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
Paula Osmok
Executive Director
Maureen Zuniga
Human Resources & Administrative Coordinator
Miranda Queh
Financial Coordinator
Reza Ahmadi
Director of Research & Evaluation
Jacqueline Tasca
Director of Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives
Safiyah Husein
Senior Policy Analyst
Aileen Simon
Project Lead, Strategic Initiatives
Hannah Cook
Research Analyst
Meaghan Costa
Research Analyst
Alexa Hassan
Research Analyst
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
Bruce Simpson
President
Ron Cuthbert
Vice-President
Vacant
Treasurer
Rob MacLellan
Secretary
Trisha Simpson
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Rob Thibodeau
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Pauline Wainwright
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Directors
Sheila Arthurs
Michael Bryant
Gyan Chandra
Gerry Croteau
Christopher Fleury
Abb Gilbert
Jill Hillman
Mary Jane Kingston
Jean LeDrew-Metcalfe
Sandy Lychowyd
Hermon Mayers
Paul Mundra
Christina Ninham
John Rives
Michael V. Sabo
Dan Smith
Gary Schnurr
Current Research Ethics Board Membership
Voula Marinos
Chair
Lisa Whittingham
Kemi S. Anazodo
Nathan Innocente
Jessica Sutherland
Marsha Rampersaud
Nicole Myers