Biography

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 [...]

Autism Support and Resource Specialist, Autism Information Services British Columbia Dulcie Mercado is currently an Autism Support and Resource Specialist with Autism Information Services British Columbia (AIS BC). She brings with her a combined 21 years of experience as a Behaviour Interventionist, Early Childhood Educator, Behaviour Consultant, presenter and trainer. She has worked in [...]

Policy Fellow, CASDA Carolyn Abel is a Master of Public Health student at New York University, with a specialization in health policy, and is a KBHN-CASDA Policy Fellow. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Queen's University, and her interests lie in affordable housing and the intersections of health and social policy. [...]