Executive & Committees

2025-26 Executive Committee:

Co-Presidents: Fadwa Yehia; Gol Sara Simaei
Secretary: Chantel Carvallo
Treasurer: Michael Zalev
Past President: Kim Harris

Directors:

Christine Doucet
Dr. Dilys Haner
Catherine Horvath
Associate Justice Imran Kamal
Shelley Kierstead
Justice Heather Mendes
Justice Heather McGee
Cynthia Nantais
Nafisa Nazarali
Dr. Rana Pishva

Committees:

Finance Committee:
Board
Michael Zalev (Chair)
Fadwa Yehia
Non-Board
Sharlene Weitzman

Nominating Committee:
Board
Kim Harris (Chair)
Gol Sara Simaei
Fadwa Yehia

Annual Conference Committee:
Board
Chantel Carvallo (Co-Chair)
Catherine Horvath (Co-Chair)
Justice Heather McGee
Christine Doucet
Cynthia Nantais 
Nafisa Nazarali
Fadwa Yehia
Non-Board
Virginia Workman
Gabrielle Beaulieu

Education and Programming Committee:
Board
Shelley Kierstead (Co-chair)
Dr. Rana Pishva (Co-chair)
Justice Heather Mendes
Dr. Dilys Haner
Cynthia Nantais
Gol Sara Simaei
Non-Board
Gabbi Silverberg
Virginia Workman
Ori Bergman

Research and Policy Committee:
Board
Shelley Kierstead (Co-Chair)
Kim Harris (Co-Chair)
Gol Sara Simaei

Ad Hoc Committee Strategic Planning:
Board
Fadwa Yehia (Chair)
Chantel Carvallo
Shelley Kierstead
Dr. Dilys Haner

Communications Committee:
Board
Gol Sara Simaei (Chair)
Christine Doucet
Non-Board
Shaista Durani
Ron Shulman
Sarah Cantos
Brent Mendiola 

Newsletter Committee:
Board
Gol Sara Simaei (Chair)
Nafisa Nazarali
Dr. Dilys Haner
Non-Board
Andrea Smart
Jessica Farshait
Felicity Sattan
Sabrina Mangiapane
Ruhaina Dhirani

Membership Committee:
Board
Kim Harris (Co-Chair)
Dr. Dilys Haner
Fadwa Yehia
Non-Board
Robyn Switzer
Lisa Barazzutti
Deborah Altman
Parag Ray
Caitlin Symsyk-Dekker

Sponsorship Committee:
Board
Kim Harris (Co-Chair)
Nafisa Nazarali (Co-Chair)
Michael Zalev
Gol Sara Simaei
Non-Board
Tanya Road 

The Walsh Family Law Moot & Negotiation Competition:
Board
Justice Heather Mendes (Chair)
Christine Doucet
Nafisa Nazarali
Non-Board
Ella Aiaseh 
Joanna Hunt-Jones
Courtney Palmer
Tanya Road
Eric Sadvari
Clayton Spencer

Get Involved!

AFCC-O encourages members to be part of our committees. Members seeking to be involved at the board level should note the pathway to board membership is often through committee participation.

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