Our Board

Board Officers

  • Tedd Konya

    Tedd Konya

    Board Chair

  • Melissa Pierre-Sossoyan

    Melissa Pierre-Sossoyan

    Board Vice-Chair

  • Lisa Cameron

    Lisa Cameron

    Board Treasurer

Committees and Chairs

Mental Health Committee
Represents families living with mental health challenges at Board meetings and creates resources and supports around mental wellness for our community.

Mary-Jo Land, Chair

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Openness Committee
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, Chair

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Marketing & Communications Committee
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, Chair

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AFCCA Committee
Develops and executes strategic programs and awareness initiatives that help families experiencing child to parent violence and aggression. This working group operates under the umbrella of the Advocacy and Strategic Policy Committee. To learn more about Interwoven Connections’ work on AFCCA, visit our AFCCA Resource page.

Lauri Cabral, Chair

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Committee Chair
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, Chair

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Committee Chair
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, Chair

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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

Available Positions

First Nations Inuit Métis (FNIM) Committee
Represents the interests of the FNIM community at Board meetings and engages in outreach to Ontario’s FNIM community to help families forge strong cultural connections.

African-Canadian Committee
Represents the interests of the African-Canadian community at Board meetings and creates resources and events celebrating Black culture and educating African-Canadian and interracial families.

To apply, contact us here.