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Getting out for Health

Strategic Guiding Council Members

The Strategic Guiding Council includes older adult community members and health and social service providers who have worked together to co-design the program and will continue to guide the program implementation across eight neighbourhoods in Hamilton and one additional community in Toronto.

Information Box Group

Janet Adams

Strathcona community member

Jay Adams

Customer Experience, HSR

Jane Allen

Independent community member advisor

Aref Alshaikhahmed

Seniors Advisory Committee & Durand community

Dennis Baker

Durand Neighbourhood Association & Durand community member

Eric Baker

Physiotherapist, Compass Community Health

Trish Balardo

SAM Manager, Good Shepherd

Courtney Bryl

Inclusive Programming Supervisor, Recreation Division| Healthy and Safe Communities Department

Erica Conley

Manager, Adult Program Development, Hamilton Public Library

Ann Elliott

Seniors Advisory Committee & Stoney Creek community member

Carolann Fernandes

Seniors Advisory Committee & Hamilton Mountain community member

Carlita Hawke

Hamilton East community member

Genevieve Hladysh

Senior Regional Manager, Health & Fitness, YMCA of Hamilton, Burlington, and Brantford

Rachelle Ingrao

Manager, Health and Wellness Programs, YWCA Hamilton

Kamal Jain

Seniors Advisory Committee & Ancaster community member

Leah Janzen

Community Development Worker – Food Security Specialist, Compass Community Health

Saja Jasim

Seniors Outreach Worker, Wesley Urban Ministries

Maddie Jones

Seniors Outreach Worker, Wesley Urban Ministries

Michelle Martin

Accessible Transportation Services, HSR

Sharon McKinnon

Public Health Nurse, Public Health Services, Healthy Environments Division, Healthy and Safe Communities Dept

Miriam Miedema

Physiotherapist, Compass Community Health

Penelope Petrie

Seniors Advisory Committee, Sackville Hill Seniors Recreation Centre Board Member & Hamilton Mountain community member

Christine Senson

Health Promotion Specialist, Registered Dietitian, Healthy and Safe Communities

Brenda Silverthorne

Community Development Coordinator, City Housing Hamilton

Gillian Surette-Robinson

Senior Manager, Labour Community Services
United Way Halton & Hamilton

Renee Wetselaar

Executive Director, St Matthew’s House

Shreya Yugendranag

Seniors Food Security Coordinator, St Matthew’s House