Board of Directors
Chair - Traci Letts, British Columbia (2022) - Email Board Chair
Vice Chair - Rebecca Penn, Nova Scotia (2024) - Email Vice Chair
Secretary - Ruth Fox, Ontario (2023) - Email Secretary
Treasurer - Willi McCorriston, Saskatchewan (2021) - Email Treasurer and Justice Director
BC Regional Director, Kim Nam (2025)
MB Regional Director, Tamara Taillieu (2022)
ON Director-at-large, Missy McLean (2021)
Atlantic Regional Director, Katie Upham (2023)
Traci Letts, Chair, British Columbia (Photo M. MacPherson)
Rebecca Penn - Vice Chair, Nova Scotia
Ruth Fox, Secretary, Ontario
Willi McCorriston, Treasurer
Tamara Taillieu,
Regional Director Manitoba
Missy McLean, Regional Director Ontatio
Kim Nam, BC Regional Director
Katie Upham, Regional Director Atlantic
Founding Directors
Team Staff
Programming Team:
Antoinette Gravel-Ouellette - Canada Program Coordinator
Katie Smith - Canada Healing Hearts Support and Canada Holding Hope Support
Sandra Ingram - Canada Healing Healing Hearts Facilitator Support
Heather Wallman - Canada Phone Line Coordinator
Reanna Shular - British Columbia Program Manager
Correne Antrobus - British Columbia Holding Hope Coordinator
Daryl Meyers - British Columbia Interior Health Holding Hope Support Group Assistant
Helen Jennens - British Columbia Healing Hearts Coordinator
Jacquie Huser - British Columbia Interior Health Holding Hope Coordinator
Gretchen Brown - British Columbia Family Navigator
Administration Team:
Klaudia Topic-Ryan - Bookkeeper
Shawna Zegarra - Administration and Communications
J. Stewart - Executive Director)
Former Directors
Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, Ontario - Regional Director (2022-2025)
Dorothy Bakker, Ontario - Regional Direcctor (2023-2025)
Jeremy Kalicum, British Columbia - Regional Director (2022-2025)
Amanda Slaunwhite, British Columbia - Regional Director (2024-2025)
Corey Ranger, British Columbia - Regional Director (2023)
Angie Staines, Alberta - Regional Director 2023-2024
Dorene Laughlin, Alberta - Regional Director 2022-2024
Charlene Vachon, Quebec - Secretary 2021-2024
Marie Agioritis, Saskatchewan - Chair 2017-2024
Emily Bodechon, Regional Director - Atlantic Provinces 2021-2023
Arlene Last-Kolb, Manitoba - Regional Director 2021-2023
Annie Storey, British Columbia - Treasurer 2021-2023
Angela Welz, Alberta - Regional Director 2018-2022
Isabelle Fortier, Quebec - Regional Director 2019-2022
Deb Bailey, British Columbia - Regional Director 2017-2021
Christine Wingate, Ontario - Regional Director 2019-2022
Helen Jennens, British Columbia - Regional Director 2017-2021
Sheila Jennings, Ontario - Regional Director 2018-2020