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Shkaabe Makwa Leadership Circle

The work of Shkaabe Makwa is grounded in the guidance of our external Leadership Circle comprised of 10 First Nations, Inuit and Métis experts from across Ontario who are collectively connected across multiple systems of community health care, service providers agencies, mental health and wellness services, hospitals, child welfare, education, and research. We are grateful for our Leadership Circle members who continue to support, advise, and guide us through our efforts at Shkaabe Makwa:


  • Dr. Ed Connors - Vice Chair, First Peoples Wellness Circle
  • Melanie Goodchild - Founder, Turtle Island Institute
  • Dr. Carol Hopkins - Executive Director, Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
  • Amanda Kilabuk - Executive Director, Tungasuvvingat Inuit Ontario
  • Dr. Darrel Manitowabi - Research Chair, History of Indigenous Health and Traditional Medicine (Northern Ontario School of Medicine)
  • James Morris - Executive Director, Sioux Lookout (First Nations Health Authority)
  • Kenn Richard - Thought Leader
  • Ed Sackaney - Board Chair, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority
  • Brenda Small - Thought Leader
  • Dr. Pamela Williamson - Thought Leader

Our Team

Over the years we have been building our team at CAMH. We are a dynamic group with staff from First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities – and our life stories represent great diversity and experience. We are excited about the opportunity to assist in moving forward wellness initiatives. We believe that culture is central to healing and wellness – and we are committed to bringing about change in ways that respect and honour traditional knowledge and community expertise.

Interested in joining our team? View CAMH's current job opportunities here.



 
Rennie Linklater Rennie Linklater
Senior Director
Rebecca Mador Rebecca Mador
Director, Strategy and Planning
Laura Thibeault Laura Thibeault
Director, Strategy and Planning
On Leave
Krystine Abel Krystine Abel
Director, Wellness Innovation
Nicholas Deleary Nicholas Deleary
Cultural Care Practitioner
Patricia Monague Patricia Monague
Cultural Care Practitioner
Jeff D’Hondt
Jeff D’Hondt
Manager, Clinical Services
Dale Kuehl
Dale Kuehl
Advanced Practice Clinical Leader
On Leave
Cindy Noel Cindy Noel
Administrative Assistant
Meredith McGraw
Meredith McGraw
Administrative Assistant
Cora-Lee Simon Cora-Lee Simon
Manager, Operations
Julian Robbins Julian Robbins
Manager, Research and Knowledge Mobilization
Ashley Cornect-Benoit Ashley Cornect-Benoit
Manager, Research and Knowledge Mobilization
On Leave
Hannah Burgé Luviano Hannah Burgé Luviano
Manager, Research and Knowledge Mobilization
Shelly Hachey Shelly Hachey
Manager, Research and Knowledge Mobilization 
(First Nations Wellness Initiative)
Stephanie Humphries Stephanie Humphries
Manager, Workforce Development
Yara Janes Yara Janes
Manager, Evaluation and Performance Measurement
Chantell Morais
Chantell Morais
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Suguna Logan Suguna Logan
Project Manager
Chrysta Wood Chrysta Wood
Community Support Specialist
Krystal Summers Krystal Summers
Community Support Specialist
Bruce Barber
Bruce Barber
Training Coordinator
Olivia Keast
Olivia Keast
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Meaghan Moniz
Meaghan Moniz
Education Specialist
Walter Lindstone Walter Lindstone
Supervisor, Traditional Healing
Heidi Maracle
Heidi Maracle
Implementation Specialist
Laura Stanley
Laura Stanley
Communications Coordinator
Sarah Deck
Sarah Deck
Research Coordinator
Nicholas St. Germaine Nicholas St. Germaine
Research Assistant
Ningwakwe Priscilla George Ningwakwe Priscilla George
Research Coordinator - Saugeen First Nation
Anika Altiman Anika Altiman
Research Coordinator - Walpole Island First Nation
Amanda Wassegijig-Trudeau Amanda Wassegijig-Trudeau
Research Coordinator - Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Natalie Beedle Natalie Beedle
Research Methods Specialist
Christian Wells
Christian Wells
Social Worker, Clinical
Aptsqignn
Apt'sqi'gnn ᐊᑉᑦ ᔅᑭ ᒃᓐᓐ
Social Worker, Clinical
Martha Andrews
Martha Andrews
Program Consultant (Evaluator)
Aamir Sholapur
Aamir Sholapur
Program Consultant (Evaluator)
Teely Hopkin
Teely Hopkin
Consultant – Evaluation and Knowledge Synthesis
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Darci Everson
Darci Everson
Evaluation Coordinator
Roxanne LeClair
Roxanne LeClair
Project Coordinator
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Anita Ravindran
Anita Ravindran
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Connected in Creation

Connected in Creation

We put forth this collection of our lived experiences as an offering...to advance the healing and wellness of Indigenous peoples. - RENNIE LINKLATER, author of Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies

Connected in Creation is a wide-ranging anthology of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction written by fifteen First Nations and Métis staff at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. With powerful clarity and an abundance of wisdom, these writers speak of the hurt and losses of colonization, along with the hope, resilience, and fierce resistance found through Indigenous ways of knowing and healing. There are many ceremonies, prayers, songs, dances, and medicines that inspire our Spirits to stay connected, to feel life, and to offer love for Creation,” Rennie Linklater writes in her prologue. These writings are among them.

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