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Board of Directors

Governance of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce and direction of its affairs is vested in its Board of elected Directors and immediate past President. Each member of the Board brings their own unique wealth of business knowledge to the Chamber and are an asset to the greater Barrie business community.

2025 - 2026 Board Of Directors (Elected)

Salim Bardai President 25 26

Salim Bardai

Rychard Lardner Past President 25 26

Rychard Lardner

Bruce MacGillivray First VP 25 26

Bruce MacGillivray

First Vice Chair
Instant Imprints Barrie

Sarah Dobson Second VP 25 26

Sarah Dobson

Second Vice Chair
RBC Royal Bank

Rob Newman Secretary 25 26

Rob Newman

Secretary/Treasurer
Simcoe IT Solutions Inc.

Barbara White Director 25 26

Barbara White

Teena Sauve Director 25 26

Teena Sauve

Director
Botree Inc.

Rowley Ramey Director 25 26

Rowley Ramey

Leah Smith-Size 25 26

Leah Smith-Size

Director
Design By Size

2025 - 2026 Barrie Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors

From left to right: Mayor Alex Nuttall, Angela Baldwin, Barbara White, Leah Smith-Size, Karen Johnson, Sarah Dobson, Rowley Ramey, Patricia Dent, Rob Newman, Patrick Harriott-Stewart, President Salim Bardai, Bruce MacGillivray, CEO Paul Markle, Rychard Lardner, Andy Gubbels, and Teena Sauve

Advisory Directors

The Board shall be at liberty to appoint up to 11 Advisory Directors. Advisory Directors shall be appointed to represent the City of Barrie and Base Borden. Advisory Directors may be appointed to represent other community business organizations, at the discretion of the Board. Advisory Directors shall have no vote upon matters involving the governance, policy or procedures of the Chamber, but may vote with respect to issues of general business significance. The decision of the President concerning the right of the Advisory Directors to vote on any matter shall be final, subject only to review by the Board in accordance with the Rules of Order.

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