Our Team
News Team
We welcome any BMO Cyber Pensioner interested in becoming a member of the News Team. If you are interested, please send us an email to cyberpensioner@gmail.com
Colin Evans - Team Leader
Leader in program development, website content consultation, team and Regional Representative recruitment and coordination, liaison with key contacts in pensioner groups as well as BMO and member of the Editorial team. Responsible for responding to Letters to the Editor.
Volunteered 2007
Provides consulting advice when dealing with unusual or difficult publishing issues or decisions falling outside stated publishing policies and policy revisions on a needs basis.
Volunteered 2008
Heinz Hiob - Webmaster Team Member
Website design, generating and revising web pages, testing, replying to user comments, and examining traffic through the site.
Volunteered 2008
Roy Brown - Webmaster Team Member
Website design, generating and revising web pages, testing, replying to user comments, and examining traffic through the site.
Volunteered 2017
Sandy Shim - Webmaster Team Member
Website design, generating and revising web pages, testing, replying to user comments, and examining traffic through the site.
Volunteered 2017
Al Bateson - Webmaster Team Member
Maintains member distribution information, generates website and FaceBook updates and replies to user queries and comments.
Volunteered 2019
Joan Mesic - Chief Correspondent
Member of the Editorial team and provides ongoing editorial support responsible for helping members write and edit their stories, researching material for publication as well as generating and researching ideas and writing original website content in addition to answering Letters to the Editor relative to aforementioned responsibilities.
Volunteered 2010
Cecilia Caporaletti - Registrar
Handles all the administrative work associated with handling new registrations and keeping the membership records up to date and reconciled.
Volunteered 2011
Leslie Chambers - Associate Registrar
Handles the administrative work associated with handling new registrations and keeping the membership records up to date and reconciled.
Volunteered 2024
Regional Representatives
A number of BMO pensioners from various associations/groups located across the country have volunteered to work alongside us in a liaison capacity. They provide a conduit to enable us to publish stories and interesting articles about BMO pensioners from their respective regions. They also help to promote membership in the BMO Cyber Pensioner organization within their region (e.g. meetings, luncheons, and other social events.)
We welcome any BMO Cyber Pensioner interested in becoming a Regional Representative. If you are interested, please send us an email to cyberpensioner@gmail.com.
Your current Regional Representatives are:
From Left to Right (1) Joan Firkins Vancouver Island BC (Volunteered 2018), (2) Ron Gillies Lower Mainland BC (Volunteered 2017), ((3) TBA Okanagan Thompson & Kootneys BC, (4) TBA Southern Alberta
From Left to Right: (1) Gaylene Burfitt Northern Saskatchewan (Volunteered 2011), (2) Al Barteski Northern Alberta (Volunteered 2010), (3) Gerry Syrota Southern Saskatchewan (Volunteered 2015), (4) TBA Central Ontario
From Left to Right: (1) Roy Martin Southwestern Ontario(Volunteered 2023) , (2) Rose Sigouin North Western Ontario(Volunteered 2016) , (3) Rose Oliveira Hamilton District (Volunteered 2023) , (4) TBA North Eastern Ontario, (5) TBA South Eastern Ontario (Kingston)
From Left to Right: (1) Susan Parker New Brunswick (Volunteered 2017), (2) Blair Hatherley Nova Scotia (Volunteered 2013)
From Left to Right: (1) Karen Brake Newfoundland and Labrador (Volunteered 2024), (2) TBA Arizona, (3) Dennis Mogg Florida (Volunteered 2014)
Hall of Fame
In recognition of their significant contribution over the years to the success currently enjoyed by our membership, the Cyber Pensioner News Team has bestowed on the following members the status of HONORARY MEMBER.
From Left to Right
1. Lloyd Varner - Lloyd was the original Regional Representative for New Brunswick. Volunteered 1990s -2017
2. Ron Carstairs - Ron was the Regional Representative for the Lower Mainland of B.C. for over 25 years. He was one of the original Regional Representatives. Volunteered 1990s -2017
3. Barry Gemmell - Barry was a Co- Founder of the Cyber Pensioners. Volunteered 1991 - 2007
4. Bob Mills - Bob was the Regional Representative for Nova Scotia for close to 25 years and was one of the original Regional Representatives. Volunteered 1990s - 2013
5. Tom Mitchell - Tom was the original website manager and has provided valuable assistance to his successors. Volunteered 2002 - 2021
6. Jim O’Neill - Jim was a Co-Founder of the Cyber Pensioners. He was the Regional Representative for Central Ontario as well as an advisor to the news team, performing a number of administrative functions including audit of processed material. Volunteered 1991 - 2020
