Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik is a family physician and regional HIV specialist. She is the founding director of Bracelet of Hope and a previous board member of the Ontario Hospital Association’s OHAfrica project and member of the OHAfrica Canadian Medical Team that helped open the first HIV/AIDS clinic in Lesotho.
Anne-Marie is a recipient of the YMCA’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement award, Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow, an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Guelph, the Nestor Yanga Physician of the year award in 2009 and the Guelph Mercury’s Female Newsmaker of the year in 2005. She was inducted into the McMaster University Alumnae Gallery in 2011. She is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and received the Order of Ontario in 2010.
It is Dr. Zajdlik’s life work to see the end of AIDS in Lesotho, Africa.

Tracey Curtis McGrath has been a financial advisor since 1991 and a partner with Richardson Wealth with the Curtis Tenpenny Wealth Management Group, and actively involved with Bracelet of Hope since 2013.
Tracey is a recipient of the YMCA Women of Distinction in 2017, and very involved with the Guelph Community as Rotarian with the Rotary Club of Guelph and serving as President 2020/2021.
Tracey is passionate about the people of Lesotho as she lived in South Africa as a child. Tracey has visited Lesotho several times to visit the foster homes, meet with local Lesotho dignitaries, provide business mentorship, and work with SolidarMed with the mobile health units. She is passionate about partnering with the UN and the 2030 goals of eradicating AIDS globally.

Hello! I am a CPA CMA (Certified Accountant). I am the Treasurer for Bracelet of Hope. I have been a past Chair of the Board, and I have been part of the Bracelet of Hope team since 2015. I currently work as a Plant Manager at a local Guelph automotive manufacturing facility. I enjoy supporting the Bracelet of Hope team to meet its mission and vision in Lesotho. In my free time I can be found riding my motorcycle and enjoying time with my family.

Lindsay is a supporter of community-building both near and far and is drawn to causes that work to develop sustainable solutions. With over 15 years of experience in fundraising and project management within the not-for-profit sector, Lindsay believes that we all have something to give that can make the world a better place. She joined the Bracelet of Hope in September 2017. In her downtime, she is a wife, mom, avid reader and a passionate Guelphite.

Donna has been a faculty member at Georgian College since 2014 where she teaches English as a Second Language to both international students and newcomers to Canada, along with working on curriculum and program development projects in the English Language Studies Program.
Teaching is a second career for her, as she previously spent 25 years working in the non-profit sector, mostly in management positions for residential programs. Throughout those years, she worked to support people with physical, developmental, and mental health challenges, including those displaced from their homes and families due to a combination of their own challenges and that of their situations.
She’s volunteered throughout her life and was excited to join the board of Bracelet of Hope in early 2022 with a focus on the Foster Home Committee, becoming chair of the committee after visiting Lesotho in September of 2022.

Giving back to the community is something I experienced at a very young age. My parents were always involved in any sort of help needed in the village or wider community in Lesotho. Being a member of the Bracelet of Hope Board, as well as a Rotarian, it is only an extension of my past experiences. I was born and raised in Lesotho, emigrated to Canada in 2004 and has lived in Guelph ever since. I enrolled at the university of Guelph from 2004 to 2008 and was immediately employed as a Research Technician in the then the department of Environmental Biology. I am the owner and operator for Before and After School programs in elementary schools in Guelph and Wellington County. I use my entrepreneurial skills to reduce poverty in Lesotho – training young Basotho in business management skills and help children to develop into productive members of the society. I am currently a member of Foster Homes Programs committee.

Tina retired in 2019 as a manager with Probation and Parole (Provincial Civil service) after 35 years.
She was introduced to Bracelet of Hope by her mother, whose passion for the charity and belief in Dr Zadjlik’s vision was contagious. Tina attended several BOH fundraising galas with her mom and became a monthly donor. After retirement, Tina joined the foster home committee and has been a member since 2019. In 2022, Tina joined 3 others on a life changing trip to Lesotho. On this trip, all the foster homes were visited, many of the children were met (some were in school at the time of our visit) and we saw the results of BOH support. We also met with our partners in the Mobile Health Clinics (SolidarMed) – we went to 2 of the remote sites the mobile clinics visit on a monthly basis. Lesotho is a mountainous country with winding roads (most that are not paved) – the health care provided by our 2 mobile health van staff is truly making a difference particularly -to the lives of women and children.
Tina was born in Guelph and graduated from University of Guelph (BA 80, MA 82). She has volunteered previously with her church council, girl’s camps and schools as well as on social justice committees through work.

Sharon is retired after a tremendously rewarding 38 year career as a nurse in the Guelph community. Her nursing experience includes hospital-surgical unit, family practise, and HIV speciality care. For the past 16 years, Sharon worked with Dr. Anne Marie Zajdlik at her HIV Clinic in both Guelph and KW. This clinic served patients within Cambridge, Guelph, KW, and Grey-Bruce.
Sharon is very passionate about her work with people from all walks of life and from all over the world that are living with HIV. This was the most rewarding part of her nursing career. In 2017, she had the opportunity to travel to Lesotho as part of a team that worked on small maintenance projects at the BOH Foster Homes. She also did a ride-along with the Mobile Health Unit, which asses and addresses the needs of those in remote areas of Lesotho.
Sharon aided her husband in operating a specialty chemical packaging business in the south end of Guelph, which they sold in 2018. Sharon is a proud 8th generation Guelphite and although she loves to travel, she can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Sharon also volunteers, for the past 25 years, for the Kelly Shires Breast Cancer Fund. She enjoys time with family (especially her 2 grandchildren), cottaging, camping, biking, skiing and golfing.

Alison was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario. She currently lives in Toronto where she is pursuing a career in screenwriting. In addition to being a Board member for the Balnar Family Foundation, she also provides administrative support to help the Foundation fulfill its mission with purpose and passion. Alison joined the Board of Bracelet of Hope in 2023. She first got involved with the organization after attending the launch of our second Mobile Health Clinic in Lesotho in 2022.