Boyden is pleased to share the appointment news of Mohini Datta-Ray, a requirement led by Pamela Colquhoun
Announcement by Tom Gleason, Board Chair on behalf of PPT’s Board of Directors:
I want to begin this announcement by recognizing and thanking Cheryl Dobinson, our Director of Community Programming and Research, who in addition to her existing duties has been acting as Interim Executive Director. Cheryl has made important and significant contributions to Planned Parenthood Toronto, as she led our organization through one of the most challenging times in its history with exceptional leadership. Cheryl will remain as the Interim ED until July 2021.
"following a comprehensive search, i am pleased to announce the appointment of mohini datta-ray to the position of executive director, planned parenthood toronto, effective july 19, 2021."
Since 2015, Mohini has served as the Executive Director of North York Women’s Shelter, one of Toronto’s oldest shelters for survivors of gender-based violence. Fluently bilingual in Bengali and English, Mohini holds a BA and MA from McGill University. Her past roles include Director, Provincial Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative; Toronto Women and HIV/AIDS Coordinator at the AIDS Committee of Toronto; and Prevention Education Coordinator at the Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention.
As Executive Director, Mohini secured over $21 million in funding to completely rebuild NYWS to fulfil a paradigm-setting, beautiful trauma-informed design that is trans-inclusive, accessible, sex-positive, supports harm reduction, is child and youth centred and welcomes pets. The new space also includes a trauma-informed primary care clinic and space for community programs delivered by values-aligned partner agencies.
Mohini’s past work has seen her lead HIV community development, prevention education, youth-focused sex education and healthy relationship projects with a number of communities impacted by racism and poverty in Toronto and Ontario. Driven by social justice, Mohini believes that leadership means being transparently values-driven, speaking truth to power and building alliances across movements in order to become a conduit for change, justice and the shifting of power.
Please join us in welcoming our new Executive Director to Planned Parenthood Toronto.
Original Source: Planned Parenthood Toronto News
