ACTEW Board of Directors 2006-2007

President
Estelle Amaron, Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services (ACCES)
Estelle Amaron, Toronto Manager, ACCES (Accessible Community Counselling and Employment Services) has over twenty years experience working in the social service field from early childhood education, career counselling and group facilitation to program coordination and management. Estelle began at ACCES in 2000 where she developed, piloted and coordinated the START computer upgrading and employment preparation program for single mothers on social assistance. She coordinated the Provincial Ontario Skills Passport, Internationally Trained Individuals (STIC), and Ontario Tourism Education Corporation bridging project piloted in partnership with Job Connect at ACCES.

Vice-President
Marilda Tselepis, YWCA of Greater Toronto
Marilda Tselepis was born in Brazil and lived in Chile, attending the Catholic University of Chile. Marilda left Chile after the coup d'etat 1973 and came to Canada soon after. Marilda is a founding member of the Working Women Community Center and is a member of the Board of Directors there. She was a member of the Times Change Women's Employment Centre's collective for four years and 1978 became the coordinator of Women Working with Immigrant Women. Since 1979, Marilda has worked at the YWCA of Greater Toronto in six different positions, including as a manager of McPhail House (the largest housing Project the YWCA of Greater Toronto has been involved with), Director of Residential Services, Director of Women's Services and for the last year as the Director of Employment and Skills Development. Marilda is also the staff liaison to the YWCA International Cooperation Committee for the past 10 years. Marilda has served on many community boards: Times Change, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Toronto Refuge Center, ACTEW, Working Women Community Center, Arauco Housing Cooperative. She is widely recognized for her work and has received the YWCA's 2004 Cleta Herman Award for her international work with women and The City of Toronto's 2005 Constance E Hamilton Award on the Status of Women. Marilda has been married for 24 years and has no children.

Secretary
Faelyne Templer, Avocation
Faelyne Templer has been with ACTEW for six years, initially as a member with Goodwill Toronto and then serving on the Board of Directors, most recently as the Board’s Secretary. She brings a unique blend of high tech and not-for-profit experience to her community activities with experience that ranges from Marketing Management in the Customer Relationship Management field to front-line vocational support and strategic business planning in the voluntary sector. Faelyne is currently the founder of Avocation, a community-based, nonprofit organization in Durham (just east of Toronto) that provides vocational training and supports for people who experience barriers to employment.  Faelyne is a 2006 Nominee for the YWCA Durham’s Woman of Distinction Award.  Faelyne is a passionate community and equity advocate, and is continually inspired by her wonderful three year old son, Simon.

Member at Large
Marco Campana, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Marco is the Content Coordinator for the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI). Through this role he oversees and produces all the content on OCASI’s Settlement.org web site at http://www.settlement.org. Marco has a B.A. in Political Science and is also a graduate of the Career Development Practitioners Program at Conestoga College.

Member at Large
Liz Creal , Casey House Hospice
Liz Creal, Social Worker, Community Programs at Casey House has worked in the social service field for the last nineteen years, eleven of which were spent at the Fred Victor Centre working, developing and later managing the employment and skills training programs. Recently Liz moved into the sphere of HIV/AIDS working as a front-line social worker at Casey House in the Community Program. Liz is also past president of ACTEW.

Member at Large
Susan Morais, community member
Ms. Morais is an associate at Ogilvy Renault, a national law firm. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association. Her practice areas include commercial and corporate law with a particular emphasis on business organizations, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, securities and general corporate and commercial matters. She is an instructor at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Bar Admission Course and she serves on the Board of Directors of the registered charity Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies, as well as ACTEW.

Member at Large
Roland Rhooms, Skills for Change
Roland Rhooms is the Manager of Programs and Services at Skills for Change. Roland holds a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Ryerson University. He has over fifteen years experience providing employment and settlement services as a counsellor, facilitator, and administrator working with a diverse group of clients including immigrant professionals and youth.

Member at Large
Maxcine Telfer, Audmax
Maxcine Telfer is CEO and founder of Audmax, and founder and director for the Centre for Professional & Organizational Development. She provides services as a trainer, consultant coach, keynote speaker and facilitator and has over 15 years extensive experience in human resource development in the private and public sectors and non-profit organizations. Ms. Telfer has a B.A. degree in Social Sciences - a Minor in Business Administration and Women Studies from York University, and a graduate in Dietetics, and Nutrition from University of Technology. Ms. Telfer has worked in various sectors including: Trainer and Education Specialist for the Ministry of Health and Education; Trainer and Evaluator for The Enterprise Center's Self Employment Programs; Instructor Centennial College. As a project manager, Maxcine manages a Human Resources Development Canada Employability and Life Skills Project for Unemployed Women in Mississauga and a Youth Internship program for Jane and Finch. Her work has been recognized by various organizations for outstanding service in human resources development.