Advisory Council

The Landon Pearson Centre benefits from an Advisory Council that includes members from academia, from professional, government and non-governmental organizations, and from among youth. They offer feedback and guidance related to the Centre’s work.

Melanie Adrian (Associate Professor, Carleton University).

Daniella Bendo (Associate Professor, King’s University College, Western University).

Sue Bennett (Pediatrician and Professor, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the University of Ottawa).

Virginia Caputo (Ex-officio; Director, Landon Pearson Centre; and Professor, Carleton University).

Tara Collins (Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University).

Alex C. Janhager (Articling student, Robins Appleby, Toronto).

Gerison Lansdown (UK, International children’s rights advocate).

Monique Lussier (Emeritus, University of Ottawa, Professor).

Stefania Maggi (Carleton University, Associate Professor).

Elaine Menard (retired, formerly Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada).

Mona Paré (University of Ottawa, Professor).

Zindu Salih (Families Canada, President and CEO).

Kelly Stone (formerly Families Canada, Exec. Director).

Lucy Vorobej (University of Toronto, Post-doctoral Fellow). Read her Introduction to the Special 2024 Issue commemorating Landon’s legacy : https://ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cjcr/article/view/5076.