Our Board
Board Officers
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Tedd Konya
Board Chair
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Melissa Pierre-Sossoyan
Board Vice-Chair
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Lisa Cameron
Board Treasurer
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Christie Esau
Secretary
Members of the Board
Represents families living with mental health challenges at Board meetings and creates resources and supports around mental wellness for our community.
Mary-Jo Land
Represents families touched by open adoption and care arrangements at board meetings and creates resources and supports to strengthen families with varying levels of openness.
Martha Chamberlain
Participates in marketing and communications planning and provides guidance to the Board and Interwoven Connections team in these areas, to raise our profile and presence in the adoption and kin and customary care communities.
Nancy Bent
Genevieve is an executive in the federal public service, and has worked on energy, environment and Indigenous policy matters at several departments and agencies since 2005. Genevieve holds a PhD from the University of Ottawa in Biology.
Genevieve Carr
Erin is the Associate Director, Education and Learning and has worked in the Office since 2014. Erin is responsible for the implementation of training and learning strategies relating to human rights, equity and inclusion.
Erin Clow
Michelle Young is a Canadian author of multiple books. She has been featured in The Globe and Mail, appeared on television and podcasts, and is passionately seeking new ways to bring invisible battles into the light through her stories.
Michelle Young
Simone is a Registered Social Service Worker with Julliette’s Place, currently in the role of Manager of Community Engagement & Support Services.
Simone Cornelissen
Accepting Board Member Applications
The board is accepting applications from all interested candidates but is prioritizing folks with experience in fundraising, 2SLGBTQIA+, First Nations, Metis and Inuit, and African/Caribbean-Canadian communities. As we embrace our new brand and identity, the board seeks candidates with fresh ideas, an open mind and a commitment to furthering the strategic direction and long-term financial sustainability of the organization.
Former Members of the Board
Carolyn and her partner, Andrew, adopted two boys internationally, aged three and five at the time. A professor of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, Carolyn focuses on the ethics of assisted reproduction and adoption in her research. She co-edited the book Family-Making: Contemporary Ethical Challenges (Oxford University Press, 2014) and was an invited participant at the International Forum on Inter-country Adoption and Global Surrogacy, in The Hague, Netherlands.
Former Chair of the Board, Carolyn Mcleod