Meet the Team

Our team is comprised of House Leaders, Assistants, Volunteers, Core Members, Maintenance and so many more. To better serve the public with requests and inquiries, we have listed our Office Team and Board of Directors below.


Have any general questions?
Please email admin@larchehomefires.org

Office Team

Board of Directors

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    John McNeil

    BOARD CHAIR

    Returned to the L’Arche Board in 2023 (he also served on the Board 20 years ago!). He is a retired pharmacist, and a longstanding member of Mud Creek Rotary where he is the Secretary as well as Chair of Community Services. In what little spare time he has, he enjoys golf, reading and travel!

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    James Sanford

    VICE CHAIR

    Joined L’Arche in 2021. He works as Executive Director Student Services at Acadia but in his off-hours, he enjoys cycling, weight-training, and eating apples! He reports that at one point in his life, his hairstyle involved a mullet!

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    Erin Hennessy

    PAST CHAIR

    Joined L’Arche in 2019. She works as a dentist and loves gardening, running, travel, and salty chips!. She was also once in a bluegrass duo and played a washtub bass with her now-husband, Jeff!

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    Ginette Goulet

    SECRETARY

    Joined L’Arche in 2020 after moving to Wolfville from Eastern Ontario. She works as a policy consultant and loves painting, knitting, cooking, and sewing as well as watching Victorian era shows with her fur-baby, Stella!

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    Plamen Petkov

    BOARD MEMBER

    Joined L’Arche in 2022. He works as a lawyer, but is an avid gardener and loves to cook! When he can get away from the office, he is also a grape-grower and wine-maker. No surprise he would love to travel to Italy someday!

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    Jocelyne Dumaresq

    TREASURER

    Joined the L’Arche Board as Treasurer at the AGM in June 2017. For the 2024 to 2025 year, she was on the Finance Committee and rejoined the Board in June 2025. While Jocelyne spends her working hours as a professional accountant in a locally owned accounting firm, she loves sailing, reading novels, spending time with her family, and eating chocolate. 

  • Graysen Parker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Joined L’Arche officially in 2015 as a casual assistant. After exploring different positions in different L’Arche communities, Graysen settled into Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work in the Valley. On her free time, you can find her out with her dog, coaching basketball or exploring the outdoors. 

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    April Veinot

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / COMMUNITY LEADER

    director@larchehomefires.org
    902.542.3520 ext, 222