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Staff
Catherine Leach
Executive Director



Favourite time of year: Spring

Favourite quote: You must do the thing you think you cannot do – Eleanor Roosevelt

Favourite song:- Everyone Deserves Music – Michael Franti

On working at Kits House: I cherish the opportunity to work with amazing, creative and innovative people and volunteers for the purpose of supporting individuals to be everything they can be and I value the opportunity to support the development of capacity within communities to create and maintain healthy, vibrant, caring and compassionate neighbourhoods.


Danielle Denis
Office Manager


Favorite season: Fall

Favorite quote: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you have imagined”

Favorite song(s): Norah Jones / Don’t know why, Lupe Fiasco / Daydreaming, Green Day / Time of your life

Why I work at Kits House:  I cannot change the world but I strongly believe in the ripple effect and working for my community helps me achieve this goals.


Lisa Paul
Director of Childcare, Youth & Family Programs




Favourite season: Early fall.. is a time of year for change and discovery.

Favourite quote: You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Current favourite song: My all time favourite song is "Boys don't cry" by the Cure

On working at Kits House: As a youth, Kits House has been a special place for me. I was trained in the leadership program and received a summer job as a Day Camp Leader. Now, I have returned to Kits House as the Family and Youth Coordinator.
Coming back to my professional roots has taught me how much I have learned and how much I still need to learn.


Suzanne Willliams
Operations Manager



Favorite season:  Summer

Favorite quote: Too many to list

Favorite song(s): Chocolate, Sarah McLachlin


Julie Wall
Seniors Coordinator




Best time of year: Early fall

Favorite color: Sea Blue

Favourite quote: “It’s not the life that matters; it’s the courage you bring to it.” Yogi Bhajan

On working at Kits House:
For me, my work has to have a sense of meaning and value which links to my own personal values around life and community. Working at Kits House has not only given me the opportunity to grow as a person and express those values, but most importantly allowed me the opportunity to meet and get to know some amazing people and appreciate them for who they are and what they bring. Sat Nam




Emily Palmer
Volunteer Coordinator & Seniors Links Program Coordinator



Favorite Season: Spring or Fall
 
Favorite Quote:  "On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux" "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye" - Le Petit Prince Antoine de Saint Exupery

Favorite Songs: In Your Eyes- Peter Gabriel / The Only Living Boy in New York- Simon & Garfunkel / Wild Horses- Alicia Keys


Board of Management

Board of Management 2008/2009
(left to right) Don Stickney, Catherine Leach, Roger Foster, Sonia Lamont, Andrew Lyons & Athana Mentelopoulos (not pictured: Christy Clark & Margaret Mcgann)

Andrew Lyons

Chairperson

Christy Clark
Vice Chairperson- Board Development

Athana Mentzelopoulos
Board Member- Building Committee


Roger Foster
Board Member- Treasurer


Margaret Mcgann
Board Member- Marketing


Sonia Lamont
Board Member- Secretary- Community Liason

Don Stickney
Board Member- Government Relations


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