Staff
Family Drop In
SANJA SLADOJEVIC
Executive Director
Originally from Croatia
Speaks English, Chinese and Croatian
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
KAREN ROBLES
Administrative Assistant
Originally from Mexico
Speaks English and Spanish
MARIA LUZ FERNANDEZ
Playroom Coordinator
Originally from Argentina
Speaks English and Spanish
"It is the time you waited for your rose that makes your rose so important." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince
ALMA TULIAO
Family Support Worker
Originally from the Philippines
Speaks English and Tagalog
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
HAFSAH ZEYAN
Family Support Worker
Speaks English
KATIE STEVENSON
Drop-in Program Manager
Originally from Vancouver
Speaks English
"At the end of the day my most important job is still mom-in-chief." - Michelle Obama
FLORA PURCELL
Adult Program Coordinator
Originally from Vancouver, BC
Speaks English
"No mud; no lotus." - Thich Nhat Hanh
EWA PACIOREK
Family Support Worker
Originally from Poland
Speaks English, Polish, and Russian
"Festina lente."
RAZIA WAZIRI
Family Support Worker
Originally from Afghanistan
Speaks English and Farsi
Circles of Care & Connection Early Years Refugee Program
MANJIT GARCHA
Program Manager, CCC
Originally from England
Speaks Punjabi, Hindi and English
"The hand of friendship has no colour." - Unknown
RASHIDA SAMAR
ECE Assistant
Originally from the Pakistan
Speaks English, Arabic and Urdu
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is the light in the heart." - Khalil Gibran
CHERYL MIXON
Case Manager
Speaks English
NARSMEEN SAHIM
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Speaks English
FARNAZ KARIMIZADEH
Playroom Coordinator
Originally from Iran
Speaks Farsi and English
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." - Mother Theresa
NADIYA SHIRAZI
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Originally from Iran
Speaks English, Farsi and Persian
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart.” - Helen Keller
GRACIE VAN CER HLUAN
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Speaks English
JEHAN YOUSSIF
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Speaks English