Board of Directors

Reg Watson, Chair and President

Reg is the Chair/President of the Foundation and one of its original Board members.  Reg practices Administrative/Regulatory Law, Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate and Wills & Estates Law with Caswell & Watson Law Firm.  He has volunteered on various charitable and non-profit Boards dealing with youth/communities at risk and with special needs.  He has 3 children who have participated in a variety of athletic activities and who have patiently put up with his attempts at volunteer coaching

Mike Ruthard, Treasurer

Mike is the Treasurer of the Foundation and a long time volunteer in the North Toronto sports community. He is the CFO at Georgian, a prominent venture capital manager. Prior to this Mike enjoyed a long career in structured finance and, throughout his life, has served numerous organizations focusing on at-risk communities. Mike has 3 children who have participated in numerous athletic activities and he has taken great pleasure in watching them grow through sport.

Carita Sheehy, Secretary

Carita is the Secretary and one of the original Board members of The North Toronto Sports Foundation. Carita holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and has a professional background in Business Management, where she worked in Retail Banking for 18 years. Carita left banking to raise 3 active boys and has been an engaged school and sport parent volunteer ever since. Carita continues to serve on UCC’s Association Council and Executive and sits on the Wellbeing and chairs its Governance committees. Carita also is a member Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario Development Cabinet. In addition to the above volunteer roles Carita is also an active member in the Toronto Finnish community. Carita is a Director and treasurer of The House of Finland Society, a not for profit organization that helps advance, aid and promote the creation and upkeep of Finnish cultural events and businesses within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Doug Blair

Doug Blair had a 38-year business career, much of it as CEO of consumer products companies operating internationally. He has been a Director of several private sector and not-for-profit corporations.

Doug most recently was Executive Director of North Toronto Soccer Club, having led that organization for 12+ years prior to retiring. In that role he worked with volunteers and staff to expand programs to a wider community, covering all levels of soccer from entry level to the top leagues in Ontario and including Special Olympics, Para Soccer, and programs from low income and culturally disadvantaged families.

Peter-Paul Bloemen

Peter-Paul Bloemen has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to participate in and enjoy many sports. He has also provided leadership through soccer coaching, administration and governance roles. He is passionate about all the positive social, health and community attributes that sport brings to youth. Peter-Paul’s career focused on commercial construction project management, real estate and infrastructure investment and asset management roles across Canada and internationally. He has served on large private corporate Boards of Directors and on the North Toronto Soccer Club Board. He holds degrees in civil engineering and business management and has completed the Chartered Director program.

Michael Eubanks

Michael Eubanks is Chief Information Officer of goeasy Ltd. Michael leverages more than 30 years of diverse experience across the retail, financial services and digital and information technology sectors in both Canada and the U.S. As a leader in enterprise strategic planning, he specializes in implementing complex technology changes to meet shifting business models for public and private companies.

Naomi Schafler

Community programming is part of Naomi's heart and soul. Presently, she is a member of the Disability Steering Committee for the City of Toronto, Parks and Recreation Division, and a Board Advisor for DramaWay, a not for profit delivering arts based programs for people of all abilities. Together with her long and varied history of community engagement and volunteer work, Naomi brings her marketing and sales skills, special events and fundraising experience and public relations skills to this Board. Her family enjoyed many years of recreational soccer participation with NTSC.