Alisdair Archibald
Recruitment Coordinator
Alisdair has worked in Community Living for almost 30 years. Seeing people grow, and support the people we serve to achieve great things is at the core of Alisdair’s values.
Amanda Burnett
Administrative Support
Amanda is a congenial person who enjoys being of service.
Ardis Johnson
Training and Recruitment Coordinator
Ardis is very passionate about making sure that individuals can lead full and meaningful lives. She has been able to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure that services met the needs of the individuals and the standards of the government body that monitored community services.
Ben Weinlick
Executive Director
Ben is deeply committed to the work of supporting deeper belonging and engaged citizenship of people with disabilities.
Brenda Mischuk
Administrative Support
Brenda has a career spanning 35 years in the human services field. Her passion for supporting people with disabilities embraces her values of creativity and innovation.
Cameron Pierce
Manager of Positive Practices
Cameron has worked with Skills Society since 2018. Cameron values a strength-based approach in his leadership and support roles. Cameron strives to exemplify empathy, collaboration, and life-long learning in his work with Skills Society.
Charlee Lamarre
Coordinator of Casual Supports
Charlee started working for Skills Society 8 years ago and has worked in a number of positions including providing direct support to the people we serve, stewarding teams as a Team Leader, and currently as the Coordinator of Casual Supports.
Chris Bruce
Director of Human Resources
Chris has been with Skills Society since 2010 serving a variety of roles in the front line and leadership. With a strong sense of equity, he is eager to collaborate and help teams see strengths and unique abilities to unlock new opportunities and pathways to help make life more meaningful for those they work for.
Christienne Linklater
Manager of Community Supports
Christienne’s passion for people as a natural helper and nurturer and her deep belief system around inclusion, belonging and equality have been the driving force behind the work she does.
Claire Mpinda
Manager of Community Supports
Claire is a warm, kind, empathetic leader, and strong advocate for people with disabilities. Claire has been with Skills Society since 2002 working in a variety of roles both frontline and in leadership.
Daniel Igwegbe
Team Coordinator
Daniel is committed to empowering people with developmental disabilities with keen interest in advocacy, inclusion and empathy.
Deepa Koujalagi
Manager of Community Supports
Deepa has always been deeply passionate about helping the less privileged members of society. Driven by this vision of a life of service and a genuine desire of making a meaningful impact, she pursued formal education earning multiple bachelor’s degrees and a master's in social work, laying a solid foundation for a life-long career of service.
Emily Hamilton
Manager of Community Supports
Emily used to work in the hospitality industry and talks about how she fell upon disability services, ultimately finding something that really resonated with her passion of helping others.
Emily Kucher
Manager of Community Supports
Emily has been in the disability field since 2008. She began working at Skills Society as an outreach worker in 2013 after completing her bachelor’s degree in anthropology and psychology.
Heather Richards
Director of Community Supports & Direct Operations
Heather is an authentic and passionate team player that envisions a world where all people are valued, citizens. She is a leader who strives to inspire others and be inspired by those around her.
Kacey Paplawski
Team Coordinator
Rooted in her experiences in adapted physical activity she continued by embarking on a career in the disability sector supporting people experiencing disability to achieve fulfilling and meaningful lives that she is most passionate about.
Karen Huta
Administrative Support
Karen has been with Skills Society for over 35 years and has worked in the sector throughout her entire career.
Lisa Gillespie
Manager of Community Supports and Acting Director
Lisa has worked in the disability sector since 2008 and has been working at Skills since 2016, starting off in frontline and now management. Lisa started out in the field working with persons who had been directly effected by their lives at Michener and quickly formed a passion for the sector.
Lizzamarie Morey
Manager of Office Administration and Benefits
Lizzamarie was worked in the Disability Field for the past 30 years. Her journey with Skills Society started 15 years ago. She values the relationships she has built, and the lessons and knowledge that she has gained along the way.
Miranda Kimber
Manager of Operations and Special Projects
Miranda is drawn to work that is grounded in equity, inclusion, and community. This led her to Skills Society where she brings her background and skills from primarily academic environments.