Our Team

Staff

Helena Bergen

Executive Director

cbwoqexec@baptist.ca

Biography

Tracey Bagley

Director of Leadership & Discipleship

tbagley@baptist.ca

Biography

Abby Lambshead

Communications Manager, Ministry Lead for Young Women

alambshead@baptist.ca

Biography

Rachel Merino

Administrator, Fundraising & Donor Relations Coordinator

bwoq@baptist.ca

Biography

Our Board of Directors

Noreen McMaster

Board President, Omemee

Biography

Rev. Gloria Stafford

Vice President, Thornhill

Biography

Heather Rumble-Peterson

Past President, Windsor

Biography

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Carol Sollows

Finance Chair, Ottawa

Biography

Carol Sollows, CPA is Director of Accounting for the Canadian Labour Congress and brings more than 40 years of accounting and financial leadership experience. A longtime advocate for faithful stewardship, Carol has served in numerous financial and governance roles with churches, Baptist ministries, military organizations, and community charities. She currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee for the Canadian Baptist Women of Ontario and Quebec (CBWOQ) Board and is Treasurer for the Canadian Military Wives Choir Ottawa Uplands, the Canadian Military Wives Choirs National Association, and North American Baptist Women Canada. Carol is passionate about using her professional expertise to strengthen organizations and support ministry through wise financial leadership.

Jane Collins

Hamilton

Biography

Jackeline Riedstra

Toronto

Biography

Marlee Page

Kingsville

Biography

Ruth Wilkinson

Cobourg

Biography

Ruth is the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Cobourg, Ontario. She also supports from behind the scenes her husband's ministry - a Christian bookstore. They have two adult sons. Ruth divides her ministry passion between preaching and teaching, and street chaplaincy among people who are homeless and addicted, as well as community members who serve on that frontline. She enjoys reading mysteries and sci-fi, and playing video games.

Janice Charko

Toronto

Biography

Janice is a FCPA (she says that F means fabulous but it actually means Fellow), FCGA, CFP, CDir.

She is a self employed licensed public accountant and teaches at Humber College part time.

Janice belongs to Kipling Avenue Baptist Church where she is a director and treasurer.

Janice brings an incredible background sitting on several boards. She was on the CBOQ board from 2013-2023 - including a term as president from 2021-2022.

Our Partners

PARTNERS IN MINISTRY

CBWOQ is a member body of Baptist Women of North America and Baptist World Alliance - Women.
We join with women across Canada to form the Canadian Baptist Women.

PARTNERS IN MISSION

We are proud and thankful for our partners in mission:
Canadian Baptist Ministries, Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec

We are proud to support the following organizations in their ministry to the vulnerable among us: Oasis Dufferin Community Centre; Matthew House in Toronto, Ottawa, Fort Erie, and Windsor; Friendship House.