Our Team
Our Leadership
Al Benarroch, BA (Hons), MA (Psych)
Executive Director
Alexis K. Wenzowski. BA (Hons), DPACS, M. Ed.
Director of Operations
Steven Bernstein, B. Comm (Hons), CPA
Director of Finance
Cheryl Hirsh Katz, BSW, MSW, RSW
Director of Adult Services
David Azuelos, MSW
Acting Supervisor - Child Welfare
Shelley Garfield, B. Comm (Hons)
Manager of Financial Assistance and Asper Helping Hand Initiatve
Einat Paz, BSW, MSW
Manager of Volunteer Services
Heather Mandell Kraut, BSW, RSW
Older Adult Services Lead
Alana Demler
Mental Health and Addictions Lead
Iael Besendorf
Settlement Lead
Denise Rubin
Clinical Supervisor, B.H. Ecol, MACP, CCC
Mara Pellettieri, BA
Office Manager
Administrative Services
Edith Freylejer - File/Archive Clerk
Mazi Frank - Administrative Support
Carla Greenberg - Administrative Assistant
Financial Services
Jackie Towle - Accounting Clerk
Professional and Clinical Services
Community Engagement
Randee Pollock, RSW, MSW - Family Life Enagement Coordinator
Adriana Vegh-Levy - Development Officer
Deb Stern - Development Officer
Contract Counselling
Brodin Anderson, MA ACP
Nan Campbell, BA (Hons), B.Ed, MMFT
Gabriela M. Fonseca, B.A, M.A, APC
Murielle Jennings, MMFT, CCC
Sandra Novak, BA, MMFT
Liz Wolff, MMMT, RSW
Penny Yellen, MSW, RSW
Older Adult Services
Yvonne Janzen, BSW, RSW
Margarita Iskijaev, MA, BSW, RSW
Holocaust Survivor Support Services
Adeena Lungen, BSW, MSW, RSW
Sarah Bruce, BSW, RSW
Mental Health and Addictions Services
Nira Diamant, BSW, RSW
Blaire Kelly, BSW, RSW
Sadie Silverstein, BSW, RSW
David Coodin, MA
Rabbi Allan Finkel
Case-Aide & Social Work Support
Keith Elfenbein - Older Adult Services & Mental Health
Charmayne Shmon - Mental Health
Jewish Community Chaplain
Rabbi Yitzchok Charytan
Settlement & Integration Services
Anna Schoichet, BSc - Settlement Worker
Carina Blumgrund, BA (Psych) - Employment Coordinator
Child Welfare Services
Meghan Dick, BA
Yardena Zimmermann, BA, ECE II, BSW, MSW, RSW
Sonja Iserloh, MSW, RSW
Professional Consultant
Cara Kroft, MD, FRCPC - Psychiatric Consultant
