M.A.I.L's Board of Directors

Peter Chatterjee:
Peter Chatterjee has been with the M.A.I.L group for about 15 years.  After a couple of years, he became the Treasurer and subsequently the President.  He is an accountant by profession so he eventually reverted back to his position as Treasurer, which he holds today on the current Board of Directors.

Ken Henderson:
Ken and his family have been with M.A.I.L for 16 years and Ken has personally been on the Board for about six years.  He is now a Director at large, and his son Dustin is also an Honorary Board Member.

Mel Owen:
Mel and his wife, May, are integral members of the board, as well as the M.A.I.L family as a whole.  They book and organize the annual picnic in June, as well as the Christmas Party in December.  Their family has been with M.A.I.L for about 25 years!  Mel is also very involved with Civitan, which is unaffiliated with M.A.I.L, but in whose activities many M.A.I.L members regularly participate.

Marla Mohan:
Marla estimates her family has been involved with M.A.I.L for about 20 years.  She says back then, there were a lot of parents' groups for kids with disabilities, but very few programs for those same kids once they passed the age of 18.  Marla remembers a group of parents got together to put the focus on these adults learning how to be independent in the world.  For Marla, M.A.I.L is truly a family affair---she serves as Secretary; her son, Minesh, is a member; and her daughter, Manisha, is the current President.

Elena Vertolli:
Elena and her daughter, Katherine, have been with M.A.I.L a relatively short time---four years---but Elena is already one of the most hard-working members on the Board of Directors.  She started doing membership work her very first year with the Board, which involved broadening the members we serve.  Now, she also works on our programs and classes, which requires things like organizing permits, coordinating our evening classes, and communicating with local schools.

Sheila Swinton:
The Swintons are very much a M.A.I.L family---Sheila is a board member; her daughter, Tessa, ran the summer programme; and her late son Traviss was very involved with the Tuesday evening social night.  They've been with M.A.I.L for at least 10 years. Now, Shiela mostly works on program coordination and phone-calling if necessary.

Kamya Ramaswamy:
Kamya has only been on the M.A.I.L board for a year, although her family has been involved with M.A.I.L for about seven years. When her brother, Kannan, turned 21, it seemed impossible to give him the level of community participation and activity he'd been used to before.  Thanks to M.A.I.L, many families find their members are busier than they've ever been. Kamya mostly does communication tasks on the board, including the semi-annual newsletter.