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Ottawa and Eastern Ontario Community Board in action
Our Ottawa and Eastern Ontario Community Board has donated $8.1 million since 2005 to 575 grassroots projects, charities and organizations.
How we made a difference in 2023
$400K
Budget allocated
24
Local charities
![Manjit Basi](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/3Azt0pVqANeImH5bma8evI/9575d7779f931b7852cd526567ec6f25/manjit-basi_2.jpeg?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Manjit Basi (Chair)
Coach/Consultant: Creating Transformational Learning Experiences
Manjit facilitates and enables individuals, teams, organizations and communities to move forward together with a shared and sustainable vision. Her foundation comes from experiences in entrepreneurship, leadership and team coaching, mentoring and consulting in the business, voluntary, and government sectors – often working across organizational and sectoral boundaries. Manjit’s facility is in creating trust, fostering generative thinking, and supporting others in finding clarity and strategic coherency. She brings a systemic lens approach that builds relational intelligence.
She has a deep commitment to community that has resulted in many board experiences ranging from The Ottawa Community Foundation to Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, along with mentorship roles in various organizations. Currently, she chairs the TELUS Ottawa Community Board, the Harry P. Ward Foundation, is a board member of the Centre for Social Enterprise Development, and is an advisor to Synapcity.
She has a deep commitment to community that has resulted in many board experiences ranging from The Ottawa Community Foundation to Immigrant Women Services Ottawa, along with mentorship roles in various organizations. Currently, she chairs the TELUS Ottawa Community Board, the Harry P. Ward Foundation, is a board member of the Centre for Social Enterprise Development, and is an advisor to Synapcity.
![Jacob Glick](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/60jRy0Wajay8gtU2z2M05L/43c232d56d95cfdcd6ad21d6e4ba3066/Jacob_Glick.png?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Jacob Glick (Vice Chair)
Vice President, Public Policy, TELUS
![Clarissa Arthur](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/4TdEMKnZiROodemwomKh2U/aaead8b739d237ea4196fb0061d21eaf/Clarissa_Arthur.png?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Clarissa Arthur
Executive Director, Education Foundation of Ottawa
![Melissa Day](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/78lwOmaKllBcozlq50XBTR/c53bce76a79d6c01b216c808da01ff0d/20171010_Melissa_Headshot1.png?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Melissa Day
Senior Community Investment Manager, TELUS
![Allison Fisher](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/1GQ88qELee1K16iRxwXoOV/a10214557a8d92d27de4ae2d73eae34e/Allison_Fisher.jpeg?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Allison Fisher
Executive Director, Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health
![Clementine Jarrett](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/48CaNZlSf2BzFUKcLOJQxI/35290b4307e4d094232f76ca157dcc10/Clementine_Photo.png?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Clementine Jarrett
Child Rights Advocate, Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
![Kim Miller](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/1OrIf50GgjKCusQ4Gd8gE2/4d848cc930184cc4fba481a5e9903596/Miller.png?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Kim Miller
Senior Regulatory Legal Counsel, TELUS (Board Secretary)
![Caroline Phillips](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/9HavwDxHJAKxvcNM4qIKm/97744495e37538fc6ea5514126647229/caroline_phillips__1__2.jpeg?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Caroline Phillips
Social Correspondent, Ottawa Business Journal
![Ashton Singh](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/5nLWEkSyFNEDu3UGucj0jQ/789a7f37d7aa33b354421407e633f40c/Ashton_Singh_212x271.png?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Ashton Singh
Manager, Sales, TELUS
![Patrick Twagirayezu](https://images.ctfassets.net/fltupc9ltp8m/5Q3CHwZ49nxeijAeG1kiNB/c2942c073e8f23342acaf54e4b001367/Patrick-Twagirayezu-Emond-Harnden.jpeg?fm=webp&w=1900&q=80)
Patrick Twagirayezu
Lawyer, Emond Harnden
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