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Mr. Mangat has served as Chairman since the Board’s formation. He is well known both in Canada and internationally for his involvement in and passion for children’s issues. Various governments and Canadian provinces have consulted him while formulating their policies around international adoptions.
Ms. Hallett, a retired licensed adoption practitioner, has served as a Board member since its formation. Ms. Hallett has diverse experience in the field of children’s issues, having worked for many years in a supervisory capacity for Metro Children’s Aid Society as an adoption worker, youth worker, staff supervisor and program manager . After serving for more than 20 years in the profession, she retired from active practice but continues to improve the lives of children in an advisory role for World View Adoption Association.
Her knowledge gained in helping Canadian families adopt children from various countries, combined with her own experience as an adoptive parent are invaluable to the agency.
Ms. Dessiatkina joined the Board in 2011. She is the current Trade Commissioner (since 2003) of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of the Russian Federation and brings non-profit board experience, having served on the board of CERBA (Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association) in Toronto for more than five years.
Her compassion for helping people in need is demonstrated by various endeavours including a fundraising project to support 9,000 victims of a flood in northern Russia, 2010, the production of a 14-hour Tele-Marathon for Russian orphanages and children’s hospitals, 1990, and the organization of 9 medical procedures performed by the Canadian cardiologist, Dr. Patrick Teefy, in the Sakha National Medical Centre, Russia, May 2007.
Ms. Khan has served as a Board member since its formation. Previously she served as Information Officer. In 2011 she was appointed as Board Secretary. Ms. Khan brings 13+ years experience assisting adoptive families through the immigration process along with previous experience as a Board member of a teacher’s college in Kenya. Prior to immigrating to Canada, Ms. Khan was a principal of a children’s school. Her keen interest and experience in working with children have proven to be valuable assets to the agency.
Ms. Moore was appointed as an Officer in 2011 and brings over 15 years of corporate governance and non-profit board expertise to the agency. She currently serves on the Boards of CERBA (Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association) and the Hammerband, a non-profit charitable organization offering school kids in ‘at risk’ areas of Toronto the unique chance to learn life skills with free violin lessons.