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
Breda Vosters – Director of Grants and Information
Michelle Kowalchuk – Director of Mental Health and Addictions
Talia Potash – Director of Housing
Caryn Birch – Director of Education and Training
Ran-Lee Rhinas – Human Resources Manager
Kerby Reimer – Director of Operations
Staff
Kelly Holmes, Executive Director (on leave)
Caryn Birch, Interim Executive Director
Asha Harrington, Executive Assistant
Breda Vosters, Director of Grants and Information
Brittney Nygaard, Information Team Lead
Matthew Altieri, Grants and Information Assistant
Kerby Reimer, Director of Operations
Lauren Lee, Manager of 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
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
Aaron Ghebrehiwot, Rapid Rehousing Manager
Apryl Aisaican, Transitional Housing Manager
Meghan Fifi, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Crystal Hughes, Rapid Rehousing Case Manager
Alex Anderson, REST Case Manager
Milaine Carbotte, Housing First Case Manager
Shawn Thomas, Housing First Case Manager
Casey Wall, ROOM Case Manager
Bruce Lumsden, ROOM Case Manager
Mental Health & Addictions
Michelle Kowalchuk, Director of Mental Health & Addictions
Laura Canfield, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Amanj Palani, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Jessica Lord, Mental Health and Addictions Education Coordinator
Adi Farage, Addictions Case Manager (Resource Navigator)
Teresa Henry, Addictions Case Manager (Resource Navigator)
Alyssa Broschuk, Mental Health & Addictions Case Manager
Education & Training
Dominique Hodder, Interim Director of Education and Training
Danielle Preusentanz, Life Skills Facilitator, Level Up! Lift Off
Laura Medeiros, Launch Pad/Level Up! Life Skills Facilitator
Adela Ramadani, Level Up! Case Manager
Cory Derrett, Level Up! Case Manager
Moniquea Stasiuk, Level Up! Case Manager
Richard Charpentier, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Amanda Fries, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Haley Pauls, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Emmanuel Ansong, Growing Opportunities Case Manager
Chris Dropko, Social Enterprise Manager
Carlos Severight, RaY Works Moving Coordinator
Lawrence Hillier, RaY Works Mover
