Don Di Salle is the Board Chair for Community Living Renfrew South- a position he has held for the past five years, but Di Salle has been a member of the board of directors since November of 2012.
The late Bob Bouchard of Fitzroy Harbour recruited his neighbor for the board position. An interview with the then Community Living Executive Director Jennifer Creedon and Bouchard convinced Don that he’d found his “calling.” As Di Salle indicates, it’s hard to argue with Community Living’s mission statement- “working with others to improve the quality of life for people with Developmental Disabilities.” Di Salle explains that being a board member comes with companion committee duties, and his, first off, were with the Finance Committee- a big row to hoe, for which he was grateful for the mentorship of his late friend Bouchard.
Di Salle spoke with reporter Rick Stow on January 25th