Peel Region Community Dialogue
The Project Team consists of:
Paula DeCoito is the Executive Director of the Social Planning Council of Peel. The provincial Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration asked Paula’s organization to lead the Project because of their record of research and development on diversity competence and Paula’s leadership on diversity issues. Paula is a sociologist with over 25 years of executive management experience in the Canadian non-profit sector and the field of diversity and equity issues. Paula is the co-author of several recent publications on diversity management and the non-profit sector. She has led many research and training projects on diversity management, anti-oppression, settlement services and cross-cultural communication.
Peter Clutterbuck is Project Manager overseeing the planning and organization and serving as Facilitator of the Community Dialogues. Peter is performing this role on behalf of the Social Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO), which has been contracted for this service by the Social Planning Council of Peel. Peter has 35 years experience working in the non-profit sector at the local, provincial and national levels both in senior management and project management positions. He is also an active community volunteer, currently chairing the development of an affordable housing project in a culturally diverse community in Toronto.
Anna Przychodzki is Project Assistant carrying out logistical organizing of Community Regional Dialogues and Regional Forums (Anna is performing this role on behalf of the SPNO). Anna has worked for five years in a wide an range of local community development activities in both a voluntary and professional capacity. In the summer of 2006 she was the "on the ground" organizer of a successful grassroots campaign to defeat the development of an incinerator for nuclear waste in her home town of Brampton.
Louise Chatterton Luchuk is the Researcher/Writer on the Project team. Louise combines her love of writing with eight years of consulting work with local, provincial and national non-profit organizations. When not writing, training or consulting you can find Louise out volunteering in her home community of Kingston, Ontario.
