Our Senior Leadership
Ekua Asabea Blair
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tamar Meyer
Director, Service Excellence & Strategic Partnerships
Philip Chown
Director, Fundraising and Resource Development
Carly Krupnik
Director, Housing and Community Supports
Maureen Ringlein
Director, Infant & Early Mental Health
Teresa Chan
Director, Finance and Corporate Services
The Abiona Centre team is dedicated, passionate and works tirelessly to ensure a positive outcome for each and every mother and child in our program. With professional and caring experts from across many fields and disciplines, as well as support staff who make Abiona Centre feel like home, the Centre has more than 90 employees.
Board of Directors
Chair
(opens in a new tab)Beth Dewitt
Vice Chair
Secretary
(opens in a new tab)Edem Akan
Treasurer
Directors
(opens in a new tab)Alexandra Clark
(opens in a new tab)Carolina Martelo
(opens in a new tab)Elena Blackwood
(opens in a new tab)Elena Simonetta
(opens in a new tab)Helen Harris
(opens in a new tab)Irene Andress
(opens in a new tab)Jalpa Patel
(opens in a new tab)Lisa Blanchette
(opens in a new tab)Michael Kuske
(opens in a new tab)Nicolette Mills
Ekua Asabea Blair, President & CEO (ex-officio)
"Abiona Centre not only gave me the ability to care for my child, but the motivation to get what I wanted for my life - to have my daughter with me and to live independently."
Abiona Centre is a client-centred infant and early childhood mental health organization which supports pregnant and parenting adolescents, aged 13 – 29.