Our Board of Directors

Rebecca Hazell, President 
Rebecca is a passionate equity advocate dedicated to improving women's quality of life in Toronto, particularly those facing persistent and intersecting barriers to education and employment. She is currently the Director of Programs at a GTA-based non-profit which delivers innovative computer science education programming to girls across Canada. Her diverse professional experience includes conflict management, career education, and the development of mentorship programming for underserved youth. She holds an M.Ed in Adult Education and Community Development, certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution, and an M.Phil in Popular Literature.

​Riannon John, Vice-President
Riannon John is a senior communications professional with over a dozen years of experience
working in major Canadian not-for-profit organizations and a leading global communications
agency. She has worked extensively in corporate brand and reputation, stakeholder
engagement, executive positioning, employee experience and change management. Riannon is passionate about gender equity, anti-racism and anti-oppression work, as well issues related to animals and the environment, and committed to giving back to the community.

Jessica Budd, Treasurer
Jessica is a CPA, CA and has worked as a professional accountant, with a focus in the mining industry for the last 12 years.  She is currently the Director of Finance at a public mining company and previous to that, spent 10 years at KPMG, most recently as a Senior Manager in the audit practice.  Prior to joining the Times Change Board, Jessica spent the last four years as the Board Treasurer for a non-profit organization focused on adult literacy.  She believes strongly in the mission of Times Change and looks forward to contributing to the work of the organization.  

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Myriam Gafarou, Director
​Myriam is an Associate Partner with Ernst and Young. Prior to rejoining Ernst and Young, she was a director at Price Waterhouse Coopers. She focuses on providing corporate clients with cost optimization solutions around their third parties. Myriam is a supporter of community services and has volunteered with many organizations over the years. Whether at work or in the community, she believes in the power of teaming and thinking outside the box. Myriam holds a joint honors B.A. in economics and finance from McGill University and a Master in construction finance from Cornell University.​
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​Anna Trichilo, Director
​Anna is a seasoned executive with close to 30 years of experience in a variety of human resource leadership roles with GE Canada and GE International.  Throughout her career, Anna developed expertise in all facets of the HR function including strategy, labour relations, organizational design, talent development, succession planning, compensation & benefits design, and governance.  She recently formed her consulting business and continued her association with GE by providing comprehensive investigation expertise in areas such as workplace harassment, compliance policies, HR processes, restructuring, leadership integrity and conflicts of interest. Anna holds an Honours BA (Psychology) from York University and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Relations (HR Management) from the University of Toronto.  She and her partner Jeff reside in Toronto.  Between them, they have four children.
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​Caitlin Siostrom, Director
Caitlin’s professional career has focused on financial services regulation, risk, compliance and governance. She has held senior legal and managerial roles in government regulatory agencies in Australia and the United Kingdom. Caitlin currently works for Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice, assisting financial institutions with their legal and regulatory risk issues. Caitlin has a Bachelor of Laws (Honors) from Queensland University of Technology and was admitted to practice as a lawyer in Australia in 2011. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Caitlin joined the Board of Times Change in 2020.

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​Mandie Abrams, Director
Mandie Abrams is the Executive Director of the Hospitality Workers Training Centre(HWTC), an award winning workforce development initiative located in Toronto, Canada. Under Mandie’s leadership the Hospitality Workers Training Centre has doubled its training capacity and realized an 80% success rate for participants’ transition to employment after training. 
Mandie has worked in the nonprofit sector in Canada and internationally for over 25 years. Prior to moving to Toronto, Mandie worked for the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations on leadership and non-profit workforce development.
Through her career she has been involved in community development, organizational policy and program development, capacity building, training and facilitation and fund development activities. Mandie has had the privilege of working in over 6 countries, in several Canadian provinces as well as in Canada’s arctic.
Mandie holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Administration with a concentration in International Development from Rutgers University and a Certificate in Strategic Leadership and Innovation from the Schulich School of Business. In her spare time, she is learning to play piano and knit, but not at the same time.

​Dianne Wendling, Director 
Dianne is our newest Board member, joining in March of 2023. She has volunteered at Times Change for 5 years in total, first on our front desk for a year and then as a resume clinic advisor. Dianne brings over 25 years of experience from the field of Human Resources. She holds her CHRP and CHRL designations, and has had many high-level positions:  HR Manager for an investment firm, Training Coordinator for Bombardier Aerospace, as well as senior recruitment roles for small and large institutions including CIBC and Plan Canada.
Dianne is the product of hard-working immigrant parents who came to Canada, creating an early welcoming to diversity and a spirit of philanthropy. Dianne supports a variety of charitable organizations, and since joining Times Change, leaned into her passion for assisting women in their career goals.