Our Organization

Our Organization

The John Howard Society of Ontario has grown to include 19 local offices made up of over 700 staff and 750 volunteers. Together with the other provincial and territorial offices, we are a proud member organization of the John Howard Society of Canada.

The JHSO is accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program for excellence in fundraising, financial accountability and transparency, governance, management and volunteer involvement.

Our Roles

The John Howard Society of Ontario performs two complementary functions. The Centre of Research & Policy provides cutting-edge non-partisan research, evidence-based programming, policy development, and educational material. In addition, we provide administrative support to assist our local offices across Ontario provide critical programs and services.

Our Team

Christin Cullen

Chief Executive Officer

Maureen Zuniga

Director of HR & Administration

Reza Ahmadi

Director of Research & Evaluation

Jacqueline Tasca

Director of Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives

Safiyah Husein

Senior Policy Analyst

Meaghan Costa

Research & Evaluation Specialist

Aileen Simon

Education & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator  

Hannah Cook

Research & Evaluation Analyst

Justin McNeil

Research & Evaluation Specialist

Bradley Marr

Director of Finance

Our Board

The Board of Directors of the John Howard Society of Ontario consists of 27 community member volunteers from across Ontario. Of this group, eight are “directors at large” and the remaining 19 represent each of our local offices to ensure their unique needs are addressed. Our Board follows the Carver model of governance and meets four times per year with committee meetings interspersed throughout.

Executive Committee

Ron Cuthbert
Chair

Rob MacLellan
Vice-Chair

Hermon Mayers
Treasurer

Christina Ninham
Secretary

Jean LeDrew-Metcalfe
Executive Committee Member-at-large

Trisha Simpson
Executive Committee Member-at-large

Jennifer Rooke
Executive Committee Member-at-large

Bruce Simpson
Past President

Directors

Jill Evans

Peter Stephenson

Tom Hickey

David Williams

Steve Scriven

Hamza Khalid

Tara MacPherson

Ayesha Zubair

Pauline Wainwright

Dan Smith

Michael Sabo

Sandy Lychowyd

Madalene Chiarotto

Bob McMenemy

Maxine Carter

Chris Fleury

Current Research Ethics Board Membership

Nathan Innocente
Chair

Lisa Whittingham

Kemi S. Anazodo

Jessica Sutherland

Marsha Rampersaud

Lesley Zannella

 

The John Howard Society of Ontario is accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program for excellence in fundraising, financial accountability and transparency, governance, management and volunteer involvement.