DONATELEADERSHIP TEAM
GOOD TO BE GOOD is a nonprofit association created for and by women and gender-diverse folks—driven by the dedicated and principled efforts of our team, board directors, volunteers, partners, advisors, and collaborators.
As a small but mighty team, we work with purpose, values, and solidarity—guided by integrity and a commitment to shared power. Our multidisciplinary core team is made up of dedicated leaders, service providers, and advocates working to improve the lives of women and gender-diverse individuals in our priority communities.
We’re committed to equity, justice, and building a more just world for women and gender-diverse people. We hold ourselves accountable to our communities and the future we’re working toward—together.
Our multidisciplinary team brings a mix of lived experience and professional skills across areas like program design, social services, mutual aid, outreach, advocacy, research, organizing, and leadership.
Everything we do is rooted in care, urgency, and a shared commitment to lasting change.
Manager of Admin
Jenny Hong joined the Good To Be Good team in 2022 as program support and now leads as the organization’s Operations and Admin Manager.
Community Worker and Program Coordinator
Mecca is a Social Worker graduate from the Philippines, living and studying in Toronto. Part of her work has involved working with women from marginalized communities, financially disadvantaged women, and differently abled people.
As a compassionate, effective, and productive community worker, she believes it is critical to have a strong desire to support others and learning to serve communities from different walks of life with their needs and priorities. As GOOD TO BE GOOD’s Community Worker, she focuses on developing her confidence so that she can help other women develop theirs.
She realizes how important every element and attention to detail is as a community worker agent and is dedicated and passionate about assisting underserved communities where they’re at.
Manager of Support Services
Aramí Galeano (she/her) is a passionate mental health counsellor and registered psychologist in Paraguay, dedicated to fostering healing and empowerment in diverse communities. Her extensive experience includes working with immigrants, survivors of intimate partner violence, and marginalized populations, where she consistently advocates for restoring voice and agency to these communities
Drawing from a compassion-focused approach, Aramí is committed to helping individuals reconnect with their inner strength and move towards their most authentic selves. She believes in the transformative power of connection and creates safe spaces where healing can unfold naturally
When she’s not supporting clients, Aramí channels her energy into dancing, reading, and facilitating various wellness experiences that contribute to collective well-being and community connection.
Advisor, Volunteer
Julia (she/her) is a volunteer advisor at GOOD TO BE GOOD and passionate digital product strategist living in Toronto and pursuing her Master’s in Digital Product Management. In her role, Julia evaluates all customer interactions within a business. She then defines the strategy to deliver a positive, meaningful experience across those interactions. Julia enjoys having a creative outlet at work when designing digital experiences, and at home, where she creates digital art and shoots film photography.
She looks forward to supporting the GOOD TO BE GOOD mission of serving women and marginalized communities in any way she can. As someone who loves to get her hands dirty, Julia is excited to volunteer for events and engage with the community.
Marsha is a GOOD TO BE GOOD’s Program Mentor and Lead, and an entrepreneur and creator of SHED which stands for Sense Healing Every Day. Her program invites women to shed what is in the way of them being fully self-expressed to show up in the world as their true authentic selves. She’s also a skilled Marketing Professional who has provided her expertise and knowledge in telecommunications, media and not-for-profit sectors.
She believes that through self-care and healing practices, we can move past our trauma to thrive, bring joy, love and our light to everything we do, especially running a successful business!
Executive Director, Board Member, and Founder
Char (she/her) is a friend, social entrepreneur, intersectional gender equity advocate, community-builder, and writer.
Char serves as the founder and Executive Director of GOOD TO BE GOOD. She has led and architected projects and campaigns focused on building solidarity and empowerment through bottom-up approaches and mobilization. As a student of life committed to service, Char demonstrates an aptitude for visionary thinking and compassionate, values-driven leadership—the kind responsible for driving community-centric service while cultivating effective and meaningful spaces for people.
Char’s advocacy supports communities in addressing socioeconomic disparities, building a kinder and equitable society, and advancing the empowerment and rights of women and girls who have experienced gender-based violence, systemic inequities and injustices.
Hailing from Rexdale, Char currently resides in what is known as Toronto, where she actively volunteers and is a trusted advisor to various organizations and grassroots groups. She is also a member of the Board of Directors and serves on various committees for Youth Rising Above —a charitable organization seeking to transform the lives of marginalized youth and young adults.
www.linkedin.com/in/charsanpedro
instagram.com/sanpedrochar
Board Member, Board of Directors
Tenika Bennett is a communications manager, entrepreneur, and founder of unattached and unbothered, A Greedy Bish, and Drinks by Nika. She’s passionate about food and using storytelling to better serve women. Across all platforms, Tenika aims to encourage young women to love themselves fiercely, unconditionally and unapologetically, and inspire them to live their best lives.
www.instagram.com/drinksbynika
Board Member, Board of Directors
Model turned actress, filmmaker, activist and mental health advocate Shreya Patel is altruism personified. A voice for empowering the underdog, she has, since childhood, dedicated her life to not only a professional career in film and the arts but also in social work. She is an honoree of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women of Canada (Arts, Sports, and Entertainment Category), Forbes 30 Under 30 (Media Category), Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, Women’s Achiever Award (Youth Leadership Category), and CSPN Emerging Leader Award Under 35. She also gained an honourable mention by the City of Toronto for advancing equity in the city. DissDash named her “Top 50 Coolest South Asians of 2021” along with Priyanka Chopra, Kamala Harris, and Hasan Minaj. Shreya’s selfless doggedly-determined desire to serve and improve the welfare of others is borne from surviving her own traumatic experiences. She is determined to be a net contributor to society. She divides her time between Canada. USA, and India.
www.imshreyapatel.com
On-Call Community & Peer Support Worker
Ella previously joined us as a placement student this past March, where she supported our Peer Support Team with dedication and care. Before returning to school, she worked as a Peer Support Worker with transitional-aged youth navigating complex mental health challenges.
Ella understands the importance of meeting people where they are and walking alongside them on their nonlinear journey toward healing, justice, and recovery.
Outside of work and academics, you’ll find her listening to music and relaxing with her cat.
Advisor, Volunteer
mercy ayesha (they/them/she/her) has always been an active citizen and has a wealth of experience in community organizing, campaigning, and lobbying for underrepresented groups of people. Having worked various roles in political and electoral campaigns in both their home of London, UK, and their new home of Tkaronto, Canada, with a lifelong commitment to contributing a positive change to their community.
Digital Media & Communications Specialist
Hiral holds a B.A. Hons. in Marketing and Communications from The University of Chester, United Kingdom and a Postgraduate Certificate in Corporate Communications- Public Relations from Seneca School of Media, Toronto. Always a learner at heart, she is currently training to become a certified teacher in Hatha Yoga. When she’s not working, you’ll find her flowing through yoga asanas, practicing breathwork, or enjoying her favorite masala chai.
Advisor, Volunteer
Daisy currently holds a position as People and Culture Business partner for TELUS Health, where she provides strategic human resources guidance. She has over 20 years of recruitment management, human resources, corporate operations, and account management experience. And has turned her passion for people into a career specializing in people programs, client management, strategic recruitment and business consulting, executive search and operations.
Daisy is also founding Director of Danny’s Backpack, a non-profit organization based in Toronto and San Salvador serving to provide educational supplies to underprivileged children in Central America . Her journey with Good To Be Good started in 2019 when she first attended a fundraiser and immediately fell in love with the vision. She began volunteering for community events and eagerly seeks out opportunities to engage with our community. A mom of 3, Daisy strives to teach through action and example. Daisy is multi-lingual and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from York University.
Program Mentor & Lead Facilitator
Rochelle Ford-Wilson (she/her) is our Program Mentor and Facilitator for the Change Make-Her Program. She is a 30-something year-old wife, mother of 4 and Queen-Advocate for Working mothers world-wide. With a 12+ year career within Talent Acquisition and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, she also is a certified Life, Career & Well-being Coach and inspirational voice in women’s empowerment space, especially for moms.
Over the last decade, Rochelle has dedicated her life’s purpose to helping moms recreate their life with more intention, well-being and joy, by first reclaiming and embodying their inner Queen. She resides in a small town outside of Toronto with her husband and 4 kids. You can often find her listening to an audiobook while running after one of her busy kids, playing Beyoncé tunes full-blast in her car or having a epsom salt bath with a glass of wine when the kids are asleep!
