Joanna Goode - Independent Facilitator
Joanna began her career working for a number of Community Living organizations, managing programs that supported people to live, work, and play in their communities. In 2003, she left those organizations to work as an Independent Facilitator, in the hopes of working more closely with people and families as they identify and pursue their goals.
Beginning in 2010 and continuing to today, Joanna is the mentor, lead facilitator and Executive Director of Facilitation Wellington Dufferin. In this role she leads the organization in collaboration with the FWD Board of Directors, and guides new facilitators to gain experience and develop their skills in independent facilitation. Joanna oversees all aspects of the organizations operations, the formal and informal training of facilitators, provides mentoring support, and coordinates the Wellington Dufferin Facilitation Network. She knows that independent facilitation is not “one size fits all,” and that the process is different for each person. In her spare time, Joanna enjoys being in the outdoors hiking and canoeing, reading, and spending time with her husband and two teenaged sons.
Paula Reynolds - Independent Facilitator
Paula has been working in the field of social services for more than twenty years. She obtained her degree from York University in 1986 and gained experience with various agencies including York South Association for Community Living, York Support Services, and others. She has been vital in programs that have transitioned people she has supported from agency programs into their communities for employment.
Paula joined the Facilitation Wellington Dufferin team in 2013. Her goals as a facilitator are to equip people and their loved ones with the right support and information to make their own life choices. Paula is in her element when she is advocating for the rights of people. When not involved in her role as a facilitator, Paula enjoys admiring wildlife at her cottage, and spending time with her spouse and two sons.
Sylvia Paurys - Independent Facilitator
Sylvia has been providing support to individuals and families for almost 25 years in various roles. Sylvia is invigorated by seeing people become active contributing members of their community and developing deep lasting friendships.
In 2009 Sylvia began her own business founded on the ideology that the power for decision making must reside with the people whose lives are being impacted. Sylvia believes that all people have their own strengths and gifts to share with their communities.
Sylvia is a lifelong learner. She has graduated from the Social Service Worker program at Sheridan College, and recently completed her degree in Social Development Studies at the University of Waterloo. She is one course away from completing her post graduate diploma in Behavioural Science with Humber.
Hailee McAlpine- Independent Facilitator
Hailee has been supporting people in the developmental services field since 2010. With a background in supporting people to obtain and maintain meaningful employment in the community, she realized just how important community relationships mean to success.
As an independent facilitator, Hailee supports people as they find meaningful relationships in their community and assists them to remove barriers and labels that can get in the way of relationships.
Hailee appreciates and values the connections that independent facilitation provides for people and their families. A unique part of facilitating is the opportunity to be led by the person you are facilitating alongside and with input from their families.
Hailee is passionate about assisting people in recognizing and sharing their gifts and abilities within their community. She loves to strive for inclusion in the community by supporting the person’s direction in obtaining community citizenship.
Judith Rosenberg-Independent Facilitator
Judith Rosenberg is a former nurse; Graduate of Applied Counselling Conestoga College; Recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Good Citizenship Award; Founder of Spark of Brilliance, Recipient of the YMCA Women of Distinction Award; Decorated Mental Health Advocate & Mentor.
Judith is recognized for her work: improving accessibility and breaking down systemic barriers and for innovation leading to improved efficiency and quality of community services for people with mental health issues and perceived disabilities: a member of the Southwest Ontario Task Force for Mental Health Reform; Advisor to the Guelph Enabling Garden and Community Development with TorchLight distress lines.
Judith’s life’s work has been dedicated to supporting people in creating a rich and fulfilling life in community.
Nicole Maurer-West- Independent Facilitator
Nicole has always been passionate about bringing out the best in people by helping them develop skills to enable them to succeed in school, work, athletics or socially. Nicole graduated from University or Toronto with a Specialist in Sociology. She worked for Community Living Mississauga for four years before graduating from Teacher’s College in 1996. She helped develop and taught an integrated program for students in Kindergarten to grade 8 with Physical and Health Disabilities in the Toronto Board of Education. Since moving to Mount Forest, Nicole has been teaching with the Upper Grand District School Board. She is involved with the Agricultural Committee, Me to We Group, the Brain Injury Support Group and continues her lifelong passion of figure skating by competing as an adult, training with her two daughters and as president of the skating club the past 10 years. Nicole is excited to start her journey as a new facilitator bringing her enthusiasm and experience in various fields with her.