Minister Raymond Cho – Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
In September 2016, Minister Cho won a provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River and became the first Korean born member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Wendy Carew – Population Health Lead, Ontario Health North
Wendy Carew brings over 30 years’ experience facilitating community based strategies in northern Ontario. She worked for 20 years as a senior director within the public health system in Ontario. Her areas of passion include: equity, community engagement, research, evaluation and communication.
Arne Stinchcombe, PhD – Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa; Investigator, Bruyère Research Institute
Dr. Arne Stinchcombe is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and an Investigator with Bruyère Research Institute.
Dominic Ventresca – Chair, Age-Friendly Niagara Council Board
Dominic is the Chair of the Age-Friendly Niagara Council Board, Member of the City of St Catharines Older Adult Advisory Committee and Director of the Board of the Ontario Association of Councils on Aging.
Bonnie Schroeder – Age-Friendly Ottawa Director, The Council on Aging of Ottawa
Bonnie is the Age-Friendly Ottawa Director with The Council on Aging of Ottawa. She supports six volunteer-led action committees on health, housing, transportation, social inclusion, income security, Francophone Affairs to plan and take action to make Ottawa age-friendlier.
Randa Higazy – Researcher, University of Toronto
Randa is a University of Toronto student studying Cell & Systems Biology with research focused on mental health of BIPOC and immigrant older adults in Canada.