The following is a history of the many people who have been involved with the MISA Executive, Regional Directors, Annual Conference and Newsletter/Journal since 1980. All of these people have made important contributions to our association, and thus to the advancement of municipal governance through the development of e-government concepts, strategies and systems.
MISA Ontario Executive: 1980-2010
| Year | Chair/President | Vice Chair/Pres. | Secretary |
Treasurer |
| 2009-2010 | Garry Bezruki City of Waterloo | Geoff Hogan Grey County | Daniel Munns Town of Whitby | David Laneville Timmins |
| 2007-2008 | Ralph Blauel Halton Region |
Garry Bezruki City of Waterloo |
Karl Drysdale London |
David Laneville Timmins |
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2005-2006 |
Harry Turnbull Windsor |
Ralph Blauel Halton Region |
Karl Drysdale London |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 2003-2004 | Kathryn Bulko Toronto |
Harry Turnbull Windsor |
Karl Drysdale London |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 2001-2002 | Jim de Hoop Kingston |
Kathryn Bulko Toronto |
Karl Drysdale London |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 1999-2000 | Walter Gasparini Waterloo (Region) |
Jim DeHoop Kingston |
Karl Drysdale London |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 1998-99 | Deborah Barrett Mississauga |
Walter Gasparini Waterloo Region |
Karl Drysdale London |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 1997-98 | Deborah Barrett Mississauga |
Walter Gasparini Waterloo Region |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 1996-97 | Angela Desserre Thunder Bay |
Debbie Barrett Mississauga |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 1995-96 | Dan Bates York Region |
Debra Keeling Kanata |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
David Laneville Timmins |
| 1993-95 | Steve Thompson Vaughan |
Dan Bates York Region |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
Gerry Wolting Chatham |
| 1992-93 | Roy Wiseman Peel Region |
Steve Thompson Vaughan |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1991-92 | Patrick McDade Scarborough |
Roy Wiseman Peel Region |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1990-91 | Regena Lerke Peterborough |
Patrick McDade Scarborough |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1989-90 | Chris Cooke Kitchener |
Regena Lerke Peterborough |
Jack Marsman Brampton |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1988-89 | Gerry Cuddy Hamilton |
Chris Cooke Kitchener |
Jack Marsman Brampton |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1987-88 | Doug McCutcheon Oakville |
Gerry Cuddy Hamilton |
Jack Marsman Brampton |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1986-87 | Bill Fowler Niagara Region |
Doug McCutcheon Oakville |
Jack Marsman Brampton |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1985-86 | Bob Gore Ottawa |
Bill Fowler Niagara Region |
Cathy Dinino Pickering |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1984-85 | Regena Lerke Peterborough |
Bob Gore Ottawa |
Cathy Collins Pickering |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| 1983-84 | Max Harris Hamilton-Wentworth |
Regena Lerke Peterborough |
Graeme Reading Scarborough |
Wilma Reynolds Oakville |
| 1982-83 | Bob McKean Mississauga |
Max Harris Hamilton-Wentworth |
Graeme Reading Scarborough |
Keith Hall Burlington |
| 1981-82 | Bob Perry Peel Region |
Bob McKean Mississauga |
Graeme Reading Scarborough |
Keith Hall Burlington |
| 1980-81 | Ben Cramer Toronto (City) |
| Year | Central | Eastern | Northern | Western |
| 2009-2010 | Ron Blakey Region of Durham |
Glenn Burrows City of Ottawa |
Scott Bradford North Bay | Helen McLaren Chatham-Kent |
| 2007-2008 |
Jack Lawrence Mississauga |
Glenn Burrows City of Ottawa |
Scott Bradford North Bay | Geoff Hogan County of Grey |
| 2005-2006 |
Jack Lawrence Mississauga |
Adam Brown Ottawa |
Scott Bradford North Bay | Garry Bezruki City of Waterloo |
| 2003-2005 | 2003:Ted Greene York Region 2004-05: Ralph Blauel Halton Region |
David Johnston Ottawa |
Scott Bradford North Bay |
2003-2004: Ralph Blauel Halton Region 2004-2005:Gary Bezruzi City of Waterloo |
| 2001-2002 | Ted Greene York Region |
David Johnston Ottawa |
Bruno Mangiardi Greater Sudbury |
Harry Turnbull Windsor |
| 1999-2000 | Jane MacCaskill Halton |
Top Hope Ottawa |
Bruno Mangiardi Sudbury (City) |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
| 1998-99 | Jane MacCaskill Halton |
Top Hope Ottawa |
Georges Moreau Sudbury (Region) |
Fred Snelling Stoney Creek |
| 1997-98 | Graham Kemp Scarborough |
Sandy Lechner Ottawa-Carleton |
Georges Moreau Sudbury (Region) |
Karl Drysdale London |
| 1996-97 | John Hodgson Markham |
Sandy Lechner Ottawa-Carleton |
Georges Moreau Sudbury (Region) |
Karl Drysdale London |
| 1995-96 | John Hodgson Markham |
John Peters Brockville |
Angela Desserre Thunder Bay |
Gerry Wolting Chatham |
| 1994-95 | Gary Cudmore Whitby |
Debra Keeling Kanata |
David Laneville Timmins |
Mary Ellen McPherson West Lincoln |
| 1993-94 | Alan Buist Scarborough |
Linda Sgabellone Gloucester |
Bill Walton North Bay |
Mary Ellen McPherson West Lincoln |
| 1992-93 | Dan Bates York Region |
Astrid Graham Ottawa (City) |
Bill Walton North Bay |
Rick Barton Kitchener |
| 1991-92 | Steve Thompson Vaughan |
Astrid Graham Ottawa (City) |
Bill Walton North Bay |
Rick Barton Kitchener |
| 1990-91 | Dave Powell Oshawa |
Jacques Lacelle Cornwall |
Bruno Mangiardi Sudbury (City) |
Sylvia Bittman Haldimand-Norfolk |
| 1989-90 | Patrick McDade Scarborough |
Jacques Lacelle Cornwall |
Bruno Mangiardi Sudbury (City) |
Sylvia Bittman Haldimand-Norfolk |
| 1988-89 | Patrick McDade Scarborough |
Jacques Lacelle Cornwall |
Bruno Mangiardi Sudbury (City) |
Keith Hall Burlington |
| 1987-88 | Regena Lerke Peterborough |
Wilson Bigelow Pittsburgh |
Ron Batenchuk Sault Ste. Marie |
Ray Audet St. Catherines |
| 1986-87 | Paul LeClerc Toronto |
Bob Gore Ottawa |
Ron Batenchuk Sault Ste. Marie |
Keith Hall Burlington |
| 1985-86 | Paul LeClerc Toronto |
Wilson Bigelow Pittsburgh |
Ron Batenchuk Sault Ste. Marie |
Keith Hall Burlington |
| 1984-85 | Paul LeClerc Toronto |
Bob Gore Ottawa |
Albert Suraci Sault Ste. Marie |
Bob Issler Cambridge |
| Year | Location | Conference Chair | Theme |
| 2009 | Durham Region, Oshawa | Ron Blakey | Back to School |
| 2008 | County of Grey | Geoff Hogan | IT's a Natural |
| 2007 | City of Waterloo | Garry Bezruki | The Art of Balance |
| 2006 | Ottawa | David Johnston | Technology for Value and Performance |
| 2005 | Windsor | Harry Turnbull | Bridging the Gap |
| 2004 | York Region | Bernadette Searle | E-Citizens: Serving Their Needs |
| 2003 | Hamilton | Louis Shallal | Integrating IT and Government Services |
| 2002 | London | Karl Drysdale | Electronic Service Delivery |
| 2001 | Kingston | Jim de Hoop | Supporting Your Team |
| 2000 | Toronto | Kathryn Bulko | Electronic Service Delivery |
| 1999 | Peel Region | Roy Wiseman | Creating the Future |
| 1998 | Niagara Falls | Bill Fowler | Towards 2000 |
| 1997 | North Bay | Bill Walton | Workflow '97 |
| 1996 | Kitchener | Walter Gasparini | Serving the Community |
| 1995 | Toronto | Roy Wiseman | The Electronic Community |
| 1994 | Fern | Committee* | Using IT in Tough Times |
| 1993 | Ottawa | Jacques Lacelle** | Challenging the Future |
| 1992 | Niagara Falls | Bill Fowler | Look Out… It's the Future |
| 1991 | Windsor | Phil Adams | Something for Everyone |
| 1990 | Fern | Committee* | "A Working Conference" |
| 1989 | Nepean | Claude Tremblay | People + Systems |
| 1988 | Fern | Committee* | Back to Basics |
| 1987 | Toronto | James Timlin, Paul Leclerc | Information Processing into theNineties |
| 1986 | Sault Ste. Marie | Ron Batenchuk | Looking Back to theFuture |
| 1985 | Hamilton | Max Harris, Gerry Cuddy | Personal and ProfessionalDevelopment |
| 1984 | Ottawa | Bob Gore | Systems Strategies forMunicipalities |
| 1983 | Niagara Falls | Bill Fowler | |
| 1982 | Kitchener | Brian Mundy | |
| 1981 | Brampton | Bob Perry | The Changing User - More forLess |
| 1980 | Peterborough | Regena Lerke | |
| 1979 | Ottawa | John Cushing |
* Fern Conference Committees:
1994: Gary Cudmore, Regena Lerke, Jack Marsman, Dennis Steen
1990: Keith Hall, Regena Lerke, Jack Marsman, Dennis Steen, Bob McKean
1988: Keith Hall, Regena Lerke, Jack Marsman, Dennis Steen, Bill Fowler, Bob McKean
** 1993: Joint MISA/IMQ Conference
MISA Award History
Regena Lerke Distinguished Service Award
2002 - Roy Wiseman
2003 - Walter Gasparini
2006 - Mark Lehmann
2008 - Kathryn Bulko
John Cushing Award of Merit
1979 -Tom Becke
1983 - Ben Cramer
1985 - Bob McKean
1988 - Dennis Steen
1989 - Regena Lerke
1992 - Bob Gore
1995 - Keith Hall
1997 - Roy Wiseman
1998 - Steve Thompson
2002 - Debbie Barrett
2003 - Karl Drysdale
2006 - Jim de Hoop
2007 - David Laneville
2008 - Bruno Mangiardi
Excellence in Municipal Systems Award
Burlington - Keith Hill
Waterloo - Garry Bezruki
North Bay - Stephen Sajatovic
Gloucester - Brenda Esson
2003 - Windsor
2004 - Mississauga
2005 - Hamilton & Toronto
2006 - Region of Durham (Don Beaton)
2006 - Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Helen McLaren, and Mark Steiman and Richard Carson from Concept Interactive)
2006 - City of Waterloo (Garry Bezruki)
2007 - City of Toronto - Election Candidate Filing and Disclosure System
2007 - Town of Newmarket for its Access Newmarket
2008 - City of Windsor for Information Framework
2009 - Regional Municipality of Niagara for court administration management system
2009 - City of Ottawa for development application search
2009 - Municipality of Chatham-Kent for property tax information service
Life Membership
Ben Cramer
Ollie Vyskocial
1995 - Bob McKean
1995 - Dennis Steen
1995 - Bob Gore
1996 - Chris Cooke
1996 - Bob Issler
1996 - Jacques Lacelle, Paul Le Clerc
2002 - Doug McCutcheon
2002 - Phil Adams
2005 - Patrick McDade
2009 - Debbie Barrett
Special Recognition
1990 - Applications Directory Committee headed by Larry Frank
1993 - David Wiggs for his work on the Newsletter
1994 - Pat McDade for his work on marketing the Joint venture in Western Canada
1994 - Ralph De Palma for his work with the Health Systems Users Group
1995 - Rob Carnegie, Moosa Ismail for work with MISA and the Tri-Committee
1996 - Debra Keeling for her work on Programs and the Newsletter
1997 - John Motherwell for his work on the MISA Wof Halton Region eb site
2001 - Scott Campbell for his assistance provided to MISA
2002 - Fred Snelling
2003 - David Laneville
2005 - City of Ottawa for hosting two security conferences
2006 - Karl Drysdale for preserving the history of MISA back to 1971
2007 - Cindy Ravenscroft for contributing to drafting and evaluating the RFP that we issued for the supply, delivery, installation and service and support of administrative, Web-site and event management services for the Association
2007 - Claire McKay from Peel Region, who co-ordinated MISA's membership in the Information Security Forum (ISF)
2008 - Jane Morgan - support for MISA including publication of Municipal Interface
2008 - Lawrence Moule - support for MISA including publication of Municipal Interface
2009 - Fred Snelling for two decades of dedicated volunteer service
Associate Member of the Year
1996 - Auto Administrator
1997 - Laurentian Technomedia Inc.,
1998 - Toshiba Canada
2002 - Teranet
2004 - ESRI Canada
2005 - Microsoft Canada
2006 - OnX Enterprise Solutions
Best Exhibit at the Annual Conference
2002 - Relizon
2003 - Hummingbird
2004 - Bell Canada
2005 - Computers for Schools
2006 - Rogers
2007 - Nortel
2008 - D-link
2009 - Microsoft Canada
Best Theme Booth
2007 - NCI
2008 - Smart Thought
MISA IT Security Conference: 2003-2008
| Year | Location | Conference Chair | Theme |
| 2008 | Halton Region, Oakville | Ralph Blauel | I&IT Security -- Do You Have the Right Combination? |
| 2007 | London | Karl Drysdale | Information Security -- You Are the Key |
| 2006 | Hamilton | Christine Swenor | Solving the IT Security Puzzle |
| 2005 | Region of Peel, Mississauga | Roy Wiseman | |
| 2004 | Ottawa | Fraser Hirsch | |
| 2003 | Ottawa | Fraser Hirsch |
| January 25, 1985 | First Newsletter, Editor: Regena Lerke |
| August 15, 1985 | Fourth Issue, MISA Interface name selected by contest Submitted by Bill Walton |
| July 10, 1987 | Issue 3 #5, Regena Still Editor |
| January 1989 | New Format, published by MicroprintExpress Editor: Lou Milrad Committee: Sandra Crutcher, David Wiggs, Suzanne Bassett Lead Article: "The Request for Proposal" by Debbie Barrett |
| June 1989 | GIS Special Edition |
| December 1991 | Editors: David and Michelle Wiggs Committee: Greg Geddes, Dennis Steen, Vera Wickins |
| January 1997 | New co-editors appointed, on the retirement of the Wiggs: Lawrence Moule and Jane Morgan Municipal Interface upgraded from a newsletter; now called the Journal of the Municipal Information Systems Association. Committee Chair: Alan Buist |
| 1998-2001 | Chair, Communications Committee: Jim de Hoop |
| 2002-2008 | Chair, Communications Committee: Kathryn Bulko |
| January 2003 | Municipal Interface becomes the National Journal of MISA; format and logo revised to reflect national focus |
| May 2006 | Municipal Interface becomes the Journal of MISA/ASIM Canada; format and logo revised |
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