Leadership

The following constitutes the Canadian Association for Equality leadership team
Board of Directors

The following individuals constitute CAFE’s Board of Directors
(for information on the election process, scroll to the bottom of this page)

Board of Directors

Term expires 2023 AGM:
Michael Healey
Jill Hendry
Tanis Moore
John Robson
Edward Sullivan
Lynda Yardley

Term expires 2024 AGM:
Mark Austerberry
James Brown
Sean McMurtry
Paul Sandor
Warren Senkowski
Liam Wilson

Officers
Chair: Edward Sullivan chair@equalitycanada.com
Vice Chair: Sean McMurtry vchair@equalitycanada.com
President: James Brown president@equalitycanada.com
Secretary: Jill Hendry secretary@equalitycanada.com
Treasurer: Lynda Yardley treasurer@equalitycanada.com
National Executive Director: Justin Trottier NED@equalitycanada.com
Director of Advancement: Glenn Hendricks advancement@menandfamilies.org
Technical Director: Mark Austerberry mausterberry@equalitycanada.com
Outreach Coordinator: Denise Fong

CAFE Ottawa Regional Board
John Robson, Chair ottawa.chair@equalitycanada.com
Eric Verwijs, Secretary
Jean-Jacques Desgranges
John Kingsley
Keith Savage
Simon Gardner

CCMF Alberta Regional Board
Sean McMurtry, Chair Alberta.Chair@CCMFAlberta.ca
Joachim Mueller
Neil Scully
Vanessa Farkas-Brahmakshatriya
Tanis Mooore
Christine Giancarlo

CCMF BC Regional Governance Board
Paul Dowell
Roger Challis
Martin Nugter
Fiona Wang
Liam Wilson
Warren Senkowski
Mayra F. Paiva

Click here to learn about our Advisory Fellows
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CAFE’s national headquarters is in Toronto. CAFE is also active through branches in the following locations:

CAFE/CCMF Toronto and the Family Shelter for Men and Children
CCMF Toronto Website: www.menandfamilies.org/Toronto
Family Shelter Website: www.menandfamilies.org/familyshelter
Toronto Branch Director: Toronto.Director@menandfamilies.org
General Inquiries for CAFE/CCMF Toronto: toronto@equalitycanada.com
The Family Shelter Manager is Amarjith Balakrishnan
General Inquiries Contact: shelter@menandfamilies.org

CAFE Ottawa:
Contact ottawa@equalitycanada.com
Phone: 613-518-1065

Canadian Centre for Men and Families – Ottawa
Address: 292 Montreal Rd., Suite 302 Ottawa On K1L 6B7
Website: www.menandfamilies.org/Ottawa
E-mail: ottawa@menandfamilies.org
Phone: 613-518-1065 (office) or toll-free: 833-CCMFOTT (833-226-3688)
Fax –  613-699-9215
Ottawa Executive Director: Ottawa.ED@menandfamilies.org
The Ottawa Executive Director is Nicholas Beaudin

Alberta Branches

Canadian Centre for Men and Families – Calgary
Address: 2804 16th Street SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 4G4 (by appointment only).
Website: https://CCMFAlberta.ca
E-mail: calgary@CCMFAlberta.ca
Calgary Executive Director
The Calgary Executive Director is Beth Barberree bbarberree@CCMFAlberta.ca

CAFE/CCMF Edmonton
Edmonton Branch Director: Edmonton.Director@menandfamilies.org
The Edmonton Branch Director is Sean McMurtry
General Inquiries for CAFE/CCMF Edmonton: edmonton@menandfamilies.org

Canadian Centre for Men and Families – Vancouver
Website: www.menandfamilies.org/Vancouver
E-mail: vancouver@menandfamilies.org
Phone: 1-778-819-2949 (office)
Vancouver Executive Director: Vancouver.Director@menandfamilies.org
The Vancouver Executive Director is David Minor

Canadian Centre for Men and Families York Region
Website: www.ccmfyork.org
CCMF York Branch Director: York.Director@menandfamilies.org
The York Branch Director is Bijan Rafii
General Inquiries Contact: york@menandfamilies.org

CAFE/CCMF Ontario West (St. Thomas and London)
Website: www.menandfamilies.org/ontariowest
Ontario West Branch Director: OntarioWest.Director@menandfamilies.org
The Ontario West Branch Director is Patrick Yao
General Inquiries for CAFE/CCMF Ontario West: ontariowest@menandfamilies.org
Phone: 226-236-5185

CAFE Montreal
Montreal Branch Director: Montreal.Director@equalitycanada.com
The Montreal Branch Director is : Daniel Bonin
General Inquiries for CAFE Montreal: montreal@equalitycanada.com

CAFE Halifax
Leader: Mal Maguire
Contact halifax@equalitycanada.com

CAFE Victoria
Victoria Branch Director: Victoria.Director@equalitycanada.com
The Victoria Branch Director is Martin Nugter
General Inquiries for CAFE Victoria: victoria@equalitycanada.com

CAFE Winnipeg:
Leader: Kurt Berger
Contact: winnipeg@equalitycanada.com

CAFE Ontario SW (Waterloo, Kitchener, Guelph, Hamilton):
Leader: Nicole Walker
Contact: ontariosw@equalitycanada.com

Volunteers and Committee Meeting Schedule

Volunteers and Committees meet the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM ET

Please contact us for meeting locations as they vary.

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Board of Directors Election Process

CAFE has adopted a staggered 2 year term for our 12 member Board of Directors. This means 6 Board positions are be up for election at each Annual General Meeting. When the nomination period is announced, CAFE members are eligible to stand for nomination. A member must contact us at nominations@equalitycanada.com no later than 30 days before the AGM. The CAFE Bylaws provide the form by which nominations will be accepted. In particular, the Board requires nominations to be accompanied by the supporting signature of at least 5 members of CAFE and acceptance of the nomination through a signature of the nominee. For detailed instructions on the Nomination process, please read the CAFE bylaws carefully, in particular article 27.0