Healthy Start, Healthy Future Board of Directors |
Meet Our Board of Directors |
Scott McIndless |
As chair of the board of directors of Life With A Baby Foundation, Scott brings over 35 years of experience to oversee the foundation’s high-level deliverables, vision and mission. Having worked with some of Canada’s largest financial services companies, including Canada Life and The Co-Operators Group, Scott began his career in sales and marketing, elevating into executive roles, including chairman of Heritage Education Funds (2004 – 2017), overseeing the management of assets of over $2.7 billion. Scott is also involved in Toronto and York region as a community activist and has served as co-chair on a York region school council. His lifelong commitment to kids and families, along with his expertise in financial and business management, is a pivotal asset to the Life With A Baby Foundation. |
Barbara Morris-Blake |
Barbara Morris-Blake is the President of Elevate Organizations, an organizational development consultancy that helps organizations succeed through the power of their people. She is a founding member of Up With Women, a national non-profit organization that partners previously homeless women with business coaches to help them develop in their careers. Barbara splits her time between Austin, Texas and Toronto. She was recently appointed to the Board of the Texas Association of Business and is spearheading the Texas-Canada Trade Coalition, and is a member of the Criminal Justice Committee. Barbara sits on the Board of the Integral Care Foundation. Integral Care provides mental health services a issue that Barbara is passionate about connecting all people with the care they need to live a mentally healthy life. |
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Diane Goucher
Secretary
Diane Goucher is a Social Services professional and student. She is
passionate about creating a safe environment for individuals and
families while providing the required tools and resources to help them
thrive.
Diane lives in Kitchener Ontario, with her family and
brings over 20 years of experience in community engagement and
leadership. Diane was recently appointed to the Region of Waterloo
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee, where she
promotes advocacy for all people. Diane is passionate about connecting
individuals and families with community agencies that will support their
emotional and physical well-being.
Narie Ju-Hong
Board Member, Life With A Baby Foundation
Narie Ju-Hong is a mother of two and a Dance educator with the Peel District School since 2004. Narie is passionate about teaching young people how to be respectful, caring and responsible citizens, focusing on the arts, specifically through dance.
Being of East Asian descent, Narie has been integral to her school’s founding of the Asian Student Alliance as a staff advisor, she relishes sharing her shared support and perspectives as a parent, teacher and person of colour with her students.
Narie got involved with Life With a Baby when her first child was born in 2010, first attending and then becoming more involved by volunteering to organize events. She feels fortunate to share her wisdom and experience and is honoured to be a Life With a Baby board member.
Claire Zlobin
Founder, Life With A Baby Foundation
As a new mom, Claire Zlobin faced social isolation, anxiety, and loneliness. Following a diagnosis of postpartum anxiety and depression, she set out to build the support system she wished already existed. In 2008, Claire founded Life With A Baby---a peer-support program that connects women to each other and a wide range of mental health resources across the province of Ontario. Healthy Start Healthy Future was created a year later to support vulnerable families and improve maternal mental health outcomes. Since then, Claire has emerged as a pivotal advocate to broker change in the recognition, treatment, and stigma of maternal mental health. Claire is a key stakeholder the SUMMIT research project representing patient and patients advocates to inform the development, implementation and dissemination of a large, multi-center trial.
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