Standing Committee on Social Policy

Ministry of Education
The Honourable Paul Calandra, MPP, Minister

Ministry Staff:

Mersad Fard, Chief Administrative Officer and Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Services Division

Paul Cleaver, Assistant Deputy Minister, Capital and Business Support Division

Andrew Davis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Labour and Finance Division

Holly Moran, Assistant Deputy Minister, Early Years and Child Care Division

Rupert Gordon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division

Yael Ginsler, Assistant Deputy Minister, Student Achievement Division

Claudine Munroe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Education and Well Being Division

Giselle Basanta, Assistant Deputy Minister, Education Equity and Governance Secretariat Division

Parm Bhatthal, Assistant Deputy Minister, Student Support

Didier Pomerleau, Assistant Deputy Minister, French Language Education Division

Cheryl-Ann Rodriguez, Chief Information Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister Central Agencies I&IT Cluster

Ian Ross, Director, Communications Branch

Len Hatzis, Legal Director, Legal Services Branch

Ministry of Long-Term Care
The Honourable Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, MPP, Minister

Ministry Staff:

Peter Kaftarian, Deputy Minister

Jeffrey Graham, Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Division

Sean Court, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Division

Sandra Lawson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations Division

Gillian Steeve, Assistant Deputy Minister, Capital Development Division

Michele Sanborn, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Program Funding Division

Fadi Dawood, Chief of Staff

Micael Thompson, Director, PolicyMark Hensen, Director, Communications

Ashleigh Cocuzzi, Director, Communications

Jonathan Riddell, Director, Corporate Services Division

Lindsey Harrold, Director, Program Funding Division

Amanda Baine, Director, Program Funding Division

Abina Deivendran, Manager, Corporate Services

Sebastian Malek, Issues Manager

Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
The Honourable Nolan Quinn, MPP, Minister

Ministry Staff:

David Wai, Deputy Minister

Zoë Kroeker, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning

Joshua Paul, Assistant Deputy Minister, Financial Sustainability, Performance and Oversight

Rakhi Lad, Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations

Didier Pomerleau, Assistant Deputy Minister, French Language Education

Catherine Clasadonte, Chief of Staff, Minister’s Office

Rocco Passero, Chief Information Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Services Cluster

Jason Arandjelovic, Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management and Services

Dayna Smockum, Director, Communications, Minister’s Office

Kennan Benjamins, Director, Policy, Minister's Office

Albert Lo, Director, Corporate Finance

Amyn Hadibhai, Director, Legal Services

Jonathan Leigh, Director, Communications

Viduran Thanarajah, Communications and Legislative Affairs Advisor, Minister's Office

Sarah Robb, Executive Assistant, Deputy Minister