Meet the Chair
Dean Anderson
CoP Committee Chair
Dean is a Canadian Certified Addiction Counselor (CCAC) from London, ON. He currently wears many hats in the addiction and recovery communities including, being a Private Practice Counsellor, MAP Service Provider, Consultant, and NRT Practitioner. His experience includes withdrawal management, residential treatment, peer support, private care, and several volunteering ventures. His dedication to the field is reflected in the multiple committees, programs, and community events he attends. In addition, Dean uses his lived experience to be an advocate for addiction recovery and the removal of stigma through public speaking and educational workshops.
What is a Community of Practice?
A Community of Practice (CoP) is defined as: “A group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.”1 CoP’s are usually informal, self-organising, and span across departments with members distributed throughout an organisation.
To that end, the purpose of this Solo Practitioners’ Community of Practice is to create a structure that allows our members to promote best practice and build common capability in the provision of quality supports to persons with substance dependency and/or those affected by such behaviours.
If you’re interested in volunteering on the committee, please fill out our Committee Sign Up form
Commitee Members:
Abdul Gilzay
Amanda Boychuk
Barbara Robinson
Beth Joyeux
Brenda Plant
Brenda Sedgwick
Brianne Flaherty
Carol Lowes
Carolle Boivin
Connor O’Reilly
Corrie Mcilveen
David Burns
Denise Halsey
Eileen Maloney-White
Gagandeep Singh Khurme
Heather Moss
Hussein Ossudallah
Ian McGregor
James Bolan
Jeff Brabant
Jeff Lucas
Jefferson Ribout
Jennifer Tsang
Jeremy Williams
Jessica Cooksey
Jim Tolmie
Jody Vassallo
Kim Holmgren
Lesley Rudling
Leza Matheson
Liana Sullivan
Linda Lane
Lisa Moore
Lisa Saunders
Lisa Watson
Mercy Addo
Noreen Omeasoo
Paul Laurie
Rand Teed
Rosetta Troia
Sandra Jane Glass
Sarah Montes
Sarah Warry-Poljanski
Shawn Rumble
Sheldon Rayner
Sheila Thayer
Stephanie Kehoe
Stephen Wells
Susan Barnes
Susan Cummings
Suzanne Laverdiére
Tammy Purdy
Tara Saunders
Tejinder Singh
Tom Gabriel
William Gilbert Turvey
Zenita Moloo