governance
The Yellow Door is all about openness and transparency. Here you can meet our Board members and read through our various documents on governance.
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Board of Directors 2020-2021
Lauren Laframboise, CO-PRESIDENT
Lauren Laframboise is currently a research employee at Concordia University's Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, as well as a long-time volunteer and former staff member at the Yellow Door. "What I like most about the Yellow Door and the work we do is that we see the transformative potential of mutual aid and accessible community spaces in action." |
Amritha Sanmugam, CO-PRESIDENT
Amritha has been volunteering with the YD for almost six years, participating in programs such as Generations and Art Hive. She is passionate about grassroots organizing and currently works in project development for the digital equity and justice non-profit, Techno Culture Club, and as an ESL teacher at the Jamaica Association of Montréal. In her leisure time, Amritha enjoys being outside, cooking, and, of course, playing with her beloved cat, Godrick. "My Generations match and I would make dinner together a few times a week and also go window-shopping afterwards in the Alexis Nihon mall. My match had immaculate taste and I had no doubts when following her fashion advice!" |
Maureen Micks, VICE-PRESIDENT
Maureen Micks has been associated with the YD for over 10 years serving on the Board of Directors and working on different committees. Maureen is a retired physiotherapist who has worked in the health care sector in clinical settings, training and development. Maureen was introduced to the YD while studying physiotherapy at McGill University. Being on the board permits Maureen to assist in ensuring the YD continues serving the surrounding community in a meaningful way. "Participating in the Annual Benefit Dinner with board members, senior members, donors, volunteers, and friends—an evening filled with music, conversation, friendship, and of course, food!" |
Julia Knafo, SECRETARY
Julia is a corporate lawyer, with a focus on private equity and mergers and acquisitions. Julia first became involved with the Yellow Door in June 2020, after being struck by the organization’s mission and devotion to, among other things, creating a safe and welcoming space and helping bridge a generational gap. In her free time, Julia loves to cook. |
Taylor Murray, TREASURER
Taylor Murray is a Financial Controller at the Martin Family Initiative and a Chartered Professional Accountant. Taylor started as a Generations volunteer for the YD before joining the Board. She enjoys cooking, hiking and yoga in her spare time. "My favourite YD memory was when a Yellow Door member gave her a hand written poem as a thank you for running errands for her." |
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Lisa Baum
Lisa Baum's professional experience spans fundraising and strategic communications, and she now works full time as a fundraiser for McGill University while consulting non profits on a voluntary basis. An active community participant, aside from volunteering with YD she also is the co-founder of an urban art project in Montreal - Art Extension. "My favourite memory of being involved in YD is taking part in a group exercise that explored the five-year strategic vision of the organization. " |
Marc Nerenberg
Marc Nerenberg is a musician, artist, writer, and videographer, who is retired from the practice of law, in which he specialized in the field of international criminal law. He was President of the YD Board of Directors for approximately a decade, and now serves informally as the repository of institutional memory, having been associated with the YD in various capacities since the early 1970s, when he was one of the people who ran the YD Coffeehouse. Though now in his 70s, he continues to run YD programs as a volunteer organizer, and his association with the YD is near and dear to his heart. "I have far too many YD memories to be able to single out a favourite." |
Woojin Albert Park
Albert is a digital marketer with a Bachelor of Science from McGill. He enjoys writing music and dreams of becoming a rockstar one day. He joined the YD board because he believes that helping others is one of the greatest things someone can do with their life. He also serves as a volunteer at the weekly Community Music sessions. "Performing at the YD Coffeehouse for the first time. I played an original song of mine and the crowd was extremely nice to me." |
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Peter (Xinli) Zhuang
Peter (Xinli) Zhuang is a recent graduate of Concordia University’s Fine Art program, where he majored in Music. As a Generations volunteer for a year and relaunching the community music group, Peter has put in a lot of effort into helping with seniors to gain a better life and building a great community. Peter also likes sports and playing computer games with others when he is not volunteering with seniors. "My favourite memory of the YD was the gift delivery day during the pandemic. I see a huge value in teamwork because without teamwork, none of it would have been possible. It is team work that delivered those 91 gifts to the seniors at their homes." |
Katherine Moore
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