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Governance

The War Amps National Headquarters building in Ottawa.

The War Amps has been continued under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and is registered as a charitable organization with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The War Amps is funded by donations to the Key Tag Service. It does not receive government grants.

Since 1918, The War Amps has met the needs of war amputees. Today, the Association continues to serve them, and all Canadian amputees, including children. The Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program provides financial assistance for artificial limbs, regional seminars and peer support. Through CHAMP, The War Amps tradition of “amputees helping amputees” will continue long into the future.

The War Amps Regional Representatives (all of them CHAMP graduates who have had a long and dedicated involvement with the Association as well as provided outstanding assistance to other amputees in their communities) play an important role as part of our governance structure, furthering the legacy of the war amputees who originally founded the Association and established the essential charitable programs that have successfully evolved over the years.

Executive Committee

David Saunders, CPA, CA

Chair, Executive Committee
Chief Operating Officer

Danita Chisholm

Executive Director

Darlene Quesnel

Executive Director

Executive Subcommittee

Katie Dunfield

Director, Public Relations

Nicole Myslivecek

Director, Human Resources

Tracy Newbury

Director, Strategic Operations

Annelise Petlock, JD, MBA

Director, General Counsel and Member Programs

Quebec Operations

Louis Bourassa

Director, Programs and Community Outreach (Quebec)

Yardley Sandaire

Director, Internal Operations (Quebec)

Board of Directors

Lorraine Cornelius

Chair, Board of Directors

Merrill Loeppky

Tim Verney