Municipal representatives on the MPAC Board of Directors

 Alan Spacek (Chair)

Born and raised in Kapuskasing, Alan has been a lifelong community volunteer. Building a career as a respected entrepreneur, owning and operating a number of businesses, Alan continues to serve as an active member of the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA).

Elected Mayor of Kapuskasing in 2006, Alan was acclaimed for two more terms, retiring in December 2018. During his time as Mayor, Al was a member of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities for twelve years, serving as President for eight years until August 2018.

Alan was, and continues to be, very active and passionate about promoting Northern Ontario and the value of strong local government. He currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and the Ontario Northland.

Alan is currently a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 85. In his spare time and as a member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Alan enthusiastically enjoys all outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling alongside his family and friends.

 Wendy Landry

Ms. Landry is Mayor of the Municipality of Shuniah, President of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA), and an executive member of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). The first Indigenous woman in Ontario to serve as a mayor, Ms. Landry was elected in 2010 after holding various roles in both the public and private sector.

In addition to Indigenous and municipal affairs, Ms. Landry has specialized in the security and correctional field for 25 years, and began her career teaching police foundations, law and security programs. Throughout her career as professor she has taught a variety of subjects including political science, human diversity, criminology, history of Aboriginal/Canadian relations, and more.

Ms. Landry has long been passionate about community engagement and governance, and continues to be actively involved on boards and committees of many organizations, including the Shuniah Youth Centre.

Chris Murray

Chris Murray is currently Special Advisor to the federal Deputy Minister of Housing Infrastructure and Communities. Before that, he was City Manager of Toronto (2018 to 2022) and Hamilton (2009 to 2018).  

Chris is an urban planner by profession with extensive knowledge of housing and transportation infrastructure. He’s also a dedicated public servant who enjoys collaborating with civic leaders engaged in city building and reconciliation.   

  John Paradis

John Paradis brings over 36 years of experience to MPAC’s Board of Directors. As the current Deputy City Manager of the Enterprise Supports Service Area with the City of London, he oversees five corporate divisions: Human Rights, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, Emergency Management and Security Services, and Service London. 

Mr. Paradis possesses strong business and political acumen, as well as experience with governance, sustainability, crisis planning and management, negotiations, diplomacy, and leadership at the senior management level. 

He holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Royal Roads University, and he has completed the Leading Sustainable Corporations Program with the University of Oxford, in addition to the Harvard Negotiation Master Class Program at Harvard Law School.  

Previously, Mr. Paradis has served as the fire chief for the City of Stratford, and he was a military officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, where he advanced from enlisted member to commissioned officer.  

He also brings plenty of board experience, having previously served as a board member for the Perth County Municipal Association, Chair of the Program Advisory Committee at Fanshawe College for the 911 and Public Safety Communications Program, and board member for the Executive Chief Fire Officer Council as part of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. 

 Delia Reiche

Delia Reiche is a leading economic development professional who brings an extensive background in business management, manufacturing, tourism, and agriculture. Currently the Development Liaison for the County of Brant, Mrs. Reiche also serves as Past Deputy Mayor of Thames Centre and is a former Middlesex County Councillor. Mrs. Reiche brings expertise from her role as Past President of the Economic Developer Council of Ontario (EDCO), and from her time as past Board members of both the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) and the Associations of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).

Mrs. Reiche is among a select group of fewer than 40 people in Canada to have obtained the Economic Development Fellowship designation, the highest level of economic development certification in the country. She is one of the 2019 Honourees of the Women of Influence in Local Government Award by Municipal World Magazine.

Mrs. Reiche is a graduate from the University of Waterloo and teaches Economic Development part-time at Ryerson University.

 Ken Seiling

Ken Seiling is a life long resident of Elmira. Ken was first elected as the Regional Chair in 1985 after serving as Mayor and Councillor in Woolwich Township. On November 30, 2018, Ken retired having served 33 years as Regional Chair. Prior to becoming Regional Chair, Ken was a high school teacher and a museum director. Ken and his wife Kathryn have five children and eleven grandchildren. He is a history buff and church musician.

 Patricia Vanini

Pat holds considerable strategic leadership, board governance and policy experience from her 43 year career across government and the not for profit sector.

She began her career as a land use planner working at the municipal level. While at the province, Pat steered an affordable housing program and facilitated the move from a provincial based planning system to a community based one.

In 1995, Pat joined the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), a not for profit corporation advocating the interests of 444 municipal governments. She held a variety of positions and appointed Executive Director in 2002, retiring in 2019. Many significant legislative, service and program changes which enhanced the capacity of municipal governments occurred during her tenure.

While holding AMO’s senior corporate accountability, she was also the President of the Local Authority Services and the Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario. These two business corporations of AMO deliver programs to help municipal governments provide cost effective services and represent the sector in its public pension system. In 2019, she was the recipient of the Municipal World’s “Women of Influence in Local Government”.