Official Supporters

CoSA Ottawa Community Supporters

Leaders and professionals who stand behind the work

CoSA Ottawa is grateful to the distinguished community leaders and professionals who lend their names, experience and expertise in support of our mission.

Our Community Supporters help raise awareness of the importance of successful reintegration, community accountability and public safety. Many bring decades of experience in corrections, policing, psychology, law, restorative justice, victim services, government and community organizations.

Their support reflects the broad community commitment behind CoSA Ottawa’s work.

Our Community Supporters

Drury Allen: Criminologist, Former Senior Federal Corrections Official
Andrejs Berzins: Former Chief Crown Attorney of Ottawa
Lorraine Berzins: Former Community Chair of Justice, Church Council on Justice & Corrections
Charles Bordeleau: Former Chief, Ottawa Police Service
Robert Cormier: Psychologist, Member Ontario Review Board; Former CoSA Ottawa Board Member
Philip Firestone: Psychologist
James Foord: Defence Lawyer
Rick Goodwin: Managing Director, Men & Healing
Joel Harden: Former MPP, Ottawa Centre
Susan Haines: Executive Director, National Associations Active in Criminal Justice; Former Circle Volunteer
Diane Holmes: Former City of Ottawa Councillor
Heidi Illingworth: Executive Director, Ottawa Victim Services
Kimberly Mann: Former Executive Director, Collaborative Justice Program; Former Co-Chair, Ottawa Restorative Justice Network
Liam Marshall: Psychologist, Rockwood Psychotherapy & Consulting
Lisa Murphy: Forensic Psychometrist, Royal Ottawa; Former Circle Volunteer
James Scott: United Church Minister; Community Mediator
Geris Serran: Clinical/Forensic Psychologist
Jill Skinner: Former Deputy Chief, Ottawa Police Service
Donna Watson-Elliot: Manager Victim Crisis Unit, Ottawa Police Service

Community Supporters are not members of CoSA Ottawa’s Board of Directors or staff and do not have governance responsibilities within the organization.

Supporting Safer Communities

CoSA Ottawa is grateful to everyone who uses their voice, experience and influence to support our mission.

Together, we work toward No More Victims.

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