Our Team

We are a volunteer driven network that responds to the needs of sponsors. If you would like to explore lending your time and talent on one of PRSN’s volunteer committees, please contact us.

Board of Directors

A ten-person board of directors with members who are sponsors, representatives of the settlement and business sectors provide governance and financial accountability.

Alizee Zapparol-Manzoni-Bodson
Manager, Strategic Communication, World University Service Canada, Toronto

Carolina Bendana
Director, Media and Data Services, Stephen Thomas Ltd, Toronto

Christie MacDonald
BMO Capital Markets and a private sponsor, Toronto

Darrell Pinto
Vice Chair,
Director of Employment, Jumpstart Refugee Talent, G5 Sponsor

Dima Amad
Executive Director,
Arab Community Centre, Toronto

Farrukh Hussain
Secretary-Treasurer,
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, TD Insurance

Jennifer Kett
Principal,
Navigator Ltd, Toronto

Teresa Costa
General Manager, Immigrant Services,
YMCA, Greater Toronto

William Croson
Chair,
G5 Sponsor, Principal, HealthStats Inc., Toronto

Our Advisory Council

The advisory council reflecting perspectives from both the business and refugee sectors, will offer non-binding insights to the Board of Directors in planning and sustainability.

Bayan Khatib
Impact Director, The Northpine Foundation

Kareem El-Assal
Executive Director, Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association

Patrick O’Leary
Director, Fragomen

Our Committees

Our committees, responsible to the Board, conduct work covering a broad cross section of activity that is important to sponsors, and are led by those with subject content experience.

Jennifer Kett, Chair, Marketing/Communications
William Croson, Chair, Knowledge Exchange
Gail Brown and Carol Smiley, Co-Chairs, Skills Development
Teresa Costa, Chair, Partnership
Darrell Pinto, Chair, Services
Carolina Bendana and Niro Kandasamy, Co-Chairs, Revenue Generation
David Curtis, Chair, Nominating Committee