Our staff
Meet our dedicated and compassionate staff team! Learn about the people working to support those living with dementia, and care partners in Huron and Perth Counties.
Departmental contacts
Leadership Team
Cathy Ritsema, Executive Director
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Lori Speiran, Business Lead
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Jennifer Burns, Manager Programs & Services
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Erin Dale, Manager Fund Development & Communications
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Amanda Schwartzentruber, Clinical Lead/BSO Social Worker
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Administration, Fund Development and Volunteer Coordination Team
Karla Crocker, Administrative Assistant
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Sarah Dunn, Fund Development Assistant
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Paulina Balch, Volunteer Coordinator
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First Link Support Team
Emily Ayenew, First Link® Care Navigator
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Randy Chapman, Registered Social Worker, First Link Family Support Counsellor
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Tammie Dube, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
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Kate Jardine, Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Counsellor
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Alicia Mizzi, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
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Shelley Obermayer, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
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Megan Penhall-Seyler, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
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Bailey Vandorp, First Link® Care Navigator
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Public Education
Christy Bannerman, Public Education Coordinator
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Jeanette Sears, Public Education Coordinator
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Social and In-Home Recreation Team
Pamela Balfour, Social Recreation Program Coordinator
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Shannon Brown, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
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Kylie Krane, Social Recreation Program Coordinator
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Kara McNicoll, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
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Kristi Oegema, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
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Karen Warwick, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
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