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Board of Directors/Standing Committees

The 2022 Board of Directors

Warren Comeau, BA, RRP, CCRC, CVRP(F), (F)CARP
Director/President/Executive Committee Chair/VRAC CVRP Joint Committee Chair/Ad hoc Bylaw & Regulation Committee Member
Dr. Garry Corbett, CDMP, CVRP(D), CCVE(D), VRAC(F)
Public Director/President Elect/Chancellor of Education/Examination Committee Chair/VRAC CVRP Joint Committee Member/Ad hoc Bylaw & Regulation Committee Member/Ad hoc Committee TSA Pathway Policy & Application Review Member
Jeff Cohen, RVP, RRP, CVRP, CCVE, ICVE, RTWDM
Director/Secretary-Treasurer/Executive Committee Member/VE Peer Review Panel Member/Ad hoc Committee TSA Pathway Policy & Application Review Member
Jennifer Chladny, CVRP, CCVE(F), ICVE, RRP
Director/VE Peer Review Panel Member/Registration Committee Member/VRAC CVRP Joint Committee Member/Ad hoc Committee TSA Pathway Policy & Application Review Member
W. Francis Fung, B.Sc., M.Ed., RVP, RRP, CVRP(D), CCVE(D), ICVE, RTWDM, CDMP
Director/Professional Practice Committee Member/VE Peer Review Panel Member
Dr. Michel Lacerte, MDCM, M.Sc., FRCPC, DESS, CVRP(D)
Director/Fitness to Practice Committee Chair
Dr. Camille Hadida, D.C., CVRP(F), CCVE, ICVE, MA Counselling Psychology, Reg. Psychotherapist
Director/Professional Practice Committee Chair/Examination Committee Member/Ad hoc Conflict of Interest Committee Member/Ad hoc Bylaw & Regulation Committee Member
Evie Cowitz, BA, RRP, CCRC, CCLCP, CVRP, RTWDM
Director/Registration Committee Member
Bonnie Chennell, RMT, PGAP Clinician, CVRP TSA, RTWDM
Director
Nicole Lindo, BSW, RRP, CVRP, RTWDM, CDMP
Director/Complaints Committee Member
David Cohen, MSW, RSW, CVRP(F), RRP, CRCC, CRV
Director/Complaints Committee Member
Peter Campbell, CVRP, CCVE/ICVE
Director/Ad hoc Committee TSA Pathway Policy & Application Review Chair/Complaints Committee Member/Registration Committee Member/Fitness to Practice Committee Member/VE TSA Review Panel Member
Lisa Yassein, CVE, CCVE, ICVE, RRP, RTWDM
Director/Ad hoc Committee TSA Pathway Policy & Application Review Member
Patrick Kennedy, L.L.B, L.L.M
Public Director/Complaints Committee Chair/Ad hoc Bylaw & Regulation Committee Member
Charles Foster, K.C.
Public Director/Discipline Committee Chair/Ad hoc Bylaw & Regulation Committee Chair
Lisa Blakeney, MA, ICVE, CVE
VECAP Liaison to CVRP/US ICVE Review Panel
Renee Daudlin-lacobelli, CCVE, ICVE, RTWDM
VRAC Liaison to CVRP 
Katherine Potts, BSW, RSW, CVRP
CVRP Liaison to VRAC/Ad hoc Bylaw & Regulation Committee Member
Roselle Piccininni, B.Sc. CVRP(D), RTWDM, CCRC, RRP, VRAC(F)
Registrar
Former President of the Founding Board of CVRP in 2010. Roselle brings years of experience & dedication as a VRA Ontario Board Director continuously from 1996 – 2010, holding the office of Ontario President from 2005 to 2006, VRA National President from 2006 to 2008 & National Past President from 2008 to 2010. Roselle continued to serve on the CVRP as a Director as a historian & member of the Executive Committee. She presently holds the title of Registrar since January 2020. Roselle graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science & has held her CCRC certification (Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselor) since 2006 & her CVRP since 2010. Roselle was a founding Principal at arc health management, a private company providing health management solutions to the private & insurance sectors. Roselle specializes in mental health disabilities & has experience with accommodation supports around these issues. Roselle has worked in the Life and Health market for over 30 years returning disabled individual back to work. Her expertise as a Vocational Rehabilitation Professional & her business experience brings more than 30 year of experience for employers, & insurers.
Sue Allardyce, MSW, CCRC(Retired), CVRP(F), RTWDM, RRP
Assistant Registrar/CEU Coordinator/TSA VE Coordinator
Sue has worked in the VR field for more than 25 years for not-for-profit, private & government organizations. Her experience includes the provision of vocational rehabilitation, disability management, case management and career counselling services to clients.
She has also worked in an advisory capacity in the rehabilitation & mental health fields with Veterans Affairs Canada & provided case management services to clients when working for Canada Pension Plan Disability. In addition, she has participated in policy development, staff management in direct service & policy application, file audits, & has taught case management & assessment at the university level.
Sue’s volunteer work includes being a member of the CVRP National Board, the President of the Vocational Rehabilitation Society of Canada (VRAC) Manitoba Society and a member of the VRAC National Board among other board & committee memberships.

Standing Committees of the College

Executive Committee

  • Reviews & recommends annual operating & budget
  • Makes recommendations regarding the management of assets & liabilities of the College
  • Seeks candidates for the Board of Directors
  • Manages the affairs of the Board

Registration Committee

      • Provides guidance on matters concerning registration & education, the evaluating & qualifying examinations & in-service training required prior to an applicant being granted a certificate of registration & membership with the College
      • Reviews applications for registration
      • Considers applications to remove or modify any terms, conditions or limitations placed on a Registrants’ certificate of registration

    Click here for the Registration Rule

Complaints Committee

    • Reviews, investigates & considers written complaints made about Registrants
    • Takes action where a complaint with respect to a Registrant is upheld

Click here for the Complaints Procedure.

Discipline Committee

    • Hears & adjudicates allegations of professional misconduct & incompetence referred to the committee
    • Considers applications for reinstatement or to remove or modify any terms, conditions or limitations placed on a Registrants’ certificate of registration

Click here for the Discipline Procedure

Fitness to Practice Committee

    • Assesses referred allegations or concerns about a Registrant’s capacity to practice

Click here for the Fitness to Practice Procedure

Professional Practice Committee

  • Develops, maintains & reviews standards of practice & programs to ensure continued competence of Registrants
  • Provides Continuing Education opportunities & assesses referred allegations or concerns about a Registrant’s capacity to practice

Examination Committee

  • Deals with various examinations held by the college & oversees the specialty and specifications
  • Annually reviews, analyses & updates to College examinations
  • Advises on all matters relevant to College examinations, including time tables, timing, content, & evaluation (internals and other)

Joint VRAC & CVRP Committee

  • VRAC & CVRP representatives who deal in collaboration with VR and/or VE issues for the profession
  • Provides open communications between the VRAC Association and the College