Leadership
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Cynthia (Cindy) Harrison, M.Sc., Reg. CASLPO
Chief Executive Officer
Cindy is a Speech Language Pathologist and co-founder of ACT Learning Centre and ACT’S sister company, CommuniCare Therapy. Cindy’s area of clinical focus is the provision of assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with autism spectrum disorder, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, global developmental delays. Cindy holds a post-graduate certificate in DIR/Floortime, and is the only Master Trainer for The Play Project in Canada…
Directors
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Jocelyne Boileau
Director of Operations
Jocelyne is the Director of Operations, Certified ESDM therapist and French Senior Therapist at ACT Learning Centre. Jocelyne graduated from the University of Ottawa in…
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Caitlin Lacelle
Director of Occupational Therapy and Entry to School
Caitlin is a registered Occupational Therapist with the province of Ontario. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from McGill University in 2009 and…
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Rebecca Nishimura
Director of Speech-Language Pathology and the PLAY Project
Rebecca Nishimura is the director of Speech-Language Pathology and the PLAY Project. She is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist with the province of Ontario.
All Staff
Hala Slim
Hala has been working as a special educator for over a decade. She has experience working with children and youth with learning, intellectual and cognitive disabilities to overcome their academic and behavioral challenges through assessments, one-to-one sessions and classroom settings. In addition to Specific Learning Disorders, Hala’s expertise covers a wide range of neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASD, ADHD, Down Syndrome, ODD and Williams syndrome.
Hala holds a Bachelor of Psychology, a Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Disability Management and a Post Graduate Diploma in Learning Disabilities and Giftedness. Hala speaks English, French and Lebanese (Arabic).
“I chose to work at ACT as I wanted to shift from the inclusive schools’ settings to a workplace dedicated only to children with special needs, as well as getting to know the field of Autism from a new and in-depth perspective.”
If you could have any exotic animal as a pet, what would it be?
Fennec fox
If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Lasagna
What’s your favourite holiday?
Christmas
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Hala Slim
Instructor Therapist
Hala has been working as a special educator for over a decade. She has experience working with children and youth with learning, intellectual and cognitive...
Hayley Whalen
Hayley has been working with children for nearly a decade and has specialized in ABA since 2019. Hayley graduated from Trent University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Education. She is currently working towards a Master of Applied Disability Studies at Brock University and is expected to graduate in 2023. Hayley enjoys spending her time with her golden retriever, Gus.
If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Bora Bora
If you could have any exotic animal as a pet, what would it be?
Monkey
If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza
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Hayley Whalen
Senior Therapist
Hayley has been working with children for nearly a decade and has specialized in ABA since 2019. Hayley graduated from Trent University with a major...
Helen Lweyeman
Helen holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and is currently working towards a Bachelor of Childhood and Youth Studies. She is fluent in both English and French. In her spare time, Helen loves cooking African food and blasting loud music to put some groove in the house!
“My passion is to work with children. The Entry to School program allows me to help the children by developing their skills and help them by preparing for the upcoming school transition.”
If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Africa, Carribean and Ireland
If you could have any exotic animal as a pet, what would it be?
Giraffe
If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I love chapati with meat or any pasta dish
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Helen Lweyeman
Registered Early Childhood Educator
Helen holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and is currently working towards a Bachelor of Childhood and Youth Studies. She is fluent in both...
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