Dancing with the Stars of Quinte

Leanne has just joined the Belleville SunLife Financial Centre as an Advisor after spending 7 very successful years at Quinte Broadcasting as an Account Executive. She has an exceptional ability to build long lasting, strong relationships with people and business owners in our community. She has worked in Graphic Design, Corporate Imaging, Marketing, Advertising, Promotions, Customer Service and Public Relations. She is quick moving highly motivated multitasker who gets the job done!

She was born and raised in Toronto. And has lived along with her Husband in other major cities such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Orange County California. They have chosen to settle in Madoc on their farm with their two boys Dakota and Tristin. They have a very busy life full of sports, music, art , charity work. and as a family study Martial Arts together. Leanne is an avid runner but her true passion is Painting. Her medium of choice is oil. Her works range from abstract to expressive landscapes and still life. Leanne is a Rotarian, she sits on several committees such as, Rotary Music Festival, Adams Hope, and Arts Centre Hastings.

Richard and his wife Shawna own a fantastic clothing business now in its 20th year, called Richard Davis, situated in Downtown Belleville and Picton. Their shops contain brand name fashions, created by renowned designers such as Michael Kors, Esprit, Lacoste, Bugatti and Jack Victor, to name a few. Richard celebrates the principal of “dressing for success”!

When he’s not dancing up a storm…Richard can be found deep in thought, developing electric bicycles, Back 9 golf products and Dynamed mobility scooters.

Richard is a Director of the Rotary Club of Belleville, Past President of Belleville Sales & Advertising Club, former Councillor Village of Tweed and Past Chair Downtown Belleville Business Improvement Area.

Richard has two children, Destiny and Davis, as well as two amazing grand children Ethan and Cadence.

Born in Trinidad, Daniella moved to Toronto via Syracuse, NY in 1988. She completed her degree in Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson where she met her husband, Tommy James. Daniella and Tom lived and worked in Toronto, Brockville, Montreal and Calgary before calling Belleville home in 2007.

Daniella has always loved writing and worked for Global Television, TSN, Lauron Productions and Columbia TriStar Canada. She has been a freelance writer in the broadcasting industry since 1997 and currently is the Creative Writer at Quinte Broadcasting.

She is the proud mother of two sons, Adam and Logan and is the co-founder of Adam’s Hope, a local charity that creates awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder and provides assistance to families in the area affected by Autism.

I have lived in Belleville since I was twelve years old, Lee-ann and I have been happily married for thirty six years, have two great children, Tim and Pam, a lovely daughter-in-law, Nadia and a soon to be son-in-law, Andrew and two adorable grandchildren, Patrick and Julia.

I have been employed with the Morton family and Quinte Broadcasting for three years and can honestly say there is never a dull moment a the radio station.

I was born and raised in the Quinte area and am a very proud mother of 4 beautiful daughters, Megan 19, Victoria 16, Carley 13 & Emily 9.

Owner / Operator of Palm Beach Mega Tan in Belleville & Trenton. Belleville opened in Feb 2002 & in October 2004 opened a second location in Trenton. We received Business Achievement Award for Business of the Year for Palm Beach Mega Tan in 2006. Since Palm Beach Mega Tan opened 9 years ago, Palm Beach Mega Tan has received the Readers Choice Award for favourite tanning salon, in both locations.

The beauty industry has always been a passion of mine and my dream was to one day open a Spa & Salon. In Oct 2009 I opened Polish Day Spa & Salon.

I am also a member of the women sales and ad club of Belleville and volunteered with the United Way of Quinte in 2010 as Business Co-Chair. My secret to success is my dedication to my team of staff, continuing education, mutual respect and passion for the industry and in the guests we serve.

Professional firefighter with the Quinte West Fire Department. Member of the Belleville Bulldogs Rugby Club since 1986. Active rugby referee for local high school rugby as well as some of the best men‚Äôs rugby in the province. Born and raised in Trenton, Trenton High School Alumni. 14 year old son Brayden. Engaged to the beautiful Dianna Cairns, owner of Polish Day Spa & Salon and Palm Beach Mega Tan.

Micheline is a singer, guitarist and rhythm drummer. Her love of music embraces all styles; she especially enjoys singing in French. She enjoys collaborating with other artists in varied projects in ‘The County’.

She and her husband Larry own and operate 'The Wine Barrel', a ‘Ferment on Premise’ establishment in Picton.

Rick is a man of many hats... and many faces. As an actor, he was kept busy in 2010 in Moonpath Productions of The Full Monty, Annie and Totally Scrooged, the Christmas Panto, all at the Empire Theatre. He really doesn’t mind if you can’t quite remember him – he played something like 10 different parts in those three productions! He’ll be back at the Empire this August, surrounded by munchkins as the wizard in a little musical you might be familiar with…

When not hanging around a theatre Rick can be found working behind the scenes with the Festival Players of Prince Edward County, in charge of their online Box Office System “CountyTix”, and helping involve the local businesses in their summer theatre season. Rick moved to “The County” nine years ago to escape the city with wife Kyley and son Chris, and, as always, is grateful to them for letting him out to play. He is thrilled to be part of Dancing with the Stars, and thanks everyone for supporting such a worthwhile event.

Debbie McKinney is a Realtor in Belleville with Remax Quinte. She was born in Toronto but moved to the Quinte area when she was 10 years old. As a child she lived in Tweed, Madoc and then Belleville where she attended Nicholson Catholic College. Debbie has a diverse background, living in Europe for 3 years after studying English at Queen's University. She worked in Public Relations in Toronto and then as a free-lance writer and editor.

Debbie married her high school sweetheart at the top of Mt Tremblant, and movegd back to Belleville 6 years ago. She now lives in Belleville's Old East Hill with her husband Kelly and their 4 children, Alex, Harry, Hanna and Piper and their giant golden-doodle Fletcher.

Debbie is committed to her family, community involvement and her career as a Realtor. She enjoys coaching and playing soccer. Although she has two left feet, she has a winning smile! Vote Debbie.

Wayne Dewe is the owner/operator of Dewe's Your Independent Grocer. He was born and raised in Cornwall, Ontario. Wayne has been working in the grocery business since he was sixteen years old, and since has developed a passion for the grocery business and providing customers with excellent customer service.

In his spare time he loves to cook and has a passion for food and creating new recipes. Wayne also enjoys golfing and socializing with his friends and family.

Wayne has been a generous sponsor/donor for many events and charities throughout the community. He is always involved in community events, and has a big heart for supporting his community. He is also a member of the Rotary club of Belleville.

Wayne has three children Heidi, Melanie, and Sarah, and a beautiful granddaughter Isabella.

Sarah is an Orientation and Mobility Specialist for CNIB in Hastings & Prince Edward Counties. As the newest member of CNIB Belleville, Sarah provides instruction to individuals who are partially sighted or blind, and ensures that they have the confidence, skills and opportunities to move safely in their home, workplace, school and community.

Sarah grew up in the Waterloo Region where she volunteered in community organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Humane Society and National Service Dogs. She looks forward to continuing her community involvement in Belleville, her new hometown!

Sarah has a passion for photography. You might catch Sarah out and about in the Quinte area trying the capture the perfect shot. After much encouragement from family and friends to share her talent with a broader audience, Sarah started Sarah Raw Photography in 2010.

Keenan Sprague is a student-at-law at Baldwin Law Professional Corporation. However, his “student” status will soon expire when he is called to the bar on June 16, 2011. Keenan was born and raised in Belleville and is looking forward to practicing law in his hometown.

Keenan’s family has deep roots in the Quinte area. His great-great-grandfather started a food canning operation in Prince Edward County in 1925 which continues to this day as Sprague Foods Limited in Belleville. Keenan attended Dalhousie University in Halifax after graduating from Nicholson Catholic College in 2003. In 2007, he moved to Fredericton to attend law school at the University of New Brunswick. Keenan’s accomplishments in law school include winning awards in moot court and debate competitions.

Keenan volunteers as a Big Brother and can’t wait to lace up his dancing shoes in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hastings and Prince Edward Counties!

Leslie Roseblade is a City of Quinte West Councillor and works at the YMCA of the City of Quinte West.

She has been very involved in the community, helping to develop projects such as the YMCA of the City of Quinte West, “Sky is the limit Skatepark”, Wilf Wilkinson Rotary Splash Pad and the Frankford Splash Pad. Leslie is a big sister with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Hastings and Prince Edward and has been matched with her little sister for 3 years.

Married 27 years to Adam, they have two children Jamie 24 engaged to Josh and Jerry 25 married to Sara and a granddaughter Ava 3 ½.

Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Fleming joined the Military in 1971 as a Medical Assistant. In 1978 he changed roles and became a Search and Rescue Technician where he was employed at various bases across Canada until his retirement from the Regular Force in 2002. Since then he has been employed in the Air Reserves in various roles and now is the Air Reserve Chief Warrant Officer for the Western half of Canada. A highlight of his career was a 7 month deployment to Afghanistan in 2007 and after more than 40 years in uniform will retire in 2012. Charlie and Lisa live in their newly built retirement home in Consecon and plan to winter in Florida starting in 2012.

Sheri is from the Belleville area originally and returned here after completing her Bachelor of Art Honours degree in Geography and Political Science from Queen’s University and Bachelor of Laws from Queen’s University. Sheri was called to the bar for the Province of Ontario in July 2004 and has been practicing law in the Belleville area since then. In July 2009 Sheri opened her own firm with her practice focusing on Family Law and Civil Litigation. Sheri currently serves as the Vice President of the Hastings County Law Association and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for St. Mark’s United Church. Sheri enjoys spending time with her new dog, supporting the Belleville Bulls and dancing.

Bill Glisky is the Managing Editor of the Belleville Intelligencer, a member of the roundtable on CJBQ and an occasional guest host of the Lorne Brooker show. His versatility in different forms of media, however, should not be seen in any way to be indicative of his dance ability, which to date remains minimal.