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Who's Who at COCoGoverning Board Members MICHAEL LENCZNER BAIJAYANTA (BAJ) MUKHOPADHYAY JANE RABINOWICZ ROSEMARY THOMAS
ANGELA ALDINUCCI NAOMI KAHANE is a trainer / facilitator, assisting individuals, groups and organizations to design and implement effective change strategies. Recent work includes issues of diversity, communication, appreciative inquiry, team-building, and conflict, as well as coaching and mediation. Naomi has an undergraduate degree in Human Relations, and a Master's Degree in Human Systems Intervention. She teaches part-time in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University. SPENCER MANN works as a consultant on abroad range of issues including: integrated design process (IDP) facilitation, co-op development, participatory planning and decision-making, anti-oppression education and conflict resolution. Spencer is firmly rooted in local and international work focused on the design and development of sustainable communities, a passion which led him to found and then coordinate the Montreal Urban Community Sustainment (MUCS) Project in 2003. Through his work with MUCS, Spencer has honed his community organizing, fundraising, organizational development, and facilitation skills. Since 2003, Spencer has given numerous trainings and talks on facilitation and sustainable design to groups including the Canada Green Building Council, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Montreal Solar Decathlon, the NDG Housing Committee and McGill and Concordia University. Through his role as Vice President on the Boards of the NDG Community Council and the North American Students of Co-operation, Spencer has initiated and supported numerous efforts aimed at building inclusive and engaging co-operative and community organizations. ALEX MEGELAS has been involved in social justice for the past ten years working as a community organiser and fundraiser with various community groups and direct action initiatives. He was most recently the Fundraising and Public Relations Coordinator for the Montreal youth organisation Head & Hands where he helped develop a concerted response to recent sex-education cutbacks. Alex is also the co-founder of Montreal-based Grenadine Records whose 60s pop-influenced catalogue includes releases by Juno nominees the Dears and Tricky Woo. TANA PADDOCK is a facilitator in organizational and community development. Her expertise is in helping diverse groups of people think and work together effectively across social and organizational boundaries. She has worked on a wide range of projects in Canada and the U.S., including education reform, community economic development, organizational change, affordable housing, and small business development. She has led seminars on the theory and practice of Dialogue at Concordia and McGill Universities and currently teaches a course on business and sustainability in McGill University’s Faculty of Management. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland with a specialization in Community Organizing. FRANCES RAVENSBERGEN has 30 years experience working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector and has been a trainer, facilitator, teacher and coach in community and organizational change since 1991. Her primary area of focus is planned change processes, strategic planning, board development, and organizational change. She has a BA in Applied Social Sciences, a Master's Degree in Adult Education and is currently working on her PhD. Frances also teaches part-time at Concordia University, works with several pan-Canadian health organizations and provides organizational development support to native organizations. Frances is a founding member of COCo and was a Co-Director from 2000-2005. (currently on leave) MICHAEL STEPHENS is co-founder and past director of COCo and has been engaged in the community sector for over 25 years. Prior to his work as a community trainer, he worked as an adult educator in the fields of literacy and health. Other work includes coordinating a provincial literacy organization and the Ontario Public Interest Research Group, in addition to volunteering with the James Bay Cree, an orphanage in the Dominican Republic, and the gay and lesbian community in Montreal. His Master of Arts thesis explored the educational role of nonprofits in the social change process. He is currently working to promote active global citizenship at the Canadian Council for International Cooperation. Michael's particular areas of interest include: evaluation, governance, strategic visioning, the emerging role of civil society organizations, and his dog Jack.
SARAH BLUMEL has an undergraduate degree in Social Work and a
BFA in design for the theatre. In addition to her work with COCo, Sarah
continues to work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual,
queer and questioning youth at Project 10 where she focuses on empowerment,
facilitation and capacity-building with participants, staff and volunteers. LAILA MALIK is a writer, editor and communications artisan in the non-profit, community and advocacy sectors. Before joining the COCo team, she was Director of Communications for the Canadian Women's Health Network, and provided communications support to the Coalition for Women's Equality and the McGill Centre for Research and Teaching on Women. Her writing has been published in the Globe and Mail, Herizons magazine, Ascent magazine, and rabble.ca, amongst other places. Laila holds a Master's degree in Gender and International Development from the University of Warwick, UK. |
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