Meet Our Board Of Directors

Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region is lead by a dedicated and experienced team of volunteer Board of Directors from the community who are committed to supporting quality service delivery in a feminist, women-centered organization.

Teodora is a Privacy Officer and Senior Manager of Corporate Regulatory Compliance within the Ontario Public Sector. Her work experience in both the public and private sector together with her Master’s education in Public Policy and Law have allowed her to build extensive expertise in the areas of privacy, risk, regulatory compliance, project management and organizational governance. Teodora also brings over 20 years of experience volunteering with various communities in the GTA and chairing several boards.

Ana-Maria is a Payroll Leadership Professional certified by the National Payroll Institute of Canada who had a long career in accounting and payroll management in several industries. Ana-Maria is very passionate about helping women and children in need of shelter and safety, family reunifications, women empowerment, refugees and newcomer immigrants and other charity work.

Johanne Miceli is excited to be serving the Sandgate Women’s Shelter and its stakeholders as a member of the Board. She is a mother of 3 children with a passion to support those who have experienced domestic violence and the frontline teams that work to help women and children recover & rebuild. With a professional background in communications, governance and advocacy, Johanne is looking forward to contributing to Sandgate’s vision for “A world free of oppression and violence for all women and children”.