Meet Our Team

Jillian has worked for over 15 years across a variety of positions in health and social support settings including not-for-profit organizations, academia, and consulting in Canada and the US.  Jillian is a graduate of the University of Toronto (MSc) and the University of Guelph (BASc).

Her previous work in the HIV sector includes a role as Interim Executive Director at HIV/AIDS Resources and Community Health (ARCH), a not-for-profit organization supporting people living with and at risk for HIV in Guelph Ontario. She also had the opportunity to work as Project Director at the HIV Centre for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at Columbia University in New York where her projects focused on prevention of HIV among young adults in the court system.  

Jillian is passionate about supporting the health and social welfare of individuals from equity deserving populations through advocacy and education, and through research, development, and implementation of robust publicly funded health and social services.  Jillian is thrilled to join the dedicated and passionate team at Moyo and is looking forward to the exciting opportunities ahead.

Colin Samuels has been working at Moyo since 2016. He is passionate about the agency's vision to support, guide, and uplift people within all of Peel's diverse communities, particularly people who have experienced trauma. As the agency's Operations Manager, Colin works tirelessly to coordinate the day-to-day operations of the agency and to support our most important resource: our team.

Since joining the agency in 2007, Dawn has provided direct service to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Region of Peel. She has worked in various areas of social service: as a child protection worker, in developmental services, providing emergency shelter, and operating food banks. Dawn is passionate about advocating for the needs of folks who are marginalized by systems and policies.

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Sharmin Sharif is a Public Health Professional with more than 12 years of global and local experience working in public and private sectors across three continents – Asia, Africa and North America. Her work spans government, multi-lateral donor agencies and multiple international non-profit organizations which include Federal Government of Canada, the World Bank, BRAC International and Save the Children. She has led, developed, managed and coordinated public health programs in more than eight low to middle income countries across Asia and Africa with meaningful impacts in improving health through access to quality health care. Examples of her achievements include raising more than 30+M USD for health programs, 62% growth of program coverage with 21% reduction in mortality among children under 5 in program areas with increased access to quality health care services.  

Sharmin believes access to quality health care is a basic human right; and every stakeholder and organization are in a unique position, capacity and responsibility, in both local and global health landscape, to contribute meaningfully towards ensuring health for all. She enjoys learning and working with individuals and organizations committed to equity, strengthening systems and saving lives. 

She has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) with a specialization in Developmental Biology, major in Human Biology and a minor in South Asian Studies. Sharmin has completed her Master of Public Health degree at James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. Outside of her work, Sharmin enjoys reading, traveling, watching movies, cooking different cuisines, volunteering in local organizations and spending time with her family and friends. She loves listening to music and was a former member of the prestigious Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir. 

Adam Chalcraft is the Harm Reduction Program Manager at Moyo. For the past eleven years, he has been running the harm reduction program for people who use drugs across Peel. He is a Co-Founder of the Peel Harm Reduction Committee and helped to launch the Peel Integrated Drug Strategy. Adam believes in the greater and more meaningful engagement of people who use drugs at all levels of the program. He is passionate about human rights and ensuring that everyone has access to the things that lead to a happy, healthy, meaningful life.

Meyran is a first-generation Somali/Canadian. Stemming from her community’s experience of navigating their new world as Black newcomers, Meyran is passionate about addressing social and health inequities experienced by underserved communities, focusing on access to healthcare, health literacy and navigating the Canadian health system. This, combined with her background in clinical medicine and community health advocacy, focuses on centering marginalized voices and empowering these populations to gain greater control of their physical, mental health and social well-being. In 2021 when the COVID vaccine was rolled out, Meyran volunteered at a number of pop-up vaccine clinics prior to working at West Park Health Center’s Vaccine Clinic. She played a critical role in providing vital education on the pandemic and the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine to her predominantly vaccine-hesitant black and brown communities.

Her dedication to working with disenfranchised communities is demonstrated by her work experiences with diverse communities in the GTA, Atlanta, Nairobi and China.

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Arvind Krishendeholl joins us at Moyo with over 10 years of experience working in leadership and advisory roles across the charitable organization sector and all levels of government. Currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration in Public Policy at the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, Arvind holds a Bachelor of Music degree with a double major in Classical Music and Political Science from McGill University, which he completed in 2022. A strong advocate of youth community involvement, Arvind sits as a Director on several community agencies in the Peel region in addition to serving as the Policy and Community Engagement Advisor for the Anti-Black Racism and Systemic Discrimination Collective of Peel.

In addition to being an active community advocate, Arvind is involved in several community-based research initiatives with Trillium Health Partners and the Region of Peel where he combines his research interests in public policy and multiculturalism.