Who we are at Trillium Mutual

Julie joined the Board of Directors in 2016.  Prior to taking on the role of Chair Julie served as the Vice Chair, and Chaired various committees of the Board.

Outside of Trillium Julie is a leading government relations consultant with NorthGuide.  Julie has 20 years of private sector experience working clients to advance their public policy goals.  Prior to consulting she served in senior political roles in Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, Infrastructure, Intergovernmental Affairs and Labour with the Government of Ontario.  She has worked with large and small organizations and helped to build and run complex coalitions and partnerships between clients.  Recognized as an expert navigator of the political system, she is respected across party lines.

Julie has a masters and a B.A. in Political Science from Wilfrid Laurier University.  She is active in her community of Waterloo and enjoys golf, boating and tennis when she and her husband are not cheering on their three daughters while they play basketball.

Pat joined the Board of Directors in 2021.  His extensive career in agricultural includes working in the co-operative, publicly traded and private sectors where he held several executive management positions with Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Viterra North America Inc. retiring as Director of Eastern Canadian Operations.  Currently the President of DMP Global Agrivision a global agricultural consulting firm which he owns.

He continues to support the importance of agriculture, farming and rural community contributions to the economy and fabric of Ontario and Canada.  During his career, Pat was the President of the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (Thunder Bay Chapter) and chaired the Lakehead Terminal Elevator Association.

A graduate of the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management and has an ICD.D Designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.  He is also a graduate of the Queens Executive Program and has an engineering background.  Pat serves on a number of Corporate Boards and the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center Foundation Board as well as the Hospital’s Cardio Vascular Surgical Cabinet.

He and his wife Janet reside in Thunder Bay.

Derek and his wife Shelly-Ann migrated their family from Trinidad & Tobago to Canada in early 2010 and have been residents of Listowel ever since.  Currently, the Vice President at Molesworth Farm Supply Ltd. responsible for innovation, technology, manufacturing, logistics, regulatory compliance and project management.

He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, holds a B.Sc. Management Studies from the University of the West Indies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Port Planning and Management from the University of New Orleans, a Masters’ Certificate in Business Analysis from York University and a Certificate in Python Programming from Cornell University. Derek formerly volunteered in the positions of Board Chair at Community Living North Perth, Co-Chair of the Habitat for Humanity Listowel Project, and basketball coach for the Municipality of North Perth.

He provides support around race relations and equity to various organizations, and is involved with numerous Boards at the Municipal, Provincial and Federal levels.  Additional roles include sitting on the North Perth Police Services, Agricorp, the Ontario Agri Business Association, and the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada boards.  Derek enjoys developing software, basketball, riding, hiking and continuous learning.

Angela holds a BA Hons Spec from Western University along with an MBA from Laurier.  She earned the Family Enterprise Advisor professional designation through Ivey Business School at Western University and the Institute of Corporate Directors ICD.D Designation through the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

Angela is the Founder of Synergize Family Business Consulting in Stratford, assisting privately-owned family businesses manage the challenges of organizational change, working together, and intergenerational transition. She is also the President of a growing family business in agriculture that specializes in producing safe, high quality, nutritious Canadian pork and poultry.

She has an extensive history of community involvement including leadership within 4-H Ontario and as a facilitator with Bereaved Families of Ontario.  Angela and her husband reside outside of Stratford with their 4 boys.

Cong-Rong joined the Board of Directors in 2017.

She earned a Master of Applied Science degree from Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Cong-Rong spent 23 years working in the P&C industry and held various leadership positions of program and technology management supporting new product development, new distribution channels and improving IT delivery agility.

She now holds the position of Vice President of Technology with the Canada Life. Cong-Rong lives in Waterloo with her husband and two adult daughters. An active community member she has held prior Board positions with The United Way and KW Counseling.

Ross Lamont joined the Trillium Mutual Board in 2013.

He was raised on a mixed farm in Saugeen Township.  Lamont retired from Bruce Power after a 33 year career  including the last 10 years as the Manager of Community and Government Relations.  Ross received a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Leadership from the University of Guelph and has also completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation (ICD.D) through the Rotman School of Management.

Ross has been an active member in his community and has served on various local, provincial and national boards and associations. He and his wife Nancy reside in Port Elgin. They have two adult children and three grandchildren.