Our Board
David Barnes and Barney Savage have formed Re:Think’s initial Board of Directors. They and all at Re:Think are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive Board of Directors and association of consultants who reflect the broad experience and diversity of skills necessary to enable progress on Re:Think’s various social change initiatives.
David Barnes
David is the founder of Barnes Management Group. He brings 30+ years of experience providing leadership, strategic thinking and management counselling to non-profit and public sector organizations. He has worked with government ministries in Ontario and the Yukon including MCSS and Children’s Services Ministry, education institutions, child welfare and mental health agencies. He has worked with CASs in Ontario and in remote First Nation communities. David has extensive experience as a facilitator, leading small and large-scale community engagement initiatives, including the Urban Planning Committee of the City of Toronto, bringing together diverse groups of people and driving towards social justice. David is an active volunteer, currently leading several refugee resettlement efforts in the GTA.
Barney Savage
Barney has over 25 years of diverse policy experience in government, the voluntary sector, and health care. He served as Senior Policy Advisor at United Way of Greater Toronto, and Director of Public Policy at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). From 2012 to 2015, Barney led external engagement on a Government of Ontario system change initiative for child and youth mental health. He subsequently served as Executive Coordinator of the provincial Lead Agency Consortium. Barney has worked in consulting since 2019, and serves on the Council of the College of Early Childhood Educators.
Team Members
David Buwalda
David Buwalda, Specialist in Community Engagement with Barnes Management Group, is a facilitator and learning designer with experience in various areas of social service planning including public health and literacy. He has collaborated with communities and organizations across four continents to introduce strategic change programs including projects with UBS, Yahoo!, Singapore Ministry of Manpower, Youth Leaders – Nepal, UNESCO, and the Korean National Tourism Organization. David has recently been facilitating community engagement projects with the Leslieville BIA in Toronto, the City of Toronto and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests in Ontario. These projects all use a multi-stakeholder approach for long term planning and organizational change. Through careful design that brings many participants together, David works towards consensus-based solutions.