Our Team
Board of Directors
Andrew Spence – President
Mike Zacharias – Vice President
Bruce Klassen – Treasurer
Jodi St. Amant – Secretary
Dr. Angela Clark – Director
Peter Havens – Director
Glen Michalchuk – Director
Kelsey Noakes – Director
Shanlee Scott – Director
Leadership Team
Caryn Birch – Interim Executive Director
Michelle Kowalchuk – Director of Mental Health and Addictions
Talia Potash – Director of Housing
Kerby Reimer – Director of Operations
Admin Staff
Caryn Birch, Interim Executive Director
Asha Harrington, Executive Assistant
Matthew Altieri, Grants and Information Assistant
Jamie Vallotton, Grants and Information Assistant
Kerby Reimer, Director of Operations
Lauren Lee, Manager of Operations
Carlos Severight, Operations
Ayla Banks, Program Assistant
Kenny Chee, Stats & Information Assistant
Nicholas Friesen, Communications & Donor Relations
Allan Bedard, Financial Controller
Dwight Samchek, Bookkeeper
Maryna Kolesnykova, Bookkeeper
Access to Immediate Needs
Scott McNicol, Street Outreach Coordinator
Brittney Nygaard, Street Outreach Worker
Tammie Kolbuck, Street Outreach Worker
Candice Rantanen, Peer Kitchen Coordinator
Bryn Herbert-Hosie, Kitchen Support Worker
Crystal Redstar, Drop-in Support Worker
Michael Bignell, Cultural Coordinator
Housing
Talia Potash, Director of Housing
Apryl Aisaican, Housing Manager
Alex Anderson, Transitional Housing Team Lead
Jennifer Omale, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Mappy Troller, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Betlhem Kassa, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
German Cruz Reyes, Housing First Case Manager
Anmolpreet Singh, Housing First Case Manager
Casey Wall, ROOM Case Manager
Ajang Deng- REST Case Manager
Bailey Watson, BEAM Case Manager
Mental Health & Addictions
Michelle Kowalchuk, Director of Mental Health & Addictions
Amanj Palani, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Adi Farage, Addictions Case Manager (Resource Navigator)
Teresa Henry, Addictions Case Manager (Resource Navigator)
Alyssa Broschuk, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Laura Medeiros, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Adela Ramadani, Mental Health and Addictions Education Coordinator
Lauren Chopek, Mental Health Peer Support Worker
Education & Training
Dominique Hodder, Education and Training Manager
Richard Charpentier, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Amanda Fries, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Marshall Wiebe, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Clay Mykietowich, Level Up! Case Manager
Khristine Villanueva, Level Up! Case Manager
Ian Campbell, Level Up! Life Skills Facilitator
Cory Derrett, Financial Empowerment Coordinator
