Meet the people who bring our mission to life
Our strength lies in the people who make up Equitas: a passionate, diverse, and committed team, supported by a Board of Directors that shares the same values. Each person contributes their expertise, experience, and creativity to promote human rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
International Training
Nadjet Bouda
Senior Manager, International Training
Candace Amarante
Senior Human Rights Education Advisor
Chris Bradley
Senior Program Officer
Daniel Roy
Senior Human Rights Education Advisor
Diane Zittel
Human Rights Education Advisor
Dieynaba Diouf
Program Officer
Juana Alonso
Senior Program Officer
Peter Dimitrakopoulos
Senior Human Rights Education Advisor
Sawsan Kanhoush
Senior Program Officer
Zineb Zellag
Senior Program Officer
Democracy & Children's Rights
Holly Norris
Senior Manager, Democracy & Children’s Rights
Andrea Velghe
Senior Human Rights Education Advisor
Ariane Duplessis
Senior Program Officer – On leave
Diane Tzovanis
Senior Human Rights Education Advisor
Erik Bornemann
Program Officer
Juanita Gonzalez
Senior Human Rights Education Advisor
Laura Martinez Lung
Senior Program Officer, Democracy & Child Rights
Marie-Line Sarrazin
Senior Program Officer, Democracy & Child Rights
Salma Ismail
Program Officer
Shima Butera
Logistics Coordinator
Act Together for Inclusion Fund
Émilie-Jane Allard-Côté
Senior Manager, Act Together for Inclusion Fund
Antoine Tremblay
Senior Fund Officer
Caroline Iliescu
Senior Fund Officer
Charles-Antoine Leboeuf
Senior Fund Officer
OPERATIONS
Katie Corker
Director of Operations
Ayouba Souna
Senior Financial Analyst
Darla Fontus
Senior Financial Analyst
Dirceu Machado
Senior Information & Technology Officer
Felipe Alva
Financial Controller
Nicole Trif
Logistics Coordinator
IMPACT & INNOVATION
Angie Osachoff
Director, Impact & Innovation
Alexandra Mitsidou
Senior Manager, Consulting Services
Annie Pettigrew
Senior Manager, Human Rights Education
Ariane Lagacé
Senior Communications Officer
Élise Voyer
Senior Manager, Development & Innovation
Gerardo Ducos
Senior Manager, Evaluation & Accountability
Libertad Benito Torres
Senior Advisor, Human Rights Education
Tarina Boyer Jean
Development Officer
Marcelle Dalal
Senior Officer, Alumni Engagement and Partnerships
Position to be filled
Evaluation & Accountability Officer
CHANGE, PEOPLE & CULTURE
Armella Mukorako
Director, Change, People & Culture
Amélia Julia Sheridan
People & Culture Officer
Contribute to positive social change.
Our Board of Directors
Guiding Equitas into the future
Our Board of Directors plays a key role in defining Equitas’ strategic orientation and ensuring that we remain true to our mission. Composed of experienced leaders from diverse backgrounds, it provides governance, oversight, and expertise to strengthen our programs and partnerships.
Executive Committee
Darryl Yates, Chair
Executive Director of Clinical Services, SickKids Hospital
Erin Aylward
Manager, Public Health Agency of Canada
Inez Jabalpurwala, Secretary
President & CEO, Public Policy Forum and Executive Director, VINEx – Viral Neurological Exploration
Marc Girard, Treasurer
Management Consultant
Nikki Gladstone
Director of RightsCon, Access Now
Administrators
April Ingham
Specialist, International Grants, Lush Cosmetics North America
Bushra Ebadi
Senior Research Associate, United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV)
Daniel Tran
Director, Communications and Government Relations, CASACOM
Drew Wawin
Vice President, Montreal East District, TD Bank Financial Group
Jillian Stirk
Former Ambassador and Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada
Krista Pawley
Culture and Reputation Architect, Imperative Impact
Lisa Schmidt
MEd, PCC, Leadership Consultant, Worksphere Consulting
Richard Belley
Managing Director, Fixed Income Strategist and Portfolio Manager, BMO Nesbitt Burns
Robert Yalden
Professor of Business Law and Finance, Faculty of Law, Queens University