Kim Dreaddy (she/her) has been the Foundation’s Executive Director since July 2024. She brings more than 30 years of experience working to improve the lives of marginalized people in Newfoundland and Labrador and across Canada. Kim applies the principles of social justice to her professional and academic pursuits with the hope of affecting change at the systemic and community levels. She has had the privilege of working in a variety of sectors including housing and homelessness, familial violence, education, mental health and addiction.

In her spare time Kim finds joy in spending time with family, travelling to far flung countries and cooking.

Kathy (Pratt) LeGrow brings to her position as Chair of the Board of the Jimmy Pratt Foundation over 30 years experience of working on corporate, community and advisory boards at provincial, national and international levels. Kathy is a Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. She has also received an honorary doctorate from Memorial University. A tireless spirit with a vigorous attention to vision, Kathy’s leadership has helped establish this Foundation and attract a substantive and acclaimed group of Directors.

Anthony (Tony) LeDrew is a Chartered Professional Accountant and is currently employed by KA Pratt Group of Companies as their Corporate Comptroller / Corporate Secretary. Tony brings over 30 years work experience in the business community and has been employed in several industries to include seafood, aviation, transportation, and commercial real estate. Over his professional career, Tony has served on a number of Boards and he has certainly taken a keen interest in the work of Jimmy Pratt Foundation.

Timothy LeGrow is the President and CEO of Pratt Newfoundland Ltd. Tim has been an active volunteer to a number of community groups since 2005. A firmly independent and strategic thinker, Tim is also an avid sailor who has become expert at reading winds and planning a steady course. A pragmatic and empathetic person by nature, Tim displays a commitment to the community causes he chooses and the organizations he supports.

Thomasina M. Cleal has spent a lifetime working with and for children in the Newfoundland education system with a particular focus on helping challenged students. Thomasina began as a teacher in 1967 and has a Masters and Bachelor of Education from Memorial University. As Assistant Director of Programs, Avalon East School District and as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum for the St. John’s R. C. School Board, Thomasina has seen first-hand how innovative, pro-active programs can make a difference to young students with challenges.

Michael Collins was born and raised in St. John’s, graduating from Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.A. (Pure Mathematics) (2006); B.Mus (Hons) (Violin Performance) (2006)) and from the University of Toronto (J.D., 2009). After articling at a large Toronto firm, he returned to St. John’s and worked as a research lawyer at the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal. He has since worked as Associate Counsel at the Muskrat Falls Inquiry, as a law clerk with Justice Rowe at the Supreme Court of Canada, and is currently practicing with Goodland Buckingham in St. John’s.

Michelle was born in Bangladesh, and immigrated to NL at the age of 7. As a mother of a four year old, navigating the childcare system, she is excited to serve on the Board of Directors. Michelle currently works as a research consultant for the Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Economic and Cultural Transformation at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, working with a team to support projects and work related to the economic growth of newcomers in the province. She also works at Multicultural Women’s Organization of Newfoundland & Labrador as a project officer, working on capacity building initiatives for the organization and embarking on employment assessments for newcomer and multicultural women. She’s also taken on consultant roles on projects that explore the barriers to accessing cultural foods for newcomers in the province. Currently Michelle serves on the Board of Directors of the Jimmy Pratt Foundation and on the Anti-Racism Working group for the City of St. John’s. Michelle completed her undergraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics at Acadia University and her Master’s degree in Pharmacology & Biology at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Dr. Catherine Donovan is a retired Associate Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.  As a physician and public health official, Catherine has worked in general practice in Canada, in primary care in South Sudan and has practiced as a Medical Officer of Health in BC and NL.

Catherine’s expertise in health promotion, environmental health and chronic disease prevention have led her to serve on a number of national and provincial advisory boards. She chaired the Provincial Wellness Advisory Council in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Health Promotion and Policy Advisory Committee for the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. Her contributions have been recognized by awards including the CPHA Jansen-Orthodox award for Advancing the State of the Art of Public Health in Canada, the Queens Jubilee Medal and the Nathan Gosse Memorial Award.

Catherine has been a board member of the Canadian Public Health Association, the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Health Association, OXFAM Canada and the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Bernice is the Executive Director of the Community Education Network for Southwestern Newfoundland, a collaborative community-based organization whose mandate includes working with a variety of stakeholders to facilitate a coordinated approach to service delivery based on identified individual, family, and community needs. Her formal education includes a B.A. in Community Studies and Diplomas in Adult Education and Business Administration. She has over 35 years work and volunteer experience with a variety of community-based organizations advocating for equitable services and developing and implementing inclusive programs and initiatives for children, families, youth, and adults living in rural and remote communities. Bernice lives in the town of Stephenville on the southwest coast of Newfoundland and is the proud mother of two grown sons and grandmother (Nanny) to three young grandchildren.

Chris LeGrow has been a pilot for over 21 years and currently works for a major Canadian airline. Chris was previously the Training Captain at Provincial Aerospace of St. John’s. An ardent proponent of volunteering to help the disadvantaged, he has been working with the Jimmy Pratt Memorial Soup Kitchen since its inception. A naturally curious and considerate person, Chris does not shy away from challenges and is very mindful of the less fortunate. He is an adventurer by nature and uses his curiosity to broaden his horizons and bring illumination to challenging social issues in the community.

Kyle Massey (he/him) is an experienced educator and education administrator, having held teaching and leadership positions at several colleges and universities throughout his career. Originally from Ontario, various academic and career pursuits over the last 20 years have led Kyle to live and work in places such as Illinois, Scotland, Texas, and back to Ontario. While it was a career opportunity that initially brought Kyle and his family to Newfoundland & Labrador seven years ago, it is their love for the province and its people that have made it home for them.

Kyle began his career in education as an elementary and junior high school teacher. As his career transitioned into post-secondary education contexts, Kyle’s own academic training began to focus on social and cultural aspects of education, especially issues of equity and access in education. As a higher education professional, Kyle is intentional about centering social justice in his teaching and grounding his work as an administrator and leader in values of equity and inclusion. Kyle’s technical areas of expertise include curriculum design and development, assessment of student learning, program evaluation, and quantitative & qualitative research methods. Currently, Kyle is the Director of Academic Quality Assurance at the College of the North Atlantic.

Kyle holds both a BA and MSc in Geography (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), a BEd (University of Windsor), an MEd (Queen’s University), as well as a PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy (University of Texas at Austin).

Leigh Puddester is an experienced executive, having held leadership positions in the public, private and education sectors, including roles as Chief Marketing Officer with Stratos Global, President of K&D Pratt Limited; CEO of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board, Deputy Minister with the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador, Director of Memorial University’s Gardiner Centre, and currently as President of Instrumar Limited. He is also a sessional lecturer with Memorial University’s Faculty of Business Administration.

Leigh has served on a number of corporate, public sector and not-for-profit Boards, and in addition to his position with JPF, currently sits on the Boards of Instrumar Limited, Evergreen Recycling, Conservation Corps NL, and the Community Fund Review Committee with United Way.

Leigh holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University and an MBA from Queen’s University.

Dr. Archana Vidyasankar is a Perinatal Psychiatrist practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in both Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her passion is to help connect the community and health care in the area of Perinatal Mental Health, and has helped form the Perinatal Mental Health Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador, of which she is Chair. She enjoys creating awareness and education opportunities throughout the Provincial community, Nationally and has had Global opportunities with Team Broken Earth.

Originally her family is from South India, experiencing childhood in the United Kingdom, New Brunswick, eventually settling in London, Ontario. Newfoundland is now home and she looks forward to the change that is to come in the Health and Community sectors.