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Juanita Gonzalez | Human Rights Education Advisor

jgonzalez[at]equitas.org 312 Main Street – Suite 213 Vancouver, BC, V6A 2T2 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh) land. Juanita (she/her) joined the Equitas team as an Education Specialist in November 2021 and is now a Human Rights Education Advisor. She holds a Bachelor’s degree [...]

Odette McCarthy | Executive Director

omccarthy[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, poste 234 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Odette McCarthy (she/her) promotes human rights and gender equality in all projects she undertakes. As the Executive Director of Equitas since 2020, Odette cumulates nearly 30 years of [...]

Ariane Lagacé | Communications and Community Senior Officer

alagace[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Ariane (she) joined the Equitas team in March 2020 as a Communications and Development Coordinator, was appointed Communications and Community Officer in 2022 and as a Senior Officer in 2024. Previously Membership [...]

Libertad Benito Torres | Senior Gender Advisor

lbtorres[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, poste 202 666 Sherbrooke Ouest - Suite 1100 Montréal, Québec, H3A 1E7 Equitas reconnaît notre bureau est situé en territoire Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) non-cédé. Libertad joined the Equitas team in March 2020 as a Gender Advisor, then became Senior Gender Advisor in 2023. Before joining the team, Libertad previously worked for the Center [...]

Annie Pettigrew | Senior Human Rights Education Advisor

apettigrew[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Annie has been an education specialist with Equitas since 2006. Since joining Equitas, she has been involved in Canadian programs for children and youth, including Play It fair and Speaking Rights, and the [...]

Andrea Velghe | Human Rights Education Advisor

avelghe[at]equitas.org 666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Andrea (she/her) joined the Equitas team in December 2019 as an Education Specialist for the Kenya project on women’s empowerment. Prior to joining Equitas, she has taught internationally in Hong Kong, Switzerland, [...]

Darla Fontus | Accounting Assistant

Darla Fontus | Accounting Assistant 514 954-0382, ext. 248 666 Sherbrooke Ouest – Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7   Darla has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and has more than eight years of experience in the field. She completed her undergrad at HEC Montreal. She has been part of the Equitas staff as an Accounting […]

Angie Mapara-Osachoff | Director of Canadian Programs – British-Colombia

aosachoff[at]equitas.org 312 Main Street – Suite 213 Vancouver, BC, V6A 2T2 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded xwməθkwəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil Waututh) land. Angie joined Equitas in 2009 and is now the Director of the Canadian Programs located in B-C. She is the Chair of the Indian Summer Arts [...]

Gerardo Ducos | Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Manager

gducos[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, ext 270 666 Sherbrooke West - Suite 1100 Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Gerardo joined the Equitas team in 2017 as a program officer for Haiti with a dozen years of experience in human rights work, including several years with Amnesty International’s general [...]

Kathryn (Katie) Corker | Director of Programs

kcorker[at]equitas.org (514) 954-0382, ext 203 666 Sherbrooke Ouest - Suite 1100 Montréal, Québec, H3A 1E7 Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) land. Katie joined Equitas in March 2019 as a Program Manager. She served as Program Manager beginning in May 2020 and then was named Director of programs in October [...]