(Front) Joseph Fung, Frank Etherington, Doug Kirton, Judith Stephens-Wells, Bryce Kraeker.
(Back) Rick Weiss, Donna Carbell, James Stinson, Dwayne Priestman, Murray Gamble, Rita Ross.

Murray Gamble is the President of the C3 Group of Companies, an innovative engineering and advanced construction technology organization based in the Waterloo Region.  A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Murray has been an active entrepreneur in the region for 25 years, founding a number of technology companies with his partner Cameron Wood.  Murray is past President of the Innovators Alliance (the association of Ontario's fastest growing firms) and is the current Chair of the Advisory Council for the Centre for Business Entrepreneurship and Technology at the University of Waterloo. He also serves on the Engineering Dean's Advisory Council at the University of Waterloo and is a member of the Industrial Advisory Board for the Colleges of Ontario Network for Innovation.

Murray has been an active volunteer in the arts community. He was recently co - Chair of the Vision Committee for the Prosperity Council's Creative Enterprise initiative and serves on the Centre in the Square and Waterloo Regional Children's Museum Boards. An art lover and avid collector, Murray is excited to be part of the Gallery Board and looks forward to helping the KWAG team continue to grow the institution's reputation for excellence both nationally and internationally.

Bryce advises clients on all aspects of public issuer transactions and regulation, including public offerings of debt and equity, private placements, equity incentive plans, corporate governance, take-over bids, continuous disclosure and M&A transactions.

Bryce also advises both Canadian and international clients on securities dealer and adviser registration issues, particularly relating to compliance issues in respect of private equity and venture capital fund formation and the marketing and distribution of securities in Canada. Bryce also advises on the securities law aspects of derivatives trading.

Melissa Durell is the Uptown Waterloo Ward 7 City Councillor. She has lived in Waterloo since 2004 and has been involved in politics from a very early age.  Her passion for the issues that matter led her to journalism as her first career.  She has since directed her craft to pursuing the stories that most impact people and communities. Television journalism allowed Melissa to become deeply involved with her community and she has volunteered with many events and charities, including combating diabetes and cancer, and promoting literacy in the region.

Donna Carbell joined Manulife in 2000 and holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor Degree in Political Science and Economics from Carleton University.  Donna has held a variety of senior leadership roles within Group Benefits. She is recognized for her operations expertise, ability to develop and execute strategies that drive growth, and strong leadership and people management skills. Donna and her family live in Ayr. They have enjoyed Expressions shows and Family Sundays at KW|AG, as well as other programs.

Frank Etherington is the Ward 9 councillor for the City of Kitchener. During the past 38 years, Frank has worked as an award-winning Kitchener journalist immersed in thousands of local events. While doing so he has listened, learned and presented both sides of numerous community topics before writing articles and columns about local issues.

He worked as an investigative journalist as well as a general and social-services reporter, with a keen interest in writing about neighbourhood and municipal affairs. At The Record, he also served in management capacities as the newspaper's assignment editor and city editor.

Born in England, Frank has written four books for children and a play for high school students that won a national Chalmers theatre award.