Leadership
Meet our leadership team and Board of Directors.
Leadership
- Elisha M. Laker, MSW RSW
Chief Executive Officer - Mariana Benitez, M. Ed., R.P.
Director of Clinical Services - Susan Warren B.A. R.P.
Director of Inclusivity and Community Development - Michael Prencipe, B.A.
Director of Operations - Adelle Volpone, MSW, RSW
Manager of Clinical Services - Reni Hunter
Financial Manager - Wendy Milwain
Manager, Data and Compliance - Stephanie McKellar
Executive & Senior Management Assistant - Sarah Tanel, MSW, RSW
HR Coordinator - Melissa Tawadros, MPsy., R.P.
Clinical Supervisor - Kerry Newman, R.P.
Clinical Supervisor - Varenya Kuhathaas, MSW, RSW
F&ST Program Manager - Mahsa Ghayoumi, M.A., R.P.
Outreach Supervisor
Board of Directors 2022-2023
- Vanessa Aguiar – Chair
Director, Human Resources & Occupational Health & Safety at Lakeridge Health Hospital. - Debbie Kassirer – Vice Chair
Alternative Dispute Resolution Practitioner and Principal of Beyond Conflict, a consultancy dedicated to resolving and preventing conflict in the workplace. - Rubaiyat Karim – Treasurer, Finance Committee
Registered Social Worker and Professor with over two decades of experience in the community social services sector. - Bonnie Glover – Member at Large
Retired-Formerly Head of the Physical and Health Education Department with the Simcoe County Board of Education. - Ghazaleh Salahi – Member at Large
B.A. in Psychology from York University, Trauma Informed Case Manager at York Support Services Network. - Ira Teich – Member at Large, Past Treasurer
M.Sc., C.A.; Author and nation-building/development strategist for governments around the world; formerly CEO of Canada’s largest global consumer growth strategy firm. - Karen Wang – Member at Large
Adolescent Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. - John Ellis – Volunteer, Policy & Planning
Formerly CEO of Family Service Ontario