Meet Our Staff
Akela Peoples, MEd
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Cooper
Vice-President, Development & Strategic Partnerships
Suzanne Porcellato, CPA, CA
Vice-President, Finance & Administration
Brittany Saab, MA
Senior Manager, Communications (bilingual)
Faith Bachlow
Senior Manager, Philanthropy
Barani Ganapathi, M.Sc.
Manager, Grants and Studentships (bilingual)
Shauna Major, BA, RAPP
Coordinator, Knowledge Mobilization and Data Analyst
Rhiann Sweeney
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Claire Hlavacek
Coordinator, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives (bilingual)
Francisca Garate
Coordinator, Communications
Special thank you to all our interns, past and present:
Nancy Nancy
Research Analyst, Fall 2023
Alisha Batra
Research Analyst, Summer 2023
Andrea Parajeles Reyes
Research Analyst, Summer 2023
Akeisha Benjamin
Communications Intern, Summer 2023
Shauna Major
Research Analyst, Summer 2022
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc
Communications Officer, Fall 2021
Hafsa Siddiqui
Communications Intern, Summer 2022
Zaynab Ajani, MSc
Research Analyst, Fall 2021
Amy Ladouceur
Communications Specialist, Summer-Fall 2021
Francisca Garate
Communications Intern, Fall 2023
Gurleen Cheema, BA
Research Analyst, Summer 2021
Angelika Aziz, BSc
Research Support Officer, Summer 2021
Victor Agboola
Research Analyst, Fall 2023
Salma Ahmad, MSc
Research Associate, 2020
Janice Man
Research Support Officer, Summer 2023
