Louise Stratford is a lawyer with many years of experience in health and housing law, policy development, human resources management and strategic  planning.  Prior to her retirement from the  Ontario Public Service, Louise served as Ontario’s Public Guardian and Trustee for twelve years before becoming Assistant  Deputy Attorney General for the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division.

Charles Bennett is the founder of Triella, a professional Information Technology consulting firm that services over 65 clients in the GTA. Charles began his career as a teacher at Ryerson, and later joined the law firm Tory’s where over the course of his 16 year career there he became Director of IT, responsible for IT service delivery to Tory’s 700+ employees. Charles  retired from Triella in 2023.

Terry Liu is a Partner of Accounting Advisory Services at KPMG Canada. Terry has extensive experience in helping companies in various industries with complex accounting issues and financial process transformation. Prior to joining KPMG, Terry held various senior financial reporting and assurance roles at Toronto Hydro and Ernst & Young. Terry is a member of CPA Ontario.

Anna Hoferica is a Principal with Canada Direction Inc. She is an experienced audit and risk  management professional with over 20 years of experience spanning the public sector, non-profit organizations, and private  enterprises. Her expertise covers areas of audit, risk management, strategy, governance and process  improvement. Anna has lead complex engagements to improve the effectiveness of control and governance  processes, develop strategy and implement risk management.

Rashid Hussain  is a CPA, CA and is currently working as a Finance executive with TD Bank.  Prior to joining TD Bank, Rashid was the VP of Finance at CIBC Mellon, overseeing financial, regulatory, shareholder reporting, as well as Revenue  Governance and Billing, Tax and Vendor Management and Strategic Outsourcing.

Gathya is a lawyer practicing in litigation and corporate law at Nava Wilson LLP. She was called to the bar in 2018 after graduating from the University Of Windsor Faculty Of Law. In addition to the Wexford Residence, Gathya also sits on the board for the Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre, a non-profit organization dedicated to youth empowerment. In her spare time, she enjoys playing sports and baking.

Riley Sanders is the Public Affairs Manager at the Lung Health Foundation. He manages strategic communications, stakeholder relations, health policy and is a lobbyist for improving respiratory health in Canada. Riley has experience organizing campaigns and reporting on Public Health policy with a focus on Long-Term Care.  He has extensive experience working with family councils, residents, workers organizations and long-term care advocates to lobby the government to improve standards of care and to help non-profits.

Nicholas Alexander is an experienced project, process, and change leader, spanning private, public, and non-profit sectors, most notably in healthcare. Nicholas is current working on the Strategy Team at Southlake Regional Health Centre, and comes to us with prior non-profit board experience.

Murdean moved to the Wexford in 2018. Since that time, she has been an active member of the community, serving as VP and now President of the Tenant’s Association, and Convener of Membership for the Active Senior Centre. She is either coordinating or participating in the numerous recreational activities the Wexford has to offer. Prior to retiring, Murdean was a Registered Nurse for 32 years at a 27-bed hospital in Northern Ontario, caring for acute, chronic and long-term patients.

Theresa Collins has been a tenant of the Wexford Seniors Apartments since March 2023 and has been actively involved in the tenant community activities. She was an Administrative Assistant at The Children’s Aid Society of Toronto for 34 years and has been enjoying retirement for the past 4 years. Her hobbies include sewing, knitting and baking, which she loves to share with people in her life.

Umer Taqvi is a senior finance professional with 20 years of international experience in various industries and diversified finance roles. Currently with TD Bank leading the finance and accounting operations of TD Securities. Umer is proficient in managing multi-business finances, treasury functions, accounting operations, financial/budgeting planning/analysis and regulatory reporting for public and non-public organizations including not for profit.