Mission Statement Introduction The P.E.I Military Family Resource Centre Military Family Resource Centres are committed to enriching the lives of is committed to promoting and facilitating individuals and families in Canadian Armed Prince Edward Island community based military family services Forces (CAF) communities through positive that strengthen CAF’s families and action, education and support. They Military Family communities. provide relevant programs and services that empower and encourage strong, independent individuals and families Resource Centre Vision Statement within the CAF. The P.E.I Military Family Resource Centre MFRCs encourage and facilitate the envisions confident, capable and resilient voluntary participation of CAF families in all Eighth Annual General Meeting facets of their operations– from program families in a supportive CAF community. planning and delivery to organization governance and leadership. The engagement and participation of families in activities and decisions that Board of Directors facilitate the well-being of a community lie 2018-2019 at the centre of successful community development efforts. They are also at the William Moore Chair heart of the Military Family Services Alex Baird Vice-Chair Program (MFSP). The model chosen for the delivery of military family services was one Amanda Campbell Treasurer Uniform the Strength Beside The of family support and community Brian Baker Secretary - development. Joyce Kelly Director Rob Alain Interim Director In Canada, MFRCs are incorporated, not- PEI MFRC Board of Directors for-profit organizations. They work in Matthew Baker Interim Director partnership with the local Commanding Nominees Trevor Campbell Interim Director Officer, but are third-party corporations Sarah Ethier Interim Director that exist and operate independently of Military Families LCOL Dale Childs Ex-Officio the formal Department of National 210 Water Street Charlottetown, PE 9M5 C1A Leona Conrick Executive Director Defence and CAF organizational structure. PEI Military Family Resource Centre June 8, 2021 MFRCs are governed by elected Boards of Directors. In addition to being responsible for the delivery of the MFSP, MFRCs are also Families Serving Families responsive and accountable to the communities they serve. Nominees Rob Alain Matthew Baker Trevor Campbell Sarah Ethier Lieutenant-Colonel Trevor Campbell Commander (Cdr) Rob Sarah Ethier was born in grew up in Brackley, PEI. He enrolled in Alain enrolled in the Matthew Joined the ROTP of the Canadian Armed Forces in Hamilton Ontario and moved Canadian Armed Forces Infantry Reserves in 1988 and obtained his BSc in 1990 from to Prince Edward Island as an (CAF) in 1984 as a Logistics the University of Prince Edward Island. infant. She grew up in Rural Officer at 32 Service 1997 with The Earning his military pilot wings in 1992, LCol Campbell joined HS 423 Squadron Eastern Prince Edward Island Battalion in Moncton, NB, Lorne Scots in and transferred to the in Shearwater, NS, where he served for just outside of Murray River, five years as a pilot and Crew Regular Force (RegF) in Georgetown Commander, flying the CH-124 “Sea moved to Charlottetown at 1985 as a Supply Ontario, and then King” Helicopter off numerous HMC age 17 and it has been her Technician. During his RegF Career Cdr Alain Ships on NATO, European and home ever since. served at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, on in 1999 decided to Caribbean operations. HMCS Preserver, at CFB Greenwood, CFB Sarah graduated Holland College Executive switch to the Regular Force as a He was posted to HT 406 Squadron as a Maritime Helicopter Gagetown, CFB Cold Lake and at 12 Air Instructor and Standards Pilot in 1997 for 6 years and then to Administrative Assistant Program in 1998 and Maintenance Squadron in Shearwater, where he Communicator Research 1 Canadian Air Division - Maritime Helicopter Standards upon graduation accepted a position as a Evaluation Team. He was promoted to Major in 2004 and retired in 2007 as a Master Warrant Officer. Operator. Throughout his career, bookkeeper with Harding Medical Supplies, a During his RegF Career he also completed two posted to NDHQ Ottawa as the Air Advisor in the Directorate small family run medical supply company. Sarah UN tours in the Golan Heights as part of Matthew and his family were of Maritime Strategy. In 2006 he was selected as a CAF exchange officer at the United States Navy Program Executive worked with this company in various roles until Canadian Contribution to the United Nations posted seven times between in Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Assigned as a Disengagement Observer Force (CCUNDOF). project manager in PMA-299, he was the team lead for US 2010 when she accepted a position as an Kingston On, and Ottawa On and Navy Ship Integration of the MH-60 helicopter. During this Administrative Assistant with the Auditor Upon retirement from the RegF, Cdr Alain time he completed USAF Command and Staff College through General of Prince Edward Island. In August of commissioned to the rank of Captain and he was also deployed overseas Maxwell Air Force Base, Air University. transferred to the Air Reserves at 12 AMS, during Op Apollo. After retiring 2016 she moved into a Federal Government assuming the role of 12 AMS Logistics Officer. In On return to Canada in 2009, LCol Campbell was assigned to position with Veterans Affairs Canada as a Clerk from the military in 2015, 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron in Victoria, British 2008 he moved to Prince Edward Island and in Columbia, where he served in a variety of flying supervisory with Client Records. In November of 2017 Sarah 2010 joined HMCS Queen Charlotte, where he Matthew and his wife relocated to appointments including Deputy Commanding Officer. In accepted a positon with the Department of served as the Ship’s Logistics Officer, Training 2011, he was promoted to his current rank and transferred Defence at the Prince Edward Island Regiment Officer, Executive Officer and finally PEI for a much deserved change back to NDHQ Ottawa within the RCAF Staff as a Strategic as a Human Resource Clerk and spent close to a Commanding Officer. In 2019 he took on the of pace. Matthew and his wife Planner in charge of future force development in the RCAF. In February of 2013 LCol Campbell was fortunate enough to year with the Regiment learning about military role of President for a CAF Board of Inquiry, and have a dog, a son, two daughters, be selected as the Commanding Officer of 402 “City of culture and programs. In 2018 she returned to assumed the role of Naval Reserve Atlantic Winnipeg” Squadron and once again got back in the cockpit, Region Chief of Staff, Readiness and Training. In and also have a granddaughter flying the CT-142 Dash-8. Veterans Affairs Canada and is currently working 2020 Cdr Alain was appointed to his current role with Benefit Adjudication. and two grandsons that all keep Putting flying aside after approximately 4000 flight hrs, in as PEI Liaison Officer to the Directorate of 2015 he was posted back to Ottawa, for the 3rd time, into the Employer Support Programs. him quite busy in his spare time. Sarah has two children, Calvin and Lawson and National Cadet and Junior Canadian Ranger Support Group as is an active hockey mom. Cdr Alain has the distinction of having served as Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) and also as the National Cadet Air Operations Officer. Coming full circle in summer 2018, he an NCM and Officer in all three elements of both was posted as the CAF Liaison Officer to Veterans Affairs the RegF and Reserves, giving him a sound Canada in Charlottetown. knowledge of the roles and activities that Reservists contribute to within the Canadian Following his 32 year career, he retired from the CAF in 2020 and accepted a job at Veterans Affairs Canada as a project Army, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal manager. He and his wife Carolyn are extremely happy to be Canadian Navy. back home with family on beautiful PEI. .