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MEET OUR TEAM

Meet the incredible TMC team who make everything we do possible! #TMCFamily

Stuart Shanker

Founder & Visionary

Stuart Shanker is the author of the Self-Reg trilogy: Calm, Alert and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation (Pearson 2012), Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life (Penguin 2016); Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society (UofT Press 2020). And with Susan Hopkins, Self-Reg Schools: A Handbook for Educators (Pearson 2019). In 2012 Stuart founded The MEHRIT Centre as a Self-Reg learning and information centre for parents, educators, the leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow.

Susan Hopkins, EdD (she/her)

Executive Director

Susan Hopkins, EdD is the Executive Director of The MEHRIT Centre and co-author of Self-Reg Schools and Restoring Resilience with Dr. Stuart Shanker. With over 25 years of experience, she has worked across education, early years, and system leadership in Canada and internationally. Susan is dedicated to improving child and youth well-being by supporting the parents, educators, and professionals who care for them.

Aaron Peacock

Videographer

Aidan Kennedy

Videographer

Anne Showalter, PhD, OCT

Project Manager, Research and Quality Alignment

Aviva Dunsiger

Co-Reg Community Facilitator
Beckett Walsh's

Beckett Walsh

Admin Assistant
Bruno Bilotta

Bruno Bilotta

Research Assistant, ASK Network
Caitlin Lutley

Caitlin Lutley

LMS & Systems Manager

Jamie Barker, (she/her)

Operations and Executive Coordinator
Mithra Dubey's Dog

Mithra Dubey

Finance Administrator

Cyrus Kiani, MSc

Educational Technology Specialist and Webmaster
two cats

Siena Hopkins

Administrative Assistant

Stephen Retallick

eSchool Administrator & I.T. and Systems Manager

ONLINE PROGRAMS TEAM

Susan Hopkins, EdD (she/her)

Executive Director & Program Designer

Paula Jurczak, MA, RCC-ACS, RSW, DIR-ET  (she/her)

Dean of eLearning 

Stephen Retallick

eSchool Administrator

Alexis Saltmarsh, BA (she/her)

Teaching Assistant

Alicia Preston

Teaching Assistant
Alison Cass

Alison Cass

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Arlene Enriquez

Teaching Assistant

Arlene Robinson

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Brianne Lisinski

Teaching Assistant
Bruno Bilotta

Bruno Bilotta

Teaching Assistant

Casey Burgess, PhD, RP (she/her)

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Cathy Lethbridge, BA, BEd, OCT (she/her)

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Cindy Pilchuk BA, BScN, MSc, CCLS

Teaching Assistant

Claudio Moschella, MEd, OCT

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Crystal Carbino

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Danka Gula

Teaching Assistant

Dawn Eckensviller

Teaching Assistant

Elisabeth Han

Teaching Assistant
Jennifer Hepditch

Jennifer Hepditch

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Joe Persia

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Kaitie Westbrook MSW, RSW (she/her)

eSchool Project Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Stpehanie Onosike

Rebecca Leslie, MEd, BEd, (she/her)

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator & Presenter

Kim Smith,

MScEd, OCT, (she/her)

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Laura Cesaroni, PhD, RP

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Laura Newell, MEd, OCT (she/her)

Teaching Assistant

Lisa Cranston, EdD

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Nicole Patzalek

Teaching Assistant & Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator
Stpehanie Onosike

Stephanie Onosike

Teaching Assistant

Melissa Pinnell, (she/her)

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Miranda Murphy

Self-Reg Online Learning Facilitator

Miranda Skjel MScOT, Reg. OT (AB), (she/her)

Teaching Assistant
Lisa Engstrom

Lisa Engstrom

Teaching Assistant

Nancy Smykaluk

Teaching Assistant
Kimiko Kawasaki-Gee

Kimiko Kawasaki-Gee

Teaching Assistant