Appointee Biographies

JEFFREY ALLIN

Jeffrey Allin is a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He is a self-employed Physician. His community involvement includes serving as a doctor member of the Mully Children’s Charity.

MELANIE PARADIS

Melanie Paradis is the President of Texture Communications. She is an expert ghost-writer of speeches and op-eds for leading industry executives and Indigenous leaders. Her work has been published in Canada’s most read newspapers and heard on airwaves and streaming services across the nation for more than 15 years. Melanie has worked with executives on Bay Street and politicians on Parliament Hill during high stakes crises and moments of transformation. Prior to founding Texture Communications, Melanie served in senior communications roles at leading national public affairs and government relations firms, and in-house for an international mining company and Indigenous government. Melanie is on the Board of Governors for Loyalist College and lives in Belleville, Ontario

BARBARA PROCTOR

Barbara Proctor is a retired Registered Nurse with a 40 year career in Acute Care Nursing in hospitals in the GTA and 7 years of homecare nursing in Prince Edward County. She has served as a Municipal Councillor for Prince Edward County, former member of Hastings Prince Edward Emergency Services Board, has served as Chair of PEC Municipal Healthcare Advisory Committee, volunteered on local boards and organizations. Barbara is Past President of the Rotary Club of Picton, a Paul Harris Fellow and current President and Chair of the Prince Edward County Community Care for Seniors Association.