A message from our Board: Thank you, Melanie!

February 3, 2022
Melanie Rose at a recent event

It is with regret that we announce that our Executive Director, Melanie Rose, will be stepping down from the role to dedicate more time to her family. 


Melanie led the organization through 2020 and 2021’s unexpected COVID-19 challenges and worked with our staff and Board team to chart a course for growth and sustained impact. Together, we achieved status as a registered charity, launched a new brand and website, and introduced new capacity to support our volunteer and donor community. These changes will continue to serve us well into the future.


We’re grateful for the fresh vision, experience and energy that Melanie shared with us during her year and a half in the role.

Our Board is developing a leadership transition strategy and plan for recruitment. Melanie’s last day will be February 4th, 2022. She will remain involved with Oakvillegreen in an advisory capacity, to support the organization’s continued fundraising success.


Going forward, our stewardship and treeplanting projects, pollinator projects and educational activities will continue:

  • Karen Brock will continue to lead the organization and can be reached at president@oakvillegreen.org. Karen will continue to lead advocacy programming, planning and strategic direction for Oakvillegreen. 
  • For community partnerships, stewardship and treeplanting activities, corporate greening and teambuilding opportunities, please contact Beatriz Gomez at beatriz.gomez@oakvillegreen.org. 
  • For the GreenRoots environmental education programming and the Green Connections for Adult 55+ programming, please contact Anelia Tichkova at anelia.tichkova@oakvillegreen.org. 


As we look ahead to 2022, we are well-positioned to advance our mission, with a strong governance team, a unified staff and a community of dedicated donors and volunteers. We look forward to sharing more details of our transition plans as they develop.

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