Ottawa Police Services Board

Cathy was appointed to Ottawa City Council to represent Ward 4 (Kanata North) on November 10, 2021. Cathy was raised in Scarborough, Ontario and summered with her family in Carmanville, Newfoundland. Moving to Kanata in 1992 as a high school teacher, Cathy taught English Literature at Sir Guy Carleton SS, Sir Robert Borden SS, A.Y. Jackson SS and West Carleton SS. 

While raising her four children, Cathy represented the Kanata community as a school council chair, Kanata Inter-School Council Chair, School Board Trustee and Chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.

Since 2016, Cathy has been a member of the Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre Board, the CHEO Board, the Ronald McDonald House Board, and Chair of the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Children and Youth Mental Health Strategic Advisory Committee. Cathy also served on the Ottawa Community Foundation’s Grants Committee, the Caldwell Family Centre Board, and the Ottawa Fusion Volleyball Board. At home, Cathy plays the piano and the guitar, and plays French horn in the Concert Band of Kanata. 

Cathy has a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature and a Master of Science in Education. Cathy is currently working on her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology.

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Dave Donaldson is the retired Dean of the School of Business at Algonquin College with over 20 years as a senior college administrator in Vancouver and Ottawa, following a career with several organizations in senior marketing roles. His community activity includes work with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Canadian Business Schools, and the Tourism Development Council of Ottawa Tourism where he was a director. He was also a member of the Yes 2010 Steering Council which won the referendum for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and a founding principal in Stars4SUCCESS, a partnership with Vancouver hotels which worked with street-involved youth. He is currently the Board Chair of the Shepherds of Good Hope and a member of the Ottawa Safety Council Board.

His formal recognitions include a lifetime membership with the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, the Best Ottawa Business Community Booster award, a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal, the Order of the Tulip, as well as an Algonquin College Student Association award for outstanding contribution to student life.

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Born in Uganda, Salim and his family alongside thousands of South Asians were forced to flee their homes in 1972. After spending almost one year in a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camp in Italy, Salim and his family arrived in Canada in 1973, first calling Kitchener-Waterloo, and now Ottawa, home.

Salim has always held a passion for international affairs, rights-based dialogue and community service. He obtained an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a specialization in International Trade from the University of Waterloo before obtaining his law degree from the University of Ottawa and a Masters in International Affairs from Carleton University (NPSIA). 

Salim articled with the Law Commission of Canada before starting his career as a lawyer with the Canadian Human Rights Commission.  After 5 years with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Salim joined Justice Canada.  At Justice Canada, his duties have included, Acting Corporate Counsel; advising on the legalization of non-medical cannabis in Canada; supporting the offices of the Associate and Deputy Ministers of Justice on complex and sensitive legal matters in the areas of criminal, public law, Indigenous and litigation; and providing strategic advice on justice and security sector reform in fragile states.  

Salim served his community in a number of areas including, Member of the Ismaili Council for Ottawa (1999-2002), and Member of the Aga Khan Conciliation and Arbitration Board for Ontario (2005 - 2009), and for Canada (2012 -2015).   Salim is currently engaged with others in the community to plan commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the South Asian exodus from Uganda to Canada that will take place in Fall 2022.  Salim also served as an international observer for the referendum in East Timor, and the elections in West Bank & Gaza, Lebanon, and Ukraine.

Salim is honoured to serve on the Ottawa Police Service Board.

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Peter Henschel is a retired RCMP Deputy Commissioner. During his 36-year career, he was involved in a diversity of policing and law enforcement activities and held a series of senior leadership and executive positions. While Director General of Major Events and Protective Services, he oversaw security planning for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and later served as Gold Commander for the Olympic Games. As the Deputy Commissioner, Specialized Policing Services, Peter was responsible for the leadership, strategic direction and national delivery of a broad range of critical policing services, including National Police Services (NPS), a suite of specialized services delivered to the broader Canadian law enforcement community and Criminal Justice System. During his tenure, he transformed the governance and service delivery of NPS and oversaw the development of the RCMP’s first Cybercrime Strategy. 

Peter is active on several boards and advisory committees, particularly in the charitable and not-for-profit sectors, and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Canada School of Public Service. He is also a strategic advisor in the private sector and a strong advocate for diverse leadership and inclusive organizations. 

Peter is an Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, and was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee (2002) and Diamond Jubilee (2012) Medals.  

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Michael Polowin was born at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa, to parents who were both immigrants, and has lived here all of his life, save for 3 years at law school in Toronto.

Michael is one of Ontario’s leading lawyers in municipal and real property law.  An Ottawa-based Gowling WLG partner with 40 years’ experience, He provides strategic advice and representation to his clients in the areas of development, municipal and planning law, and commercial real property, through the full spectrum of the acquisition, financing and development process. He has acted for some of the largest companies in Canada and has worked on matters throughout Ontario, appearing in Court and at the Ontario Land Tribunal.  Michael also has extensive experience in development-related agreements, including subdivision, cost-sharing agreements and expropriation matters.  Michael has also acted on real estate and land use issues for companies in the cannabis industry.                            
                               
Michael has degrees from the University of Ottawa, (Bachelor of Social Sciences, 1980) and from Osgoode Hall Law School, ( LLB, 1983) and was called to the Bar in 1985. He worked with the former firm of Goldberg Shinder for 2 years and Mitel Corporation for 4 years. He then joined the Ottawa office of McCarthy Tetrault for 14 years, where he was a partner, and has been a partner of Gowling WLG for 19 years.

                               
He has been rated by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the areas of municipal law and real estate since 2010, and is named a leading practitioner in the area of property development by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.  He has also been ranked by Chambers Global Practice Guide for Real Estate: zoning / land use, and is regularly featured in various publications, electronic media and Canadian newspapers, providing commentary on key municipal and planning issues.

He has written extensively on municipal and land planning law matters, and is the co author of Manual for Elected Municipal Officials – Ontario, a comprehensive reference tool for municipal council members to consult when issues arise in the course of their duties.

Michael greatly believes in giving back to the community.  He is a member of the Ottawa chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association, where he also serves as a member of the Government Affairs Committee.  He is also a member of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association, serving as a member of the Builder Developer Council, and the Urban Infill Committee.

He is extremely active in the community, sitting on the Boards of a number of charitable organizations and acting as a fundraiser for others.  Michael served as Chair of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa from 2019 to 2021.  For 10 years, he was the Chair of the Board of Directors for B’nai Brith of Ottawa; he was president of the Ontario Jewish Community School from 2017 2019, and Chair of the annual fundraising campaign for the Jewish Federation of Ottawa for 2016 and 2017.

He looks forward to giving back by service on the Ottawa Police Services Board, and to the important challenge.

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Mark Sutcliffe was born at the Riverside Hospital to parents John and Florence, who were both immigrants to Canada. Mark has lived his whole life in Ottawa. He was elected Mayor of Ottawa on October 24, 2022.

Prior to entering municipal politics, Mark was an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, volunteer, and community activist.

For over 30 years, Mark covered politics and current events as a broadcaster for CFRA, CityNews, Rogers TV, and CPAC, and as executive editor and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen.

Mark started his first business when he was 19 years old. He co-founded the Ottawa Business Journal in 1995 and founded and led several other small and medium-sized businesses. He has been a coach, mentor, and adviser to more than one hundred CEOs, entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and not-for-profit leaders.

Mark has been a passionate volunteer and fundraiser. He served as chair of the board of United Way Ottawa, the Ottawa Board of Trade, OrKidstra, the Great Canadian Theatre Company, Ottawa Community Housing Foundation, and Run Ottawa. He also served as board member for Algonquin College, Invest Ottawa, Kind Ottawa, the Ottawa International Writers Festival, and the Royal Ottawa Hospital Foundation. His contribution to the city was recognized in 2016 when he was inducted into the Order of Ottawa and named the United Way’s Ambassador of the Year. In 2018, Mark delivered a highly regarded TEDx Talk about the role of luck in his life.

Mark is an avid marathon runner who has raised more than $250,000 for Ottawa charities with his fundraising runs. He is the author of four books, including Long Road to Boston, which chronicled his quest to qualify for the Boston Marathon, which he completed in 2015 and 2018. Mark and his wife Ginny have three children.

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