Management & Staff of CLAS
Our people are a group of skilled and dedicated staff committed to advancing dignity, equality and justice for all.
Senior Management
Jacqui Mendes
Executive Director
Rick Liu, CPA, CGA
Finance Officer
Lawyers & Advocates
Dante Abbey
Supervising Lawyer, MHLP
Aleem Bharmal, KC
Lawyer, HRC
Jonathan Blair
Lawyer, CLP
Manjeet Chana
Lawyer, CASL
Debra Febril
Indigenous Lawyer, HRC
Lisa Ferguson
Legal Advocate, MHLP
Destiny Gu
Legal Advocate, MHLP
Brett Haughian
Complaint Navigator, HRC
Sepideh Khazei
Lawyer, CLP
Jennifer Khor
Supervising Lawyer & Project Manager
Kevin Love
Lawyer, CLP
Tanya Lovrich
Advocate, HRC
Coral Lyster
Lawyer
Midhath Mahir
Deputy Supervising Lawyer, MHLP
Lauren Marshall
Lawyer, HRC
Alison Moore
Lawyer, HRC
David Mossop, KC
Legal Advocate, MHLP
Jennifer Nason
Lawyer, MHLP
Yanni Nicolidakis-Mustafa
Articling Student
Helen Parker
Legal Advocate, MHLP
Holly Popenia
Lawyer, CLP
Sohrab Rezaei
Legal Advocate, HRC
Maud Rozee
Lawyer, CLP
Danielle Sabelli
Lawyer, CLP
Aleena Sharma
Legal Advocate, HRC
Meredith Shaw
Lawyer, HRC
Cayleigh Shiff
Lawyer, HRC
Laura Track
Director of Human Rights Clinic & Education
Alison Ward
Lawyer, CASL
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is made up of a unique mix of lawyers, community representatives, and a law student. Our Board members are:
Jane Dyson
Chair
Maia Tsurumi
Vice-Chair
Bill Black
Secretary/Treasurer
Emilio Abiusi
Gloria Cardinal
Dr. Bethany Hastie
Miguel Méndez
Adam Munnings
Grace Pastine, KC