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
Kelsey Noakes – Director
Shanlee Scott – Director
Leadership Team:
Kelly Holmes – Executive Director (on leave)
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
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
Access to Immediate Needs
Steve Wolfe, Basic Needs Coordinator
Scott McNicol, Street Outreach Coordinator
Brittney Nygaard, Street Outreach Worker
Tammie Kolbuck, Street Outreach Worker
Marshall Wiebe, Street Outreach Worker
Dominique Hodder, Street Outreach Worker
Candice Rantanen, Peer Kitchen Coordinator
Adam George, Drop-in, Kitchen Support Worker
Mappy Troller, Cultural Drop-in Support Worker
Housing
Talia Potash, Director of Housing
Apryl Aisaican, Housing Manager
Meghan Fifi, Rapid Rehousing/Housing First Team Lead
Alex Anderson, Transitional Housing Team Lead
Chris Dunning, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Jennifer Omale, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Crystal Hughes, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Milaine Carbotte, Housing First Case Manager
German Cruz Reyes, Housing First Case Manager
Casey Wall, ROOM Case Manager
Bruce Lumsden, ROOM Case Manager
Cory Derrett, Housing Assistant / Drop-in Worker
Mental Health & Addictions
Michelle Kowalchuk, Director of Mental Health & Addictions
Laura Canfield, Counsellor
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
Education & Training
Richard Charpentier, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Amanda Fries, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Emmanuel Ansong, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
