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.
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