Paul Pratt – Chair 
Paul Pratt has been in the Banking business for 30 years, with extensive experience in Commercial Lending. He has held numerous management positions and he is presently the Manager of Commercial Banking with Scotiabank. Paul has lived and worked in Barrie since 1996. He is married with two children. In addition to his volunteer work with New Path Foundation, Paul also sits on the Board of Directors of New Path Youth and Family Services and is an active member of the Barrie Rotary Club.
Brett Restemayer – Vice Chair
Brett is the owner of Restemayer Financial Services, an Insurance and Investment planning company that has been in operation for two and a half years. Prior to that, Brett worked in the financial services industry and as an industrial sales representative for a chemical company.
Brett is a past board member of Advocis, the financial advisors association of Canada and is currently involved as a volunteer with Big Brothers, spending time on a weekly basis with his little brother Thomas.
Brett is also a newly wed. Brett currently does not have any children, but has two dogs, Bear and Cache, that manage to keep things busy around home.
Gary Mann – Secretary /Treasurer
Gary is a new member who joined our Board in December 2010. He is a welcome addition to our Board and was quickly elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer in March 2011.
Gary has been a Chartered Accountant since 1989. He was involved in the corporate world until 1989 and started his Chartered Accountant Practice in October 1989.
Gary was previously the Treasurer of the Childrens Aid Society of the County of Bruce and was the President of Junior Achievement in Barrie. He was also involved in the Chambers of Commerce in both Barrie and Springwater.
Wendy Fairley - Past Chair
Wendy was the founding President of New Path Youth and Family Services Board of Directors, working diligently to amalgamate the visions and passions of three boards who came together. Currently Wendy is the chair of New Path Foundation Board of Directors. As part of that role Wendy supports the need for alternative funding that would come from a successful social enterprise venture such at “The Common Roof”.
Wendy is well known for her advocacy for the rights of children in Ontario to timely, effective mental health care. As a board member on CMHO and the incoming chair of Safeguards, she continues her energetic efforts to lobby for increased children’s mental health services.
For over thirty years Wendy made her career in education as a class room teacher, special education teacher and Principal with a focus on children with special needs. From personal experience and from work in the classroom, Wendy gained a respect for those children in our society who often, by no fate of their own, suffer from mental health disorders.
Presently Wendy works as a consultant to the Ontario Principals’ Council, teaches special education for Nipissing University and supervises new teachers at Nipissing U’s faculty of education.
With her husband Neville, she founded the Twine Bridge Fund for Kids in the hopes that others will see how valuable giving to New Path Foundation can be for the children and care givers of Simcoe County. At this time, in this challenging financial environment, many of our children are at risk. If you have experienced services from New Path Youth and Family Services or if you work at the agency, you know how much treatment can make the difference. Please donate to any of our funds and make that difference: one child at a time!
Peter Douglas - Director 
Peter Douglas practices law with the longstanding Barrie firm of Stewart, Esten where he has been a partner since 1991. Peter is currently President of the Simcoe County Law Association and is a member of the Community Liaison Committee of the Superior Court of Justice. He has acted as counsel to children embroiled in custody and access disputes in Family Court. Peter has been appointed a Deputy Judge of the Superior Court of Ontario. Peter was the founding Chair of New Path Foundation in 2000 and remains an active member of the Board. Peter also chairs the Foundation’s Council of Advisors.
Sharon Curran – Director
Sharon Curran has lived in Simcoe County for the past ten years. Actively involved in the community, she has participated in both support and leadership roles. Her strongest commitment has been to the endeavour of making Simcoe County an accepting place for all people, young and old, with challenges or without.
Randy Gilchrist – Director
Randy is one of our newest Board members who also sits on the New Path Services Board as a liaison.
Jeff Legault – Director
Jeff is our newest recuit, who joined the Board on October 19, 2011.
Andrew Zyp
- Director
Andrew currently practices law with Purser Dooley Cockburn Smith LLP in the areas of corporate and commercial law, wills and estates and real estate.
In the past, Andrew’s practice was primarily focused on estates and trust law. In addition, Andrew has experience in tax, real estate, and corporate/commercial law. Andrew’s practice recently has seen growth in franchise work, commercial leases and share and assets sales. Andrew is a former business owner and holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, which both help him to serve his clients better.
Andrew believes strongly in community service and has coached amateur teams and volunteered with many community based organizations and charities. Currently, Andrew is a member of the Board of Directors of the New Path Foundation and a past member of the Board of Directors of the MacLaren Art Centre where he still volunteers. His wife Krista is a proud Rotarian and they have two children, Chloe (’08) and Marco (’09).
