Our Team!

CHAIR

My Name is Chris Beauchesne. I was born and raised in Greater Napanee. I now live here with my partner Josh and our daughter Olivia. Greater Napanee Pride is a cause very close to our hearts. Josh and I were the first to bring this cause to town council. We feel very strongly that citizens who feel safe and supported give back to their community. We felt that Greater Napanee needed this cause to support a group that has historically been silenced in this community. I look forward to the amazing things Greater Napanee Pride will do for this community, and its citizens.

VICE CHAIR

Tiffany owns and operates a social media management company based in Greater Napanee. At heart, she is a community activist on a mission to build stronger and more vibrant communities. In her spare time, she dedicates her energy to organizations, events, and initiatives that work towards achieving that goal.

Becoming a trustee on the Limestone District School Board has been a significant milestone in her life’s journey thus far. Committed to transforming the educational landscape, Tiffany is dedicated to bringing about constructive changes to the process while creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment for all students.

Tiffany has come to fully appreciate the unique challenges faced by the 2SLGBTQIA+ youth of Greater Napanee, along with a growing need for better 2SLGBTQIA+ representation within Napanee. This recognition motivated her to join the grassroots initiative that eventually became Greater Napanee Pride. Between 2022 and 2023, Tiffany was the organization’s treasurer and is currently the vice chair.

At home in Napanee, Tiffany cherishes her quality time with her family.

SECRETARY

Ruth has over 20 years of experience as an Executive Assistant and working in a high-paced environment. She currently works for the Ontario Government. She enjoys good coffee, travel, and spending time with friends. Ruth shares her home with a Shepherd named Sarge

EVENTS & SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR

Jesse was born and raised in the town of Greater Napanee, where he has been a primitive member of the Community. Jesse is a long-time Coach at The Greater Napanee Gymnastics, where he has assisted in the daily operations at the gym as well as coached and mentored hundreds of athletes both in Recreational and Competitive Gymnastics for the past 11 years.

Jesse is a core member that helped make greater Napanee pride as successful as it is today. Jesse was honoured last year to receive the Volunteer of the year award for Greater Napanee Pride for the countless hours he devoted to last year's events. He strives to maintain the relationships with our generous sponsors and continue to grow the success of Greater Napanee Pride.

YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE

My name is Elizabeth Wainwright, and I'm a proud queer, Indigenous Anishinaabe mom. I've been with Napanee Pride since the first meeting, when we were just a small Facebook group!

I was raised in New Brunswick and lived in Kingston for 14 years before Napanee became my home seven years ago. My proudest accomplishments so far would have to be painting a pride picnic bench by the waterfall with my family and taking part in organizing Napanee’s inaugural Pride Festival.

I'm passionate about and excited to be part of amplifying voices, advocating, furthering community knowledge, and empowering the people in our LGBTQIA2S+ communities!!

EVENTS COORDINATOR & CHEIF OF OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Based out of Brampton Ontario, David has been a founding member and a staple in helping get the organization on its feet. David has 10+ years of experience organizing community events and charity fundraisers. He has joined the team with intentions of bringing fun and inclusive events for every member of the LGBTQ2+ community.

I’m Josh, married to Chris Beauchesne. Together we have an adoptive daughter and a small hobby farm here in Greater Napanee.

I grew up about an hour north of Napanee and moved to the area about 15 years ago. I’m a volunteer firefighter with Napanee Fire Department, and I work for the Ontario Gov.

I'm 63, and love the outdoors and hate winter weather. And because of my health, spend a lot of time inside so when the warm weather comes, I'm hardly at home. I'm on the board for the federal liberal party of Canada for our area, as well as a director for the provincial liberal association for Hastings Lennox Addington and Tyendinaga Township. I have recently become a board member on the Pride board. For the past six years, I have on my own been trying to make Napanee a safe, stigma free place for 2SLGBTQIA members of my community, and becoming a board member for the Greater Napanee Pride will one day help create a safe place for everyone.