The Advisory Council (AC) is comprised of member representatives for each of the formal Partners of CAN. The roll of these members is to bring a pan-Canadian voice to the Network, as it relates to advancing accessibility for people with disabilities. Members, from the east coast to the west coast, provide advice and recommendations to the Governing Council (GC) on behalf of partner organizations with a focus on:
- ensuring that the GC and the Domain Area Committees (DACs) benefit from the lived experiences of persons with disabilities and their support teams;
- offering a cross-sectoral, cross-disciplinary and cross-country sounding board for the GC and DACs;
- informing the efforts of the DACs by having some of its members serve on one or more of these committees as appropriate and feasible; and
- providing a forum for partner organizations to come together to learn from one another, engage in collaborative initiatives and network.
Member representatives who are currently serving volunteer terms are:
| Name | Title | Organization | Role(s) with CAN |
| Tony Labillois | Directeur, Division de la statistique du secteur public chez Statistique Canada / Champion des personnes handicapées | Statistics Canada | Advisory Council Chair Vice-Chair, Governing Council |
| Adrian Chan | Professor | Carleton University | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Amanda Basi | Acting VP, Strategic Initiatives | Rick Hansen Foundation | Advisory Council Member Representative Governing Council Member |
| Ben Poynton | AODA Officer | University of Toronto | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Boris Vukovic | Director, READ Initiative | Carleton University | Advisory Council Member Representative CAN National Office Director |
| Chloée Godin-Jacques | Co-Chair of Fund and Development Committee / Council of Canadians with Disabilities Representative / Ontario Director | National Educational Association of Disabled Students NEADS | Advisory Council Member Representative Governing Council Member |
| Claire Davies | Assistant Professor | Queen’s University | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Dawn Campbell | Account Manager | Equidox-Onix Canada | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Deidre Guy | President and Co-Founder | Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC) | Advisory Council Member Representative Domain Area Committee Chair – Community Engagement Governing Council Member |
| Emily Glossop | Chairperson of the Board | Abilities Centre Whitby- Ottawa | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Heidi Sveistrup | CEO/Chief Scientific Officer | Bruyère Research Institute | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Jeff Agate | Associate Director, Student Support Services | Algonquin College | Advisory Council Member Representative Domain Area Committee Chair – Employment Governing Council Member |
| Jeff Wilson | CEO | Adaptability Canada Corporation | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Jennifer Woodside | Director, Centre for Career Action | University of Waterloo | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Kathleen Odell | IL Canada Chair | Independent Living Canada | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Katie Aubrecht | Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair | St. Francis Xavier University | Advisory Council Member Representative Domain Area Committee Chair – Policy Governing Council Member |
| Kevin Englehart | Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies | University of New Brunswick | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Leah Nord | Director, Workforce Strategies and Inclusive Growth | Canadian Chamber of Commerce | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Lisa Leblanc | Director General, Canada Science and Technology Museum | Ingenium | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Lori Francis | Professor of Psychology, Acting Dean of Science | Saint Mary’s University | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Marie-Claude Gagnon | Senior Accessibility Policy Officer, Office of Human Rights | University of Ottawa | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Mary Ann McColl | Professor | Queen’s University – CDPA Canadian Disability Policy Alliance |
Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Maureen Barnes | Director, Student Accessibility Services | York University | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Maureen Haan | President & CEO | Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Mike Gifford | CEO | OpenConcept Consulting | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Nancy Hansen | Associate Professor, Director, Interdisciplinary Master’s Program, Disability Studies | University of Manitoba | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Robin Syme | Executive Director | University of Victoria – CanAssist | Advisory Council Member Representative Governing Council Member |
| Ruby Ng | Executive Director | Disability Foundation | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Sam Chandrashekar | Accessibility Lead | D2L Desire2Learn | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Stéphane Côté | Director, Admissions and Registrar’s Office | La Cité | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Stephen Thompson | Vice President Americas | Ai-Media | Advisory Council Member Representative |
| Susan Lynn Hardie | Executive Director | Eviance (Canadian Centre on Disability Studies Inc.) | Advisory Council Member Representative |
For more information on the Advisory Council, please view the DRAFT Terms of Reference, which will be reviewed and/or revised, and approved at the direction of the AC, during its first scheduled meeting.
Questions?
Contact the CAN National Office Corporate Secretary, Julie Caldwell at can@carleton.ca or call 613-878-5842.