The Jean Tweed Centre team includes about 100 talented and dedicated individuals, in a variety of administrative, clinical and leadership roles.
We are proud to employ accomplished counsellors, therapists and educators who bring a high degree of experience and expertise working with substance use, gambling, mental health and trauma and child and family development to their work.
We are also governed by a Board of Directors representing a variety of skills and expertise in our community.
Leadership Team
SENIOR LEADERSHIP:
Belinda Marchese
Executive Director
Julia Bloomenfeld
Director, Clinical Services
Analicia Boschetto
Director, People and Culture
Lidia Tenev
Interim Director, Finance and Administration
Robbyn Zwaigenbaum
Director, Mental Health and Substance Use
Diane Presta
Senior Manager, Fund Development and Communications
EXTENDED LEADERSHIP:
Mara Behan – Manager, Housing and Support Services (Ash, Elm & Bathurst)
Megan Durrwachter – Resident Support Supervisor, Housing and Support Services
Nadia Edwards – Resident Support Supervisor, Housing and Support Services
Sharon Francis – Manager, Housing and Support Services (Broadview, Cumberland & Palmerston)
Rosamma George – Manager, Outpatient Program
Marcy McGaw – Manager, Community and Family Outreach Services
Janice Nyarko-Mensah – Manager, Executive and Strategic Projects
Tasha Palmer – Supervisor, Child Development Services
Sharicka Reid-Scaletta – Manager, Community Mental Health & Addiction Services
Shaista Tahir – Manager, Administrative Services
Kanchi Uttamchandani – Manager, Evaluation, Quality and Research
Board of Directors
Laura Sluce – Chair
Michelle Hooyboer-Winklaar – Vice-Chair
Sandy Lam – Treasurer
Willa Gerlings Strong – Secretary
Daniel Fridman
Fatimah Khan
Timothea Leung
Mary Jane McNally
Lelia Watamaniuk
Sub-Committee Volunteers
Lara Root – Board Advisor