Adriana Doyle is a community member of the Police Services Board appointed by the Provincial Government for a three-year term, effective 9 February 2011.

Ms. Doyle was called to the Ontario Bar in 1984 and is a sole practitioner of law specializing in the areas of family law, arbitration, mediation and collaborative family law. She speaks English, French and Italian, and has a long and varied history of community involvement with organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society, Ottawa International Soccer Club, the Immigrant Women Services Ottawa Board of Directors, the Heart Institute Telethon, the Ottawa Jazz Festival and Chamberfest. She has served as an international volunteer at an orphanage in Ghana and is a Director on the Board of Orphans' Heroes, an American organization that provides donations to charities in underdeveloped countries that help orphans. In 2008 she was the recipient of the Gordon F. Henderson Award for Charitable Work.

She is very active in the legal community where she serves on numerous committees and boards, including Co-Chairing the Family Law Institute Planning Committee. She also serves as a Law Society of Upper Canada Adjudicator on discipline matters, and is a frequent presenter at Legal Continuing Education programs including the Bar Admission Course, University of Ottawa Law School, Algonquin College, Carleton University and high schools. Ms. Doyle is married with four children, and has lived in Ottawa all her life.

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Jim Durrell is one of three community members appointed by the Provincial Government to serve on the Police Services Board; he was appointed for a three-year term, effective 12 July 2011.

Jim Durrell is best-known for the significant contribution that he made as Ottawa's mayor from 1985 until retiring from public life in 1991. Since leaving public office, Jim has been active in the private sector as a successful business executive. Today, Jim is president and owner of Capital Dodge Chrysler Jeep. Jim has had a long time involvement with Ottawa sports franchises, having served as the first president of the Ottawa Senators NHL organization and as the President for the CFL's Ottawa Rough Riders. He has served as a governor of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame and as President of the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.

Jim has extensive governance experience having served on the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada and as the Chair of the Ottawa International Airport's Board of Directors. Jim continues to volunteer his time and enthusiasm to numerous charities and organizations in the Ottawa community, such as the Ottawa Hospital, the United Way/Centraide Ottawa Campaign Cabinet, the Salvation Army and the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa for over 30 years. In October 2006, Jim was appointed Chairman of the Ottawa Convention Centre. Jim resides in Ottawa with his wife 'Sam' and has two children, Melissa and Michael. Jim's new passion in life is his grandchildren, Kennedy and Marcus.Back to Top

Carl Nicholson has been Executive Director of the Catholic Immigration Centre (CIC) since 1994 and Executive Director of the Catholic Immigration Centre Foundation since 1996. He has an extensive, 32-year background in the not-for-profit sector in leadership positions, including 15 years at CUSO and maintaining his own successful fundraising and management consulting company since 1989.

Carl has extensive experience on boards and other governance organizations in the Not for Profit sector generally and the Immigrant Serving sector in particular. Examples of his ongoing work in these fields include being a founder and member of LASI (Local Agencies Serving Immigrants); Treasurer of World Skills; past Treasurer (two terms) and current Corporate Secretary of the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants; founder and Board member of MOST (Making Ottawa Safe Together); leader of the Ottawa Our Diverse City initiative; past Chair of the United Way/Centraide Ottawa Immigrant Impact Council; past Co-chair of the Community and Police Action Committee (COMPAC), Vice President of Watercan; Member of the Canadian Border Services Advisory Committee; Co-chair of the Governing Council of the Welcoming Communities Initiative and member of the Executive Committee of the Human Resources Council for the Voluntary Sector. He is also a founder of the Jamaican Canadian (Ottawa) Association.

Carl has been recognized several times for his contributions to the community. In 2004 he was given the 'Investing in People Award' by the Community Foundation of Ottawa; in 2003 he was recognized by United Way Centraide Ottawa with a 'Community Builder Award' as part of the partnership with Local Agencies Serving Immigrants (LASI). In 2007 he was presented with the Lignum Vitae award by the National Institute of Jamaican Canadians. More recently Carl was recognized by the Social Planning Council of Ottawa with the Marion Dewar Defender of the Public Good award (2008).

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On 25 August 2011 Ottawa City Council appointed Mr. Henry Jensen to serve as the City of Ottawa's Citizen Appointee to the Ottawa Police Services Board until 31 December 2012. Mr. Jensen previously served on the Board from February 2005 to July 2011 as a Provincial Appointee.

Mr. Jensen has worked since 2000 as an Associate with Deloitte & Touche, LLP on a part-time basis providing consulting services in relation to forensic investigations in the Financial Advisory Services sector. He previously served as Senior Vice President for the company from 1996 to 2000. From 1981 to 1990 he was Deputy Commissioner of the RCMP responsible for Operations. He has a long history of community involvement, and currently chairs the Board of Directors of the National White Collar Crime Centre of Canada, a not-for-profit organization working to facilitate public police and private sector cooperation. He is also Vice President of the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards.

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Eli El-Chantiry was elected to City Council in November 2003. He is the proprietor of the Lighthouse Restaurant in Constance Bay and is well known throughout West Carleton for his extensive community involvement. He is committed to working with area residents and businesses to help build West Carleton's future in the New City. Eli is the second oldest of 6 children. Raised on his family's farm in Lebanon, he came to Canada when he was 18 years old to begin a new life. He met his wife, Maha, in Ottawa and they were married 24 years ago. He has been on the Board of Directors for the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre and worked with a number of local groups who need help, including local Community Centres, local Churches, the Legion and Seniors Groups. Eli was recognized for his efforts when his community awarded him the West Carleton Citizen of the Year for 2001. Receiving this prestigious award during the U.N. International Year of the Volunteer is one of Eli's proudest accomplishments. Councillor El-Chantiry is a member of the City's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee, the Long Range Financial Plan Sub-Committee, the Member Services Sub-Committee, the Emergency and Protective Services Committee, Transit and Infrastructure Services Standing Committee, the Carp Business Improvement Association, Health and Social Services Advisory Committee, Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority and the Taxi Advisory Committee. He formerly served on the Police Services Board from 2003 – 2006 and was Chair of the Board from October 2005 to December 2006.

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Jan Harder has served the residents of Barrhaven as their municipal representative for over 13 years. Prior to being elected in 1997 to the former City of Nepean council, Jan was a successful business professional.

Jan's tenure on Ottawa council has included being appointed chair of the Ottawa Public Library; director of the Canadian Library Association; president of the Canadian Library Trustees Association; director of the Urban Library Council of North America; vice-chair of the Emergency Protective Services Committee; vice-chair of the Audit, Budget and Finance committee; chair of the Ottawa Community Land Development Corporation; director of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc; past-chair of Energy Ottawa; past director on the Bruyere and the Almonte Hospital Boards and Carleton Lodge long term care facility; chair of Plasco's public advisory committee; member of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario's Task Force on Long Term Care; and member of the Planning and Environment, Transit and Transportation committees.

For the 2010-2014 term of council Jan will continue to serve on the Ottawa Public Library board and will also sit on the new Ottawa Board of Health, the Ottawa Police Services Board and the City's Planning Committee.

Jan continues to work with numerous Barrhaven community groups and citywide organizations to raise money and awareness for their causes. Jan's annual golf tournament has raised over $200,000 for the Queensway Carleton Hospital and, this past year, she also raised $45,000 for the Ottawa Public Library through her annual golf tournament. Jan has been Director of Barrhaven's Canada Day celebrations for years. Jan was also happy to lend her name to raise $55,000 for the South Nepean Autism Centre in support of families throughout the community. Jan is proud to be a founding member of Barrhaven's SEVin, a new charity, raising money annually for important equipment for our Queensway Carleton Hospital.

Jan is married to Larry and has five daughters, and, in recent years, has been blessed with five grandchildren and counting.

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Jim Watson was elected Mayor of the City of Ottawa on October 25, 2010.

Mayor Watson had dedicated most of his career to public service in Canada's Capital.

First elected as a Councillor in 1991, he was re-elected in 1996. Three years later he was elected as the youngest Mayor in Ottawa's history with 82% of the popular vote.

Following the amalgamation of Ottawa and surrounding communities, Mayor Watson was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Tourism Commission, a federal crown corporation.

In 2003, he was elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean and immediately appointed to cabinet as Minister of Consumer and Business services.

In 2005, he was appointed as Ontario's first Minister of Health Promotion and he successfully implemented the Smoke Free Ontario Act.

Re-Elected as MPP in 2007, he was promoted to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

An active member of his community, Watson has also served on the boards or as honourary chair of several community organizations, including the Riverside Hospital, the National Arts Centre, the Christmas Exchange of Ottawa and the Forum for Young Canadians. He served as chair of United Way's 2002 campaign, which raised a record $21 million.