A special thank you to the Self-Advocates, family members, and support persons involved in our Advisory Council:
Amanda Blower, Sarah Flint & Carolyn Lee-Jones
Self-Advocates & Support Person
Surrey Place
Shannon Butt, CJ Lutke, Maggie May
Self-Advocates
International Adult Leadership Collaborative (ALC) of FASD Changemakers
Gabriel & Paul Cervenko
Self-Advocate & Parent
Ben Clement
Self-Advocate
Niko Pupella, Robert Smith, Amber Taylor
Self-Advocates
Community Living Ontario
Chelsea Rinquinha
Self-Advocate
Theresa Somerton
Self-Advocate
And also a special thank you to the Self-Advocates who contributed to our Program Committee:
Yvonne Spicer (Co-Chair)
Self Advocate
Michael McLellan
Self Advocate
Robert Smith (he/him)
Self Advocate, Community Living Ontario Council Member
Chair Of Self Advocates Group Northumberland, Member Of Community Living Respite Northumberland
And finally, a thank you also to all the additional people involved in helping to plan this conference:
Dara Abells MD CCFP MSc (Co-Chair) (she/her)
Family Physician
Surrey Place
Jennifer Altosaar (she/her)
Manager, Mashkikiiwininiwag Mazinaatesijigan Wichiiwewin (MMW) Video Conferencing Program
Surrey Place
Sarena Bacon MSW RSW (she/her)
Social Worker
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Carrie Batt
Family Member, Grief Educator, End-of-life Doula
SEOL CARE
Natasha Bruno MSc (she/her)
Clinical Research Project Manager
The Hospital for Sick Children
Rémi Castonguay MLIS MA
Information Resource Manager
ACT – Autism Community Training
Angela Clancy (she/her)
Executive Director
Family Support Institute of British Columbia
Michelle Del Carmen BSW RSW (she/her)
Executive Director
The Centre for Dreams
Christopher Chipman BA BEd
Business Development Officer, Continuing Professional Development
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Trevor Cuddy BCom BA MEd DBA(c)
Director, Continuing Professional Development Portfolio
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Theresa Grech MC CCC CPRP
Counsellor/Behavioural Consultant/Faculty
TMG Counselling Group; The Developmental Disorders Program, University of British Columbia
Stephanie Henthorn MSW RSW (she/her)
Dual Diagnosis
Grey Bruce Health Services
Joelene Huber MD PhD FRCPC (she/her)
Developmental Pediatrician
The Hospital for Sick Children; Surrey Place
Jackie Kingsbury
Manager, Community Networks of Specialized Care – South East Region
Ongwanada
Kayla Kostal (Co-Chair) BA(Hons) (she/her)
Graduate Student
University of Manitoba
Lindsay McCombe MA (she/her)
Manager
St. Amant Research Centre
Karen McNeil MD CCFP FCFP (she/her)
Family Physician
Dalhousie Family Medicine
Kim Nevilles
Director of Services and Supports
Kerry’s Place Autism Services
Preetinder Narang PhD BCBA (she/her)
Behaviour Analyst, K-12 Education
Surrey School District
Brianne Samson MOT (she/her)
Manager – Services & Community Development – Health
Community Living British Columbia
Megan Primeau MSc (she/her)
Conference Director, Continuing Professional Development
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Sandy Stemp (she/her)
Chief Operations Officer
Reena
Alicia Thatcher MD CCFP (she/her)
Family Physician
Lori Vaanholt (she/her)
National Vice Executive Director – Innovation and Impact
L’Arche Canada
Sarah Wallace
Hopewell Children’s Homes
Lucia Woolgar Exeni (she/her)
Graduate Student
University of British Columbia
Use the links below to access the committee lists from past events: