OUR TEAM
Board of Directors is comprised of very accomplished professionals from a variety of backgrounds, all with one thing in common…a love of Bayfield!….and a desire to see the Bayfield Centre For The Arts become a destination art centre that is an accessible, inclusive, warm and inviting place to practise and appreciate the visual arts.

President; Leslee Squirrell, Entrepreneur, Artist, Award winning Interior Designer, retired Professor, Founder Bayfield Artist Guild.

Our volunteer Executive Director John Rishworth has been coming to Bayfield since 1987, when he was the co-owner of the Albion Hotel. He and his family have recently bought a cottage, where they continue their love affair with Bayfield. He has over 30 years of progressive marketing/sales experience and senior event management in both the private and not for profit sectors.
John was a founding Board member of Lake Ontario Waterkeepers and is currently on the Marketing Committee of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce. He brings to the Board experience from his positions at not-for-profit organizations, Big Brothers and Covenant House.

Secretary and Treasurer; Jack Pal, Retired President SHAD Canada; Research Manager, Director of Education, Dow Canada; and co-founder of Photography Club of Bayfield and Fall Foto Fest.

Director; John Marshall, entreprenuer and Business Development Specialist VP Business Dev J Marshall and Associates , Laser Precision Inc, Volvo Road Machinery, Chair Huron County Economic Development Board.