Facilitator and Panelist Biographies

Aidan McGivney

CPA, Senior Accountant,
Prentice Yates and Clark

Angela Simpson

Board member,
Compass Nova Scotia Co-operative Homes

April Ager-White

Director, Indigenous Communities, CHF Canada Board of Directors

Beverly Beuermann-King

Keynote Speaker and Facilitator
WorkSmart LiveSmart

Brad Envoy

Executive Director
Disability Justice Network of Ontario

Carol Damioli

Carol Damioli

Caroline Chapman

Manager,
Asset and Financial Planning Services CHF Canada

Celia Chandler

Deputy Executive Director,
Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto (CHFT)

Chanel Grenaway

Chanel Grenaway and Associates

Cheryl Alsop

Education Consultant

Chris Davey

Risk Specialist for the Engineering Department,
Co-operators

Coman Poon

Courtney Lockhart

Associate Director, Public Affairs and Policy,
CHF Canada

Dale Holland

Barrister and Solicitor

David Rodgers

Co-operative Identity Advisory Group,
International Co-operative Alliance.

Dawn Obokata

Actor, Board Member,
CHF Canada

Dawn Richardson, MSEd

Program Manager for Co-op & Planning Services Ontario Region,
CHF Canada

Denise McGahan

Program Manager of Co-op & Planning Services Southwest Ontario Region,
CHF Canada

Denyse Guy

Education Consultant

Desiree Andrews

Diana Yoon

Program Manager, Policy and Government Relations
CHF Canada

Douglas Sider

Executive Director
Golden Horseshoe Co-operative Housing Federation

Eder Ribeiro

Cyberscout Incident Response Forensics Team

Edward Molopi

Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI)

Emily Power

Board President
Caroline Co-op

Emily Power

Board President,
Caroline Co-op

Emily Ramirez

Co-op Advisor,
Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto

Francois Fayad

Director of Communications,
Community Housing Transformation Centre.

Genevieve Drouin

Executive Director
Rooftops Canada

Glenn Furlong

National Relationship Manager,
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Grant Haddock

Principle
Haddock & Company, Lawyers

Irfaan Hasham, P.Eng, CEM, CMVP

P.Eng, CEM, CMVP, Regional Energy Coach,
CHF Canada

Janine McDonald

Co-op Manager

Jessica Kreutzer, CFP, PPAC

Retirement and Pension Advisor
CSS Pension Plan

Jimmy Mellor

President, Institute of Housing Management,
Director of Operations, Precision Property Management

Karen Brodeur

Director, Co-operative Housing Development,
CHF Canada

Kathy Aubichon

Member,
Sarcee Meadows Housing Co-operative.

Kathy Dimassi

Instructor and Chairperson,
Golden Horseshoe Co-operative Housing Federation

Kathy Merritt

Co-op Manager

Kit Hickey

Executive Director,
Housing Alternatives.

Larissa Watson

Laura Howse

Bodily Injury Technical Supervisor
Co-operators

Lori-Anne Gagne

Chief Executive Officer
Victoria Park Community Homes

Mark Peori

Matete Masola

Candidate Attorney
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI)

Michael Hackl

Lawyer / Partner
Iler Campbell LLP

Michael Hensen, P.Eng, RRC

District Manager,
Rimkus (formerly IRC Building Sciences Group)

Michael Norris

Manager, Co-operative Housing Development
CHF Canada

Michele George

Director of Re:Sound, Member of Arcadia Housing Co-operative
Re:Sound

Naomi Cho

Co-op Advisor
Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto

Nolwazi Mahlangu

Women’s Spaces Project Officer
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI)

Ofelia Guanlao

Senior Program Manager of Asset Management Services,
CHF Canada

Patricia Tessier

Director of Member Services,
CHF Canada

Peter Gesiarz

Regional Manager, Ontario,
CHF Canada

Phil Hoyt

Raj Dhasi, M.A., B.A., C.R.C

Lead Consultant
Turning Point Resolutions Inc.

Raphaël Déry

General Manager and Legal Advisor to Cooperatives,
Fédération Intercoopérative en Habitation de l’Ouest du Québec

Rebecca Hooton

Manager, Sector Capacity Building,
The 519 Toronto

Ron Wicharuk

Corporate Claims Manager – Commercial
Co-operators

Rusa Jeremic

Activist & Educator, Professor,
George Brown College

Safia Lakhani

Partner,
Iler Campbell.

Sandra Hardy

Member,
Old Grace Housing Co-op.

Sarah Burnett-Murray

Education Consultant

Sarah Knight

Commercial Account Consultant and Lead Broker for the CHF Canada Program

Shawn Conway

Professional Mediator and Alternative Dispute Resolution Trainer

Simone Swail

Senior Manager of Government Relations,
CHF Canada

Sonia Byrne

Curriculum Designer, Facilitator, Trainer, Coach
Sonia Byrne & Associates

Sophie Taylor

Executive Director,
Peel/Halton Co-operative Housing Federation

Susanna Redekop

Co-Founder of Freedom Dreams Co-op Education, & Project Manager,
Canadian Community Economic Development Network

Tamara Chatterjee

Tami Dove

Director of Member Experience
Co-operative Superannuation Society

Wendy Carruthers

Member & Key Client Relations,
The Co-operators