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
Chief Executive Officer
Maureen Zuniga
Director of HR & Administration
Monica Vela
Director of Finance
Reza Ahmadi
Director of Research & Evaluation
Jacqueline Tasca (On Leave)
Director of Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives
Justin McNeil
Research & Evaluation Specialist
Safiyah Husein
Senior Policy Analyst
Aileen Simon
Education & Strategic Initiatives Coordinator
Hannah Cook
Research & Evaluation Analyst
Meaghan Costa
Research and Evaluation Analyst
Avery Au
Project Lead, Strategic Initiatives
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
President
Rob MacLellan
Vice-President
Hermon Mayers
Treasurer
Christina Ninham
Secretary
Jean LeDrew-Metcalfe
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Trisha Simpson
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Rob Thibodeau
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Bruce Simpson
Executive Committee Member-at-large
Directors
Jill Evans
Christopher Fleury
Peter Stephenson
Jeff Manishen
Tom Hickey
David Williams
Steve Scriven
Hamza Khalid
Pauline Wainwright
Dan Smith
Jill Hillman
Phil Wilkins
Michael Sabo
Sandy Lychowyd
Jennifer Rooke
Gyan Chandra
Current Research Ethics Board Membership
Voula Marinos
Chair
Lisa Whittingham
Kemi S. Anazodo
Jessica Sutherland
Marsha Rampersaud
Nathan Innocente