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Doug Earle, CFRE

Judge · DISC type Dc
Chief Executive Officer at Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation (WRHNF)
📍 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Doug Earle is a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and the inaugural CEO of the Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation. With over 30 years of leadership in healthcare philanthropy, he has a history of securing transformational gifts and leading major campaigns. People who have worked with him describe him as strategic, innovative, and donor-centric.

Outside of his executive role, Doug is deeply invested in his community. He actively participates in local town halls to discuss healthcare access and attends community events. He also shows a keen interest in professional development, recently attending a board governance bootcamp to further his leadership skills.

He has successfully led massive fundraising campaigns with goals as high as $200 million for major healthcare centres.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Personality Overview

How Doug shows up

Features Driven
Demanding
Generally Skeptic

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Doug cares about

Healthcare Philanthropy
As a seasoned CEO for multiple hospital foundations, he has dedicated his career to advancing healthcare and research through major fundraising campaigns.
Community Healthcare
His recent activities include engaging with the community in town halls to discuss the future of local healthcare access and touring regional rehabilitation facilities.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation (WRHNF)
11-2022 - 9-2025
Chief Executive Officer
West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation
12-2018 - 11-2022
President & CEO
Fighting Blindness Canada
3-2016 - 11-2018
Senior Vice President Major Gifts
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1-2012 - 3-2016
Campaign Director, Krembil Neuroscience Centre and The Brain Campaign
Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1989 - 1992
BA
Wilfrid Laurier University
1985 - 1989
BA
Wilfrid Laurier University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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