carya has always been privileged to attract the highest caliber of leaders who believe in the values of our organization and the work that we do.
Our leadership team comes from every walk of life, including the fields of finance, law enforcement, business, education, human resources, and public relations.
carya Executive Leadership Team
Paula Telfer
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa Stebbins
Chief Program Officer
Jason Lukman
Director, Finance
Leanna Craig
Director, Human Resources
Tiffany Stevenson
Director, Social Investments
Merrill Cooper
Director of Evaluation and Impact
2022-2023 Board of Directors
Jennifer Santry
Chair
Nina Vaughan
Vice-Chair and Co-Chair – Nominating Committee
Lynda Paananen
Treasurer & Chair – Finance-Audit Committee
Shannon Hughes
Co-Chair – Nominating Committee
J.P. Gerritsen
Co-Chair – Philanthropy Committee
Avril Martin-Maclean
Director
Erika Chomiak
Director
Kirsty Sklar
Director
Deanna Shymkiw
Director
Bruce Edgelow
Director
Directors may be appointed for up to two consecutive three-year terms.