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Committees
Expertise across research, policy, practice, lived experience, and other allied sectors sit on management and advisory committees to guide the collective work to prevent and end youth homelessness in Canada.
Research Management Committee
Stephen Gaetz (Chair)
President & CEO, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University
Melanie Redman
President and CEO, A Way Home Canada
Cheryl Forchuk
Theme 1 Lead (Shifting to Prevention through Early Intervention)
Assistant Director, Lawson Health Research Institute
Katrina Milaney
Theme 2 Lead (Sustaining Successful Exits from Homelessness)
Assistant Professor in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, University of Calgary
Maritt Kirst
Theme 3 Lead (Enabling Health, Well-Being, and Inclusion)
Assistant Professor and Co-Program Coordinator, Community Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University
Jeff Ansloos
Theme 4 Lead (Enhancing Outcomes for Indigenous Youth)
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Mental Health and Social Policy, University of Toronto–Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Nicole Kozloff
Theme 5 Lead (Leveraging Data and Technology to Drive Policy and Practice)
Clinician-Scientist, Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Abra Adamo
Advisor, Housing Policy and Research, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Duncan Farthing-Nichol
Manager, Employment and Social Development Canada
Matt Morton
Research Fellow, Chapin Hall
Jayne Malenfant
PhD Candidate, McGill University
Patrick Hunter
Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Charlotte Smith
Master’s Candidate , University of Ottawa
Implementation Management Committee
David Phipps (Co-Chair)
Assistant VP Research Strategy & Impact, Office of Research Services/Division of VP Research & Innovation, York University
Melanie Redman (Co-Chair)
President & CEO, A Way Home Canada
David French
Managing Director, A Way Home Canada
Bruce Pearce
Consultant
Michael Nowina
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Mike Gawliuk
Director, Service Delivery and Program Innovation, CMHA Kelowna
Stephen Gaetz
President & CEO, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Amy Bilodeau
Community Affairs Manager, The Home Depot Canada
Lisa Wolff
Director, Policy and Research, UNICEF Canada
Alex Nelson
PhD Candidate, Western University