Contact Us
Hello from the YWCA Halifax team!
If you have questions or need support, please find the appropriate program staff below.
For general inquiries please contact:
Sandra Pineda (she/her) | Admin Assistant
s.pineda@ywcahalifax.com
For all housing inquiries please contact:
Jessica Bailey | Housing and Intake Coordinator
housing@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 410-8766
Senior Management
Miia Suokonautio (she/her) | Chief Executive Officer
contact@ywcahalifax.com
Danielle Hodges (she/her) | Chief Operating Officer d.hodges@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 163
Marla States (she/her) | Director of Programs m.states@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 166
Carol Anne Smith (she/her) | Director of Fund Development & Communication ca.smith@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 114
Jim Cooke (he/him) | Controller
j.cooke@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 105
Kerri Johnson (she/her) | Provincial Director of Early Learning and Child Care
k.johnson@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 130
Shannon Corkum (she/her) | Director of Operations
contact@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 104
Shannon Pringle (she/her) | Director of Advocacy & Community Response
s.pringle@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 117
Krista Dunn (she/her) | Director of Housing and Properties
k.dunn@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 158
Advocacy & Development
Shannon Pringle (she/her) | Director of Advocacy & Community Response
s.pringle@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 117
Abbie MacPherson | TESS Coordinator Trafficking Exploitation Service Systems
TESS@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x
Theresa Yuill | Childcare & Housing Development Lead
t.yuill@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 118
Devin West | Shift Change Lead
d.west@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 120
Child Care & Family Home Daycare
Kerri Johnson (she/her) | Provincial Director of Early Learning and Child Care
k.johnson@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 130
Krista Maynard (she/her) | Regional Manager, Early Learning and Child Care
k.maynard@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 121
Yuna Lee (she/her) | Regional Manager, Elmsdale Early Learning and Child Care
y.lee@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 146
Monique Walsh (she/her) | Manager, Family Home Child Care Program:
m.walsh@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 149
Danielle Walsh | Family Home Daycare Consultant
d.walsh@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 151
Tamara Jennex | Family Home Daycare Consultant
t.jennex@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 150
Community Programs
Laura Swaine (she/her) | Manager Community Programs
l.swaine@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 113
Belinda LeBlanc (she/her) | Team Lead- Employment Programs.
b.leblanc@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 135
Bukky Shogbamu (she/her) | Newcomer Support Program Coordinator
b.shogbamu@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 138
Olena Lokutsovska (she/her) | Ukrainian Newcomer Peer Leader
o.lokutsovska@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 139
Thauana Morais (she/her) | Entrepreneurship Team Lead
t.morais@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 140
Wanda Hill (she/her) | Community Supports Manager
w.hill@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 103
Facilities Management
Sean Bisson | Manager of Property Services and Assets
s.bisson@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 102
Finance
Kelly Bryan (she/her) | Finance Manager
k.bryan@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 106
Fund Development & Communications
Carol Anne Smith (she/her) | Director of Fund Development & Communications
ca.smith@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 114
Candice Grant (she/her) | Communications & Engagement Coordinator
c.grant@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 116
Media Inquiries:
For media inquiries, please contact:
Candice Grant (she/her)
c.grant@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 116
Gender-Based Violence Supports | Violence To Resilience
Ashley Tiller (she/her) | Violence to Resilience Manager
a.tiller@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 115
Erin Manning (she/they) | Safer Spaces Team Lead
e.manning@ywcahalifax.com |
Cassidy Pulsifer (she/her) | Lead Safer Spaces Coordinator c.pulsifer@ywcahalifax.com |
Kat Blaikie (she/her) | NSTAY Team Lead
k.blaikie@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 156
Maggie Morden (they/she) | Safer Spaces Coordinator
m.morden@ywcahalifax.com |
Caira Mohammad (she/her) | December 6th Fund Coordinator
december6@ywcahalifax.com | (782) 414-5715
Victoria Hayward (she/her) | December 6th Resource Navigator december6@ywcahalifax.com |
Human Resources
Hannah Martell (she/her) | Human Resources Manager
h.martell@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 110
Ameerah Sayer (she/her) | Human Resources Coordinator
a.sayer@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 111
Supportive Housing
Krista Dunn (she/her) | Director of Housing and Properties
k.dunn@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 158
Jessica Bailey | Housing and Intake Coordinator
housing@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 410-8766
Jan Murphy | Housing Team Lead for Families
j.murphy@ywcahalifax.com | (782) 321-4170
Camila Bermudez | Program Coordinator, Supportive Housing for Young Mothers
c.bermudez@ywcahalifax.com | (782) 414-4794
Jen Ells | Family Support Worker, Supportive Housing for Young Mothers j.ells@ywcahalifax.com | (902) 423-6162 x 159 | Work Cell: 902-802-0882
Sarah Eyland | WISH Housing Support Worker s.eyland@ywcahalifax.com (902) 229-8337
Shelly Ann Brown | Waverley Housing Program Lead s.brown@ywcahalifax.com (782) 321-4091
Family Support Workers for Mount Hope Village and Carlton Supported Housing Programs:
Peyton Sutherland | p.sutherland@ywcahalifax.com (902) 414-3963 | (902) 423-6162 x 161
Emily Gallant | e.gallant@ywcahalifax.com (902) 414-5310