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
Alana Ali-Ridha
Alka Masrani
Amaka Nduka
Amanda Boychuk
Barbara Robinson
Barbie Wilson
Beth Fitzpatrick
Beth Joyeux
Brenda Atkin
Brenda Plant
Brenda Sedgwick
Brian Reid
Brianne Flaherty
Bryan Smith
Carol Lowes
Carolle Boivin
Cheri Lapierre
Colette Currin
Colleen Mustus
Connie Wolfleg
Connor O’Reilly
Corrie Mcilveen
Danielle Reid
David Burns
Dean Anderson
Denise Halsey
Donna Shannon
Eileen Maloney-White
Farouk Timbilla
Gagandeep Singh Khurme
Heather Moss
Hussein Ossudallah
Ian McGregor
Jade Lyons
James Bolan
Jeff Brabant
Jeff Lucas
Jefferson Ribout
Jennifer Bitzer
Jennifer Tsang
Jessica Cooksey
Jim Tolmie
Joanna Journet
Jody Vassallo
Johnathan Lo
Kim Holmgren
Laurie B Marple
Lesley Rudling
Liana Sullivan
Lillian Brenda Noskiye
Linda Lane
Lisa Moore
Lisa Saunders
Lisa Watson
Manjeet Kanda
Margie Hartley
Mercy Addo
Mika Sillanpaa
Mike Lee
Moshood Abiodun Kuyebi
Noreen Omeasoo
Paul Laurie
PJ Dallimore
Rajini Tarcicius
Rand Teed
Reem Adas
Rosetta Troia
Sandra Jane Glass
Sarah Warry-Poljanski
Sheldon Rayner
Stacy-Fawn Pegg
Stephanie Kehoe
Stephen Wells
Steven Larocque
Susan Barnes
Susan Cummings
Suzanne Laverdiére
Tammy Purdy
Tara Saunders
Tejinder Singh
Thomas Corrigan
Tom Gabriel
Wayne Hagen
William Gilbert Turvey
Zenita Moloo