Leadership Team
Rebecca Rolfe
National Program Director
About Rebecca Rolfe
Sherri MacDuff
Acting National Program Director
About Sherri MacDuff
Megan Holman
Program Coordinator
About Megan Holman
Megan has an undergraduate degree in Child and Youth Care and is currently working towards her Master’s of CYC at the University of Strathclyde. She has worked to support young people in a variety of settings, including community, school, camp, and outdoor education. Megan is immensely passionate about supporting young people and empowering them to embrace who they are as they walk through life. She hopes to one day have her own practice where she can use land-based practices and animals to help young people heal and connect with themselves and others.
Board of Directors
Jadelyn Psutka
Director of Development
About Jadelyn Psutka
Ty Kushnir
Director of Fundraising
About Ty Kushnir
A proud member of the Peguis First Nation, Ty is passionate about working with Indigenous communities. His position with Focus Forward involves the relationship management, and goal communication to our portfolio of corporate partners.
Jessica Mirasty
Secretary
About Jessica Mirasty
Jessica is a proud member of Flying Dust First Nation and is passionate about working with Indigenous communities. She hopes to gain valuable knowledge throughout her academics and volunteering to bring back to Indigenous communities or organizations.
Mitchell Muscat
Treasurer
About Mitchell Muscat
Roberta Bighetty
Director
About Roberta Bighetty
Evan Veryard
Founder, Chairman
About Evan Veryard
Evan Veryard is the Founder & Chairman of Focus Forward for Indigenous Youth. Evan started the charity after having an opportunity to teach woodworking to youth at the Katarokwi Learning Centre, where he saw first-hand the challenges facing Indigenous youth and the significant gap in educational opportunities that existed. Seeing these gaps and understanding how his own experiential learning opportunities had a significant impact in helping him build confidence as a youth, Evan decided to start Focus Forward to help facilitate more of these opportunities for others.
Evan holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from McGill University and a MASc of Chemical Engineering in the Field of Nuclear Engineering from RMC. For work, Evan serves as the Managing Director of a Toronto-based business consultancy.