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Our Team

The Stella’s Team is growing as we develop programs and engage young adults as facilitators and peer supporters. We are committed to hiring staff with a diversity of experiences, and assertively hire young adults with lived experience of mental health issues. Our core organizational competencies are the basis for our hiring process, and we have an energetic, compassionate team. Each team member is committed to values-based practice, working collaboratively, with flexibility, and pioneering to create bold and responsive approaches to change the landscape of young adult mental health.

Our Core Team

Jenny Carver

Jenny Carver

Executive Director

Catherine Dyer

Catherine Dyer

Director of Development

Asante Haughton

Asante Haughton

Peer Training Support Manager

Venessa D'Souza

Venessa D’Souza

Peer Support Worker

Lucia Jakobs

Lucia Jakobs

Operations Coordinator

Julian Waithe

Julian Waithe

Navigator

Stephanie Mather

Stephanie Mather

Clinician

Emma Woolley

Emma Woolley

Clinician

Alex Gosselin

Alex Gosselin

Clinician

Gini Bechard

Gini Bechard

Manager of Clinical and Recovery Services

Funmilade Adeniyi-taiwo

Funmilade Adeniyi-taiwo

Peer Support Worker

Heidi Sasek

Heidi Sasek

Access Team Manager

John Choi

John Choi

Director of Program Operations

Dagmar Schroeder

Dagmar Schroeder

Development Officer

Christina D'agostino

Christina D’agostino

Online Clinician

Farah Malik

Farah Malik

Director of Finance

Danica Sergison

Danica Sergison

Relief Online Peer Support Worker

Tendai Mhute

Tendai Mhute

Digital Implementation Project Manager

Miriam Mc Laughlin

Miriam Mc Laughlin

Clinician

Kayla Cowan

Kayla Cowan

Peer Support Worker

Shawn Pendenque

Shawn Pendenque

Peer Support Worker

Liz Beeforth

Liz Beeforth

Peer Support Worker

Carol Clarke

Carol Clarke

Development Officer

Christina Alexiou

Christina Alexiou

Manager, Community Healing Project

Rae Barilea

Rae Barilea

Peer Support Worker

Natai Kirnon

Natai Kirnon

Access Coordinator

Allison Dunning

Allison Dunning

Peer Initiatives Manager

Ajay Gallacher

Ajay Gallacher

Relief Access Coordinator

Robin Witty

Robin Witty

Operations & HR Manager

Alyceia Wilson

Alyceia Wilson

Relief Peer Support Worker

Nancy Barrs

Nancy Barrs

Food Service Aid

Alex Sawatzky

Alex Sawatzky

Creative Marketing Associate

Anmol Samson

Anmol Samson

Peer Supporter

Dylan Woods

Dylan Woods

Ariana Vassell

Ariana Vassell

Sulmaz Ghoraishi

Sulmaz Ghoraishi

Executive Assistant

Willow

Willow

Therapy Dog

Nakeesa Kooshafae

Access Coordinator

Katie Schiralli

Relief Access Coordinator

Alexa Caturay

Alexa Caturay

Family Physician

Jennille Seedial

Youth Peer Mentor Coordinator, CHP

Ashley Ward

Research and Evaluation Manager

Cassandra Myers

Relief Online Peer Support Worker

Sabeena Chopra

Psychiatrist

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Staff Voices

“Stella’s Place means to me an opportunity for new thinking, fresh ideas and an alternative way of doing mental health.”

Shawn Pendenque

Peer Support Training Mentor

“One thing that Stella’s Place will also do is bring mental health treatment to the community and make it more accessible. And I think a critical part of recovery is also being comfortable in what you’re doing or comfortable with what you’re involved with and sometimes the clinical setting is not one that engenders this kind of comfort. So what Stella’s Place will do is circumvent that gap.”

Asante Haughton

Peer Support Training Mentor

“It’s a great privilege to be part of a stellar group of young leaders and staff with such a diverse range of experiences. Each person is passionate about working together in a different way to make change. Our peer supporters and facilitators are leading the charge.”

Jenny Carver

Executive Director

“It's awesome to see a mental health service embracing technology. So many young people live their lives online, it's awesome that a place like Stella's Place wants to serve them there.”

Alicia Raimundo

Young Adult Engagement Facilitator

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