Speakers

Meet our awesome speakers joining us at the 2026 ONPHA Conference. Stay tuned, more speakers will be announced soon.

Sean Baird

President & CEO, Toronto Community Housing Corporation
As President and CEO of Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) – Canada’s largest social housing provider – Sean Baird leads the stewardship of 43,000 affordable homes for nearly 100,000 residents living across Toronto. At a time when the city is facing an unprecedented housing crisis, Sean guides TCHC’s evolving… Read More

Dr. Andrew Boozary

Executive Director, Social Medicine Program and Population Health, University Health Network, Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine
Dr. Andrew Boozary is a primary care physician, policy practitioner, and founding executive director of the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine at the University Health Network. He is the driving force behind Dunn House, Canada’s first social medicine housing initiative, integrating health care and housing to advance health equity. Read More

Rebekah Young

VP Economic Policy, Scotiabank
Rebekah Young is VP Economic Policy with Scotiabank. She leads work on major economic issues that affect Canada’s long-term outlook. Her work spans a broad spectrum of topics, including fiscal sustainability, the energy transition, housing affordability, immigration, and other evolving structural forces shaping the future. Previously, she held senior… Read More

Marlene Coffey

CEO, Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
Marlene Coffey is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (ONPHA). Marlene’s leadership at ONPHA has helped the organization redefine its focus on leading sector transformation through an economic development approach to housing. With a background in strategic planning, Marlene has led economic development initiatives… Read More

Andrew McKenzie

Director of Operations, Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
Andrew McKenzie is an executive management professional with almost 20 years of experience in customer relations industries. He has led all aspects of operations over the course of his career in both the public and private sectors. Within the housing sector Andrew led large scale programs focused on organizational change and… Read More