Our People

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Our Administrative Staff

Carol Latchford

Executive Director

carol@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 120

Farzeen Foda

HR Manager

farzeen@nyws.ca
416.638.7335

Cheryl Denomy

Director of Development & Communications

cheryl@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 106

Karen Peral

Executive Assistant

karenp@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 104

Fatima Miranda

Facilities Coordinator

fatima@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 108

Margaret Afekafe

Development Administrative Coordinator

margaret@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 115

Jhoanel Lucero Ruiz

Interim Program Manager

jhoanel@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 103

Madhavi Boddu

Bookkeeper

madhavi@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 114

Paula Rabefiringa

Manager of Finance & Administration

paula@nyws.ca
416.638.7335 x 119

"Together alongside our entire NYWS family, we remain determined and resilient, drawing on our networks and establishing short, medium and long term programs to ensure that women do not fall through the cracks."
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Our Board of Directors

Michele Robitaille

Chair

Jouliaka Buchan

Vice-Chair

Vidula Shetye

Treasurer

Megan Stephens

Secretary

Savera Hashmi

Director

Andrene Vitelli

Director

Careers and Opportunities

Board Of Directors - June 2024

The NYWS Board is currently looking to fill 3-4 Board of Director positions, who have a strong commitment to intersectional feminist practice and bring experience as well as expertise in one of the following areas:

  • Legal
  • Program Planning and Evaluation
  • Harm-Reduction
  • Fundraising
  • Financial Management / Accounting / Audit / Compliance
  • Strategic Planning and Management

Relief Women’s Advocate - July 2024

Relief Women’s Advocate play a vital role throughout all stages of the healing journey for our residents. This is an exciting position for someone interested in supporting and advocating for residents through information, referrals, and other day-to-day assistance. This opportunity is being posted internally as well as externally.

Applications are being accepted until July 17, 2024, at 5PM! Apply on BambooHR, linked below.

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