Appointments

Since May 2005 more than 300 DiverseCity onBoard candidates have been appointed to to agencies, boards, commissions or committees in the public and nonprofit sectors. To date the following appointments have been confirmed:

2010 Appointments

• Frank Meighal —

  Finance Committee Member, York West Active Living Centre – August 2010.

• Jerome Kisting —

  Chair President, Social Enterprise Centre of Excellence – July 2010.

• Shalini Bhardwaj —

  Board Member, Toronto Workforce Innovation Group – July 2010.

• Shalini Bhardwaj —

  Board Member, North York Women’s Shelter – April 2010.

• Inder Duggal —

  Treasurer, Sierra Club Ontario, August 2010.

• Preiti Momaya —

  Board Member, Nazareth House – August 2010.

• Angel Brown —

  Board Member, Mariposa in the Schools – July 2010.

• John Qubti —

  Board Member, For Youth initiative – June 2010.

• Sheela Subramanian —

  Board Member, Family Service Toronto – June 2010.

• Kishna Kalicharran —

  Community Support Advisory Committee, Canadian RedCross, Toronto Region – July 2010.

• Charanjit Bambra —

  Board Member, United Way York Region – July, 2010.

• Wasib Muhammad —

  Committee Member, Professional Engineers of Ontario – July, 2010.

• Kwan Li —

  Finance Committee Member, Operation Springboard – November, 2009.

• Roz Smith —

  Board Member, St.John Ambulance – July 2010.

• Imran Choudhary —

  Area Committee Member, Legal Aid Ontario – June 2010.

• Lori-Anne Beckford —

  Board Member, John Howard Society of York Region – March 2010.

• Farzana Jiwani —

  Board Member, VON Toronto-York Branch – July, 2010.

• Farzad Sadrian —

  Board Member, Contemporary Dance Projects – July,  2010.

• Mickey Mahmood —

  Board Member, Big Brothers and Sisters of York Region – July, 2010.

• Ratna Omidvar —

  Board Member, Canadian Club of Canada – June, 2010.

• Ratna Omidvar —

  Co-Chair, Mowat Center Task Force on Modernizing Support for The Unemployed in Canada - May, 2010.

• Ratna Omidvar —

  Chair, Connect Legal – May, 2010.

• Ian Johnson —

  Board member, Rouge Valley Health System – June 2010.

• Patsy Russell —

  Board Member, Homes First Society – June 2010.

• Earl Miller —

  Ontario Trillium Foundation, Board Member – June 2010.

• Sundeep Chauhan —

  Board Member, Governance – Dovercourt Boys & Girls Club -June 2010.

• Suzanne Johnson —

  Board Member, Legal – Dovercourt Boys & Girls Club – June 2010.

• Dattagura Mahabal —

  Board Member, Finance – Dovercourt Boys & Girls Club – June 2010.

• Franca Gucciardi —

  Board member, College-Montrose Children’s Place -February 2010.

• Wendyline Beaudoin —

  Board Member, The Toronto Green Community – July 2010.

• Alain Mootoo —

  Treasurer at Sherbourne Health Centre – June 2010.

• Yasmin Bhatia —

  Board member -  Toronto North Support Services,  October 2009.

• Tina Edan —

  Board Advisor, Toronto Public Library – May 2010.

• Devika Shah —

  York Region Children’s Aid Society, Board Member – June  2010.

• Andreas Duess —

  Board Member, Volunteer Toronto – June 2010.

• Paula Pothemont —

  Board Member, Harmony Hall Centre for Seniors – June 2010.

• Shane Siva —

  Board Member, JobStart – June 2010.

• Norman Woo —

  Board Member, JobStart – June 2010.

• Verlyn Francis —

  Province of Ontario Council for the Arts (Ontario Arts Council) June 2010.

• Aneil Gokhale —

  Harbourfront Community Centre, May 2010.

• Kalson Abdi —

  Harbourfront Community Centre, May 2010.

• Catherine Winter —

  Board Member , Ann Johnston Health Station -June 2010.

• Yash Kapur —

  Board Member, P.O.I.N.T. People and Organizations in North Toronto – June, 2010.

• Linden King —

  Halton-Peel Grant Review Board, May 2010.

• Alex Povolotski —

  External Audit Committee, ACCES, March 2010.

• Alex Povolotski —

  Campain Cabinet, United Way of Peel,  March 2010 .

• Maggie Yang —

  North York Women’s Shelter,  June 2010.

• Ruby Wong —

  Physician Payment Review Board (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)  April, 2010

• Jewel Amoah —

  Canadian Civil Liberties Association  – Advisory Panel, March 2010

• Francisco Rico-Martinez —

  Canadian Civil Liberties Association  – Advisory Panel,  March 2010

• Ramon V. Andal —

  Program and Services Committee member – Yee Hong Geriatric Care Centre,  June 2010

• Ramon V. Andal —

  Peel Law Association Board of Directors, March 2010

• Shane Siva —

  Chairman, Finance Committee – JobStart, June 2010

• Shane Siva —

  Treasurer – JobStart, June 2010

• Sheldon Mahabir —

  Board Member – Social Planning Toronto, June 2010.

• Wendyline Beaudoin —

  Toronto Green Community, June 2010

• Luis Silva —

  Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women (EHCW) – June 2010

• Sue Molyneux —

  Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women (EHCW) – June 2010

• Roxanne Chow —

  Licensed To Learn,  April 2010

• Camille Hannays-King —

  John Howard Society York Region , February  2010

• Dr. Maria Páez Victor —

  Central Neighbourhood House Association, May 2010

• Zafar Qaryzada —

  Homes First Society, June 2010

• Afzal (Al) Suleman —

  York Region Children’s Aid Society, January 2010

• Sangita Patel —

  Arrabon House , March 2010

• Rochelle Dickenson —

  Council of the College of Midwives of Ontario, May 2010

• Sangita Patel —

  North York Women’s Shelter,  April 2010

• Nicole P. Anthony —

  Planned Parenthood Toronto,  March 2010

• Vinay Sarin —

  Canadian Civil Liberties Association,  March 2010

• Liban Gaashaan —

  FindHelp,  April 2010.

• René Adams —

  St. Clair West Affordable Housing Group, May 2010  

• Marilyn Kusi-Achampong —

  Black Health Alliance, April 2010

• Mustapha Murtada —

  Frontenac Youth Services, April 2010

• Najia Alavi —

  North York Women’s Shelter, May 2010

• RUBINA, SALIM HAVLIN —

  PROVINCE OF ONTARIO MEDAL FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP ADVISORY COUNCIL, April 2010

• Margaret Cheung —

  YWCA, April 2010

• Patsy Russell —

  YWCA, April 2010

• Milan Roy —

  Factory Theatre, March 2010

• Al Suleman —

  Continuous Quality Improvement Committee of the York Region, Children’s Aid Society — March, 2010

• Omar Kayed —

  Food for Life, April 2010

• Ken Ng —

  Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS), February 2010

• Shalini Bhardwaj —

  North York Women’s Shelter

• Tina Tehranchian —

  McMichael Canadian Art Collection, April 2010

• Dawn Vernon —

  Obsidian Theatre Company Inc., April 2010

• Mohan Swaminathan —

   New Circles, March 2010

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau —

  Best Practices Judges Panel, Institute for Canadian Citizenship, February 2010

• Fareen Jamal —

  Access for Parents and Children in Ontario (APCO), February 2010

• Patsy Russell —

  Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre, February 2010

• Hyun Rioux —

  Greenest City, February 2010

• Eduardo Castro —

  Toronto Board of Health, January 2010

• Andreas Duess —

  Volunteer Toronto, January 2010

• Mahfuz Rahman —

  Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre, January 2010

• Wanda Yorke —

  Client Services and Quality Committee, Central West Community Care Access Centre, January 2010

• Sapna Mahboobani —

  Youth Without Shelter, January 2010

• Ashifa Jiwa —

  Conservation Council of Ontario, January 2010

• Diana Karolina Grimaldos —

  ArtHeart Community Art Centre, January 2010

2009 Appointments

• Alexei Gofman —

  Canada-on-Campus, December 2009

• Mustapha Murtada —

  Canada-on-Campus, December 2009

• Rani Pooran —

  Canada-on-Campus, December 2009

• Bonnie Wong —

  Canada-on-Campus, December 2009

• Luz Bascunan —

  Working Women Community Centre, December 2009

• Anushia Mohan —

  Community Agency Review Panel, United Way of York Region, December 2009

• Shabnum Budhwani —

  Council of the Ontario College of Teachers, December 2009

• Sanjay Chadha —

  Landlord’s Self-Help Centre, November 2009

• Jenny Chau —

  Scarborough Support Services for the Elderly, November 2009

• Yasmin Mawani —

  Community Alliance for York Region Education, November 2009

• Rene Adams —

  Income Security Advocacy Centre, November 2009

• Shafiq Ebrahim —

  Special Olympics Ontario, November 2009

• Carla Moore —

  Griffin Centre, November 2009

• Teresa Cheung —

  Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, November 2009

• Kiran Qureshi —

  South Asian Family Support Services, October 2009

• Ayub Hamid —

  Transitional Council of the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario, October 2009

• Wangari Muriuki —

  Transitional Council of the College of Homeopaths of Ontario, October 2009

• Gary Pieters —

  Multilingual Community Interpreter Services, October 2009

• Arjuna Thaskaran —

  NEW (Newcomers Women’s Services Toronto), October 2009

• Har Grover —

  Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada, October 2009

• Derek Eng —

  Willowdale Community Legal Services, October 2009

• Ratna Omidvar —

  LP EARN, October 2009

• Therese Edwards —

  Marketing Committee, National Ballet of Canada, October 2009

• Savi Singh —

  South Asian Women’s Centre, October 2009

• Amy Paul —

  North York Seniors Centre, October 2009

• Mo Ettehadieh —

  LP EARN, October 2009

• Puneet Luthra —

  Centre for Indigenous Theatre, October 2009

• Tasleem Jamal —

  Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Younge People, September 2009

• Syed Mir —

  Sheridan College, September 2009

• Ijaz Qamar —

  Peel Multicultural Council, September 2009

• Puneet Luthra —

  Community Care Access Centre – Toronto Central, September 2009

• Selma D’Souza —

  Serving with Pride, Board Member -September 2009.

• Dennis Wong —

  North York Seniors Centre, September 2009

• Leslie Woo —

  YMCA of the Greater Toronto Area, Septmber 2009

• Arun Channan —

  North York Seniors Centre, September 2009

• Sonia Dong —

  North York Seniors Centre, September 2009

• Yasmin Bhatia —

  Toronto North Support Services, September 2009

• Ken Ng —

  Finance Committee, Community Home Assistance to Seniors (CHATS), September 2009

• Ali Hussein —

  Community Investment Committee, United Way York Region, September 2009

• Genither Dujon —

  Rapport Youth and Family Services (reappointment), September 2009

• Rickesh Lakhani —

  Eating Distorders of York Region, September 2009

• Izabela Waglay —

  Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, September 2009

• Heather White —

  University of Ontario Institute of Technology, September 2009

• Heather White —

  Durham Hospice, September 2009

• Lai-King Hum —

  Board Member, Serve! – November 2009.

• Priya Patil —

  YWCA, August 2009

• Charanjit Bambra —

  Victorian Order of Nurses Toronto-York, July 2009

• Shams Tejani —

  Victorian Order of Nurses Toronto-York, July 2009

• Mona Feng —

  Victorian Order of Nurses Toronto-York, July 2009

• Armel Kitieu —

  Finance Committee, Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services, July 2009

• Tatjana Radovanovic —

  Policy Committee, Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services, July 2009

• Fernando Garcia —

  Canada-on-Campus, July 2009

• Lisa Mattam —

  Rouge Valley Hospital System, June 2009

• Jeremy Thommy —

  Burlington Counselling and Family Services, June 2009

• Joan Lee-Ferdinand —

  Oakville Distress Centre, June 2009

• Ximena Escobar —

  Board Member, Humewood House Association – June 2009.

• Sabir Sami —

  Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services, June 2009

• Shaffiq Dar —

  Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services, June 2009

• Kailai Chen —

  Crime Prevention Association of Toronto, June 2009

• Edmund DelSol —

  Big Brothers and Sisters of Ajax-Pickering, June 2009

• Jehad Aliweiwi —

  Fred Victor Centre, June 2009

• Nina Boric —

  Access Alliance, June 2009

• Jeffrey Szeto —

  Patient Care Committee, West Park Healthcare Centre, June 2009

• Dennis Wong —

  Crime Prevention Association of Toronto, June 2009

• Sheerin Sheikh —

  Women’s College Hospital, June 2009

• Nidhi Tandon —

  West End Farmers’ Cooperative, June 2009

• Keith Hernandez —

  Big Brothers and Sisters of Ajax-Pickering, June 2009

• Annie Zawadi —

  Big Brothers and Sisters of Ajax-Pickering, June 2009

• Jacqueline Nuwame —

  Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, June 2009

• Jacqueline Nuwame —

  Storytelling Toronto, June 2009

• Vivien Dzau —

  Reappointment, Dixon Hall, June 2009

• Parag Tandon —

  United Way of York Region, June 2009

• Avanthi Goddard —

  York Children’s Aid Society, June 2009

• Ike Dewji —

  Reappointment, Harbourfront Centre, June 2009

• Moez Rajwani —

  Access Alliance, June 2009

• Agni Shah —

  Consumers Council of Canada, June 2009

• Yunis Kariuki —

  Governance Committee, Family Services Toronto, June 2009

• Mina Mawani —

  Women’s College Hospital, June 2009

• Snigdha Malik —

  United Way of Peel, June 2009

• Sonia Kahn —

  Toronto School of Arts, May 2009

• Loretta Loon —

  Aboriginal Education Council, George Brown College, May 2009

• Masud Sheikh —

  Oakville Library, May 2009

• Catherine Winter —

  Canada-on-Campus, May 2009

• Syed Mir —

  DOERS Inc, May 2009

• Kalpathy Krishnan —

  WoodGreen Community Services, May 2009

• Louroz Mercader —

  Safe City Mississauga, May 2009

• Amira Masud —

  Reach out Centre for Kids (ROCK), May 2009

• Jasmine Tehara —

  Strategic Planning Committee, WoodGreen Community Services, May 2009

• Janelle Benjamin —

  Warden Woods Community Centre, May 2009

• Janelle Benjamin —

  African Canadian Development Council, May 2009

• Cesar Polvorosa —

  Storytelling Toronto, May 2009

• Teo Salgado —

  Corporate Committee, Toronto Public Library Foundation, April 2009

• Mona Qi Feng —

  Corporate Committee, Toronto Public Library Foundation, April 2009

• Izabela Waglay —

  Sunshine Centre for Seniors, April 2009

• Bilal Rashid —

  Second Base Youth Shelter, April 2009

• Shabnum Durrani —

  Sistering – A Woman’s Place, April 2009

• Jonathan Lau —

  Landlord’s Self-Help Centre, March 2009

• Nicole Washington —

  JobStart, March 2009

• Kalson Abdi —

  Yorktown Family Services, March 2009

• Jonathan Lau —

  Corporate Committee, Toronto Public Library Foundation, March 2009

• Millicent Redway —

  Corporate Committee, Toronto Public Library Foundation, March 2009

• Shamsha Kanji —

  Blue Door Shelters, March 2009

• Naki Osutei —

  St Christopher House, March 2009

• Alexander Karapetov —

  Licensed to Learn, February 2009

• Hari Venkatacharya —

  Ontario Science Centre, February 2009

• Aleem Kanji —

  Invest Toronto, February 2009

• Sara Ahmadi —

  Mississauga Heritage Foundation, February 2009

• Devika Shah —

  Planning and Governance Committee, York Children’s Aid Society, January 2009

• Abdelghani Benayoune —

  Centre for Research into Society, January 2009

• Abdelghani Benayoune —

  Leadership for Success Institute, January 2009

• Paul Rose —

  Corporate Committee, Toronto Public Library Foundation, January 2009

• Mina Mawani —

  Quality Committee, Women’s College Hospital, January 2009

• Subha Sankaran —

  Research and Grants Committee, Wellesley Institute, January 2009

• Eman Ahmed —

  Toronto Public Library Board, January 2009

• John Griffin —

  Second Base Youth Shelter, January 2009

• Saira Zuberi —

  Women’s Health in Women’s Hands, January 2009

Past Appointments