New head for MCC Ontario

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario has picked John Head as the organization’s new executive director.

He replaces Rick Cober Bauman who last fall became the executive director of Mennonite Central Committee Canada.

Head joined MCC Ontario as associate executive director in 2014, focusing on operations. Since the departure of Cober Bauman last fall, he has served as interim executive director.

Prior to his current role, he held various senior finance and HR roles in private industry while serving as elder and home church leader in his church, and voluntary treasurer of a non-profit organization. Head has taken part in a number of short-term mission trips to Lebanon, Albania, Mexico, Guatemala and Haiti.

“I am honoured to have been selected,” said Head in a statement released this week, “I’m eager to get started officially and continue to learn more about MCC. I look forward to supporting staff and meeting the many people who help make our work so meaningful and our many generous supporters.”

Head was the choice of MMCO’s board of directors following a recruitment process.

“After an exhaustive recruitment process, John’s calm, steady strength, vision and leadership brought him the enthusiastic endorsement of the search committee,” said board chair Karen Cornies.