Executive Director
Alice Kendall (she/her)
Executive Director
Alice started working at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre in 1996 as a legal advocate. Ever since she joined the organization, she has been a tireless advocate for women’s rights and safety, in the Downtown Eastside and beyond.
Programs
Shawna Baylis
Specialized Services Manager (Interim )
Kaley Merritt
Housing Program Manager
Cheryl Sutton (she/her)
Director of Specialized Services
Giovanna Catussi (she/her)
Specialized Services Manager (On Leave)
Rocio Carrasco (she/they)
Kitchen Services Program Manager
Christina Campbell (she/her)
Kitchen Services Supervisor
Carina Chavero (she/her)
Kitchen Services Supervisor
Ganiyat Shittu (she/her)
Manager of Programs
Sites
Patricia Bailey
Relief Staff Manager
Richenda Grafton
Drop-ins Manager(Interim)
Prisca Egbebiyi (she/her)
Director of Direct Services
Natasha Warren (she/her)
Drop-ins Manager (On Leave)
Adriana Hernandez (she/her)
302 Columbia Drop-in Supervisor
Kerrista Moore (she/her)
25 E Hastings Drop-in Supervisor
Chizoba Okwusogu (she/her)
412 E Cordova Shelter Manager
Bonita Bordon (she/her)
412 E Cordova Shelter Supervisor
Temitayo Adebanjo
398 Powell and 265 E Hastings Shelters Manager
Jeniffer Castaneto (she/her)
398 Powell and 265 E Hastings Shelters Supervisor
Admin
Eva Lillquist
Grants & Impact Specialist
Vanessa McKittrick (she/her)
Director, People and Culture
Irina Dudkina (she/her)
Finance Manager
Amy Rodgers (she/they)
Office & IT Manager
Abimbola Oyinkolade
Manager of Facilities and Operations (Interim)
Richa Misra (she/her)
Manager of Facilities and Operations (on leave)
Natasha R. (she/her)
Director, Fund Development and Communications
Sophia Fisher
Fundraising & Communications Specialist
Tasnuva Siddique Shreya (she/her)
Fundraising and Communications Assistant