Victor Hetmanczuk BASc, BA

BIO

Over the last 50 years, Victor has taken on many leadership challenges in the Ukrainian Canadian Community.

He was elected to 20 years on the Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada – 10 of them as Treasurer.

He was the Founding President of the UOCC Foundation (2002-2009).

Served as President of the St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cultural Centre in Oakville (1990-1995).

Elected as Treasurer of the Ukrainian World Foundation (2011-2016). Was a Board member of the Ukrainian Care Centre in Toronto.

During his term as President of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (2013-2020), he organized and financed seven medical missions from Canada to Ukraine staffed by volunteer Canadian medical professionals to treat wounded soldiers injured from the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Oversaw the management of the Holodomor Awareness Tour – a mobile classroom that travelled across Canada visited by over 54,000 students and adults.

He is serving as Chair of CUF at the present time.

None of this could have happened, without the understanding and support of his wife Alexandra, children Taras(Laryssa), Alexander(Emily), Natalie(Alexander) and their five grandchildren.