Our Team

Homeless Connect Toronto is organized by a group of passionate and committed volunteers from the community.

Board of Directors

Mwarigha Shad, Chair (2017 - Present)

Vice-President, Housing and Homelessness, WoodGreen Community Services

Humphrey Liu, Director (2024-Present)

Director, Integrated Care, Parkdale-Queen West Community Health Centre

Richard Teicher, Secretary (2018-Present)

Staff Lawyer, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law/Downtown Legal Services

Melanie Manchee, Director (2024-Present)

Lawyer, Melanie A. Manchee Professional Corporation

Celine Chan, Treasurer (2024-Present)

Senior Manager, Climate-related Reporting Technical Lead, IPSASB

Alexander Zsager, Advisor

Social and Community Services Consultant

Meet the Team

  • Melody Li

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  • Chelsea Gagne

    EXPERIENCE PROGRAM MANAGER, HCT EVENTS & EVERYDAY CONNECT

  • Elizabeth Tremblay

    PROJECT COORDINATOR, PEERCONNECTTO

  • Terence Ha

    LOGISTICS CHAIR

  • Linus Chui

    DATA CHAIR

  • Jennifer Mayville

    COMMUNICATIONS EXEC LEAD

  • Rachel Lachmansingh

    SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTENT WRITER

  • OPEN

    SPONSORSHIP CHAIR

  • OPEN

    FUNDRAISING DEVELOPMENT LEAD

  • Elaine Chau

    SERVICES CO-CHAIR

  • Alison Leong

    SERVICES CO-CHAIR

  • Trish Yeung

    SERVICES CO-CHAIR

  • Elaine Lee

    VOLUNTEER CO-CHAIR

  • Newsha Zargaran

    VOLUNTEER CO-CHAIR

“I joined the board of HCT because I witnessed the energy of the October 2017 HCT event and I wanted to see if I could do more to advance this important work. HCT is entirely volunteer led - this is a true testament to the strength and impact of the HCT mandate.”

Nikki Latta - Former Board Member

Join Our team!

Check out our opportunities page for information on how you can join our team!