Committees & Structure
The Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run is proud to be the Official Charity of Choice of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and as such, is able to run one of the best Torch Run programs in the world with the OACP's endorsement and support. Below is the Committee Structure of our movement.
OACP Executive Committee
Sponsor and promoter of the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Responsible for the guidance of the OACP Torch Run Committee.
Members:
Chief Frank Bergen
Hamilton Police Service
fbergen@hamiltonpolice.ca
Paul Pedersen
Executive Director, OACP
ppedersen@oacp.on.ca
Chief Superintendent Jamie Zettler
Royal Canadian Mounted Police O Division
Daryl Pitfield
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of the Solicitor General
daryl.pitfield@ontario.ca
Super. Mike McDonell
Ontario Provincial Police
Mike.McDonell@opp.ca
Richard Onley
SOO Board Representative
richard@onley.ca
Cody Jansma
Executive Secretary, OACP Torch Run Committee
President & CEO, Special Olympics Ontario
codyj@specialolympicsontario.com
Operations Committee
The LETR Operations Committee reports directly to the OACP Torch Run Executive Committee. Committee members oversee activities, general operational initiatives, and events for and on behalf of OLETR, using their knowledge of the Torch Run program.
Members:
Chair: Lisa O'Brien
Director – OLETR
Director, Institutional Services
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Lisa.O'Brien@ontario.ca
Karen Richards
Past Director – OLETR
York Regional Police
5475@yrp.ca
Stephen Graham
Special Olympics Orillia
Special Olympics Athlete Representative
Cst. Shaun Beaulieu
Sault Ste. Marie Police Service
s.beaulieu@ssmps.org
Cst. Bryan McMillan
Kingston Police
bmcmillan@kingstonpolice.ca
Sgt. Michael Puterbaugh
Toronto Police Service
michael.puterbaugh@torontopolice.on.ca
Jason Herder
Chatham-Kent Police Service
jasonh@chatham-kent.ca
Melanie Kish-Lewis
Windsor Police Service
mkish@windsorpolice.ca
Zone Coordinators
Responsible for the overall management and communication of their respective Zone. The Zone Coordinator is in constant communication with the Torch Run Director and Manager and other duties include financial management of the Zone, advising the Operations Committee on activities within the Zone, promoting Torch Run at OACP Zone Meetings, organizing logistics, materials and money for the Zone, supply on-site route contacts for all runs within the Zone, encourage the acquisition of Zone Sponsors and gather and report all zone statistically information to the Torch Run Director and Manager.
Zone Map
Zone Coordinators:
Zone 1
(Atkikokan, Dryden, Fort Frances*, Kenora, Marathon*, Nishnawe-Aski**, Red Rock, Terrace Bay, Thunder Bay, Lac Seul**, OPP Northwest Region, RCMP)
Tara Bottan
Canada Border Services Agency
Pigeon River Port of Entry, 7690 Hwy 61, Neebing, ON, P7L 0A2
Tel: Work 807-964-3000
Email: tara.bottan@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Ian West
Thunder Bay Police Service
1200 Balmoral St., Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5Z5
Tel: 807-684-1200 ext. 3356
Email: ian.west@thunderbaypolice.ca
Zone 1A
(Elliot Lake*, Espanola, Kapusaksing*, Kirkland Lake*, Michipicoten, Temiskaming Shores, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, Anishinabek**, Wikwemikong**, West Bay**, West Nipissing, Nishnawbe-Aski**, OPP North East Region, RCMP)
Suzanne Gadoury
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Timmins, ON
Tel: 705-232-0395
Email: suzanne.gadoury@ontario.ca
Paula McKnight
Ministry of the Solicitor General, Probation and Parole Services – Sudbury, Manitoulin & Espanola Offices
402 – 199 Larch Street, Sudbury, ON, P3E 5P9
Tel: Work 705-564-4311
Email: paula.mcknight@ontario.ca
Zone 2
(Akwesasne**, United Counties of S.D.&G.*, Arnprior*, Belleville, Brockville, Carleton Place*, Central Hastings*, CFB Petewawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Trenton, Cornwall, Deseronto, Gananoque, Grenville County*, Hawkesbury*, Kemptville*, Kingston, Napanee*, Ottawa, Pembroke, Perth, Prince Edward County*, Renfrew*, Rockland*, Smiths Falls, Stirling-Rawdon, Quinte West*, Correctional Services, OPP Eastern Region, RCMP)
Megan Arbuthnot
Ottawa Police Service
P.O. Box 9634, Station ‘T’ Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 6H5
Tel: (613)236-1222 ext.5119 (613)816-0692
Email: arbuthnotm@ottawapolice.ca
Ryan Johnston
Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre
2244 Innes Road, Gloucester, ON, K1B 4C4
Tel: Work 613-824-6080
Email: ryan.johnston@ontario.ca
Zone 3
(Barrie, Cobourg, Collingwood*, Lakefield, Lindsay, Midland, Orillia*, Parry Sound*, Penetanguishene*, Peterborough, Port Hope, South Simcoe, York Region, Mnjikaning, OPP GHQ – Orillia, RCMP)
Sarah Bamford
Barrie Police Service
110 Fairview Road
Barrie, Ontario L4N 8X8
Email: sbamford@barriepolice.ca
Kevin Selwood
York Regional Police Service
47 Don Hilock Drive
Aurora, Ontario L4G 0S7
1-866-876-5423
Email: 2156@yrp.ca
Zone 3A
(Durham Region, Peel Region, Caledon, OPP Central Greater Toronto Region, Toronto)
Sarah Dereski
Ministry of the Solicitor General
Peer Support Program Regional Lead – Central Region
Employee Wellness Unit, Corporate Health Care and Wellness Branch
Tel: Cell 226-558-3286
Email: sarah.dereski@ontario.ca
Greg O'Connor
Peel Regional Police Service
7150 Mississauga Road · Mississauga, Ontario
Tel: Cell - 905-460-4965
Email: 2958@peelpolice.ca
Zone 4
(Brantford, Haldimand-Norfolk*, Halton Region, Hamilton-Wentworth, Niagara Region, Norwich*, Paris*, Ingersoll*, Six Nations**, Tillsonburg*, Woodstock, OPP Central Greater Toronto Region, OPP Western Region, RCMP)
Christine McCallum
Brantford Police Service
344 Elgin St, Brantford ON N3S 7P6
Tel: (519) 756-0113 (647)654-8330
Aaron Gross
Niagara Regional Police Service
501 Fielden Avenue, Port Colborne, ON, L3K 4T9
Tel: Work 905-735-7811
Email: aaron.gross@niagarapolice.ca
Zone 5
(Chesley*, Durham, Fergus*, Guelph, Harriston, Kincardine*, Listowel, Meaford*, Milverton*, Mitchell*, Orangeville, Owen Sound, Palmerston*, Port Elgin, St. Marys*, Shelburne, Southampton, South Bruce-Grey, Stratford, Tavistock*, Thornbury*, Wiarton*, Wingham, Waterloo Region, OPP Central Greater Toronto Region, OPP Western Region, RCMP)
Jeffery McLean
Ontario Provincial Police
Dufferin Detachment
506312 Highway 89, Mono, ON, L9V 1H9
Tel: 519-925-3312
Email: jeff.mclean@opp.ca
Catherine Conoboy
Waterloo Regional Police Service
200 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge, ON, N3H 4R7
Tel: Work 519-570-9777
Email: catherine.conoboy@wrps.on.ca
Zone 6
(Amherstburg, Aylmer, Chatham-Kent, Clinton*, Essex, Exeter*, Goderich*, LaSalle, Lakeshore Township*, Leamington, Kingsville*, London, Petrolia*, Point Edward*, Sarnia, Seaworth*, St Clair Beach*, St Thomas, Strathroy, Tecumseh, Windsor, Kettle Point, OPP Western Region, RCMP)
Michelle Serpa
Detective Criminal Investigations Division
London Police Service
601 Dundas St., London, ON, N6B 1X1
Tel: Work 519-452-5160
Email: mserpa@londonpolice.ca
Melanie Kish-Lewis
Windsor Police Service
150 Goyeau Street, Windsor, ON, N9A 6J5
Tel: Work 519-258-6111
Email: mkish@windsorpolice.ca
Provincial Corrections Coordinator
Tijana Lakovic
Ministry of the Solicitor General, Vanier Centre for Women
655 Martin Street, Milton, ON, L9T 2Y1
Tel: Work 905-876-8300
Email: tijana.lakovic@ontario.ca
Ontario Provincial Police
Jeffrey Del Guidice
Ontario Provincial Police
Iriquois Falls Detachment
4170 Harold Ave, South Porcupine, ON, P0N 1H0
Tel: 705-232-4087
Email: Jeffrey.DelGuidice@opp.ca
Jonathan Bueckert
Ontario Provincial Police
Brant County Detachment
67 Bethel Rd. Paris, Ontario N3L 3E3
Tel:226-387-3947
Email: jonathan.bueckert@opp.ca
RCMP
Nicole Kamarlingos
“O” Division RCMP
130 Dufferin Avenue, London, ON, N6A 4K3
Tel: Work 905-953-7564
E-Mail: nicole.karmarlingos@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
* Ontario Provincial Police jurisdiction
