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Board of Directors
Tahverlee Mills - Executive Director
With a passion for helping charitable organizations and an expert at fundraising and project management for charities and not-for-profits, Tahverlee seeks to improve the communities we live in. For the past 5 years Tahverlee has dedicated her professional and volunteer time supporting and leading various associations to success. Epilepsy Peel Region is an association well-suited to Tahverlee’s personal and professional interests and background. As a mother of a child with Epilepsy, Tahverlee understands the importance of community services and educational programs. Her role as Executive Director with Epilepsy Peel Region is to implement programs, development strategy and administration for the organization.
Gary Amaral - President of the Board
Consultant, GAGA Marketing GroupRobert D. Putnam’s work on the decline of social capital crystallized for me the importance of building communities through volunteerism and personal relationships. Through my work at Epilepsy Peel Region I hope to contribute in building a strong and caring community.
My most recent venture is GAGA Marketing Group, a consultancy focused on providing support to small and medium sized business as well as professional printing services. Prior to GAGA I spent most of my career in the Financial Services Industry. I have also spent some time in the Hospitality Sector, Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics to name a few. A proud Alumnus of the University of Western Ontario and George Brown College and continuing my education at Humber College when time permits.
Heather Marsh - Board Secretary & Treasurer
Community Living Supports ManagerI am a registered social service worker, currently employed by Brampton Caledon Community Living and occupy the role of one of the Community Living Supports Manager. I coordinate the support for and ensure that adults with an intellectual disability have the same opportunities for community involvement as those not labelled with a disability. I have been involved in the social services field for the past 20 + years and have worked within a variety of sectors. I have been supporting adults labelled with a seizure disorder throughout my career and know the lack of services in the Region of Peel has to change. Public education and support to those with and affected by a seizure diagnosis is key to community inclusion. I have two daughters, a 23 year old university student and a 12 year old middle school student. I have past board experiences with Brampton Block Parent, was a co-founding board member with the Dryden and District Aids Committe and briefly sat on the Board of Directors for Neighbors in Toronto. I am excited to be working with the Board of Directors for Epilepsy Peel Region.
Shamala Sathayakumar - York University graduate with a BA in Psychology
A case manager at Brampton Caledon Community Living. Five years of experience in the human services field.
Adonis 'Don' A. SucalitBSc Eco, MPP, PMP
Don is the Diaspora Development Officer for VSO Canada, the North American member of VSO International, the largest non-government volunteer-sending agency in the world. Over the past 5 years, his international development work has covered the Southeast Asia, China, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Guyana. Don is also co-founder and Director for Organizational Capacity Development of Governance Solutions Consulting since July 2007. He has more than 16 years of professional experience that convergences the private, government, and non-profit sectors, including 7 years in an executive/senior management role and also served in a number of for-profit Boards for companies involved in power generation, industrial gas, bottled water manufacturing, and petrochemicals. Don has also done extensive organizational development consulting work with non-profits in the area of reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, disability, youth development, governance, urban poverty and education. A Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Don holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore) and a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the School of Economics (University of the Philippines).
Welda De Souza Dietert - B.Sc., E-Comm.
Welda's interests and experiences have been diverse on a global scale - media, marketing, health sciences, logistics and software implementation & training. Canada's strong values for self and the community have inspired her to become more involved in non profit projects.
Valerie holds a B.A. from University of Guelph majoring in sociology and business. She has worked as an insurance broker for 19 years. Valerie went back to school to study Financial Planning and decided to make another career change. At the same time, her mother, who was in a nursing home from a lone illness, unfortunately passed away. This personal experiences Valerie went through lead to changes to the direction for her future. She has since decided to focus on administration in the health care industry. “I feel that I can somehow make a difference in the lives of elderly individuals”. Valerie is compassionate and understands people, she is a family person with two adult children, that is able to focus on a goal and persistent in achieving it. She is pleased to be a part of Epilepsy Peel Region’s success.
Tahir possesses a Bachelor's in Occupational and Public Health from Ryerson University. Recently he has worked in the Occupational Health and Safety field with the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and also the Resource Environmental Associates. While working as a physician, before coming to Canada , Tahir had the opportunity of meeting and treating many people with Epilepsy and therefore has a first hand knowledge about the requirements of someone with seizure disorder. Tahir hopes to make good use of this experience and knowledge in benefiting the people tackling this challenge within the community.
Sanya Batos Mustapich - BBA, MA
Sanya has over 10 years' experience within business, marketing and management, along with many years' experience in volunteer community services. Sanya has worked locally and internationally with multinational and national organizations to build leadership capacity through marketing initiatives and leadership management. She has joined the health care industry in 2005 as a marketing and business development expert. Her academics include business management, economics and social work from the University of Zagreb, University of Toronto, and York University.
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