Alim Somji
Board Vice-Chairperson Alim Somji has been a director of AboutFace since 2019 and began his term as Vice-Chairperson in 2020. Alim is the Executive Vice President of the Jaffer Group of Companies based in...
Board of Directors
Ani Spooner
Ani Spooner is a facial difference and self-acceptance advocate who was born with a port wine stain that covers half of her face. She is also the Founder and CEO of PLURALIE.com, a stock...
Ashley Wilke
Ashley has been a designated Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) since 2010, following the completion of her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Regina in 2008. A Human Resources executive with 12...
Donna Jackson
Donna Jackson is a paediatric speech-language pathologist with the Saskatchewan Health Authority. She holds a Master of Science degree from Minot State University in North Dakota. Donna has been the team leader for a...
Harry Howie
Harry is a retired social worker. He has a young granddaughter who, early in her life, became a particular hero. When she got involved with AboutFace due to a facial difference, she encouraged Harry...
Hartley Lefton
Board Secretary Hartley Lefton has been a director of AboutFace since 2018. Hartley is a corporate lawyer at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and has been recognized with several awards, including the Lexpert Rising Star award,...
Kariym Joachim
Board President & Chairperson Kariym Joachim is a Clinical Research Project Manager at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, Kariym strives to raise awareness and educate the...
Melanie Nash
Melanie Nash is a Chartered Professional Accountant and is the Chief Financial Officer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. A graduate of McGill University, Melanie has over fifteen years of experience in Toronto’s financial...
Michael Bezuhly
Dr. Michael Bezuhly is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. He completed his undergraduate degree at McGill University and his medical degree...
Michael Taylor
For the past 42 years, Dr. Taylor was a practising orthodontist and donated one day per week for 35 of those years at the Craniofacial Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto....
Sandy Rao
Sandy Rao formerly held the role of Director of Mental Health & Addictions at Ontario Health overseeing the strategy, planning, funding and evaluation of mental health and addictions programs and services for approximately 5...
Sarah McCorkindale
Bio coming soon!
Tyler Neal
Tyler was born with a Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate. Tyler’s first experience with AboutFace took place when he was 13 with Camp Trailblazers. Tyler continued to attend Camp Trailblazers until he aged out...