The Stella’s Team is growing as we develop programs and engage young adults as facilitators and Peer Ambassadors. We are committed to hiring staff with a diversity of experiences, and assertively hire young adults with lived experience of mental health issues.
We have an energetic, compassionate team. Each team member is committed to values-based practice, working collaboratively, with flexibility. We strive to create bold and responsive approaches to change the landscape of young adult mental health.
Our Team Members
Nzinga Walker
Executive Director
Catherine Dyer
Director of Development
Peggy-Gail Dehal Gunraj
Director of Program Operations
Asante Haughton
Peer Development and Training Manager
Laera Gattoni
Director of Research & Evaluation
Nader Alasvand
Access Manager
Dagmar Schroeder
Donor Services Officer
Nakeesa Kooshafar
Clinician
Sara Khatri
Clinician
Charlotte Johnston
Clinician
Claire Lewis
Clinician
Alex Sawatzky
Creative Marketing Officer
Kelly Schieder
Access Coordinator
Megumi Onishi
Research Coordinator
Chukuka Ebuta
Senior Peer Ambassador
Asma Choudhry
Peer Ambassador DBT
Samantha Ledamun
Peer Ambassador DBT
Emma Downie
Access Counsellor Navigator
Stacey Gawrylash
Access Counsellor Navigator
Gena Little
Access Counsellor Navigator
Julian Devaraj
CHP Peer Mentor
Ajay Gallacher
Access Coordinator
Dr. Sabeena Chopra
Psychiatrist
Dr. Alexa Caturay
Family Physician
Mahamed Mohamood
Case Manager, Community Healing Project
Minatallah Ali
CHP Peer Mentor
Husna Raghe
Peer Ambassador
Patricia Feehely
Senior Development Officer
Leah Shifferaw
Manager, Community Healing Project
Meagan Minott
Clinical & Recovery Services Manager
Rachel Wilson
DBT Clinician
Walter Bak
Accounting Manager
Emily Jarrett
Communications & Marketing Manager
Our Board Members
Donna Green
Founder & Chair, Stella’s Place
Trustee, Green Sanderson Family Foundation
Donna Green has over 40 years’ experience in real estate, arts and culture, and community development. Donna is a tireless community activist and philanthropist. She is founder of Stella’s Place and Chair of the board.
Martha Tory
Treasurer & Director, Stella’s Place
Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Martha Tory was Senior Partner at Ernst & Young with over 35 years experience in providing assurance and business advisory services. She led Ernst & Young’s Healthcare, Not-for-Profit and University Industry Groups in Canada. Martha retired in 2015 and currently serves on several boards, including Stella’s Place.
Dr. Mario Cappelli
Director
Director of Mental Health & Psychiatry Research, CHEO Clinical Director, Summit Centre
Dr. Mario Cappelli is the Senior Clinician Scientist at the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child & Youth Mental Health and the Past Director of Mental Health & Psychiatry Research at CHEO, Dr. Cappelli is also the Clinical Director of Cappelli & Associates and a Clinical Psychologist who has been in practice since 1991 working with children, youth, young adults and their families.
Colin MacDonald
Director
Principal, Navigator Ltd.
Colin MacDonald is a Principal at Navigator Ltd., where he specializes in public policy, reputation management and campaign execution. Prior to this role, Colin served as a senior policy advisor to several Ontario cabinet ministers. Colin graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a master’s degree in political science.
Steve Wilson
Director
Managing Director, Growth Matters
Steve Wilson is the Managing Director of Growth Matters, an advisory practice working with Canadian high-growth technology companies. Steve graduated from The University of Michigan in 1987 and received his Chartered Accountant qualification in 1990.
Melanie Lovering, CFRE
Director
Consultant, Philanthropy Partners
Melanie is a senior fundraising professional with two decades of direct fundraising experience as a Consultant with KCI, as a Director of Development for several organizations, and as the Founding Executive Director of the Leacock Foundation.
Dr. Bjug Borgundvaag, MD, PhD
Dr. Brendan Andrade, Ph.D., C.Psych
Cynthia Sung
Naveen Hassan
Marsha John-Greenwood
-Alex Gosselin,
Manager, Clinical and Recovery Services
