Governance

Ron LeClair
Chair of the Board

Ron LeClair and his wife are the proud parents of two children, and have been members of Matthews Hall since 2011. Ron’s daughter Scarlet is a current student. Ron is the principal at LeClair & Associates a leading London law firm, specializing in management side labour and employment law. Ron is a frequent speaker and lecturer at various colleges and universities, and he has authored several books and other publications on labour and employment law matters. Ron has served as a member of the Board of Governors at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in London, with roles on the Governance Committee and is the former Chair of the Health Care Ethics Committee. Ron is also past chair of the Board of Directors at Anago (Non) Residential Resources, a community-based organization assisting developmentally delayed adults and complex needs youth.

The Chair of the Board of Governors can be contacted at chair@matthewshall.ca.

Keyvan Abbaszadeh
Past Chair of the Board

Keyvan Abbaszadeh practices oral and maxillofacial surgery in a partnership in London and is on staff at local hospitals. He is also part-time faculty at Western University.

Keyvan is a past president of London and District Dental Society and Ontario Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Keyvan’s daughter is a 2013 alumna of Matthews Hall and his son graduated as a member of the Class of 2016.

Keyvan has served on the Board of Governors since 2010.

Erin McDermid
Secretary of the Board, Chair, Governance Committee

Erin McDermid is currently Manager of Corporate Compliance with London Life. Originally from Tecumseh, Ontario, she received her law degree from The University of Western Ontario in 2006 and was called to the bar in 2007.  Prior to her position with London Life, Erin practiced in commercial litigation and sports law for 10 years and joined Pulse Infoframe Inc, a healthcare analytics and software development company as General Counsel for 2 and half years.  Among her most memorable experiences, Erin counts her attendance at the Beijing Olympics as a volunteer lawyer with the Court of Arbitration for Sport as a highlight of her career.

Erin joined the Matthews Hall Board of Governors as an External Member in 2009. Prior to becoming a Board Member, Erin volunteered on the Governance Committee for Matthews Hall. She currently serves as Board Secretary and Chair, Governance Committee.

Pat Cronin
Treasurer, Chair of the Finance Committee

Pat Cronin has served as President of Patrick J. Cronin Insurance & Financial Services since 1994 and President and principal of Interra Management Group Limited since 2004. Interra is a commercial real estate management and development company with properties located throughout Ontario.

Pat also holds the position of Chairman and CEO of California Gold Mining Inc., a publicly listed company, in the junior resource space.

Pat joined the Matthews Hall Board of Governors in 2011. His son Matthew graduated in 2013 and his daughter Molly graduated in 2017.

Nate Fehrman
Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Building, Property & Design Committee

Nate Fehrman obtained a BA from McMaster University as well as two Diplomas from Mohawk College in Architectural Technology and Construction Management. He is a certified Gold Seal Project Manager with the Canadian Construction Association and has 15 years’ experience as a construction professional.

Nate has been responsible for many high profile projects across Ontario ranging in size up to $40 million dollars. In 2013 Nate co-founded Michael + Clark Construction, a commercial general contracting company located in London Ontario which offers Design-Build, Construction Management and General Contracting services across South Western Ontario. For the past two years Nate has been a member of the Matthews Hall Building, Property and Design Committee.

Nate enjoys time at the cottage, kayaking, skiing, and traveling. Along with his wife Kristine, Nate has a daughter and a son who attend Matthews Hall.

Angela Kyveris
Chair of the Guild Committee

Angela Kyveris graduated from the University of Waterloo, School of Optometry in 2006 with Honours. That year, she was honoured with the J.C. Thompson Memorial Prize for Optometry from the College of Optometrists.

Angela further enhanced her ocular disease and therapeutic training through the completion of an internship at the Omni Eye Specialists in Baltimore, MD. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Optometrists and the Ontario Association of Optometrists. Angela provides full scope optometric care with special interests including laser refractive surgery, contact lenses and ocular disease management.

She has served as a volunteer in the F.I.S.H. Eye Clinic in Kingston, Jamaica and currently is a member of the Seaforth Local Advisory Committee. For the past two years, Angela has served as a member of the Building, Property and Design Committee of the Board.

Outside of the office, Angela enjoys cooking, skiing and spending time with her family. She and husband, Devon, have a son who currently attends Matthews Hall.

Matt Parr

Matt Parr, originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick and is currently a Director for Strategic Deployment, Technology Enablement at Marriott International managing a multitude of projects focused on the merger with Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He and his wife, Jenny, are proud parents of one son enrolled in Matthews Hall. He currently serves his community as a member of The Board of Directors at The Grand Theatre and as a committee member with the Children’s Health Foundation. Travel is a staple in the Parr household as they have taken full advantage of Matt’s time at Marriott to jump around the globe visiting far off destinations like Bora Bora, Greece, Italy and England.  South Africa is currently top of his bucket list. Matt is an avid sports fan and Multi-Engine IFR rated private pilot.  If you don’t find him flying around in his Diamond DA42, you might find him on a golf course, skiing, playing squash, basketball or something else outside.

Ian Ross

Originally from Nova Scotia, Ian Ross, M.D., completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at McGill University before enrolling in the Faculty of Medicine at Queen’s University, where he graduated in 1999.  He is currently the radiology residency program director at Western University, where he has worked to modernize the training program. Under his leadership, the Radiology Residency Program at Western University has become a leader in incorporating the newest technologies into Residency education.  Ian’s research interests include: Computer-Aided Cardiac Imaging Analysis, Computer-Aided Cardiac Disease Diagnosis and Surgery Framework on PACS and Image-registration of Cardiac CT to Patient and Cardiac Echo Images.

The Rosses are a long-standing and involved Matthews Hall family.  Ian and his wife, Kate, are the proud parents of five children, four of whom are Matthews Hall alumni and one who is a member of the Class of 2019.

Andrew Thomson

Andy Thomson has been President of Can-Am RV Centre since 1992. Can-Am RV has a continent-wide reputation for innovation in the RV industry.

Beyond his duties at Can-Am, Andy has been a columnist for RV Lifestyle magazine since 1987 and regularly writes for Airstream Life. He has twice served as the President of the Ontario RV Dealers Association (ORVDA) and is the Current Chair of the ORVDA government relations committee.

His hobbies are traveling in his Airstream with family and friends, cycling and running. His daughter, Megan, graduated from Matthews Hall in 2007.

Chris Wedermann

Chris Wedermann is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of Autodata Solutions, a London-based technology and professional services firm. Autodata has over 400 employees in US and Canadian offices with 300 of those in London and, and is one of the largest providers of e-commerce technology, software development and infrastructure services to North America’s automobile manufacturers. Chris has played a pivotal role in Autodata’s growth since 1991 and is currently focused on operations and technology issues. Chris graduated from the Ivey Business School at Western and completed post graduate work at the University of Koblenz in Germany. He has been a member of the Matthews Hall Board since 2011 and has a son who is a recent graduate.

Ric Anderson
Head of School, Ex-Officio

A career teacher and administrator, Ric Anderson’s passion for independent schools guides his professional work with students, teachers and parents.

Ric was the founding principal of The Parrott Junior School at Albert College in Belleville, Ontario – Canada’s oldest coeducational boarding and day school established in 1857. As the current Head of School at Matthews Hall in London, Ontario, Ric continues to explore paths of engagement and inquiry in order to inspire and support students, teachers and families.

An alumnus of Queen’s University where he earned a B.Sc.(Hons), B.Ed., and M.Ed., Ric is a life-long learner and has worked with students of every age across all elementary and secondary school divisions. Ric is a native of Kingston, Ontario. He and his wife, Janet, are the proud parents of three sons and one daughter.