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.

Executive Leadership

Kathryn Friesen

Executive Director

Contact: kfriesen@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building

Laura Fryer

Senior Manager, Sector Capacity Building

Contact: lfryer@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Marokh Yousifshahi

Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives

Contact: myousifshahi@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Strategic Initiatives - Policy & Communications

Andrew Lam

Manager, Policy & Communications

Contact: alam@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Abu Yandiev

Specialist, Policy & Evaluation

Contact: ayandiev@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives

Meghan Cunningham

Specialist, Policy & Evaluation

Contact: mcunningham@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy & Communications

Aizel Castejon

Lead, Policy & Evaluation

Contact: acastejon@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy & Communications

Fatima Kaleem

Lead, Policy & Evaluation
Strategic Initiatives - Policy & Communications

Nimra Lalani

Lead, Policy & Evaluation

Contact: nlalani@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - Policy & Communications

Yujin Lee

Officer, Business Development & Outreach

Contact: ylee@aaisa.ca

RAP National Coordinating Body

Strategic Initiatives - RAP National Coordinating Body

Umashanie Reddy

Manager, RAP National Coordinating Body

Contact: ureddy@aaisa.ca

Strategic Initiatives - RAP National Coordinating Body

Belul Tesfu

Lead, RAP National Coordinating Body

contact: btesfu@aaisa.ca

Grassroots Accelerator Program

Sector Capacity Building - Grassroots Accelerator

Crystal Guzman

Senior Lead, Grassroots Accelerator

Contact: cguzman@aaisa.ca

Engagement

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Chloé McBean

Manager, Engagement

Contact: cmcbean@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Aroop Rayu

Lead, Engagement

Contact: arayu@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Diego Machado

Lead, Engagement

Contact: dmachado@aaisa.ca

Sector Capacity Building - Engagement

Czech Viajante

Officer, Engagement

contact: cviajante@aaisa.ca

Professional Development

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

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