Biography

Ash Seth has a Master of Public Policy from the School of Public Policy (SPP) at the University of Calgary. He also holds a Master's in System Management from Northeastern University, US. He is working as a Research Associate in the SPP and his focus area of research is health policy. He also has experience working with youth in livelihood and disability studies in Southeast Asia.

Zachary Boychuck, Postdoctoral Fellow, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University Dr. Boychuck is an Occupational Therapist, and a Postdoctoral Fellow at CanChild & the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. His doctoral research at McGill University focused on enhancing early-identification of children with CP, and used mixed-methods and an [...]

Sue Simpson, Executive Director, Waterloo Region Family Network A mentor, parent, advisor and advocate, Sue is a resource and champion for parents in her community of Waterloo region and across the province. Her personal and professional experience gives her great insight into the lives, challenges and opportunities for families with exceptional needs. She has [...]

Sophie Lam-Damji, Occupational Therapist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Sophie Lam-Damji is a staff occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital with over two decades of clinical experience working with children with cerebral palsy. She has established a reputation for championing and leading clinical initiatives. In 2000 she developed evidence based practice guidelines [...]

Rob Santos, Executive Director, Independent Practice (Retired Assistant Deputy Minister, Government of Manitoba) Dr. Rob Santos retired in 2019 as Assistant Deputy Minister of the Healthy Child Manitoba Office, and Assistant Deputy Minister of K-12 Education, after over two decades of service as a nonpartisan public servant for the Government of Manitoba, providing scientific [...]

Purnima Sundar (PhD) is the Executive Director at the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health (the Centre). With has almost 25 years of experience doing community-based, participatory action research, evaluation, implementation and knowledge mobilization in the areas of child and youth mental health and race/equity, Purnima sets the vision and strategy for the Centre.

Melissa Legree, Clinical Manager, Lake Ridge Community Support Services Melissa has a Masters of Applied Disability Studies and is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. She has been a SAS Champion for almost ten years as a SAS Facilitator for Secret Agent Society programs working with children and families with the majority of these [...]

Maya Pajevic, Mount Royal University Maya Pajevic is a 3rd year student, completing an undergrad in Information Design (communication degree) with a minor in Social Innovation at Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB. Maya has served as a patient advisor for nearly 7 years, serving on both a local, provincial and national level. [...]