Jules was was born in Saskatoon, and spent her early years in Hamilton and Toronto before her family moved back to Saskatchewan. Two years ago she returned to Toronto to take the Social Service Worker degree at George Brown College. Following her second year placement at All Saints this past August she now happily joins the staff at All Saints.
Shauna McQuay has been with All Saints for nearly two years now. Shauna has a background in Child and Youth Work and has recently completed her Social Service Worker diploma. After completing her first student placement with All Saints, Shauna continues to work in the drop-in and at Dan Harrison TCHC. Shauna has also worked at Street Haven Emergency Shelter for the last year, assisting marginalized women in the Dundas and Sherbourne community.
Kate’s first involvement with the All Saints neighbourhood coincided with the beginning of her theological education. She was a summer student in the Canadian Urban Training Project for Christian Ministry and worked in a long-term residence operated by the Fred Victor Centre, just behind All Saints on Seaton Street. Two years later, she returned to do a field placement at Street Haven. She hunches that the neighbourhood has never really left her, not has she left it. She considers it a joy to be back and to work with this passionate team and with area residents to celebrate our diversity and to find ways to incarnate equality, justice, and respect.
Barb Todd is currently a drop-in worker at All Saints Church. Barb has been a special-education teacher, children’s book author, and homeschooling mom, from India to the Arctic. Now she finds home in Toronto and at All Saints, in the drop-in and the Friday women’s drop-in, spending time with the incredible people who come through the doors of our church.
Alisha Shakes is Social Services and Intern Coordinator at All Saints and she has held this position for two years, after completing her student placement here. She holds a diploma from George Brown College from The Social Service Worker Program. She also works at a women’s hostel as a relief worker. Prior to coming to All Saints, Alisha worked tirelessly to empower youth from the West End of Toronto. For fun, Alisha plays with her dog, takes care of her bearded dragons and lives to garden.
Jolene Stowell is a mixed blood Ojibway woman from Northwestern Ontario. She is a social worker, activist and the co-founder and Program Manager of the PROS program. Jolene has spent over 10 years working with marginalized communities from Hudson Bay to Southern Ontario. Her most recent work with street involved Aboriginal women employed the art of story-telling to engage women in identifying modes of resistance
to experiences of racism and violence in their lives. Jolene holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from York University and is currently completing her Masters of Social Work degree there. When not working Jolene loves to spend time outdoors with her family and close friends.
John Stephenson Jr. is the manager of All Saint’s outreach programs to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), Dan Harrison complex. He has been at All Saints since September 2009 and has a passion for developing local leaders and improving the lives of Toronto’s marginalized individuals. Before coming to All Saints John worked in Toronto’s financial sector (2005-2006), directed a study abroad program in the Fiji Islands (2007-2008) and worked at The Good Neighbour’s Club (Toronto, 2009). He holds a B.A. in Economics from Trent University (Peterborough, 2005) and an M.B.A. in Economic Development from Eastern University (Pennsylvania, 2008). When John is not gorging himself on chocolate in the staff room you can find him playing chess or tennis with the wonderful tenants at Dan Harrison.
Marva Wilson is the Office Administrator of All Saints and has held this position since August 2005. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations of All Saints, which is not an easy task. Marva is currently pursuing her CGA part-time and is a busy mom of two. Marva considers herself to be an expert of home decorating, cake decorating, cooking and gardening with an emphasis on do-it-yourself ingenuity.
Fr. David W. Opheim is the Priest-Director-Incumbent. He has been an Anglican Priest for thirty years, serving dioceses in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario. Prior to returning to the Diocese of Toronto in 2010, David was the Rector of St. Saviour’s, Victoria, B.C., and the Chief of Works for the Rainbow Kitchen, a ministry of outreach providing nutritious meals to economically marginalized people. David is currently completing an M.A. in Dispute Resolution via the Department of Public Policy, University of Victoria.
Shantal started as an intern from George Brown College in the Assaulted Women’s and Children’s Counselor /Advocate program, following which she joined the All Saints staff. Shantal is very passionate about the work done at All Saints, especially the front-line services that are provided to individuals that access the organization.
Anne Marie Batten brings over seventeen years of nursing experience to All Saints. She began her career in Emergency Departments and quickly recognized her passion to make a difference meeting unmet needs within vulnerable communities. She then changed the focus of her nursing career to include forensic nursing on a sexual assault/domestic violence team, mental health crisis nursing, and street nursing in downtown Toronto. Anne Marie provides front line nursing care, mental health crisis support, and facilitates a Life Skills Group within our Drop In. She is an advocate for self-care and enjoys boxing as well as spending time with her dogs.
Joanna Manning was born in England and became an RC nun there in 1965. She obtained a B.A. (Hons) in medieval history at the University of London, and a M.Div. through the Jesuit seminary at Heythrop College. She eventually left the convent, married and immigrated to Canada with her husband and two sons in 1975. In Toronto, Joanna taught high school in public and separate systems attaining the position of Principal of A.S.E.2. She completed an MTS at Regis College, and taught theology in the Faculty of Education at York University. Joanna’s public stand on the role of women in church and the sexual abuse of children by priests brought her into conflict with the Roman Catholic hierarchy, especially after the publication of her best-selling book: Is the Pope Catholic? (1999). After successfully resisting an attempt by the RC bishops to remove her from teaching theology, Joanna retired in 2006, having also published two other books: Take Back the Truth (2002) and The Magdalene Moment (2006). In 2007, Joanna was received into the Spanish Anglican congregation of San Lorenzo and it was there that she discerned a call to priestly ordination. She was ordained priest in 2011. Joanna is now Associate Priest (part time) at All Saints Sherbourne Church and Community Centre, with a special focus on women’s programs and outreach.
Marjorie completed an undergraduate degree from York University with Anthropology as a major and Chemistry as a minor in 2012. She took some time off and worked as a Recreational Therapist for a long term care facility for Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients and then went back to school at George Brown for Social Service Worker in 2014 and graduated June 2015.
Shantal started as an intern from George Brown College in the Assaulted Women’s and Children’s Counselor /Advocate program, following which she joined the All Saints staff. Shantal is very passionate about the work done at All Saints, especially the front-line services that are provided to individuals that access the organization.
Sarah Ovens joined the All Saints team in March 2015, as the coordinator of the PROS (Providing Resources, Offering Support) Program. Born and raised in Toronto, Sarah holds a Masters Degree in Social Work, with a specialization in health and mental health, and is passionate about harm reduction, community organizing, and working with women. She comes to us from Rittenhouse, where she worked with people in prison, and focused on using transformative justice and harm reduction practices to build supportive and inclusive communities, and reduce the harms of criminalization and incarceration.
Barb Todd is currently a drop-in worker at All Saints Church. Barb has been a special-education teacher, children’s book author, and homeschooling mom, from India to the Arctic. Now she finds home in Toronto and at All Saints, in the drop-in and the Friday women’s drop-in, spending time with the incredible people who come through the doors of our church.
Marjorie completed an undergraduate degree from York University with Anthropology as a major and Chemistry as a minor in 2012. She took some time off and worked as a Recreational Therapist for a long term care facility for Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients and then went back to school at George Brown for Social Service Worker in 2014 and graduated June 2015.
Nolan completed his placement at All Saints as a Community Worker via the George Brown College program, and was then hired as part-time relief Staff Member in the Drop-In. He has a mix of skills, knowledge and experience derived from different work environments. These skills include: teamwork, advocacy,fundraising and facilitation.
Marva Wilson is the Office Administrator of All Saints and has held this position since August 2005. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations of All Saints, which is not an easy task. Marva is currently pursuing her CGA part-time and is a busy mom of two. Marva considers herself to be an expert of home decorating, cake decorating, cooking and gardening with an emphasis on do-it-yourself ingenuity.
Joanna Manning was born in England and became an RC nun there in 1965. She obtained a B.A. (Hons) in medieval history at the University of London, and a M.Div. at Heythrop College. Having left the convent, in Toronto, Joanna taught high school in public and separate systems attaining the position of Principal. She completed an MTS at Regis College, and taught theology in the Faculty of Education at York (1999). Joanna is now Associate Priest (part time) at All Saints Sherbourne Church-Community Centre, with a special focus on women’s programs and outreach.