Our Community Service

Rich Appiah is a passionate leader of non-profit organizations providing mental health services and community engagement opportunities to children and youth. He is the former president of Delisle Youth Services, an outstanding organization that supported young people by providing numerous mental health and developmental services programs. He is a former chair of the Board of Directors of The STEPS Initiative, an award-winning public arts organization that builds the capacity of citizens to create more vibrant and connected communities. Rich is also a former member-at-large of the executive of the Ontario Bar Association’s Employment and Labour Section.

In 2017, Rich was appointed to the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph. As a governor, Rich chairs the University’s Human Resources and Membership Committee and Governance Committee, and he sits on the University’s Finance Committee. As a vice chair of the Board, he also assists the University in strategic planning and oversight, and supports the University’s senior leadership team in executing its short and long-term objectives.