Our Team

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Susan Mide Kiss (Chair)
Vice-President, Community Engagement, University of the Fraser Valley
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Lynn Gidluck
Community Director, Community Engagement and Research Centre, University of Regina
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Jessica O’Connell
Manager of Experiential Learning, Taylor Institute, University of Calgary

Sashaina Singh
Senior Manager, Office of Community Engagement, McMaster University

Pauline Streete
Senior Advisor to the President (EDI-AO), University of Regina

TCCBE Board Liaison: 
Jim Blake
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Lisa Erickson (Chair)
Continuing Education Consultant, Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Michael Classens
Assistant Professor – Teaching Stream, School of the Environment, University of Toronto
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Susan Grossman
Director, Centre for Community Engaged Learning, University of British Columbia

Shady Hafez
Research Advisor, National Association of Friendship Centres 
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Am Johal
Director of Community Engagement, Simon Fraser University Vancity Office of Community Engagement 
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Charmaine Lyn
Director, Changemaker Education, Ashoka Canada

Gaelle Mushyirahamwe
Research Assistant, National Association of Friendship Centres 

STAFF

Magda Goemans
Manager
magda.goemans@ccecanada.ca
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Betty Rice
Communications and Administrative Coordinator
betty.rice@ccecanada.ca

Brendan Anderson
Research Associate



 

Shady Hafez

Shady Hafez is currently the Research Advisor at the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC). He holds an MA in Indigenous Governance from the University of Victoria and is currently supporting the development of research capacity and projects within the NAFC in the hopes of creating better programs and services for urban Indigenous peoples. Shady … Continue reading Shady Hafez

Nicole Bedford

Project Manager and Filmmaker Nicole Bedford is the past Project Manager of the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project from which Community Campus Engage Canada was born. She has a lengthy resume of communications-related positions in Government, NGOs, and the private sector. These experiences have provided her with a wealth of skills in … Continue reading Nicole Bedford

Michael Classens

Assistant Professor – Teaching Stream, School of the Environment, University of Toronto Michael is broadly interested in areas of social and environmental (in)justice, with an empirical focus on food, agriculture, soil and energy. As a teacher, researcher and learner, he is committed to connecting theory with practice, and scholarship with social change. He lives in … Continue reading Michael Classens

Lynn Gidluck

Lynn joined the University of Regina in August 2017. She leads their Community Engagement and Research Centre (CERC). Though the CERC is funded by the Faculty of Arts, it serves the broader university and communities in Regina and surrounding areas by facilitating community-campus engagement efforts, funding and directing community-based research projects, and facilitating student experiential learning … Continue reading Lynn Gidluck

Am Johal

Director of Community Engagement, Simon Fraser University Vancity Office of Community Engagement Am Johal is Director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement and Co-Director of SFU’s Community Engaged Research Centre. He is an Associate of SFU’s Institute for the Humanities and is an Associate with SFU’s Centre for Dialogue. He has been a Visiting … Continue reading Am Johal

Susan Mide Kiss

Vice-President, Community Engagement, University of the Fraser Valley Susan Mide Kiss recently joined the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) as the Vice-President, Community Engagement. Prior to her new role at UFV, Susan worked at the University of Calgary (UCalgary) for 15 years, most recently as the Senior Director, Community Engagement. Earlier in her tenure … Continue reading Susan Mide Kiss

Jim Blake

TCCBE Board Liaison Jim resides in Haliburton, Ontario where he works as a facilitator, consultant, project manager, educator and community volunteer. Since 2002 he has worked with the Haliburton County Development Corporation as their Community Economic Development Consultant. In this role he works with the not-for-profit sector, businesses, business associations, municipalities and other levels of … Continue reading Jim Blake

Magda Goemans

Manager Magda actively supports the growth of knowledge-sharing communities within Community Campus Engage Canada, and oversees operations, research and communications. Prior to joining CCEC, Magda provided extensive research and evaluation support to a multi-year pan-Canadian project titled ‘Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement’ (CFICE), which explored community-driven community-campus partnerships. During the initial demonstration project phase … Continue reading Magda Goemans