Meet the Team

We are extremely fortunate to have a dynamic and dedicated team of staff and volunteers

Linda Rush
Interim Executive Director

Linda has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the not-for-profit sector having served as the Executive Director of Northern Frontenac Community Services from 1998 to 2005 and as the Coordinator of the Frontenac Transportation Service from 2010 to 2013. She also volunteered as a facilitator with LCCJP for many years. Prior to this, Linda worked as a counsellor for Vocational Rehabilitation Services with the government of Ontario.    

Linda has been with us for many years as a Community Justice Court Diversion Facilitator as well as a member of our Board of Directors.

Sheri Halladay
Community Justice Court Diversion
​Program Coordinator

Sheri began as a volunteer with Community Justice in 2000.  In 2001, she was honored to become a staff member.  Sheri has witnessed restorative practice broaden to include communities of care with victims’ & offenders’ families and friends participating in collaborative processes called forums, conferences or circles. Sheri holds restorative practices in very high regard as you can tell by the passionate way she speaks about the process.  She is amazed at the authentic and genuine emotions that are shared, the body language that is translated and the positive attitude that steps out.  Sheri has endorsed and supported the relationships that are mended and strengthened in our community. Sheri is the mother of two adult daughters whom she adores… because they make her so proud. 
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Theresa Bradford
Finance Coordinator

Theresa  started work as an accountant in a Municipal Office.  She then moved on to work in Public Accounting for 16 years and worked with Corporations, Partnerships, Sole Proprietors and Not for Profit Organizations.
Theresa then had an  opportunity to change paths and worked in Manufacturing as an Accountant and HR Manager.
When the Manufacturing Plant closed she semi –retired and now works with two local non-profit organizations. She has really enjoyed her work over the last 35 years in accounting.
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Scott Ferguson
Chair of the Board

Scott brings executive management experience from both the public and private sectors to the organization. He currently runs his own consulting practice dedicated to business and management support to innovative start-up companies. Previously he was a senior manager overseeing operations and business development in the public sector. His earlier career included scientific research, product line management, policy development, venture capital and marketing and sales management functions. Scott holds graduate degrees in both Business and Science and is a member of the Licensing Executives Society.
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Aisha Toor
Vice-Chair of the Board

Aisha has been a Restorative Justice Facilitator with our organization for many years. She is a former business owner, Program Coordinator at The Table Community Food Centre and has her Masters in Conflict Studies from St. Paul's University.
Aisha has been very active in the community as a volunteer and service provider in a multitude of capacities and her dedication to Restorative Practices is evident in everything she does.
She is the proud mother of three with her husband Anthony and strives to make our community restorative so all families and individuals of every age can thrive.

Jennifer Greaves
Board Treasurer

Jennifer is a highly experienced Finance Coordinator with a plethora of Non-profit experience including; 7+ years as the Finance Coordinator at Lanark County Interval House; 13+ years as the Finance Coordinator at Disabled Persons Community Resources; the treasurer for the Perth Stingrays Swim Club; and as a bookkeeper at Woodward and Stevens for 5+ years. Jennifer's commitment to our community and her keen attention to details and processes are a tremendous asset to Lanark County Community Justice. Jennifer is a longtime Perth resident and is quite happy raising her wonderful children in this beautiful community along with her husband Kurt.
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Alfred Von Mirbach
Secretary

​Alfred Von Mirbach grew up in Ottawa, lived in Saskatchewan for most of the 1980's, and then moved to Perth in 1989, making it his home. He has worked in both the private and public sector, most recently in land stewardship, waste diversion and climate change. He is a co-founder of ecoPerth, was on the board of YAK from 2013 to 2018, and is often working quietly behind the scenes with a wide range of other community groups. In semi-retirement now, he lives with his partner Barb on a hundred acres of wonderful wild land just west of Perth.

Margo Bell
Director

Margo joined the Board of LCCJ in November 2015.  Margo is recently retired from Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville where she was involved with Community Outreach for a number of years and most recently was on contract to work on the CPIN (Child Protection Information Network) Program.
Margo is a member of the executive committee for The CARR (Community Alliance for Refugee Resettlement) and is coordinator of their fundraising as well as is involved in many aspects of their undertaking.

Brian Peters
Director

Brian is a retired Elementary School Principal.  As a trainer with the International Institute for Restorative Practices, Brian was instrumental in bringing restorative practices to the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario. Brian has been affiliated with Lanark County Community Justice for over 5 years and is a speaker on the value and practice of restorative practices in creating safe and caring communities.

Murray Long
Past Chair of the Board

In 2009, Murray Long and Peggy Land moved to Perth from Ottawa, attracted by the community and the opportunity to live in a new, energy efficient house built by students at Algonquin College.  Since relocating, Murray has served as an active volunteer and Board member with both The Table Community Food Centre and the Lanark County Community Justice Program, as well as being a former member of the Town of Perth Committee of Adjustment. Murray most recently was a self-employed privacy consultant and former editor/publisher of PrivacyScan  http://www.privacyscan.ca/ a respected and widely-read informational resource on Canadian privacy issues.  He has written and spoken extensively about the legal obligations of new privacy legislation, authored two books on privacy law, and has testified as an expert witness before a House of Commons committee studying the reform of Canada's federal private sector privacy legislation. Murray's current passions are fine woodworking and riding motorcycles.

Our Volunteers
The Heart of our Organization

The very essence of community justice centres on the participation of community volunteers- we literally could not do anything without our team of amazingly talented and dedicated volunteers.
LCCJ volunteers commit to extensive training, case conferencing and continuous learning to keep their skills sharp. They give their time and energy because they genuinely care about the kind of community we build together.
​We are extremely grateful and very proud of our team of volunteers and all of the incredible things they do for our agency, our clients and most importantly, for our community.
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