As our region looks to recover and rebuild from COVID-19, we need to ensure that a diverse set of voices are included at decision making tables.
As part of this effort, CivicAction was thrilled to kick off our Re:Action Task Force on April 28, 2020.
Co-Chaired by Toronto City Councillor and 2018 DiverseCity Fellow Brad Bradford; ELN Co-Chair Letecia Rose; and Managing Director of the CivicAction Leadership Foundation Jodie Rawn, the Task Force is made up of diverse rising and risen leaders with a breadth of insights and experiences. This Task Force will feed into the Mayor of Toronto’s Economic Support and Recovery Task Force and will look to connect with other levels of government and decision making tables.
Re:Action Task Force Members:
Brad Bradford, Task Force Co-Chair; City Councillor – Beaches East York
Letecia Rose, Task Force Co-Chair; ELN Co-Chair, Manager – MLSE Launchpad
Jodie Rawn, Task Force Co-Chair; Managing Director – CivicAction Leadership Foundation
Alicia Rose, Manager –Strategic Initiatives, Social Impact, TD Bank
Alyssa Lai, Corporate Communications Consultant, The Co-operators
Anna-Kay Russell, Research Associate at Canadian Coalition for Good Governance; Co-Founder, Toronto Black Policy Conference
Aneil Gokhale, Director of Philanthropy, Toronto Foundation
Anjum Sultana, Director of Public Policy & Strategic Communications, YWCA Canada; Founder of Millennial Womxn in Policy
Atrisha Lewis, Associate, McCarthy Tetraut
Benjamin Bongolan, Newcomer Coordinator, The 519
Biju Pappachan, Executive Director – POV 3rd Street
Brittany Reynolds, ELN Executive Member
David Mousavi, General Counsel, Toronto Real Estate Board
Diana Grimaldos, Coordinator, Working Women Community Centre
Edwin White Chacon, ELN Exec Member, Senior Advisor – Gov’t of Ontario
Emily Mills, Founder, How She Hustles
Howard Tam, Urban Innovator & Principal, ThinkFresh Group
Jahanzaib Ansari, CEO, Knockri
Justin Wiebe, Program Manager, Mastercard Foundation
Kalsang Tanzin, Regional Manager, LinkedIn
Kevin Vuong, Social Entrepreneur, Lecturer, Military Officer
Leah Bae, Principal, Cause Digital; Co-Founder, The Burnout Project
Liv Mendelsohn, Director, Accessibility and Inclusion, MNJCC
Matt McNama, Corporate Communications Manager, Tourism Toronto
Matt Thomas, VP – Strategy, The Working Group (TWG)
Mohini Datta Ray, Executive Director, North York Women’s Shelter
Mrinalini Menon, DiverseCity Fellow 2015/16 & Former ELN Co-Chair
Noah Aiken-Klar, Director of Academic and Strategic Relationships, RBC
Owais Lightwala, Managing Director, Why Not Theatre
Robyn Connelly, Director, Community Relations, GTAA
Sarah Hashem, VP – Strategic Initiatives, Music Canada
About Re:Action Task Force Membership: The Re:Action Task Force brings together rising and risen city-builders from across CivicAction’s networks (including DiverseCity Fellows and the Emerging Leaders Network) with a goal of ensuring the greater Toronto region’s response to COVID-19 includes a broad diversity of views, perspectives and experiences (personal, professional and volunteer). The Task Force will feed into the Mayor of Toronto’s Economic Support and Recovery Task Force and will look to connect with other levels of government and decision making tables. Membership will continue to evolve in the weeks ahead.