Team

The staff, counsellors, interpreters, volunteers, and board members who make VICCIR’s work possible.

VICCIR’s team reflects the care model itself: collaborative, multilingual, and grounded in lived understanding of migration, trauma, and community care. Below you can meet the staff and board, along with the wider network of counsellors, interpreters, and volunteers who sustain the work.

Core Team

Staff

Meet the staff team guiding counselling access, program delivery, partnerships, and day-to-day care across VICCIR.

Ana Pavon

Executive Director
Ana Escalante

Administrative Manager
Laura Lee

Community Services Manager
Phil N. Rossner

Communications & Fundraising Manager
Adrienne Carter

Senior Clinical & Strategic Consultant
Ismat Musafir

Office Coordinator
Sarjina Trima

Fund Development & Communications Coordinator
Henry McKenzie

Coordinator of Youth Resilience and New Horizons Grants
Jacqueline Hernandez

Bookkeeper
Sepideh Akhavan

Administrative Assistant

Governance

Board of Directors

Our board provides governance, fiduciary oversight, and strategic stewardship so VICCIR can sustain responsive care for newcomers and refugees.

Ben Ingham

Chair
Zainab Ibrahim

Secretary
Len Wechsler

Treasurer
Raghda Alhaddad

Director
Robin Pike

Director
Adrienne Carter

Director
Lynne Chobotar

Director

Extended Care Network

VICCIR Counsellors, Interpreters, & Volunteers

VICCIR has more than 20 counsellors, all of whom are experienced Master's level members of their professional associations. They are from diverse backgrounds, speak several languages, and are specially trained and supervised to meet the specific needs of VICCIR clientele.

We also have a team of trained and supervised clinical interpreters, many of whom have lived experience of the issues facing our clients.

In addition, we have a growing number of volunteers who assist our clients with a wide range of issues and facilitate the smooth running of the organization.