2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nicolette Rushton grew up in South Africa and immigrated to Canada in 1996, she moved to Bracebridge in 2000.

Niki is the Community Manager Muskoka for RBC, covering Gravenhurst to Sundridge.  Previous to this she was at CIBC for 14 years.

Niki has been married for 18 years and has 2 children. She believes in shopping locally and is an active participant in most local community events. This is the 3rd board that Niki is on (Bracebridge Soccer and Macaulay Tree House).

In her leisure time Niki enjoys camping with her family, reading, and being involved in the local community.

As a successful business owner, Kathleen helped grow Hear Well Be Well Inc. from 2 employees one location to 12 locations and 37 employees across Ontario (from London to Huntsville – including Bracebridge of course) in just 7 years. The foundation of Hear Well Be Well is based on these values: love what you do; innovate – there is always a better way; be a student, be a teacher; share your gifts and good fortune; be humble and; be intentional. Hiring is based on these values, as are the HR policies and marketing. As such Hear Well Be Well has exceedingly high employee engagement and client satisfaction.

Prior to starting Hear Well Be Well, Kathleen ran her own consulting business, KeVation Innovation in Sales and Marketing for 10 years. In addition, her 15 years of corporate experience in sales, marketing, training and consulting at Nestlé, Ernst and Young and Canada Life well positioned Kathleen to be a successful entrepreneur.

Kathleen also started her own charity to help Rwandan orphaned genocide survivors – Project Empower. From this, she branched out to include helping the hearing impaired in Rwanda. Locally, Hear Well Be Well does many community charity projects as well. Now Kathleen is ready to share her skills, passion and heart with the community of Bracebridge Muskoka.

Louise is a certified bookkeeper/controller offering experience in administration and accounting. Louise shares a passion of the hospitality industry with her husband and 2 boys. She spent over 30 years of her career in Canmore/Banff Alberta. Born and raised in Toronto, Louise enjoyed many summers in Muskoka and is happy to be calling the area home. She is currently working towards building a self sustainable family property in Bracebridge.

Louise has volunteered with other organizations such as Canmore/Kananaskis Chamber of Commerce, Canmore Daycare, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, Bow Valley and Ontario SPCA.

Louise enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with others and loves to train and mentor owners, managers and staff in hospitality bookkeeping and operational practices.

Born in Toronto but moved to Bracebridge with her family as a young girl. Linda attended BMLSS and in the summers was part of her parents’ tourist business (Muskoka Family Go-Karts)
Linda married and has 5 children, and now 6 grandchildren (with another one on the way).

Linda has lived in various communities throughout Ontario in the 80’s and early 90’s and moved back to Muskoka in 1992.

Linda has owned and operated her own franchise business, held the position of general manager of a manufacturing business, and for the past 22 years owned and operated Davlin Ontario Inc. with her husband David.

Linda has served as a township counselor for the Township of Muskoka Lakes. She currently is the Poppy Chair for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 591 and a member of the Muskoka Builders’ Association.

Linda has been on the board of directors for the Bracebridge Chamber of Commerce for the past 4 years.

Linda attended Georgian College and Nipissing University for Business and Management courses and studied at the OREA college and graduated with honours in March 2021.

Linda is currently a Real Estate Sales Representative with Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Centre, specializing in Residential and Cottage Properties.

Linda’s hobbies are spending quality time with her family and friends and getting in a good fishing trip.

Jenny grew up in Bracebridge, Ontario and feels honored to be able to make a difference in the community where she was raised. After receiving a soccer scholarship and Communications/PR degree at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania, Jenny found her way back home where she always knew, deep down, she wanted to make a difference. With a passion for music, she started her radio career in 2004 as an Account Executive in Bracebridge for Moose FM. It was a natural fit. Since that day, Jenny has worked tirelessly over the last decade achieving multiple campaigns and promotions in the sales department. Since 2014 Jenny has overseen Vista Radio’s 4 Moose FM stations across Cottage Country as Regional Cluster Manager. In her free time, she loves enjoying the outdoors, painting and playing hockey for the MWHL. She also keeps busy with her two children; William (9) and Mckenna (12).

Grateful for an amazing staff which cares just as much about the community as she does, Jenny is looking forward to continuing to help the community and local business grow with the Chamber.

Paul founded Muskoka Kia with a partner in the fall of 2000. He, along with his wife Jessica Tickle are the sole owners of the dealership since 2015.The dealership sells new and used vehicles and services and details all makes and models of vehicles.

Prior to moving to Bracebridge in 2000, he worked in Automotive in Toronto and has 30 plus years experience in the industry.

Paul is an active supporter of local charities and has been a member of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge since moving here in 2000 and has been a member of the board a few times in the past. He has also been on the board of Annie Williams Park.

Paul lives in Bracebridge with his wife, the aforementioned Jessica and his two children, Patrick and Zoe.

Paul is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario (now called Western University), class of 2000.

Residing in Muskoka, I have a passion for helping people obtain the real estate of their dreams! A 20 year consultant and executive in various aspects of the financial services industries, I possess deep knowledge of both personal and business finance as well as the current local real estate climate. While I provide mortgage services to everyone, specialty areas include small business owners, recently separated people, cottages, rentals, refinancing, and investment properties. With access to a vast pool of lenders with whom I work closely, let me help you obtain your next mortgage quickly, easily, and at the best rate for you!

I also perform small business/corporate tax and related accounting.bookkeeping services.

*** David Perlock has been a long standing member of the Canadian Association Management Consultants and attended Wilfrid Laurier University for Business Administration. He is also a graduate of the Univerisity of Windsor’s Bachelor of Commerce program with honours and the Canadian Tax Academy. David is an active Director of the Board of the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Chamber of Commerce where he sits on the Finance Committee and is Past-Treasurer of the Bracebridge Chamber of Commerce where he is currently a Board member. He is a member of the Stephenson District Lions Club (Port Sydney) and the key Leader of the 1st Muskoka BPSA Scouting Group where he teaches leadership, outdoor skills, and canoe tripping to youth and guides them in creating high-adventure trips and challenges.