Laurie is a recognized business leader and entrepreneur, who was nominated
for RBC’s Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award (2023). In addition to running two
successful businesses, Laurie coaches mission driven organizations to succeed without having to compromise on their values.  

Favourite Parkdale Spot: Common Sort

Go-to recipe: BLT Pasta Salad

Alex has been serving on the Board since 2018. As a Parkdale resident and local Realtor, she has a deep appreciation and connection to the community and its residents. Her business, The Fox Team, has donated over $30,000 from the sale of homes in the community back to the food bank. 

Catherine is a Chartered Professional Accountant and hopes to use her experience with financial reporting and compliance to help with board reporting. 

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Gurbeen Bhasin is the founder and executive director of Aangen, a Toronto-based non-profit organization that focuses on advancing food security and social justice locally and globally.  She is best known for her mile-wide smile, her funky shoes and her mom’s timeless life wisdom.

Avineet Cheema is a Toronto-based immigration and refugee lawyer. She specifically represents immigration detainees through her employment with the Refugee Law Office - Legal Aid Ontario.

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Favourite spot in Parkdale: Parkdale Hall 

Go-to recipe: Newfoundland Fish Cakes

Miles is an award-winning strategic communications professional with experience in non-profits, universities and newsrooms. Prior to joining the board, he was a frontline volunteer at PCFB.

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Favourite spot in Parkdale: Momo House

Go-to recipe: Coconut chickpea curry

Jagtaran is legal counsel at the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), where his work focuses heavily on strategic public interest litigation and inquiries. 

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Favourite spot in Parkdale: Loga's Corner

Go-to recipe: Easy Mango Lassi

Jane has been serving on the Board since 2022.  Although she recently moved out of the neighbourhood, Jane was a long-time resident of Parkdale and continues to have a strong tie to the community. Jane specializes in Human Resources and is deeply appreciative of the opportunity to lend her expertise to the benefit of the Food Bank. 

Favourite spot in Parkdale: the Milky Way

Go-to Recipe: Cheesy Potatoes 

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Liza has been with the Board since March 2023 and has been supporting financial forecasting and strategic planning. She has an economics and public policy background and has been working in policy for over 10 years.

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Favourite spot in Parkdale: any spot where she can enjoy the murals and street art of Parkdale

Recipe: Lobio