Our Team

FOCUS is comprised of many team players who each play a valuable role in ensuring our services meet our service quality standards.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for approving the budget and ensuring the agency meets its strategic goals to ensure the best possible service to our clients and community. The Board of Directors at FOCUS is composed of many community-minded volunteers who recognize the value of building and maintaining strong, vibrant communities by strengthening the lives of those who live within them.

Bill Wray – President

Diane Munro – Vice President

Cathy Morden – Director

Gary Munro – Secretary

David Humphries – Treasurer

Linda Taylor – Director

Cindy Crozman – Director

Jan Tweedy – Director

Staff Members

Executive Director – Mike MacEachern mike@focuscdc.on.ca

Employment Services Transformation Manager –
Miriam Baldwin mbaldwin@focuscdc.on.ca

Team Lead – Employment Consultant (Alliston) – Jaycee Antlej jantlej@focuscdc.on.ca

Team Lead – Employer Services Professional – mperez@focuscdc.on.ca

Team Lead – Employment Services – Angela Adams aadams@focuscdc.on.ca

Program Coordinator (Youth Skills Spark) – Jessica Boyle jboyle@focuscdc.on.ca

Resource & Information Specialist – Sabrina Maringola
smaringolas@focuscdc.on.ca

Lead Program Coordinator (Youth Skills Spark) – Andrea Paradine aparadine@focuscdc.on.ca

Accounting – Pam Abejero pabejero@focuscdc.on.ca

Employment Outcomes Specialist – Terri Lynn Foley tfoley@focuscdc.on.ca

Employment Consultant – Yashpriya yashpriya@focuscdc.on.ca

Resource & Information Specialist – Amanda Colas acolas@focuscdc.on.ca

Resource & Information Specialist – Diana Shaughnessy diana@focuscdc.on.ca

Data Management – Trevor Rees trees@focuscdc.on.ca

Employment Consultant – Shara Kamalanathan shara@focuscdc.on.ca

Employment Consultant (Alliston) – Tracy Hansen thansen@focuscdc.on.ca

Employment Consultant (Wasaga Beach) – Katie Osborne kosborne@focuscdc.on.ca

Resource & Information | Job Developer – Shaylee Bookout sbookout@focuscdc.on.ca

Our Partners

FOCUS works closely with multiple organizations to ensure our services are accessible to our community.

Planning for effective programs takes place on many levels, and as such requires a number of partnerships. FOCUS works with the Simcoe County Training Board, the Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centre and a number of Barrie/South Simcoe service delivery committees.

We are actively involved with: