Our Team
Executive Team
Sherry Gott
Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth
Kelly Gossfeld
Indigenous Deputy Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth
Dr. Karlee Sapoznik Evans
Deputy Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth
Pooja Sigauke
Executive Coordinator
Management
Cyndi Menke
Manager, Finance and Administration
Dr. Matthew Maher
Manager, Research and Quality Assurance
Jamie Robinson
Manager, Serious Injury Reviews and Investigations
Joanne Lysak
Manager, Advocacy Services
Kirstin Magnusson
Manager, Advocacy Services and Youth Engagement
Tanis Hudson
Manager, Child Death Reviews and Investigations
Administration
Ila Miles
Administrative Assistant
Joan Machendagoos
Administrative Assistant
Kristen Douglas
Senior Clerk
Reji Thomas
Senior Clerk
Legal Counsel
Paula Ethans
Legal Counsel
Knowledge Keeper
Gladys Marinko
Knowledge Keeper
Advocacy Team
Brittney Mikolayanko
Advocacy Officer
Chelsea Jarosiewicz
Advocacy Officer
Dawn Gair
Advocacy Officer
Debra De Silva
Advocacy Officer
Gerald Krosney
Advocacy Officer
Kim Wuirch
Advocacy Officer
Krista Rey
Advocacy Officer
Loretta Ouskun
Intake Assessment Officer
Mae Choo-Mah
Advocacy Officer
Margherita Gagliardi
Advocacy Officer
Mia Faircloth
Advocacy Officer
Sonia Babyak
Advocacy Officer
Stacy Moore
Advocacy Officer
Investigations and Child Death Reviews
Anna Los
Investigator
Kayla Marcq
Investigator
Leigh Enns
Investigator
Melanie Johnson
Investigator
Sara Yager
Investigator
Whitney Moore
Investigator
Youth Engagement Team
Emmanuel Allieu
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Jonathan Skrypnyk
Youth Engagement Coordinator
Public Education
Brittany Valcourt
Public Education Coordinator
Research Team
Alexandra Guemili
Systemic Advocacy Specialist
Genevieve Sander
Researcher
Samantha Hanson
Researcher
Quality Assurance
Alison Carrey
Senior Policy Analyst
Johsa Manzanilla
Senior Policy Analyst
Serious Injury Reviews And Investigations
Benji Greenberg
Serious Injury Investigator
Jennifer Weger
Serious Injury Investigator
Sarah Benson
Serious Injury Investigator