{"id":212,"date":"2026-01-29T21:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.witsprogram.ca\/wits-team-members\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:00:27","slug":"wits-team-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.witsprogram.ca\/fr\/about-us\/wits-team-members\/","title":{"rendered":"L'\u00e9quipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Programs are implemented by educators and community leaders across Canada. Here, you\u2019ll meet the people who keep the WITS Programs fresh, relevant, and responsive to feedback.<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Board and Committee Members<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

Board and Committee Members<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Caitlin Ellemo<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

Director<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Fei Gao<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

Director<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Blair Irwin<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Bursary Committee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Kausaliya Rangarajan<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Bursary Committee<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n
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Kathreen Riel<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Secretary<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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David Valentine<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

President<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lesley Whiteside<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tom Woods<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Vice-President<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Personnel<\/strong><\/section><\/h2><\/div>

Personnel<\/strong><\/section><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Andy Telfer (BC)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ena Abdel (AB)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

Advocate<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lina B\u00e9langer<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Advocate, ON & QC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Maya Cara (BC)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Host of Pink Shirt Day Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Marie-Anne Evans (BC)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

Bookkeeping<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sydney Jackson (BC)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Photography, Videography, Youth Advisor<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Shawn McQuaid (BC)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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IT\/E-Commerce<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u00c9milie Lesage (ON)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Research and Development<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Pat Oldroyd (BC)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Literature Advisor, Shipping<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Tamara Plush (Int\u2019l)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Youth Program Advisor<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Amrita Shetty (ON)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Research and Development<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Harriet Tinka (AB)<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div>

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Advocate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Volunteers<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>

Volunteers<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Eden Agulnik (ON)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Karl Li, MSC (BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Shyam Loganathan (BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Alexandra Murphy (QC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Nav Walia (BC)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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