A special thank you to the self-advocates involved in helping to plan this conference
Robert Smith (Co-Chair) (he/him)
Self Advocate
Community Living Ontario Council Member, Chair Of Self Advocates Group Northumberland, Member Of Community Living Respite Northumberland
David Hill (he/him)
Self Advocate
New Vision Advocates
Yvonne Spicer
Self Advocate
And 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 Centre
Sarena Bacon MSW RSW (she/her)
Social Worker
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Angela Clancy (she/her)
Executive Director
Family Support Institute
Michelle Del Carmen BSW RSW (she/her)
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 / Educator
TMG Counselling Group;
The Developmental Disorders Program,
University of British Columbia
Jennifer Healey M.A.Sc. C.Psych.Assoc. (she/her)
Grey Bruce Health Services
Marta Guzik-Eldridge
Lead Planner, Continuing Professional Development
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Joelene Huber MD PhD FRCPC (she/her)
Developmental Pediatrician
SickKids & Surrey Place Centre
Tara Hyatt MA (she/her)
Regional Manager, Community Networks of Specialized Care – Central West Region
Central West Specialized Developmental Services
Catriona Johnson MSc (she/her)
Manager, Policy and Government Relations
Community Living BC
Jackie Kingsbury
Supervisor, Community Networks of Specialized Care – South East Region
Ongwanada
Lindsay McCombe MA (she/her)
Project Evaluation Coordinator
St. Amant Research Centre
Karen Anne McNeil MD FCFP (she/her)
Family Physician
Dalhousie Family Medicine, Halifax
Sarah O’Flanagan (Co-Chair) (she/her)
Program Coordinator, Developmental Disabilities Program
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Megan Primeau MSc (she/her)
Conference Director, Continuing Professional Development
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Yousef Safar MA
Patient Engagement Coordinator in Research
Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre, Centre for Addition and Mental Health
Michelle Schmidt PhD (she/her)
Executive Director
Autism Community Training
Shahin Shooshtari MPH PhD (she/her)
Professor
University of Manitoba & St. Amant Research Centre
Sandy Stemp (she/her)
Chief Operations Officer
Reena