Education
Rob obtained an Honours B.A. degree as well as an M.A. degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. He then went to the University of Toronto, where he obtained an LLB degree. He was called to the Bar in 1982.
Professional Associations
- Member – Law Society of Upper Canada
- Member - Lincoln County Law Association, President - Former Director 1995-1998
- Member of Board of Trustees - Brock University 2020 - present
- Director, United Way of St. Catharines and District, 2008-2014
- Director, Niagara Community Foundation, 2009-2015 (Chair, Community Leadership Committee)
- Director-YMCA Niagara, 1999-2008 (Chair, Board of Trustees, 2004 – 2006), member, Strategic Planning Committee, 2012-present
- Candidate for Mayor of the City of St. Catharines, 2006
- Member, Rotary Club of St. Catharines South since 1985 (President 2003-2004)
- Member & Director, Lincoln County Law Association, 1995-1998
- Councillor – Regional Municipality of Niagara, 1985-1994 (Candidate for Regional Chair 1991)
- Chair, Hospital Restructuring Steering Committee, Niagara District Health Council, 1996-1997
- Candidate for Member of Ontario Legislative Assembly, 1990
- Member – Board of Management, St. Catharines Historical Museum, 1982- 1988 (Chairman, 1987)
- President – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Society of Canada, 1984-1986
- Member – Board of Directors, Family & Children’s Services of the Niagara Region, 1985-1988
- Board Member – St. Catharines Downtown Association, 1988-1995