Board Members

 Marc Gordon (he/him) | Past Chair

Marc Gordon has 20 years of experience in project management implementing programs that span the Province of Ontario. He started his career rolling out the Ontario electronic land registry system. He then moved into healthcare information management and technology. Working at the Canadian Institute for Health Information and then the Ontario Telemedicine Network, Marc implemented Telemedicine across the province.

As a Certified Health Executive, Marc currently leads Performance and Information Management at the Alliance for Healthier Communities. This ground-breaking program ensures Alliance members have access to high quality data and allows them to make informed decisions about comprehensive primary health care services and supports required to improve the health and wellbeing of people and communities facing barriers.

Outside of his day job, Marc volunteered with the Canadian Cancer Society for 12 years. As an Executive Volunteer, he built the Relay for Life event in central Toronto from one of the Society’s smallest to largest Relay for Life event in Canada. As someone who believes in supporting others, Marc also spends his free time volunteering with the Make-a-Wish Foundation and Out of the Cold.

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Michael Anhorn (he/they) | Co-Chair

Michael is a settler of Irish, German and Scottish descent who grew up on the traditional lands of the Niitsítpiis-stahkoii (Blackfoot) First Nation in what is now known as Saskatchewan. They now reside on the traditional lands of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe peoples, also known as Toronto.

With over 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, including working for 16 years in the response to homelessness, Michael has dedicated his career to building coalitions to address complex and intractable issues and system-level improvements in the response to homelessness and mental health. In November 2020, he took on the role of CEO of CMHA Toronto.

Throughout his career, Michael has served on the Board of Directors of several not-for-profit organizations and was one of the founding Directors of two of them: one focused on preserving the spiritual practices of Indigenous peoples, and the other a community service organization for the LGBTQ2S+ communities. They currently sit on the board of Findhelp Information Services.

Michael is passionate about supporting the growing role of peers in the delivery of mental health services. They work tirelessly to ensure that the not-for-profit sector, particularly CMHA Toronto, has the leadership and governance capacity it needs to support people in our communities.

Michael holds a Master of Arts in Planning from the University of British Columbia.

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Agnes Santhosh Thomas (she/her) | Co-Chair

Dr. Agnes Thomas is the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto, which provides leadership, supports social services, and advocacy to address ongoing and emerging needs in the community. Agnes served in the not-for-profit sector for more than two decades locally and internationally. She also serves on a number of non-profit boards in Toronto.

Dr. Thomas is a leading community development practitioner and academic with a passion for gender equity, community mobilization and transformation, and organizational change. Her areas of expertise include immigration and settlement issues, community organizing, governance, policy, strategic planning, community-based research, training, micro-enterprise, and the creation of tools for transformative learning initiatives for organizations and communities.

Her passion for advocating for the rights of marginalized groups led her to complete and receive her Ph.D. in Adult Education and Community Development with an award-winning thesis from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto. She has a Masters of Arts (M.A.) in Critical Disability Studies from York University and a Diploma in Social Development from the Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University.

Agnes was recognized as a Canadian South Asian Trailblazer and a champion for Gender Equity by the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA), an umbrella organization of agencies providing services to the South Asian community, to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month 2019. Dr. Agnes is also a finalist for the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, 2020.

Agnes is a firm believer that everyone has something unique to offer and should be given every opportunity to participate and contribute tangibly to society.

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Maks Piskunov (he/him) | Treasurer

Maks Piskunov, CFA, brings more than 20 years of experience in finance and consulting, shaped by his journey as a newcomer to Canada. Originally from Belarus, he first came to the United States to pursue his studies, earning undergraduate degrees in Economics and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an MBA from the University of Chicago. He later settled in the GTA with his family, where community has become central to both his personal and professional life.

Maks began his career as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company before moving into investment leadership roles with CPP Investment Board, AGF Investments, and GRI Capital. He has previous experience serving on Findhelp’s Board and has continued following the organization’s growth and impact with pride. For Maks, serving on the Board was a meaningful way to give back—reflecting both his gratitude for the supports that help newcomers build a life in Canada and his belief in strengthening the social infrastructure that communities rely on.

Beyond his professional and volunteer work, Maks enjoys spending time with his family, photography, Peloton classes, and combat sports.

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Julie Sommerfreund (she/her)

Julie is a passionate human centred designer who is currently the President of The Moment, an innovation design studio in Toronto. She leads high performing teams of senior practitioners working with organizations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors to address complex challenges. Julie started her career as an environmental scientist and researcher working at Pollution Probe and Toronto Public Health. After confronting the limitations of the status quo approaches to problem solving, she went back to school for a Masters of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation and hasn’t looked back. With over a decade of experience, Julie brings a unique perspective to her work drawing from environmental sciences, public health, design and when she can her creative outlet of improvisational acting. Julie’s accomplishments include launching new programs to increase charitable giving for a global charity, changing how veterans benefits are processed and implementing Canada’s first municipal environmental reporting bylaw. She is most proud of being part of the team to establish one of Canada’s first employee owned, self-managed, purpose driven consulting firms. Joining Findhelp’s Board is an exciting opportunity for Julie to support transforming our communities’ social infrastructure with an organization that is making a big difference in people’s daily lives.