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

Vacant

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

Lindsay Ridgley

Manager, Public Education

Tanis Hudson

Manager, Child Death Reviews and Investigations

Administration

Joan Machendagoos

Administrative Assistant

Angela Kolaski

Senior Clerk

Reji Thomas

Senior Clerk

Lisa Robinson

Senior Clerk

Advocacy Team

Brittney Mikolayanko

Advocacy Officer

Marya-Bryn Bear

Advocacy Officer

Debra De Silva

Advocacy Officer

Gerald Krosney

Advocacy Officer

Helen Chornoby

Advocacy Officer

Kim Wuirch

Advocacy Officer

Krista Rey

Advocacy Officer

Mae Choo-Mah

Advocacy Officer

Margherita Gagliardi

Advocacy Officer

Mia Faircloth

Advocacy Officer

Sonia Babyak

Advocacy Officer

Stacy Moore

Advocacy Officer

Alexandra Guemili

Systemic Advocacy Specialist

Laurel Nychporuk

Intake 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

Karlee Campbell

Public Education Coordinator

Research Team

Genevieve Sander

Researcher

Gloria Olisenekwu

Researcher

Samantha Hanson

Researcher

Quality Assurance

Alison Carrey

Senior Policy Analyst

Julie Olivier

Senior Policy Analyst

Serious Injury Reviews And Investigations

Benji Greenberg

Serious Injury Investigator

Claudette Reid

Serious Injury Investigator

Jennifer Weger

Serious Injury Investigator

Kelsey Williams

Serious Injury Investigator

Sarah Benson

Serious Injury Investigator