Our Team

Meet the dedicated team behind AAISA

AAISA Team

Meet our team of dedicated professionals who bring their expertise and passion to support the mission of AAISA.

Kathryn Friesen

Executive Director

Contact: kfriesen@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Marokh Yousifshahi

Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Contact: myousifshahi@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building

Laura Fryer

Senior Manager, Sector Capacity Building

Contact: lfryer@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Umashanie Reddy

Manager, RAP National Coordinating Body

Contact: ureddy@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy and Communications

Vacant

Manager, Policy & Communications
Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Chloé McBean

Manager, Engagement

Contact: cmcbean@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy and Communications

Yujin Lee

Officer, Policy and Communications

Contact: ylee@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy and Communications

Vacant

Lead, Policy and Evaluation
Strategic Initiatives - Policy & Communications

Nimra Lalani

Lead, Policy & Evaluation

Contact: nlalani@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy and Communications

Vacant

Officer, Policy and Communication - Temporary position
Strategic Initiatives - Policy and Evaluation

Abu Yandiev

Specialist, Policy and Evaluation

Contact: ayandiev@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy and Evaluation

Andrew Lam

Specialist, Policy and Evaluation

Contact: alam@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Meghan Cunningham

Specialist, Policy and Evaluation

Contact: mcunningham@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Aizel Castejon

Lead, Engagement

Contact: acastejon@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Czech Viajante

Officer, Engagement

contact: cviajante@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Vacant

Lead, Engagement
Sector Capacity Building - Professional Development

Amy Trang Mai

Senior Lead, Professional Development

Contact: atrangmai@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Professional Development

Elaine Malinis

Lead, Professional Development

Contact: emalinis@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Professional Development

Tino Mungoni

Officer, Professional Development

Contact: tmungoni@aaisa.ca

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