Meet Our Team

The People Behind Making Changes

Behind every program and opportunity is a dedicated team empowering women and teen girls in Calgary with passion, expertise, and compassion.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors
Reanna Dorscher
Reanna Dorscher

Board Chair

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Stacey Gibson
Stacey Gibson

Vice Chair

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Sarah Belliveau
Sarah Belliveau

Treasurer

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Shaira Nanji
Shaira Nanji

Secretary

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Brittany Humphry
Brittany Humphry

Past Chair

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Celsa De Sa
Celsa De Sa

Director

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Chelsea Hallick
Chelsea Hallick

Director

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Jamie Smith
Jamie Smith

Director

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Janel Young
Janel Young

Director

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Nandini Somayaji
Nandini Somayaji

Director

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Nichole Herman
Nichole Herman

Director

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OUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Committees
Teri-Ann Begin
Teri-Ann Begin

Alumni Committee, Co-Chair

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Sarah Chiu
Sarah Chiu

Alumni Committee, Co-Chair

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Katrina Olson-Mottahed
Katrina Olson-Mottahed

Dress for Success Advisory Committee, Co-Chair

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Nandini Somayaji
Nandini Somayaji

Dress for Success Advisory Committee, Co-Chair

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Sarah BELLIVEAU
Sarah BELLIVEAU

Finance Committee, Chair

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JANEL YOUNG
JANEL YOUNG

Governance & HR Committee, Chair

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Brittany Humphry
Brittany Humphry

Strategy & Visioning Committee Chair

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Paul Selway
Paul Selway

Women in Technology Advisory Committee, Co-Chair

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Tanya Sharma-Moore
Tanya Sharma-Moore

Women in Technology Advisory Committee, Co-Chair

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OUR STAFF

Team
Lori James
Lori James

Executive Director

ExecDirector@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Michelle Paul
Michelle Paul

Dress For Success Calgary Program Manager dfscalgary@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Shalzah Visram
Shalzah Visram

Women In Technology Program Manager WIT@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Adrienne Bozek
Adrienne Bozek

Employment & Life Skills Program Manager
EmploymentLifeSkills@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Rahwa Asrat
Rahwa Asrat

Volunteer & Community Engagement Coordinator
Volunteer@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Shoba Rao
Shoba Rao

Finance Manager finance@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Fatou Jammeh
Fatou Jammeh

Lead, Philanthropy philanthropy@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Lina Najar
Lina Najar

Grants & Donor Relations Specialist fund@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Kelsey Makarow
Kelsey Makarow

Dress For Success Calgary Program Coordinator dfscoordinator@makingchangesassociation.ca

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LUCKSHINIE DHILIPKANTH
LUCKSHINIE DHILIPKANTH

Employment Coordinator employmentadmin@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Maryyam Razzaq
Maryyam Razzaq

My Best Friend’s Closet Program Coordinator mbfc@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Victoria Soledad Castro
Victoria Soledad Castro

Marketing & Communications Coordinator communications@makingchangesassociation.ca

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Women Across Calgary

Since 1981, Making Changes has helped Calgary women achieve financial independence. Your support creates ripple effects that strengthen families, diversify workplaces, and lift entire communities.

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All persons welcome at making changes

Making Changes acknowledges the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, the Tsuut’ina Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw and Wesley and the Metis people of Alberta, Regions 5 & 6. We honour the hardships that were endured by the peoples on this land to allow us to be in this space to do the work that we do in our community. We respect the culture of the peoples who walk through our doors and we strive to provide space for them. We acknowledge that Indigenous peoples continue to experience hardships and our agency will be champions for change in our daily service to community. Making Changes is committed to inclusivity and recognition of all peoples who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.