Ginger Teoh, BSc, is a seasoned social services and housing professional with over 25 years of progressive experience across mental health, homelessness prevention, subsidized housing, and community based service delivery. She currently serves as Director, Tenant and Housing Services at DRNPHC, where she provides strategic and operational leadership for… Read More

Wellington Holbrook is President and CEO of Vancity, Canada’s largest community credit union. With more than 30 years of experience in financial services, he has held senior leadership roles at connectFirst Credit Union, ATB Financial, and the Business Development Bank of Canada. Since joining Vancity, Wellington has led the… Read More

Carley Bringeland is a Manager, Business Development – Commercial Real Estate at Vancity Community Investment Bank in Toronto. She works with developers, non profit housing providers, and brokers to structure and deliver commercial real estate financing that supports both financial viability and community outcomes. In her role, Carley plays… Read More

Erika is a bilingual energy sector leader with 20+ years of experience in green building, retrofit management and high-performance construction. Erika oversees EnviroCentre’s Retrofit Accelerator, a flagship climate program advancing deep retrofits across residential building types, including social housing and multi-unit properties. She oversees a cross-functional team spanning technical… Read More

Erin Valant is the Director of Housing Services and CEO of Housing Durham at the Region of Durham. She provides strategic leadership on affordable housing, homelessness, and community housing initiatives, with a focus on systems planning, policy development, service transformation, funding coordination, and cross-sector collaboration. Erin is committed to… Read More

Brian Marks has spent more than 25 years advancing public service in Northern Ontario, guided by the belief that strong communities are built when people, organizations and governments work toward shared outcomes. His career has focused on the interconnected systems that shape community well-being, including housing, health, early years… Read More

Gary Gladstone (Pronouns: he/him), CFRE, is Lead, Stakeholder Relations at Reena and Chair of the Intentional Community Consortium (ICC), a national network of over 80 organizations across Canada working to advance housing and support solutions for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Gary has played a leadership role… Read More

Lily Hui Huang is an architectural designer, researcher, and product leader. She began her formative years as an architect at KPMB Architects before joining Sidewalk Labs to develop mass timber building prototypes. She currently leads product management at Branch, a 3D design platform for mass timber integrating structural analysis,… Read More

Michael Yeung is a professional engineer with 13 years of experience at Enbridge Gas, currently leading a team focused on Energy Solutions for Ontario’s Multi-Unit Residential Building sector. He specializes in operations, infrastructure reliability, and asset management, with a strong background in pipeline engineering and project delivery.

Dr. Lyndsey Rolheiser is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Real Estate Economics at York University and a research affiliate with MIT’s Center for Real Estate. Her research is concerned with how spatial relationships within communities inform and are informed by the built environment. Dr. Rolheiser’s diverse training in… Read More

Phil Silverstein is a seasoned Mass Timber Specialist and Partner at Moriyama Teshima Architects. Since joining MTA in 2001, he has led some of the firm’s most challenging and fast-tracked, multi-phase renovation and expansion initiatives, including landmark projects such as the Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Urban Innovation and… Read More

Brynn Harlock is a Housing Programs Advisor with the Region of Waterloo, where she supports community housing providers to strengthen their operations, governance, asset management, and financial position. Prior to her work in Waterloo, Brynn worked with non-profits and co-ops as a Housing Programs Coordinator in Durham Region. She… Read More

Jennifer Breaton is a registered nurse and recognized health and social service leader and educator. She is passionate about improving the lives of women and children in her community.

Craig Batten is a seasoned technology executive with more than 26 years of experience leading large-scale business and digital transformations in the public sector. As Vice President, Information & Technology Services at Toronto Community Housing, he serves as the organization’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), leading enterprise technology strategy, cybersecurity,… Read More

Lisa Keys is the Executive Director of Satellite Community Homes, a non-profit community housing provider and property management organization managing communities across Waterloo Region. Lisa brings extensive expertise in affordable housing, property and asset management, capital planning, governance, and organizational strategy. Her work focuses on strengthening the long-term sustainability… Read More

Graham Cubitt is the President of Flourish, a non-profit development services company supporting affordable and social-purpose real estate projects. As the Director of Projects & Development with Indwell from 2008, Graham led numerous affordable and supportive housing projects. Graham was fundamental in Indwells significant expansion and successful growth over… Read More

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

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

Ana Bailão is a recognized leader in housing policy, development and delivery, with extensive experience bringing together governments, the private sector and community partners to advance housing solutions at scale.  As Chief Executive Officer of Build Canada Homes, Ana leads the organization’s mandate to accelerate the delivery of… Read More

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

Mwarigha is a recognized Canadian affordable housing leader with more than two decades of experience pioneering strategic initiatives in new housing development, social housing modernization, sustainable asset management, and system transformation. As Vice President at WoodGreen Community Services, he leads strategies to deliver 5,000 new affordable homes by 2030… Read More

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 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