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-Halbwax
    Missions Director, Israel
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    Shirly Berelowitz
    Director, External Affairs, Pacific Region
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    Jess Burke
    Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Training Liaison to 2SLGBTQIA+ Partnerships
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    Dario Chaiquin
    Associate Director of National External Affairs
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    David Cooper
    Vice President, Government Relations
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    Julien Corona
    Associate Director of Communications and Media Relations, Quebec
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    Kate Dalgleish
    Director, Public Affairs
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    David Decolongon
    Associate Director, Policy and Communications, Pacific Region
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    Scott Goldstein
    Director, 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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    Richard Marceau
    Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel
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    Mackenzy Metcalfe
    Director, Government and Alumni Relations
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    Heidi Miller
    Chief Operating Officer
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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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    Eta Yudin
    Vice President, Quebec
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    Judy Zelikovitz
    Vice President, University and Local Partner Services
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    Gustavo Zentner
    Vice President, Manitoba & Saskatchewan

Our National Board

  • Elan Pratzer, Chair
  • Gail Adelson-Marcovitz, Past Chair
  • Joshua Ali
  • Michael Aronovici
  • Barbara Bank
  • Adam Bekhor
  • Howard Eisenberg
  • Rick Ekstein
  • Adam Fremeth
  • Karen James
  • Richard Kizell
  • Steven Kroft
  • Jeff Kushner
  • Joanna Mirsky Wexler
  • Lana Pulver
  • Martin Rosenthal
  • Karyn Saragossi Lassner
  • Steve Shafir
  • Miguel Singer  
  • Mark Spiro 
  • Sharon Strosberg
  • 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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