Provincial Executive

Lynne Scime - President
A wife, a mother, and a grandmother, Lynne Scime has been involved with family organizations in Hamilton and in Ontario for many years. She has been the President of the Family Coalition Party in the late 1990's and was re-elected to the post in 2005 and again in 2009. A qualified social worker and manager of a family medical practice, Lynne and her family have been active in political and social issues affecting education and healthcare, along with defending human life and personal freedoms.

John Gots - Executive Vice President
John Gots has a long history and experience in the family circles of politics. A husband, father, grandfather, and professional engineer, John Gots has served the Family Coalition Party as an executive member and candidate over two decades. As a businessman and community volunteer, John is committed to strengthening the FCP to support Ontario’s families now and in the future. John served as Interim Leader in late 2009, up until the election of the new Party Leader on October 24, 2009.

Robert Williams - C.F.O.
Robert (Bob) Williams is an actuary in Toronto and was elected to the Executive in 2005. He was the FCP candidate for Etobicoke-Lakeshore in 2007.

Connie McKenna - Secretary
Connie McKenna is a former Executive Director and Administrator of a number of non-profit organizations, a teacher, and a mother of four. Connie provides a wealth of administrative support for the Family Coalition Party, and is dedicated to sharing the party’s message with people across Ontario, to build our support for real change in the next provincial election.

Leonard Vanderhoeven - Vice President
Leonard Vanderhoeven was our candidate in Oxford in the 2007 election. Leonard is a professional engineer with an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He has been working as the Production Manager at a small automotive parts plant since 1992. He lives in Woodstock, and has been active in the Christian community since 1991.

Nicholas Wansbutter - Vice President
From 2005 to 2008, Nicholas Wansbutter worked as a Crown Attorney in Manitoba. In 2008, he moved to Kitchener, Ontario, and founded his own law practice.

Barra Gots - Vice President
Barra Gots is the wife of John, mother of two. She is a biologist, now retired, and lately was involved in the development and teaching of an online university course. Active in church and life organizations. She was a candidate in St. Catharines in 2007 and Haldimand-Norfolk-Brant in 1999 and 2003.

Lukas Bebjak - Youth Vice President
Lukas Bebjak was born in Bratislava, Slovakia, and moved to Canada with his family in 1998. Currently living in Oakville with his family, he is in his final year of studies at McMaster University in Hamilton, where he is studying biochemistry. After graduating from university, Lukas plans on attending college in pursuit of a career as a paramedic. At the age of 19, Lukas was a candidate for the FCP in the 2007 provincial election. His interests include horseback riding, history, playing piano and singing, church involvement and pro-life activism.

Lou Reitzel - Immediate Past President
A proud husband and father, Lou Reitzel is the president of Reitzel Heating and Air Conditioning, a successful business in Waterloo, Ontario, recently featured in the local paper. He is now retired and lives in Kitchener with his wife. Some of his grown children are now helping to run the business.