Daven Seebarran

Executive Director

Daven Seebarran is a highly skilled leader who has worked extensively in the non-profit sector throughout Canada for the past 15 years.  He has over a decade of experience as an executive director with specific expertise in non-profit management, organizational development, fund development, and leadership coaching. As a prolific fundraiser, Daven Seebarran has raised more than $34 million for institutions across Canada.  This has been accomplished through grant writing, corporate engagement, individual giving strategies, and special events management.

Douglas Hurst

Virtual Learning & School-based Learning Coordinator

Douglas Hurst has over a 22-year history working with children and youth, formerly as resident artist for Art Starts Neighbourhood & Cultural Centre facilitating interactive creative workshops to under-served communities; remains the resident drama teacher at Windermere Kids and Green Apple Kids preschools teaching through puppets and play. 

Kathryn Palangio

Administrator

Kathryn Palangio has devoted over 25 years of working with children and children’s causes. Now “semi-retired” from the not for profit sector where she worked most recently as an Executive Director, Kathryn has chosen to slow down and focus her full attention to the vison and mission of TCK and the important work of supporting and educating our youth.

Tina de los Santos

Virtual Learning & Communications

Tina de los Santos is an engagement and communications consultant with over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector. She is highly skilled at connecting nonprofits with their audiences in ways that create lasting, meaningful relationships. Through the creation of strategic communications such as blogs, website content, videos, scripts, organizational stories and more, Tina helps nonprofits build a groundswell of support and inspires audiences to take action.

Davrielle Salsberg

Immersive Puppetry Program Assistant

Davrielle is a 4th year Arts Management Specialist at the University of Toronto. They have interned at Now Magazine and SummerWorks Theatre Festival. They co-developed a musical theatre curriculum at the Cabbagetown Community Arts Center and they perform drag. Davrielle also just released their debut solo album "18".  They are very excited to be a part of this great organization.

Camila Salcedo

Voices Project Facilitator

Camila Salcedo is an artist, activist and community organizer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Interdisciplinary from NSCAD University, and graduated as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2018. She has three years of teaching experience in Nova Scotia through NSCAD University's Extended Studies, Alderney Landing, and the Arts Gallery of Nova Scotia, and had the unique experience of teaching at Modderdam High School in Bonteheuwel, South Africa for 3 months in 2017 through the Art In Schools Program.

Jessi Hartig

Artist Facilitator: Paint Exploration & Mom+me

Jessi is a skilled painter and sculptor who has dedicated herself to using art to help others. She is pursing a master's degree in art therapy and will be Canadian Art Therapy Association accredited upon completion of her program. Jessi currently teaches for Paint Nite by Yaymaker and has experience using art to work with adults, though she developed and coordinated an arts education program for children prior to this. Jessi has been awarded the American National Scholastic Silver Medal for sculpture, as well as regional accolades for sculpture in Ohio.

Rajesh V & Chaman Agarwal

Bookkeepers

Rajesh and Chaman provide bookkeeping services for the organization.  They have extensive bookkeeping experience in the non-profit sector.