John Peters is a dual member of the Hackberry Men’s Shed (Carleton Place) since 04/2017 and of the Naismith Men’s Shed (Almonte) since 11/2017. He is a retired United Church of Canada minister and woodcarving hobbyist. He launched MSO in January 2022 after serving 18 months on the CMSA Advisory Committee, which launched MSC Inc.

Useful skills for this position:
People communication skills; organizational skills; coordinating skills to track tasks assumed by other team members.

Doug is the President of the Hackberry Men’s Shed of Carlton Place where he is a member since 10/2017 and a member of the Naismith Men’s Shed, Almonte. He has a background in Health and Safety and is an acid DIYer.

Useful skills for this position:
Ability to listen to and clarify ideas coming from others; orderly record-keeping skills.

Kevin is one of the founders of the Men’s Shed Ottawa Centre and the Ottawa Maker's Men’s Shed.

Serial Entrepreneur, PEng., MSc in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, He was on the Board of Directors for Men's Shed Canada, and is WebMaster for Men's Sheds Ontario, Coordinator for the formation of Ottawa's second Mens Shed focussed on WorkShop Training and Skills Development.

Useful skills for this position:
Experience with IT and the creation and maintenance of websites.

Nick has been a member of the Naismith Men’s Shed (Almonte) since 03/ 2018, where he is also the Shed Webmaster. He has a background in teaching and is a self-taught IT consultant.

Useful skills for this position:
Ability to research, plan and negotiate with partner agencies; ability to create and use a PowerPoint document to make a presentation about Men’s s Sheds in person or online.

Ray is a founding member of the first and longest lasting Men’s Shed in Ontario, Hackberry Men’s Shed in Carlton Place since 03/2015. He is a Finance Officer with over 40 years experience in finance including 18 years in the health care/charitable environment. He has received an award from the National Payroll Institute and acts as Subject Matter Expert for that Institute.

Useful skills for this position:
Familiarity with bookkeeping and accounting; ability to adapt industry standards to the less formal milieu of Shedding.

Jacques has been a member of the Naismith Men’s Shed (Almonte) since 03/2018. He has a background in the military and with Canada Post. He is the creator of the content for our Website’s Francais version and responds to Francophone inquiries.

Useful skills for this position:
Fluency in French and English; ability to connect people with appropriate answers to their inquiry.

This coordinator would take the lead in assisting established Sheds to rejuvenate local interest.

Useful skills for this position:
Problem-solving skills; remediation skills; background in organizational structures and leadership development.

This coordinator would take the lead in reaching out to the media in communities to make Men’s Sheds known locally.

Useful skills for this position:
Background in journalism and broadcasting; knowledge of media operations and how to enlist media support for Men’s Sheds; familiarity with useful social media.

This coordinator would take the lead in researching and arranging the content for monthly Roundup sessions and occasional in-person events for all Ontario Sheds

Useful skills for this position:
Ability to elicit from Sheds topics of interest to them; ability to schedule and inform the Sheds of upcoming events; skills in creating a newsletter.

Would research funding opportunities from Foundations and government grants (e.g. “New Horizons”); coordinate with the MSO treasurer the recieving of funds available; would liaise with Sharon Proulx of the Ontario Government.

Useful skills for this position:
Research experience; knowledge of legalese; writing of grant proposals and applications.