Kendra Simmons
Kendra Simmons (Cobourg) is a long-standing hospice palliative care volunteer and mentor whose involvement in the Northumberland community has also included membership on the Board of Directors for Community Care Northumberland and Chair of that organization’s Hospice Advisory Committee. Appointed Board Director in June 2022, Kendra previously served on the NHH Board as a Community Member on the Quality and Safety Committee.
A local business owner, Kendra has owned and managed Antiques on Queen, in Port Hope for over forty years and, in that capacity, provided training and mentorship to dozens of the antique agency’s employees. A skilled community fundraiser, she spearheaded a fundraising gala to offset the medical expenses of a Port Hope resident, raising over $16,000 in 2016, and supported ‘Double Exposure,’ a fundraiser for Toronto-based Houselink, on a ten-year goal to raise $1,000,000—a goal that was reached in 8 years (2008-2016).
Currently a member of the Board of Directors for Legion Village (2017 to present), Kendra was honoured with the Capital Theatre’s Volunteer of the Year Award in 2017 and the June Callwood Award in 2017.
* = ex officio (appointed by virtue of their office)
Board members serve from one of three wards:
Ward 1 is the Municipality of Port Hope
Ward 2 is the Town of Cobourg
Ward 3 is all other townships within the Hospital’s West Northumberland catchment area (Hamilton, Cramahe and Alnwick/Haldimand)