Professional Staff

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    Shimon Koffler Fogel
    Chief Executive Officer
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    Emmanuelle Amar
    Director, Policy and Research (Quebec)
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    Nicole Amiel
    Director, Media Relations and GTA Communications
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    Myriam Azogui
    Missions Director Israel
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    Shirly Berelowitz
    Associate Director, External Affairs for CIJA Pacific Region
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    Sheba Birhanu
    Associate Director, Partnerships
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    Jess Burke
    Director, EDI and Liaison to LGBTQ2+ Partnerships
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    David Cooper
    Vice President, Government Relations
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    Kate Dalgleish
    Director, Public Affairs
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    Scott Goldstein
    Director of University Relations
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    Cory Hann
    Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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    Yannis Harrouche
    Director, Government Relations (Quebec)
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    Henry Lovgren
    Associate Director, Communications and Marketing (Quebec)
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    Richard Marceau
    Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel
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    Aaron Seres
    Associate Director, GTA Stakeholder Relations
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    Nico Slobinsky
    Vice President, Pacific Region
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    David Weinberg
    Director, Israel Office
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    Becca Wertman
    Director of Research
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    Jessica Wexler
    Associate Director, Partnerships and Community
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    Eta Yudin
    Vice President, Quebec
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    Judy Zelikovitz
    Vice President, University and Local Partner Services
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    Zehavi Zynoberg
    Associate Director, Government Relations (Ontario)
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Our National Board

  • Gail Adelson-Marcovitz, Chair
  • Toby Abramsky
  • Joshua Ali
  • Michael Aronovici
  • Barbara Bank
  • Adam Bekhor
  • Geoffrey Druker
  • Howard Eisenberg
  • Rick Ekstein
  • Adam Fremeth
  • Linda Frum
  • Steven Kroft
  • Jeff Kushner
  • Candace Kwinter
  • Michael Malowitz
  • Joanna Mirsky Wexler
  • Elan Pratzer
  • Martin Rosenthal
  • Karyn Saragossi Lassner
  • Steve Shafir
  • Ian Sherman
  • Jared Shore

Our Advisory Councils

National LGBTQ2+ Advisory Council

National LGBTQ2+ Advisory Council

Standing up for human rights and fighting discrimination is at the core of CIJA’s work. This is why CIJA works to support and build bridges with the LGBTQ2+ community, whether on Parliament Hill, at Pride festivals, or in communities across Canada.

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