Biography

Assistant Professor, Western University Ryan Stevenson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Western University, the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry’s Program in Neuroscience, and the Brain and Mind Institute. Dr. Stevenson is also a member of the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network, and York University’s Centre for Vision Research. Dr. [...]

Professor, University of Calgary Melanie Noel, PhD, RPsych is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary and a Full Member of the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute and the Hotchkiss Brain Institute. She directs the Alberta Children’s Pain Research Lab within the Vi Riddell Pain & Rehabilitation Centre at the [...]

Executive Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon (FASSY) Wenda Bradley is a nurse who has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a BA in Sociology. Wenda worked as a Community Health nurse in rural communities of the Yukon for 25 years where she developed a passion for helping people who have FASD, [...]

Executive Director, ACT – Autism Community Training Deborah Pugh has been active in the autism community since 1995, both on a provincial and national level.  In 2003, with the support of parents and professionals from around BC, Deborah founded ACT – Autism Community Training. Deborah has also served as Executive Director of the Autism [...]

William is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University and an MBA from McGill University. Prior to starting at Claret, Bill was formerly Managing Partner of AMI Private Capital, responsible for the Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver offices from March 1993 until July of 1996 when the [...]

Sara Saber Freedman has over thirty-five years of experience in non-profit and para-public leadership, combining professional work as an executive manager with voluntary service as a director and board chair. 

Julia Hanigsberg is President and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada’s largest paediatric rehabilitation hospital and an academic health science centre fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Each year Holland Bloorview serves 7500 children and youth with disabilities and complex medical needs spanning more than 1000 diagnoses. Its Bloorview Research [...]

Bonnie Healy is a First Nations Blackfoot woman from the Kainai Nation (Blood Tribe) in Southern Alberta. Bonnie’s professional background is multi-faceted as she has worked in numerous health capacities at the local, national, and international levels. She has been fortunate to present research and community success stories to governments, institutions, First Nation [...]