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, Vice-Chair of the LPC Board).

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

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

Monique Lortie-Lussier (Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa )

Tara Collins (Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University).

Alex Caputo (Robins Appleby, Toronto).

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

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

Kelly Stone (formerly Families Canada, Chair of the LPC Board).

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.