Priory Council (Board of Directors)

 

Geoffrey Lougheed has been involved with St. John Ambulance since 1979 in Sudbury, Ontario.  As chair of the Sudbury Branch for over 10 years and member of the Ontario Board of Directors, Geoffrey actively participated in various local, provincial and national committees.  Geoffrey was appointed Vice-Chancellor-at-Large for the Priory of Canada from 2011 and served as the Priory Chapter Representative for Ontario Council from 2014 to 2016. He was a member of the Board of Directors for St. John Canada Foundation until elected Deputy Chancellor in 2016.

After graduating from Humber College with honours in 1978, Geoffrey is currently serving as Vice President of Operations for Lougheed’s Funeral Home, a family business.  Geoffrey is Past President of Northeastern Ontario Funeral Service Association and former Licensing Examiner for the Ontario Board of Funeral Services and has served two terms for the Ontario Government on the Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal.

An active member of his community, Geoffrey has served on various boards and committees including United Way, the Rotary Club of Sudbury, the Samaritan Centre, the Royal Canadian legion, the Sudbury Alzheimer Society and the Salvation Army for over 30 years.  Currently, Geoffrey is the co-founder of the Sudbury Food Bank and is on the executive of the Ontario Food Bank Association.

In recognition of his service, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Huntington University for service to his community and was promoted to Knight of Justice in the Order of 
St. John in 2009.

 

Phil Clarke was installed as Chancellor of the Priory of Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Order of St. John) by outgoing Chancellor Rob White on June 18, 2016. As Chancellor, Phil leads approximately 20,000 Canadians who volunteer their time supporting the Order’s charitable foundation, St. John Ambulance.  St. John volunteers have given back millions of volunteer hours to their communities during the past 130 years.

 

Phil has been actively involved with St. John Ambulance since 1997, in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia starting as a volunteer medical responder. He has held ever increasing roles of responsibility in finance, human resources, honours and awards and executive roles including his role as Chair of Nova Scotia / Prince Edward Island Council, Director of St. John Canada (Priory), Priory Executive Committee, and the Priory Finance and Administration Committee. In recognition of his service, he was promoted to Knight in the Order of St. John, has earned a Service Medal of the Order with Bar.

 

Now located in Moncton, New Brunswick, and a partner with PwC LLP with 18 years of experience in public practice, Phil brings extensive experience in leadership, finance and accounting, performance improvement and operational effectiveness to St. John Ambulance. He is a PwC Canada Foundation Board Member and PwC Corporate Social Responsibility Advisory Board Member and the recipient of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia 2006 Ross Towler CA of the Year.