Our staff

Meet our dedicated and compassionate staff team! Learn about the people working to support those living with dementia, and care partners in Huron and Perth Counties.

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Departmental contacts

Leadership Team

Cathy Ritsema, Executive Director
cathyr@alzhp.ca                                                     

Lori Speiran, Business Lead
loris@alzhp.ca

Jennifer Burns, Manager Programs & Services
jennb@alzhp.ca

Erin Dale, Manager Fund Development & Communications
erind@alzhp.ca

Amanda Schwartzentruber, Clinical Lead/BSO Social Worker
amandas@alzhp.ca

Administration, Fund Development and Volunteer Coordination Team

Karla Crocker, Administrative Assistant
karlac@alzhp.ca

Paulina Balch, Volunteer Coordinator
paulinab@alzhp.ca

First Link Support Team

Emily Ayenew, First Link® Care Navigator
emilya@alzhp.ca

Randy Chapman, Registered Social Worker, First Link Family Support Counsellor
randyc@alzhp.ca

Tanisha Curran, First Link® Care Navigator
tanishac@alzhp.ca

Tammie Dube, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
tammied@alzhp.ca

Kate Jardine, Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Counsellor
katej@alzhp.ca

Brooke Martin, Dementia Resource Consultant
brookem@alzhp.ca

Alicia Mizzi, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
aliciam@alzhp.ca

Shelley Obermayer, First Link® Family Support Counsellor 
shelleyo@alzhp.ca 

Megan Penhall-Seyler, First Link® Family Support Counsellor 
meganps@alzhp.ca

Bailey Vandorp, First Link® Care Navigator
baileyv@alzhp.ca

Public Education

Christy Bannerman, Public Education Coordinator
christyb@alzhp.ca 

Jeanette Sears, Public Education Coordinator
jeanettes@alzhp.ca

Social and In-Home Recreation Team

Pamela Balfour, Social Recreation Program Coordinator 
pamelab@alzhp.ca 

Shannon Brown, In-Home Recreation Coordinator  
shannonb@alzhp.ca 

Kylie Krane, Social Recreation Program Coordinator 
kyliek@alzhp.ca

Kara McNicoll, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
karam@alzhp.ca

Inge Koersen, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
ingek@alzhp.ca

Karen Warwick, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
karenw@alzhp.ca

About us

The Alzheimer Society Huron Perth is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, their families and their care partners.

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Contact us

If you or someone you know is impacted by dementia and needs a little support, please connect with the Society by phone, email, or drop by one of our offices.

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