Board of Directors

Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network, Inc. is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Dr. Ashley Stewart-Tufescu
Chair

Dr. Ashley Stewart-Tufescu is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Work and a Research Scientist with the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba. Previous to joining the University… Read more »

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Lisa Passante
Secretary

Lisa Passante is a social worker employed with a public school division in Winnipeg. Lisa attends board meetings as a listener, and the role of secretary means she gets to… Read more »

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Ronke Adegunle
Vice Chair

Ronke Adegunle is an experienced Human Resources professional with over 20 years of expertise, currently working at Manitoba Hydro. Her career spans broad HR generalist roles, with a more recent… Read more »

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Marites (Tess) Gopez
Treasurer

Marites (Tess) Gopez is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) and Senior Manager, Finance at Canadian Foodgrains Bank. She brings extensive leadership experience in finance, operations, governance, and strategic planning… Read more »

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Illia Tishchenko
Director

Illia Tishchenko is a dedicated professional with a robust background in law enforcement, customs administration, and community engagement. Holding advanced degrees in Law and Economics from Ukraine, he has transitioned… Read more »

Cyril Esteban
Director

Cyril is a finance and accounting professional with extensive experience across the travel, construction, and public practice sectors. He currently serves as Senior Manager, Finance for a travel group company…. Read more »

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