Program and Clerical Support
Vanessa Crawford
Learning Connector
Team Member Since September 2015
Role: Supports City School and Dual Credit courses
Sarah Marshall
Reception and Intake Clerk
Team Member Since August 2019
Role: Supports main phone and email contact for City School
Nancy Reyes
Project Support Officer
Team Member Since July 2017
Role: Supports Indigenous Women and 2Spirit People in the Trades program
Maeve Weyrauch
Project Support Officer
Team Member Since May 2021
Role: Supports trades and mobile courses
Christine Hopman
Project Support and Outreach Officer
Team Member Since May 2021
Role: Supports and promotes Early College Initiatives
Shandi Ward
Project Support Officer
Team Member Since July 2021
Role: Supports the W.A.G.E. III program
Tanya Kowalewicz
Project Support and Outreach Officer
Team Member Since April 2021
Role: Supports and promotes Early College Initiatives
Lanka Ekanayake
Project Support Officer
Team Member Since October 2018
Role: Supporting data transfer and reporting
Outreach
Cat Maracle
Community Mobilizer
Team Member Since September 2016
Role: Raises awareness about City School programming
Learning Support Team
Kimberley Sanzo
Learning Support Specialist
Team Member Since January 2021
Role: Supports participants' journey in the classroom
Dave Parkinson
Learning Support Specialist
Team Member Since August 2019
Role: Supports participants' journey in the trades and technology courses
Katherine Wawrzkowicz
Learning Support Specialist
Team Member Since September 2021
Role: Supports participants in Programs for Newcomers
Meghan Wright
Learning Support Specialist
Team Member Since May 2022
Role: Supports participants' journey in the classroom and Skilled Trades
Sara Ali
Learning Support Specialist and BIPOC Pathways Coach
Team Member Since July 2022
Role: Supporting BIPOC youth on their path to success within the classroom and beyond
Liam Flynn
Wellness Peer Mentor
Team Member Since December 2021
Role: Provides supports for participants' wellbeing
Employment Supports
Mary Davis
Employment and Service Provider
Team Member Since February 2020
Role: Connects participants to employment pathways for the W.A.G.E. III program
Timothy Douglin
Employment Consultant
Team Member Since June 2021
Role: Connects participants to employment pathways
Trades Program Supports
Marla Robinson
Special Projects Academic Coordinator
Team Member Since March 2019
Role: Develops programming for trades courses
Pete Jarvie
Technologist
Team Member Since July 2017
Role: Operates the mobile classrooms
Grant Writing and Project Coordination
Anca Andronic
Training Specialist
Team Member Since September 2021
Role: Coordinates details for the Construction Fundamentals program
Eryka Kaminsky
Training Specialist
Team Member Since March 2021
Role: Coordinates details for the Employment Access Framework (EAF) initiative serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ontarians
Nouha Yaacoub-Elsaadi
Training Specialist
Team Member Since August 2019
Role: Coordinates details for trades focused programs
Sarah Bradshaw
Training Specialist
Team Member Since October 2017
Role: Coordinates details for postsecondary and Challenge 2025 focused programs
Sarah Harvie
Training Specialist
Team Member Since May 2015
Role: Coordinates details for City School courses
Research Team
Brittney Glass
Research and Policy Analyst
Team Member Since April 2021
Role: Organizes research for OLMP programs
Amanjit Garcha
Research Project Coordinator
Team Member Since January 2021
Role: Organizes research for trades focused programs
Clara I. Tascon, PhD.
Social Innovation Research and Policy Analyst
Team Member Since September 2018
Role: Leads research projects for the Access programs (City School, Academic Upgrading and Programs for Newcomers)
Alan Bourke, PhD.
Professor, Department of Liberal Studies
Team Member Since 2015
Role: Coordinates, reviews and develops research projects and publications
Leadership Team
James Vanderveken
Dean, Centre for Community Partnerships and Experiential Learning
Founding Member
Role: Oversees projects and programming for the department
Emily Ecker
Associate Dean, Community Partnerships and Learning
Founding Member
Role: Oversees projects and programming for the department
Jody Brown
Manager, Community Access, Engagement and Research
Team Member Since June 2018
Role: Oversees projects and programming for City School
Martina Zalac-Dimech (interim)
Operations Manager
Team Member Since January 2021
Role: Coordinates scheduling and events for leadership team
Gwen Zeldenrust
Academic Manager, Community Partnerships and Learning
Team Member Since September 2017
Role: Coordinates and reviews programming for City School and Dual Credit
Bryan Ledgerwood
Manager, Early College Initiatives
Team Member Since July 2017
Role: Oversees Early College Initiatives programming
Beth Gibson
Manager, Workforce Partnerships
Team Member Since May 2018
Role: Oversees Community Employment Services programming
Lorraine McKellar (interim)
Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Team Member Since December 2019
Role: Oversees the Material Handling 4.0 program