Appointee Biographies

MARY TEN DOESCHATE

Mary ten Doeschate has served as Peterborough Police Services Board Chair since April 2022. She has also served as Vice-Chair as well as Finance Chair since she was appointed by the province to the Board in November 2020. Mary has a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, a Broadcast Journalism diploma from Fanshawe College and has completed the Leadership Development Certificate at Fleming College. She is bilingual in French and English. Mary is employed as National Customer Service Supervisor for World’s Finest Chocolate. Her previous work experience was as a TV Producer for YourTV, primarily concentrating on the political scene. Her volunteer experience includes the role of Information Outreach Chair with the Canadian Cancer Society Chatham-Kent branch and being a member of her neighbourhood volunteer group, assisting two Syrian families to settle into their homes in Peterborough. Mary and her family relocated to the Peterborough area in 2010. She enjoys spending time with her husband and two children enjoying all the riches of Peterborough’s outdoors through skiing, cycling, hiking and camping.