Giving

Greenwood College School Foundation

    • The Greenwood College School Foundation manages and oversees Leaving Class funds, among others.

Building a Sustainable Future
Greenwood's philanthropic portfolio includes our endowment and managed funds, alongside annual giving contributions that target the school's most immediate priorities.

Donations to Greenwood’s Foundation impact every aspect of our school’s mission and vision. Your investment builds a sustainable future for Greenwood, where you are making a permanent promise to our students, past, present and future. The Foundation funds things like student financial assistance, academic and experiential program enrichment, as well as continuous professional development for our staff. These funds provide the flexibility to invest in innovative projects and strategic priorities.

The following funds are held in the Greenwood College School Foundation

List of 35 items.

  • The Class of 2006 Fund

    Established by a leadership gift from Margot Franssen and Quig Tingley, and through the generosity of the Class of 2006 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2007 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2007 families, the Fund supports the School’s areas of greatest need.

  • The Class of 2008 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2008 families, the Fund supports Greenwood’s experiential learning programs.

  • The Class of 2009 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2009 families, the Fund supports Greenwood’s areas of greatest need.

  • The Class of 2010 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2010 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2011 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2011 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2012 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2012 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2013 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2013 families, the Fund supports teacher development through the Greenwood Centre for Teaching and Learning.

  • The Class of 2014 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2014 families, the Fund supports teacher development through the Greenwood Centre for Teaching and Learning.

  • The Class of 2015 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2015 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2016 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2016 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2017 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2017 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2018 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2018 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2019 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2019 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2020 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2020 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2021 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2021 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2022 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2022 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2023 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2023 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2024 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2024 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2025 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2025 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2026 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2026 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2027 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2027 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2028 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2028 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2029 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2029 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Class of 2030 Fund

    Established through the generosity of the Class of 2030 families, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Brigham Family Fund

    Established by Pat Brigham and family, the Fund supports the Student Success Centre.

  • The General Endowment Fund

    Established by the proceeds from the Upward Bound Gala, the Fund supports the School’s areas of greatest need.

  • The Beryl Ivey Fund

    Established by a gift from the Estate of Beryl Ivey, the Fund supports the school’s areas of greatest need.

  • The Latimer Family Fund

    Established by a leadership gift from the Latimer family, and through the generosity of friends, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The McCallum Family Fund

    Established by the McCallum family, the fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The McFarlane Family Fund

    Established by Don and Marie McFarlane, the Fund supports the Student Success Centre.

  • The Student Financial Assistance Fund

    Established by Suzanne Ivey Cook and Dan Cook, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Scott Taber Fund

    Established through the generosity of the 2017 Annual Appeal, the Fund supports student financial assistance.

  • The Rex Taylor Fund

    Established by the Rosen Family to honour Rex Taylor, the Fund supports Greenwood's outdoor education program.

  • The Phyllis Thompson Fund

    Established by Betty Speakman in memory of Phyllis Thompson, the Fund supports the School’s areas of greatest need.

Foundation Board of Directors

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  • Isabella Farag '17

    Isabella (Izzy) Farag (’17) is an Investment Banking Associate at CIBC Capital Markets with experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and Debt Capital Markets. Currently, Izzy is a member of the Greenwood Alumni Committee and the Greenwood Foundation Board.
     
    After serving as Head Girl and graduating Greenwood in 2017, Izzy attended Queen’s University where she attained a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours). The impact of Greenwood’s culture deeply touched Izzy, and she is eager to give back to the school that gave her so many opportunities.

  • Michael Kimmel

    Michael Kimmel is a founding partner of Picton Investments and a Portfolio Manager responsible for global and American equity strategies. Michael began his work in the industry in 1998 as both an analyst and associate at N M Rothschild & Sons, a boutique investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Thereafter, Michael served as an investment analyst at UBS Global Asset Management and Synergy Asset Management. Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. 

  • Chint Kulkarni

    Chint Kulkarni is a Managing Director and Head of Mining and Loan Syndications.  Ms. Kulkarni leads CIBC’s global mining lending group across North America, Europe and Australia.  She also leads the Canadian Loan Syndications team, which provides structuring and distribution of syndicated loans for clients across Capital Markets and Commercial Banking.  In addition, Ms. Kulkarni has responsibility for the sustainable finance team within the lending business.

    With a 20-year career in banking, Ms. Kulkarni has held multiple roles across the business advising clients on liquidity and acquisition financing in sectors including Resources, Retail, Power & Utilities, Real Estate and Financials.

    She is a member of the CIBC Capital Markets Board and the Capital Markets Global Deals Committee.  She has served as a past Board Member of CIBC Mellon, and on CIBC’s Inclusion & Diversity Counsel.  She also devotes time to the United Way Major Individual Cabinet.

    Ms. Kulkarni holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History from McGill University and an MBA in Finance from McMaster University. She also completed the Masters Certificate in Financial Services Leadership in 2015 from the Schulich School of Business and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

  • Donald Lewtas

    Donald Lewtas has been a Director with Greenwood since 2006 and was the Board Chair from 2017-2022. His son Stephen graduated from Greenwood in 2008. Don’s activities with educational institutions includes that he is the current Chair of the International Advisory Board for the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University and a member of The Investment Committee of the McGill Board of Governors. He was a past Director and Chair of the The Gow School in New York. Don and his wife Barbara have been supportive of many of Greenwood’s initiatives.
     
    Don graduated from McGill University with a B.Comm and is a CPA with the distinction of Fellow (FCPA). He recently retired from Onex Corporation as a Managing Director following 32 years with Onex. Earlier in his career he was with KPMG LPP in their Montreal, Toronto and National offices.

  • Lin Smyth (Chair)

    Lin Smyth is Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Amphenol Corporation, managing a team of lawyers across the Asia Pacific region. Before moving to Toronto in 2021 with her family, she worked in Asia for almost 20 years, first practicing law in a US law firm and then working at Goldman Sachs in a compliance role that focused on the management of conflict of interests and business selection. Lin was born in China and grew up in both China and the US. She holds a Bachelor's Degree and J.D. from Georgetown University, and is qualified to practice law in the State of New York and the Province of Ontario. Lin and her husband are parents to three sons who all attend Greenwood College School.

  • Richard Wernham

    Richard Wernham has more than 35 years' experience in the global wealth management industry and was the founder and Chief Executive of one of Canada’s largest independent mutual fund companies. Currently the Group Chairman of the Soutterham Group, he was formerly a lawyer with Tory, Tory, DesLauriers and Binnington, specializing in securities and corporate law. He is a Governor of the Royal Ontario Museum. Richard was also a Special Lecturer in Law, Trinity College at the University of Toronto from 1977-1994 and remains active in the academic community, holding an appointment as a Director of Greenwood College School (of which he is a founder and former Board Chair) and as a Trustee of the Lakefield College School Foundation. Richard has been a significant financial supporter of the academic community. Richard and his wife, Julia, have funded the establishment of the Richard Wernham and Julia West Centre for Learning at Upper Canada College. In recognition of their contributions to education, Richard and Julia received the Robert L. Payton Award from The Council for Advancement and Support of Education in 2010. His children Emma and Simon graduated from Greenwood in 2006 and 2008, respectively.

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