Team Lead
Strategic Policy Division
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Former: Director, Research and Evaluation, Visions of Science Network for Learning

Program Director
Lawson Foundation

Executive Director
Rideau-Ottawa Valley Learning Network (ROVLN)

Community Development Worker 
Don Valley Community Legal Services

Director, Government Relations
Futurpreneur Canada

Former: Partnerships Manager, Canadian Programs, Right to Play International

Program Coordinator
Scarborough Civic Action Network 

Public Policy Manager
Lyft

Former: National Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, YWCA Canada

Chief Executive Officer
Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities

Managing Director
Arrell Family Foundation

Executive Director
Black Health Alliance

Senior Associate
Equity Cubed

Former: Executive Director, Pillar Nonprofit Network

Vice President
Elementary Teachers of Toronto

Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Care 
Inner City Health Associates

Managing Director
Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative
McMaster University

Manager of Fund Development, Strategy, and Partnerships
Native Child and Family Services

Co-CEO
Association of Ontario Midwives

Manager of Policy
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR)

Founder and Chair
Peel Community Land Trusts

Former: National Organizer, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)

Executive Director
National Right to Housing Network

President and CEO
Abiona Centre for Infant and Early Mental Health

Former: CEO, Massey Centre

Director, Policy and Stakeholder Relations
Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)

CEO
jack.org

Former: CEO, Blue Door

Executive Director
National Institute on Ageing (NIA)
Toronto Metropolitan University

Former: Executive Director, Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation

Director of Policy
National Institute on Ageing (NIA)
Toronto Metropolitan University

Former: VP Research and Advocacy, Daily Bread Food Bank

Former: Policy Analyst, John Howard Society

Co-Executive Director of Communications and Advocacy
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Former: Director of Communications and Advocacy, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

Beneficial Ownership Transparency Campaign Manager
Publish What You Pay Canada

Founder and Executive Director
CP Planning

Director, West Region
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS)

Former: CEO, Youthdale

Director of Leadership Development
The Dais, Toronto Metropolitan University

Communications and Community Engagement Specialist
The Change Lab

Former: Training & Engagement Coordinator, Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN)

Director of Operations
Amadeusz

Director, Government Relations and Public Policy
YMCA of Greater Toronto

Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
World Education Services

Senior Director, Industry Practice Lead
Moody’s Analytics

Former: Executive Director, Transparency International Canada

Executive Director
Community Development Council Durham

Executive Director
Planned Parenthood Toronto

Outreach and Law Reform Coordinator
West Scarborough Community Legal Services

Former: Executive Director, Houselink Community Homes

Communications and Data Coordinator
Toronto & York Region Labour Council

Former: Executive Director, Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations (FMTA)

Executive and Governance Coordinator
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA)

Senior Manager, Technological Stewardship
MaRS Discovery District

Former: Director of Operations & Government Relations, ABC Life Literacy

Executive Director
United Way of Bruce Grey

Director of Operations
College of Midwives of Ontario

Former: Program Manager, Women Abuse Council of Toronto

Director, Health Equity and System Transformation
Ontario Health

Former: Manager of Community and Policy, University Health Network

Executive Director
ACORN

INSPIRE Coordinator and Essential Skills Trainer
Prince Edward Learning Centre

Former: Director, Poverty Roundtable Hastings Prince Edward

Senior Strategy Manager, Service Design
Telus Digital

Former: Impact & Innovation Manager, Eva’s

Senior Manager
Advocacy and Community Engagement
March of Dimes

Policy Analyst
Homelessness Policy Directorate, Government of Canada

Former: Director, Data Impact & Policy, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness

Director of Legal Services
West Scarborough Community Legal Services

Executive Director 
United Way of Perth Huron 

Consultant / Communications Specialist

Former: Communications Officer, The Stop

Director of Policy and Impact
Family Councils Ontario

Director of Strategic Initiatives and Operations
Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada

Public Policy Coordinator 
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care

Former: Executive Director, Canadian Roots Exchange

Senior Policy Analyst
Assembly of First Nations

Director of Stakeholder Relations
Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking

Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Coordinator
ALS Canada

Former: Public Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Malvern Family Resource Centre

Director of Policy and System Transformation
Addictions and Mental Health Ontario

Executive Director
North House

Former: Executive Director, Back Door Mission

Former: Policy and Planning Manager, Park People

Managing Director of Development and Operations
TGC

Former: COO, Balanced Good

CEO
Coalition of Innovation Leaders Advancing Respect
(CILAR)

Former: Executive Director, CEE Centre for Young Black Professionals

Executive Director
Ethiopian Association in the Greater Toronto Area

Co-founder
Grounding solutions

Former: Executive Director, LGBT Youthline

Executive Director
Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE)

Director of Advocacy and Campaigns
CNIB

Advocacy Specialist
UNICEF (Geneva)

Senior Policy Advisor
Ontario Ministry of Health

Former: Senior Policy Advisor, Children’s Mental Health Ontario

Lead, Human Rights Learning
Maytree

Former: Policy Analyst, Ontario Nonprofit Network

Chief Executive Officer
Daily Bread Food Bank

Senior Manager Communications, Brand & Partnerships
MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital

Associate Director
Learning, Evaluation and Systems Change
Tamarack

Manager
Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy

Director, Policy and Research
People for Education

Executive Director
First Light Friendship Centre

Director, Strategic Initiatives
MakeWay (formerly Tides Canada)

Director, Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact
Goodwill Industries Ontario, Great Lakes

Senior Director, Implementation
Ontario Medical Association

Former: Director of Public Policy, AdvantAge Ontario

CEO
Feathers of Hope

Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy
United Way Centraide Canada

Former: Executive Director, People for Education

Staff Lawyer
Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)

Vice President, Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Feed Ontario

Policy Development Officer
Toronto Shelter and Support Services

Former: Policy Analyst, Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)

Executive Director
Government & Corporate Relations
OCAD University

Executive Director
Autism Alliance of Canada

Executive Director
School of Cities

Executive Director
Access to Justice & Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia

Senior Director, Public Affairs
McConnell Foundation

Former: Manager, Public Policy, YMCA

Director, Domestic Programs 
Journalists for Human Rights

Senior Coordinator of Public Relations
DeafBlind Ontario Services

Assistant Professor, St. Paul University

Former: Director of Research and Policy, Women’s Shelters Canada

CEO
Strides Toronto

Senior Policy Advisor
Policy Performance and Reporting
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Former: Policy Manager, Prosper Canada

Coordinator
Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination

Project Director
Centre for Refugee Children

Executive Director
Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

Former: Director, Accessibility and Inclusion, Miles Nadal JCC

Executive Director, Operations
Success Beyond Limits

National Director
Community Initiatives and Special Projects
United Way Centraide

Former: Executive Director, Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW)  

Senior Policy Advisor
Community Food Centres Canada

Senior Research Analyst
Ontario Government

Former: Ontario Campaign 2000 Coordinator, Child and Family Poverty Campaign 2000

Youth Service Worker
Eva’s Initiative for Homeless Youth

Administrative Director
University Health Service
University of Michigan

Former: Director of Operations, Inner City Health Associates

Director, Youth CivicCorps
CivicAction

Director of Strategic Initiatives
The Vitanova Foundation

Executive Director
The Children’s Book Bank Canada

Former: Executive Director, Sistering

Director
Publish What You Pay Canada

Officer, Communications and Advocacy 
Ottawa Food Bank 

Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Right to Play

Associate Programme Management Officer
United Nations Youth Office in New York 

Former: Executive Director, Choice in Health Clinic

Executive Director
End Homelessness St. Johns

Director, Social Policy and Strategic Initiatives
Community Living Ontario

Executive Director
National Indigenous Homelessness Council (NIHC)

Executive Director
Habitat Services

Executive Director
ArtsBuild Ontario

Former: Executive Director, Art Starts

Mercury Disability Board Case Manager
Grassy Narrows First Nation Mercury Justice Team

Former: Executive Director, TTCriders

Senior Director of Public Policy
Government and Stakeholder Relations
United Way East Ontario

Territorial Executive Director
Child and Family Services
Government of Northwest Territories

Former: Director, Advocacy & Communications, YWCA Toronto

Executive Director, Future Ready Initiative
Aga Khan Council for Canada

Manager, Research & Government Relations 
Feed Ontario

Researcher and Policy Analyst
Social Planning Toronto

Director of Systems Change
Prosper Canada

Vice President
Communications and Public Affairs
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada

Vice President, Research and Advocacy
Daily Bread Food Bank

Former: Director of Policy and Communications, National Right to Housing Network

Physician
Women’s College Hospital

President & CEO
A Way Home Canada

Director of Policy and Community Action
Community Food Centres Canada

Former: Director of Advocacy and Communications, YWCA Toronto

Former: Program Director, SmartSAVER

Former: Executive Director, Meal Exchange

Director, Marketing and Communications
Toronto Metropolitan University, Faculty of Law

Former: Director, Strategic Initiatives, Dignitas International

Co-founder and Consultant
Kalam Consulting

Former: Community Legal Worker, Black Legal Action Clinic (BLAC)

Director, Research and Partnerships
Centre for Urban Growth and Renewal

Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation
Family Service Toronto and National Director
Campaign 2000

Director, Policy & Campaigns 
Oxfam Canada

Law student, Lincoln Alexander School of Law

Former: Senior Manager, Research, Public Policy and Evaluation, United Way Greater Toronto

President & CEO
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada

Community Policy and Network Coordinator
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Director of Policy
Social Capital Partners

Director of Life Stabilization
City of London

Former: Executive Director, Changing Ways

Sponsorship and Events Manager
Les Turner ALS Foundation (Chicago)

Former: Manager of Community and Stakeholder Relations

Director
Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security

Former: Executive Director, Share the Road Cycling Coalition

Executive Director, Policy and Legislation
BC Data Service, BC Provincial Government

Director of Policy Advocacy, Partnerships, and Youth Leadership
Plan International Canada

Former: National Director, Public Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Communications, YWCA Canada

Executive Director
Progress Toronto

Lead Analyst
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

Former: Policy Advisor, Maytree

Manager
Spanning the Gaps, Toronto Metropolitan University
G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

Former: Director of Community Initiatives, Raising the Roof

Director of Performing Arts
Metcalf

Manager, Public Policy and Advocacy
YMCA Canada

Former: Manager, Research and Public Policy, BGC Canada

Chief Program Officer
Right to Food

Director of Policy
ONN

Immigration and Refugee Protection Manager
FCJ Refugee Centre

Senior Associate
Access Planning

Former: Senior Advisor, Transportation Policy and Planning, Pembina Institute

Director of Advocacy & Programs
FoodShare Toronto

Director of Tenant Engagement and Community Development
Toronto Community Housing

Former: Executive Director, Albion Neighbourhood Services

Director, Practice and Policy
Children’s Healthcare Canada

Senior Policy Lead
HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO)

Director of Community Engagement
North York Harvest Food Bank

Senior Analyst
Planning, Quality & Risk
Black Creek Community Health Centre

Executive Director
Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre (PARC)

Chief of Staff
New Democratic Party of Canada

Former: Acting Executive Director
Toronto Alliance to End Homelessness

Director, Engagement & Strategic Initiatives
Social Planning Toronto

Senior Research Director
Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)

Director
Deloitte

Executive Director
St. Jude Community Homes