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John Schwandt
It was a natural choice for John Schwandt to join the Jubilee Fund when the service opportunity came available though his United Church. He had previously worked in economic development activities, overseas with CUSO in Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific; and had seen granting, lending and revolving fund mechanisms working well in difficult situations. Now in his second three-year term on the Board, he has been Chairman since March 2007, and was previously Treasurer and chair of the Finance/Fund Raising Committee.
Beside his CUSO time, John has much volunteer experience in a range of justice and development endeavours, with his church and community organizations, in refugee support, in co-op housing, as a unionist and in the sport of swimming.
The concept of assisting persons with business starts when the entrepreneurs lack assets has a great appeal to him; "facilitating economic development for all rather than excluding some for the extra advantage of others." John has and acts on lifelong commitments to social equity, to reducing the gap between rich and poor, through non-profit organizations and in housing.
John was born and raised in the mining town of Lynn Lake, in northern Manitoba. After obtaining a BA from the University of Manitoba, he worked overseas for several years with CUSO. On his return to Canada, he did a Master's Degree in Public Administration at the University of Victoria and subsequently has worked for governments in all the western provinces. John now admits to being a long time civil servant, with Manitoba Infrastructure & Transportation. Others describe him as an expert in organization design, management systems, planning and financial analysis.
John and his wife Enid have two children now grown and independent, and are proud residents of Winnipeg's West Broadway neighbourhood.
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Email: schwandt@shaw.ca
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