Who We Are

Leadership Team

Richard Fruchter, CEO
Tanja Demajo, Director of Family and Adult Resources
Maya Dimapilis, Director of Development and Communications
Cindy McMillan, Director of Seniors Services
Eric Ngai, Controller
Rachel Shanken, Director of Employment & Settlement Services, Administration & Volunteerism
Alan Stamp, Clinical Director, Counselling

Family and Adult Resources Department

Tanja Demajo, Director of Family and Adult Resources
Ben Bleinis, Intake & Financial Aid Coordinator
Sarah Ann Chisholm, Housing Coordinator
Marnie Greenwald, Food Bank Coordinator
Lina Moskaleva, Tenant Community Liaison
Donna Riback, Food Bank Liaison
Natalya Rogachyova, Case Manager
Leeya Schachter, Case Manager

Counselling Department

Alan Stamp, Clinical Director, Counselling
Ellen Bick, Family Therapist
Nava Rozen, Family Therapist and YOU Matter Program Co-ordinator
Leeya Schachter, Low-Cost Clinic Therapist
Kevin Campbell, Mental Health Outreach Worker

Settlement Department

Rachel Shanken, Director of Employment & Settlement Services, Administration & Volunteerism

Employment Services Department

Rachel Shanken, Director of Employment & Settlement Services, Administration & Volunteerism
Gloria Mariash, Employment Counsellor
Ralph Perez, Employment Counsellor

Seniors Services Department

Cindy McMillan, Director of Seniors Services
Sima Borsuk, Seniors Outreach Counsellor
Donna Cantor, Seniors Outreach Counsellor
Queenie Hamovich, Seniors Lunch Coordinator
Linnea Strom, Better at Home Coordinator
Dalia Margalit-Faircloth, Seniors Outreach Counsellor
Zanna Linskaia, Seniors Outreach Counsellor (Burquest)

Seniors Home Support Services

Cindy McMillan, Director of Seniors Services
Daniele Bousso, Home Support Administrative Assistant
Elaine Perzow, Home Support Manager
Gillian Farnsworth, Home Support Coordinator – Better at Home (West End)
Eva Finn, Home Support Coordinator – KOM
Irena Gurevich, Home Support Coordinator
Sylvie Kruchten, Home Support Recruitment Coordinator
Julie Ozgur, Home Support Coordinator – Kitsilano

Development & Communications Department

Maya Dimapilis, Director of Development and Communications
Chris Chan, Fundraising Database Administrator
Anastasia Griatsiotis, Fundraising Assistant
Natalie Lanoville, Development Officer
Jolene Robinson, Marketing and Communications Manager

Accounting & Finance Department

Eric Ngai, Controller
Francine Goldsworthy, Accounts Payable Clerk

Office Administration Team

Rachel Shanken, Director of Employment & Settlement Services, Administration & Volunteerism
Jennifer Price, Manager of Administrative Services
Irina Dordjieva, Office Manager
Golriz Boroomand, Receptionist
Darlene Arseneault, Volunteer Coordinator

Bill Kaplan, Board Chair
Michael Kaplen, Treasurer
Jared Friedman, Secretary
Eric Bojm, Member
Kerri Chetner, Member
Judith Cohen, Member
Jody Dales, Member
Shannon Gorski, Member
Peter Hotz, Member
Simone Kallner, Member
Audrey Mehler, Member
Dan Miller, Member
Stan Shaw, Member
Rabbi Jonathan Infeld, RAV Representative