Foundation Historical

Winnifred Herington, Honourary Director

Winnifred Herington, Honourary Director

Director 1992 – 2011 A social worker by profession, Winnifred Herington graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Social Work and then completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Ms...

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Lorraine M. Lawson, Honourary Director

Lorraine M. Lawson, Honourary Director

Honourary Director 2020 – Present Director 1984 – 2020 Vice Chair 1998 – 2014 Elizabeth McTavish, former Executive Director of The Counselling Foundation of Canada, once said that Lorraine Lawson provided the “heart” in the...

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Donald G. Lawson C.M., Chair Emeritus

Donald G. Lawson C.M., Chair Emeritus

Director 1961 – 2022 Chair 1984 – 2015 Always modest and unassuming, Donald Lawson is an accomplished businessman with an exemplary record of hands-on service to his community. Of all of the milestones in his remarkable life, Mr...

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George Rodger, Honourary Director

George Rodger, Honourary Director

Honourary Director 2023 – Present Director 2005 – 2023   George Rodger worked for the YMCA for over 52 years. While attending high school and university he was a member of Hi-Y, a counselor at YMCA Big Cove Camp and a fellowship...

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Jean R. Hamm, Honourary Director

Jean R. Hamm, Honourary Director

Director 1980 – 2002 Vice Chair 1984 – 1998 Jean Hamm always maintained that a life of activity and learning is a life fully lived. The elder daughter of The Foundation’s founder, Frank Lawson, Mrs. Hamm learned the ropes of...

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Frank G. Lawson

Frank G. Lawson

Founder and Chair (1959 – 1984) The Counselling Foundation of Canada was created by Frank G. Lawson as a means to direct his personal philanthropy and promote the development of career counselling in Canada. As a young man, Frank was first...

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