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
Sarah Dunn, Fund Development Assistant
sarahd@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
Tammie Dube, First Link® Family Support Counsellor
tammied@alzhp.ca
Kate Jardine, Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Counsellor
katej@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
Kristi Oegema, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
kristio@alzhp.ca
Karen Warwick, In-Home Recreation Coordinator
karenw@alzhp.ca