Stream 2: Social/Responsible Entrepreneurs -Industry , 1:30 pm

Two Outstanding Examples

Barbara McInnes has been with the Foundation since its inception in 1987, overseeing its growth to what is the eighth largest of Canada's 165 community foundations. Barbara was awarded the Order of Canada in 2008 for her contributions as a leader and catalyst for the development of community based philanthropy in her city, across Canada and around the world. She served as a founding director on the Board of Community Foundations of Canada for 12 years. Her international interests include extensive work with the Council on Foundations and with the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network. Active in her community, she has been a Governor of Carleton University, President of the Ottawa Estate Planning Council and of the Ottawa School of Art, board member of United Way and numerous other professional associations and voluntary sector boards.