Our People

2022 Board of Directors

• Sarah Iannicello
  • interim chair since 2021-01-01
  • director since 2018-01-21
• Daina Liepa
  • executive director since 2021-07-14
  • co-owner of property as trustee since 2015-07-15
  • director since 2014-11-01
• Elizabeth Rioux
  • secretary since 2021-04-13
• Ray Gates
  • treasurer since 2021-07-14
  • co-owner of property since 2015-07-15
• Rachelle Hansen
  • past-chair from 2014-09-01 to 2021-12-31
• Natasha Down (on leave)
  • director since 2016-02-01
• Prof. Anne Russon, PhD
  • director since 2021-07-14

Our dedicated staff

• Tracy Sherman, Animal Care Manager since 2021-04-01
• Emily Reed, Animal Husbandry Caregiver since 2021-08-02
• Shelby Vrencken, Animal Husbandry Caregiver since 2021-08-02
• Leela Sparkes, Animal Husbandry Caregiver since 2021-12-06

Our veterinarians

• Dr. Izzy Hirji, Hirji Mobile Veterinary Services
• Bowmanville Veterinary Clinic
• Cavan Hills Veterinary Services
• Vivek Basu, DVM, Downtown Animal Hospital, Toronto

Vivek says: "I have a particular interest in wildlife and love the opportunity to work with the sanctuary and help keep the primates healthy. I work at a small animal practice in Toronto where they have been very supportive of my work and provide help at the clinic when needed."

Our loyal volunteers

Karen Allan, Leslie Barrett, Marie-Pierre Bonin, Carla Bosacki, Suzanne Boucher, Jackie Bradshaw,   Natasha Down, Ray Gates, Rachelle Hansen, Izzy Hirji, Trey Hughes, Sarah Iannicello, Alana Johnson, Anita Kunz, Heather Lennox, Daina Liepa, Trevor McKenzie, Kim Meehan, Natalie Mulcahy, Sophie Muset, Noah William Opper, Suzanne Paige, Charmaine Quinn, Elizabeth Rioux, Anne Russon, Lauren Saville,  Courteney Steele, Jenna Tyrrell, Ingrid Lugo Verhoeckx, Ann Walsh, Judi Way, Deborah Willoughby