About Us
About the Sandra Schmirler Foundation
For more than 20 years, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation has raised funds to save the lives of babies born too soon, too small or too sick.
Since 2001, the Sandra Schmirler Foundation has raised almost $6 million for more than 80 hospitals, in every province and territory, to purchase life-saving equipment for thousands of premature and critically ill babies and their families. It is the only foundation that gives to Canadian Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs).
But the work the foundation does isn’t just about equipment and machines. The Sandra Schmirler Foundation has transformed the lives of thousands of families.
Giving critically ill newborns the chance to grow up to be champions like Sandra is an important way the Sandra Schmirler Foundation ensures Sandra’s courage and character live on.
Our Team
Board of directors


Bernadette McIntyre
Chair


Ian Cunningham


Nick Locke
Vice Chair


Catherine Hughes
Vice Chair


Todd Troyer


Cathy Overton-Clapham
Spirit of Sandra Scholarship Program Mentor


Lisa Weagle


Carol Kostrosky
Sandra’s sister


Janet Murphy


Sarah Fedirko


Camille Cuthill


Craig Duff
Advisors


Shannon England


Chris Atchison


Theresa Breen


Steve Doty
Ambassadors


Sara and Jenna England (Sandra’s Daughters)
Honourees


Jan Betker
Third, Team Schmirler


Joan McCusker
Second, Team Schmirler


Marcia Gudereit
Lead, Team Schmirler


Atina Ford Johnston
Alternate, Team Schmirler


Anita Ford
Coach, Team Schmirler


Lindsay Sparkes
Team Leader


Vic Rauter
Sportscaster, TSN


Scott Higgins
Senior Producer, TSN


Anne Merklinger
SSF Founder


Robin Wilson
SSF Founder
SUPPort team


Brenda Gallagher
Director of Operations


Tanya Martin
Program & Financial Services Manager


Darren McEwen
Digital Content Manager