Dr Crouch (she/her) is a research associate at the Institute for Work and Health. A qualitative health researcher by training, she is broadly interested in employment and working conditions as social determinants of health.
She is excited to be a part of YES’ WorkAbility initiative to create more inclusive and accessible workplaces for persons with mental health disabilities.

Moe (he/him) is a prominent advocate for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights. He has received recognition for his work, including the 30 under 30 award by The Canadian Arab Institute and The Pride Award by The City of Toronto.
Currently serving as the director at Fife House for the AIDS Bereavement and Resiliency Program of Ontario (ABRPO)

Victoria Maxwell is a keynote speaker who uses her humour and personal story of recovery from mental illness to make difficult mental health conversations more comfortable and transform negative beliefs. She’s a Lived Experience Strategic Advisor for the British Columbia Mental Health Substance Use Services; a core member of CREST.BD, an international research team for bipolar disorder and has blogged for Psychology Today for more than 15 years. She lives with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis. As someone who re-entered the workplace with the support of many people and programs, she’s excited to be joining others to help create safe and inclusive workplaces for people with lived experience of mental illness to thrive.

Leena Chudasama (she/her) is a trauma-responsive practitioner, educator and experienced facilitator. Her work focuses on cultivating safe and inclusive environments for children and youth with disabilities by meeting them where they are at, designing quality programs and promoting social and emotional wellbeing. She embraces and engages in collaboration of collective community care, love and advocacy.

Mr. W. Francis Fung (he/him) is a Senior Manager at March of Dimes Canada, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting people with disabilities. His national portfolio focuses on Rehabilitation, Employment, and Clinical Services. He is also currently a Co-Lead for Engagement at the Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA), an applied research project that strives to build employer capacity to develop inclusive and accessible workplaces for people with disabilities. Francis has operated in the non-profit sector for approximately 20 years and has oversight of various rehabilitation and pre-employment programs.

Dr. Saber Ghadakzadeh is a physician scientist and founder of mentAImage, an innovative Montreal-based AI company focused on inclusive workplaces and mental health. mentAImage builds multimodal burnout prediction tools that analyze text, voice, and drawings to surface early risk signals in a non-clinical, privacy-conscious way. He leads Mentametric, mentAImage’s consulting arm, which helps employers turn insights into people-centered policies, leadership training, and practical accommodations. As a member of the YES WorkAbility Advisory Committee, he will support outreach in Quebec and share scalable approaches that help employers hire and retain talent.

Morgan Myles (she/her) is a serial entrepreneur, brand consultant, and Founder of The World of Yasu. Morgan has always been a mental health advocate and any venture of hers has been grounded in mental health awareness. It was only natural for Morgan to come on board and join YES' WorkAbility initiative to ensure workplaces are inclusive, accepting, and made accessible for persons with mental health disabilities

Alan has over 14 years of combined experience in human resources, legal and compliance roles. Alan has led cross-functional teams across international companies like CBRE, Shell and Quaker State, as well as in local start-ups, national finance institutions and real estate investment funds. For the past couple of years, Alan has led the Culture and Compliance department at STACKT, a unique Toronto-based company expanding across other provinces through community-driven partnerships. Alan holds an MBA, a Master's in Finance, a bachelor’s degree in law, and diplomas, courses and certifications in real estate, leadership and Human Resources. Alan leads strategic people initiatives that support business goals while leveraging employee experience

Liana Ohanyan is a strategic partner in HR and organizational development, with over 15 years of experience supporting nonprofits and SMEs. As Head of HR Innovation and Burnout Prevention at mentAimage, she also serves as an advisory member on various community boards in Quebec. Specializing in HR leadership, emotional intelligence, and team cohesion, she applies a strength-based, people-centered approach rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles. Her work helps leaders build high-performing, inclusive, and human-centered workplaces.