OUR TEAM
Executive Team
Sherry Gott
Manitoba Advocate for Children and YouthDr. Karlee Sapoznik Evans
Deputy Manitoba Advocate for Children and YouthKelly Gossfeld
Indigenous Deputy Manitoba Advocate for Children and YouthPooja Sigauke
Executive Coordinator
Management
Allen Mankewich
Manager, Public EducationCyndi Menke
Manager, Finance and AdministrationDr. Matthew Maher
Manager, Research and Quality AssuranceKirstin Magnusson
Manager, Advocacy ServicesMichelle Kowalchuk
Manager, Advocacy Services and Youth EngagementTanis Hudson
Manager, Child Death Reviews and Investigations
Administration
Ila Miles
Administrative AssistantJoan Machendagoos
Senior ClerkKristen Douglas
Administrative AssistantReji Thomas
Senior Clerk
Legal
Paula Ethans
Legal Researcher
Knowledge Keeper
Cheryl Alexander
Knowledge Keeper
Advocacy Team
Brittney Mikolayanko
Advocacy OfficerChelsea Jarosiewicz
Advocacy OfficerDawn Gair
Advocacy OfficerDebra De Silva
Advocacy OfficerDoug Ingram
Advocacy OfficerGerald Krosney
Advocacy OfficerJoanne Lysak
Advocacy Officer
Krista Rey
Advocacy OfficerKim Wuirch
Advocacy OfficerLoretta Ouskun
Intake Assessment Officer, Thompson officeMae Choo-Mah
Advocacy OfficerMargherita Gagliardi
Advocacy Officer
Investigations and Child Death Reviews
Anna Los
InvestigatorBenji Greenberg
InvestigatorJamie Robinson
InvestigatorKayla Marcq
InvestigatorKelsey VanOsch
Investigator
Leigh Enns
InvestigatorMelanie Johnson
InvestigatorSara Yager
InvestigatorWhitney Moore
Investigator
Public Education
Brittany Valcourt
Public Education Coordinator
Quality Assurance
Alison Carrey
Policy AnalystJohsa Manzanilla
Policy Analyst
Research Team
Alexandra Guemili
Systemic Advocacy SpecialistMaria Godoy
ResearcherSamantha Hanson
Researcher
Youth Engagement Team
Emmanuel Allieu
Youth Engagement CoordinatorJonathan Skrypnyk
Youth Engagement Coordinator