Our Team

Executive Director

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Françoise Mathieu

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Kingston, Ontario

Françoise Mathieu is a sought-after speaker and educator in Canada, the U.S. and around the world. With over 25 years of work in the field of mental health, she brings with her extensive experience as a crisis counselor, and nearly a decade of working with Health Canada’s CFMAP (Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program).

Françoise co-founded TEND Academy with Dr. Patricia Fisher and divides her time between public speaking engagements and working with organizations looking to train their teams on topics such as burnout, empathic strain, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, high stress workplaces, self-care and provider wellness.

Françoise is the author of The Compassion Fatigue Workbook, published by Routledge in 2012 as well as the author of several feature articles. She is a co-founder of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Consortium and regular contributor to the TEND Toolkit.

TEND Associates

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Cambria Walsh

LCSW
San Diego, California

Cambria Walsh has been working in the field of child abuse and trauma for the past 20 years. She worked for the Chadwick Center...

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Diana Tikasz

MSW, RSW
Hamilton, Ontario

Diana Tikasz has worked in the teaching and health care sector for over 30 years. Her helping work began as an early childhood educator,...

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Donna Shanor

LCSW, LCDC
Austin, Texas

Donna Shanor is the Director of Clinical Social Work at University of Texas Dell Medical Center and UT Health Austin in Austin, Texas. She...

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Doron Gold

BA, JD, MSW, RSW, CPCC
Toronto, Ontario

Doron Gold is a registered social worker, a certified professional coach, and psychotherapist. He practiced law for 10 years, primarily as a family and...

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John Borthwick

BA, M.Div
Guelph, Ontario

John Borthwick is the Director of Lifelong Learning at Knox College (University of Toronto). Prior to taking on this role, John served as a...

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Kate Hefferon

BA, BA (Hons), MSc, PhD
Stella, Ontario

Kate Hefferon (PhD) is an academic, researcher, author, speaker, and educator who has studied and worked in the fields of well-being and trauma for...

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Kathleen Gorman

MSW, RSW
Treaty 6 Territory, Alberta

Kathleen Gorman is a registered social worker, a certified trauma treatment specialist (CTTS) and a Somatic Experiencing® (SE) Practitioner. She has been working in...

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Meaghan Welfare

BA
Kingston, Ontario

Meaghan Welfare is a conflict management practitioner at the Department of National Defence at CFB Kingston. She has a degree in criminology and criminal...

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Sarah Stewart

RSW
Guelph, Ontario

Sarah Stewart is a Registered Social Worker, holding a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria. She is a certified Mental Health...

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Scott Jones

Edmonton, Alberta

Scott Jones retired as a Superintendent from the Edmonton Police Service after a 30+ year career. He worked in numerous areas including patrol, recruit...

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Senior Advisors

TEND Team

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Alison Goodfellow

Operations Manager
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Amanda O’Handley

Communications Manager
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Christine Novitsky

Lead Researcher
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Ishleen Singh

Communications & Marketing Specialist
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Lisa Doulas

Director of Operations
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Lucy Lehman

IT & Special Projects
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Marlene O’Neill Laberge

Organizational Health Specialist, MSW

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