The OACAS Board of Directors, which provides governance for the organization, is elected by the membership at the annual meeting. The Board consists of no fewer than 12 and no more than 16 directors, representing a mix of agency board members, agency staff, and directors-at-large.
2025/2026 OACAS Board Members
Board Executive
Chair: Vera Mercier, Agency Board Director (Durham Children’s Aid Society)
Past Chair: Ela Smith
Treasurer: Derrick Drouillard, Agency Staff Director (Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society)
Bill Penny
Agency Board Director (Children’s Aid Society of London & Middlesex)
Dannielle Samuel
Agency Board Director (Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa)
Catherine Le-ClairÂ
Agency Board Director (Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County)
Priscilla Manful
Agency Staff Director (Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto)
Amanda Colacicco
Agency Staff Director (Family and Children’s Services of Frontenac Lennox and Addington)
Cléo Charlebois
Agency Staff Director (North Eastern Ontario Family and Children’s Services)
Nancy LaFrance-Rich
Agency Staff Director (Children’s Aid Society Of Nipissing & Parry Sound)
Sally Johnson
Agency Staff Director (Child and Family Services of Grand Erie)
Patricia Codner
Associate Member
Monica Romero
Associate Member
