About Us: Board of Directors

Trisha Cipriani, Chair. Trisha has worked in Marketing, Sales and Customer Service for over 15 years in Trinidad, London and Canada. She is a firm believer in volunteer work, she agrees with Winston Chruchill's words: "We make a living by what we do, but we make a LIFE by what we give". Trisha has been a member of the Board since 2005.

Tanya White, Vice-chair. Tanya currently works at Dell Canada, as a Program Manager tasked to improve the experience for all customers in Canada. She has fifteen years of HR and IT consulting experience, with a focus on blank-slate approaches to changing a business. Tanya has been involved in a mentorship program for women, as well as involved as a participant in a Diversity Development program at Dell. She is excited at the opportunity to contribute to the North York Women's Centre.

Nancy Bardecki, Treasurer. Nancy retired from the Ontario Public Service in 2001 after a career involving policy development, program administration and senior management positions in a number of Ministries including Finance, Community and Social Services, Municipal Affairs and Housing and Agriculture and Food. She has a BA and MA in Economics from the University of Guelph and is a Certified Management Accountant. Nancy is actively involved in the governance of several not for profit and charitable organizations such as Water Polo Canada, the Downtown Aquatics Corporation and Vision Assist. She is a long time resident of North York and is looking forward to the opportunity to improve the circumstances of women in the community.

Aisha Heywood-Delpeache, Secretary. Aisha is currently employed as a Counsellor, and has been working in the non-profit sector for over 8 years. In 2001 she completed her Diploma in Arts and Science from Seneca College and in 2003, she was awarded her Degree in Psychology from York University. Aisha enjoys reading, gardening and spending time with her family.

Barbara Farkas, Director. Barb has been working for the Center for Addiction and Mental Health for the past ten years. She is currently on leave but was a senior addiction therapist in the Women's Program. Barb played an active role in client care and program development working with a wide diversity of clients. Barb has extensive firsthand experience working with the women and their needs. She is looking forward to working on the board of the North York Women's Centre to continue helping and developing programming to help women in the community with the challenges they face.

Paulett Ramsey, Director. Paulett has several years of experience in senior management, administrative and fundraising positions with some major charities in Toronto, raising several million dollars for the organizations. She is currently employed at YWCA Toronto as the Manager of Annual Giving. Paulett has been involved in volunteer work throughout her career.

Andrea Sanche, Director. Andrea is a barrister, practicing in Toronto with the litigation boutique of Teplitsky, Colson LLP. Andrea has extensive volunteer experience: she has acted as a legal caseworker for injured workers, provided volunteer research to Street Health and the Income Security Advocacy Centre, and published in the area of refugee law. Andrea is originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is very excited about joining the NWYC team and assisting in its mission to provide much needed support to women in the community, with a feminist focus.

Robin Tameshtit, Director. Robin has over 15 years of strategic marketing and management experience, with a focus on meeting the needs of moms and their children. She has been involved with a number of not-for-profit organizations in the US and Canada and has led a leadership development program for young professionals. She has been a fundraiser for several organizations for nearly 20 years and has also been involved in outreach and programming for these groups. She has a B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and an M.B.A. with honors from the Stern School of Management at New York University. She has lived in North York since arriving in Canada 5 years ago. She is looking forward to contributing to the success of the North York Women's Centre.

Harpreet Thind, Director. Harpreet has a BA in Economics from the University of Waterloo and is a Certified Management Accountant. She has over 10 years of finance experience and currently works for IBM. She has lived in North York for four years and is looking forward to making a contribution to the valuable services provided by the NYWC.

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