Our Team
Board of Directors:
Glenn Michalchuk – President
Andrew Spence – Vice President
Bruce Klassen – Treasurer
Jodi St.Amant – Secretary
Dr. Angela Clark – Director
Peter Havens – Director
Kelsey Noakes – Director
Susan Peterson – Director
Shanlee Scott – Director
Mike Zacharias – Director
Leadership Team:
Kelly Holmes – Executive Director at RaY
Breda Vosters – Director of Grants and Information at RaY
Olga Shmelova – Director of Mental Health and Addictions at RaY
Talia Potash – Director of Housing at RaY
Caryn Birch – Director of Education and Training at RaY
Ran-Lee Rhinas – Human Resources at RaY
Staff
Kelly Holmes, Executive Director
Asha Harrington, Executive Assistant
Breda Vosters, Director of Grants and Information
Brittney Nygaard, Information Team Lead
Kerby Reimer, Operations Manager
Ayla Banks, Program Assistant
Kenny Chee, Stats & Information Assistant
Ran-Lee Rhinas, Human Resources Manager
Kate Armstrong, Communications & Public Relations Coordinator
Allan Bedard, Financial Controller
Dwight Samchek, Bookkeeper
Access to Immediate Needs
Steve Wolfe, Basic Needs Coordinator
Scott McNicol, Street Outreach Coordinator
Brittney Nygaard, Street Outreach Worker
Cultural Program
Heather Houston, Cultural Advisor
Lionel Houston, Cultural Advisor
Housing
Talia Potash, Director of Housing
Aaron Ghebrehiwot, Rapid Rehousing Manager
Stephanie Reinheimer, Housing First Case Manager
Jason Fillmore, Housing First Case Manager
Arielle Ziesmann, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Apryl Aisaican, Transitional Housing Manager
Devin Bray, Transitional Housing Team Lead
Phoebe Ross, ROOM Case Manager
Jude Bradford, ROOM Case Manager
Ahmad Salem, REST Case Manager
Francis Romawac, REST Case Manager
Mental Health & Addictions
Olga Shmelova, Director of Mental Health & Addictions
Haley Hickey, Mental Health & Addictions Team Lead
Laura Canfield, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Swati Bhatt, Mental Health Virtual Platform Lead
Chelsea Johnson, Mental Health Case Manager
Aisha Akano, Mental Health and Addictions Case Manager
Amanj Palani, Mental Health Case Manager
Education & Training
Caryn Birch, Director of Education and Training
Dominique Hodder, Level Up! Team Lead
Danielle Preusentanz, Life Skills Facilitator, Level Up! Lift Off
Troy Taylor, Life Skills Facilitator, Level Up! Launch Pad
Casey Wall, Level Up! Case Manager
Cassandra Valmestad, Level Up! Case Manager
Kate Matthews-Lindsey, Level Up! Case Manager
Shanice Parker, Level Up! Case Manager
Laura McNish, Classroom Assistant
Marshall Wiebe, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Lauren Kroeker-Lee, Social Enterprise & Employment Coordinator
Pete Van Loon, Kitchen Coordinator
Carlos Severight, Moving Coordinator
