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Team Members

Sarah Upshaw

Sarah Upshaw

Director of Operations

Tracey McCallum

Tracey McCallum

Family and Child Welfare Unit

Brandon Rolle

Brandon Rolle

Director of Legal Services, Criminal and Youth Justice Unit

Desireé Jones-Matthias

Desireé Jones-Matthias

Lawyer

Charys Payne

Charys Payne

Director of Legal Services, Family Division

Tiffany Gordon

Tiffany Gordon

Manager, Data Collection & Justice System Accountability Unit

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Shawna Paris-Hoyte

Shawna Paris-Hoyte

Executive Director ANSJI

Shawna is a 5th generation African Nova Scotian who has worked tirelessly for equity and the human rights of women, children, youth, and families and community as a lawyer, mediator, clinical/forensic social worker, educator, and business owner in Nova Scotia and throughout Canada.

DeRico Symonds

DeRico Symonds

Director of Community Engagement and Justice Initiatives

DeRico Symonds is a 7th generation African Nova Scotian. Prior to ANSJI DeRico worked for The Province of Nova Scotia for 2 years, in the Office of Equity & Anti-Racism Initiatives as Senior

Naomi Marsman

Naomi Marsman

Director of Community Engagement & Justice Initiatives.

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Veronica Dossah

Veronica Dossah

Paralegal

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Natalie Hodgson

Natalie Hodgson

National IRCA Training Program- Senior Training Lead

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African Nova Scotian Justice Institute 

5832 Bilby Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 1V8

Phone: 902-492-5619

Toll-Free: 1-888-428-4233

Email: info@ansji.ca

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