Healthy Democracy Project Advisory Group

The Healthy Democracy Project Advisory Group provides guidance and advice from those with lived experience, academic and tactical expertise, and a shared commitment to advancing the health of democracy in Ontario municipalities.

Former Deputy Mayor, Town of Shelburne and Litigation Lawyer, TTC
Steve Anderson
Former Deputy Mayor, Town of Shelburne and Litigation Lawyer, TTC
Bio
Yin Brown, Director, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, Abilities Centre
Yin Brown
Director, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility, Abilities Centre
Bio
Godwin Chan, Councillor, City of Richmond Hill
Godwin Chan
Councillor, City of Richmond Hill
Bio
The Honourable Bernadette Clement, Government of Canada
The Honourable Bernadette Clement
Senator, Government of Canada
Bio
Stephanie Donaldson, Executive Director, Ontario Public School Board Association
Stephanie Donaldson
Executive Director, Ontario Public School Board Association
Bio
Executive Director, Canadian Council of Muslim Women
Nuzhat Jafri
Executive Director, Canadian Council of Muslim Women
Bio
Rawlson King, Councillor, City of Ottawa
Rawlson King
Councillor, City of Ottawa
Bio
Velma Morgan, Chair, Operation Black Vote Canada
Velma Morgan
Chair, Operation Black Vote Canada
Bio
Chi Nguyen, Executive Director, Equal Voice
Chi Nguyen
Executive Director, Equal Voice
Bio
Stephen O'Brien, City Clerk, City of Guelph
Stephen O'Brien
City Clerk, City of Guelph and President, AMCTO
Bio
Dan Panneton, Director of Allyship and Community Engagement, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center
Dan Panneton
Director of Allyship and Community Engagement, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center
Bio
Melanie Pilon, Mayor, Municipality of Wawa
Melanie Pilon
Mayor, Municipality of Wawa
Bio
Jasvinder Sandhu, Former Councillor, City of Oakville and Founder and Principal, SLPC Law (Advisory Group Chair)
Jasvinder Sandhu
Former Councillor, City of Oakville, Founder & Principal, SLPC Law (Advisory Chair)
Bio
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Township of Wilmot
Natasha Salonen
Mayor, Township of Wilmot
Bio
Erin Tolley, Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics, Carleton University
Erin Tolley
Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics, Carleton University
Bio
Laura Wood, Co-Founder, electHER Now
Laura Wood
Co-Founder, electHER Now
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