Nominees for the Board of Deacons in 2021
Last Updated on April 22, 2022
The Board of Deacon nominees for 2021 are as follows. During the AMM for 2020, the membership will vote to elect three members. Click the link to see each bio.
Don Blanchette
Aaron Brubacher
Dwayne Dugdale
Doumer Horace
Rheal Mallias
Victor Udoh
Peter Vanderkooy

Don Blanchette
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Kimberley Blanchette
Number of Years married: 13
Years of faith: 20
Years at GTC: 20
Occupation: Metal Air for 17 years
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Attend and lead men’s Bible study and Life Groups, Usher, Coffee Café, Prayer Team
Past Board Experience: None
Any information you might like to add that might be related to you as a candidate: Don has 3 sons and 3 step children. He was previously involved in Celebrate Recovery, volunteer driver for University & College students, organizer of Promise Keepers trips, one of the founders of Just Us singles group, and volunteer during building of main auditorium.

Aaron Brubacher
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Rebecca Brubacher
Number of Years married: 8
Years of faith: 19
Years at GTC: 12
Occupation: Computer Programmer
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Life Group Leader, Young Adults Leadership, Technical Committee, Audio Technician, Christian Education Teacher, International Students Committee
Past Board Experience: None
Any information you might like to add that might be related to you as a candidate: Short term missions trip, Worship team member, Various volunteer events and ministry activities, Several community leadership committees

Dwayne Dugdale
Name of Spouse: Cori
Number of Years married: 25
Years of faith: 22
Years at GTC: 16
Occupation: Helicopter Mechanic (AME)
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Worship team, Youth
Past Board Experience: None

Doumer Horace
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Yollande Horace
Number of Years married: 47
Years of faith: 34
Years at GTC: 19
Occupation: Operations Manager
Church Related areas of activity: Usher
Past Board Experience: 10 years (Calvary Baptist Church – now closed)

Rheal Mallias
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Wendy
Number of Years married: 7
Years of faith: 28
Years at GTC: 28
Occupation: Semi-retired, Taxi Driver
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Ushering, Security, Board Member
Past Board Experience: 2 years

Victor Udoh
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Edna Udoh
Number of Years married: 15
Years of faith: 20
Years at GTC: 3
Occupation: Underground Diamond Driller
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): Broadcast Video Switching – Technical Team
Past Board Experience: None
Any information you might like to add that might be related to you as a candidate:More than 12 years experience in computer hardware and networking

Peter Vanderkooy
Name of Spouse (if applicable): Olive Vanderkooy
Number of Years married: 41
Years of faith: 43
Years at GTC: 27
Occupation: Business
Church Related areas of activity (At Glad Tidings): International Student’s Dinner, Home group bible study
Past Board Experience: Sudbury Christian Academy (Then: Glad Tidings Academy)