancock, Vancouver, BC
Honorary Vice-Presidents
Past National Presidents, Lieutenants-Governor or their Spouse
National Officers
President
Karen Dalton, London, ON
1st Vice-President
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
2nd Vice-President
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
Secretary
Chris Bateman, Queensville, ON
Treasurer
Carol McCall, Etobicoke, ON
Citizenship Officer
Catherine Moore, Tiny, ON
Communications & Public Relations Officer
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
Constitution Officer
Carol McCall, Etobicoke, ON
Education Officer
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
Services Officer
Liz Hancock, Vancouver, BC
Membership Officer
Diane Ellison, LaSalle, QC
War Memorial Officer
Hazel MacLeod, London, ON
Vice-Presidents by Right of Office
British Columbia Provincial President
Carole Yorke, Vancouver
Alberta Provincial President
Janis Ogilvie, Calgary
Ontario Provincial President
Michelle Batty, Lambton Shores
New Brunswick Provincial President
Margaret McKay McNeill, Fredericton
Nova Scotia Provincial President
Anne Lawless, Amherst
Prince Edward Island Provincial President
Gail MacLean, Stratford
Chairmen of National 2025/2026 Committees
100th Anniversary Grant Program
Carole Yorke, Vancouver, BC
125th Anniversary Committee
Jane Cushing, Long Reach, NB
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
2026 Annual Meeting
Helen Danby, Petrolia, ON
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
Archivist
Bonnie Rees, Waterloo, ON
Echoes Committee
Stephney Flexhaug, Nanton, AB
Renate Schuetz, Owen Sound, ON
Labrador Adopt-A-Class Program
Aileen Reid, Ingersoll, ON
Labrador Bursary
Jane Cushing, Long Reach, NB
Liaison with Chapters Under National Jurisdiction
Natalie Denesovych, Winnipeg, MB
National Life Membership
Catherine Moore, Tiny, ON
The National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award
Liz Hancock, Vancouver, BC