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Our Team

The New Canadians Centre staff is composed of dedicated and enthusiastic people trained to support your transition to life in Canada.

Feel free to contact us with any question or need you may have.

Executive Team

Jeeniraj JJ Thevasagayam

Executive Director

Bruno Guimarães

Director of Corporate Services

Marisa Kaczmarczyk

Director of Client Services

Yvonne Lai

Director of Community Development

Our Staff

Abeer Alsalihi

Settlement Worker in Schools

Allanna Dagley

Building Administrator

Aline Morishita

Communications Officer
(on parental leave)

Amal Osman

Client Services Assistant

Amany Raslan

Case Management Worker

Anna Albouni

Community Connections Worker Northumberland

Asuka Ballantyne Ono

Fund Development Officer

Bhisham Ramoutar

Manager of Community Development

Boutheina Maraoui

Community Connections Worker

Carolina Orduz

Settlement Counsellor

Celis Garcia Lara

Assistant Newcomer Children Educator

Christina Maschas-Hammond

Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral Service (CLARS) Assessor

Dennis Kulla

Case Management Worker

Emily Smith

Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral Service (CLARS) Assessor

Ellen Edney

Community Connections Worker
City of Kawartha Lakes

Fabiola Contreras Carrasco

Office Administrator

Faye Shien Tan

Manager of Settlement Services

Fidan Cakir Senil

Manager of Operations

Irene Suvillaga

Youth Worker (interim)

Janine Appleby

Newcomer Children Educator

Jessica Devlin

Manager of Youth and Family Programs

Jillien Amalia Hone

Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

Justine-Marie Williams

Communications Officer (interim)

Katina Deichsel

Youth Employment & Skills Specialist

Kirk Kuipers

HR and Admin Officer

Leigha MacDiarmid

Life Skills Worker

Liana Honsinger

Manager of Refugee Resettlement

Lubna Sadek

Youth Worker

(on leave)

Luz Ofelia Maya

Settlement Counsellor

Maria Enriquez-Jakins

Case Management Worker

Mahdi Bubteina

Settlement Counsellor

Mariam Akhter

Assistant Newcomer Children Educator

Mauricio Interiano

Community Engagement Officer

Maya Pereira

Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Assistant (interim)

Michelle Nguyen

Peterborough Immigration Partnership (PIP) Officer

Mohamad Al Halta

Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Worker

Mohammed Shamout

Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Worker

Nancy Ghazy

Settlement Worker in Schools (interim)

Nerveen Kardan

Settlement Worker in Schools

Nooria

Nooria Quraishi

Finance & Admin Assistant

Olga Stetsyuk

Employment Counsellor

Sameer Bedrud

Housing Counsellor

Patrick Foley

Manager of Employment Services

 Steve Ross

Settlement Worker in Schools (on leave)

Roshan Omar

Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) Worker

Zebiba Sultan

Finance Officer

Salwa Mirgani

Manager of Case Management

Placement Students