Facilitator and Panelist Biographies

Aidan McGivney

CPA, Senior Accountant,
Prentice Yates and Clark

Beverly Beuermann-King

Keynote Speaker and Facilitator
WorkSmart LiveSmart

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

Courtney Lockhart

Associate Director, Public Affairs and Policy,
CHF Canada

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

Diana Yoon

Program Manager, Policy and Government Relations
CHF Canada

Emily Ramirez

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

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 Dimassi

Instructor and Chairperson,
Golden Horseshoe Co-operative Housing Federation

Michael Hensen, P.Eng, RRC

District Manager,
Rimkus (formerly IRC Building Sciences Group)

Michele George

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

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

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

Lead Consultant
Turning Point Resolutions Inc.

Ron Wicharuk

Corporate Claims Manager – Commercial
Co-operators

Rusa Jeremic

Activist & Educator, Professor,
George Brown College

Safia Lakhani

Partner,
Iler Campbell.

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