Staff
Family Drop In
SANJA SLADOJEVIC
Executive Director
Originally from Croatia
Speaks English, Chinese and Croatian
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela
KAREN ROBLES
Administrative Assistant
Originally from Mexico
Speaks English and Spanish
MARIA LUZ FERNANDEZ
Playroom Coordinator
Originally from Argentina
Speaks English and Spanish
"It is the time you waited for your rose that makes your rose so important." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince
ALMA TULIAO
Family Support Worker
Originally from the Philippines
Speaks English and Tagalog
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
HAFSAH ZEYAN
Family Support Worker
Speaks English
KATIE STEVENSON
Drop-in Program Manager
Originally from Vancouver
Speaks English
"At the end of the day my most important job is still mom-in-chief." - Michelle Obama
FLORA PURCELL
Adult Program Coordinator
Originally from Vancouver, BC
Speaks English
"No mud; no lotus." - Thich Nhat Hanh
EWA PACIOREK
Family Support Worker
Originally from Poland
Speaks English, Polish, and Russian
"Festina lente."
RAZIA WAZIRI
Family Support Worker
Originally from Afghanistan
Speaks English and Farsi
Circles of Care & Connection Early Years Refugee Program
MANJIT GARCHA
Program Manager, CCC
Originally from England
Speaks Punjabi, Hindi and English
"The hand of friendship has no colour." - Unknown
RASHIDA SAMAR
ECE Assistant
Originally from the Pakistan
Speaks English, Arabic and Urdu
"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is the light in the heart." - Khalil Gibran
NARSMEEN SAHIM
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Originally from Fiji
Speaks Hindi, Urdu and English
“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." - Princess Diana
FARNAZ KARIMIZADEH
Playroom Coordinator
Originally from Iran
Speaks Farsi and English
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." - Mother Theresa
GRACIE VAN CER HLUAN
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Originally from Myanmar
Speaks Hakha Chin, Burmese, and English
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson
JEHAN YOUSSIF
Child and Family Settlement Worker
Originally from Syria
Speaks Kurdish, Arabic and English
“Every day is a chance to begin again. Don't focus on the failures of yesterday, start today with positive thoughts and expectations." - Catherine Pulsifer