Appointee Biographies

ZOE KARIUNAS

Zoe Kariunas has over 10 years of experience in developmental services both in British Columbia and Ontario where she currently with Community Living Toronto as a Senior Facilitator. She holds an Honours B.Sc in Health Sciences from Western University and worked internationally in France and South Korea before returning to her hometown of Toronto where she currently resides. Zoe has volunteered with Pride Toronto, Habitat for Humanity and animal rescue groups.

SHAWN SOUTHERN

Shawn Southern lives in St. Clair township. A Certified Information Systems Security Professional, he has worked in Information Technology and security for nearly three decades, working to ensure businesses and public organizations have strong IT security systems, practices and plans in place to protect both the organizations and the people they serve. Shawn also built a fibre optic Internet service provider providing high speed services to businesses. In that role he worked with municipalities and utilities withing many provincial and federal regulatory frameworks to improve services to businesses in the community and help drive economic development. He is an active volunteer with many community and education focused organizations, serving on a number of boards of directors and committees, as either a member, treasurer, or chair.

ANULI AUSBETH-AJAGU

Anuli Ausbeth-Ajagu is a Human Resources Professional, with the Certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL), the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designations and a master’s degree in communications. Her expertise includes leadership, coaching, social impact and building great teams. As a black female Canadian citizen, she brings a wealth of knowledge in cross-cultural communication, diversity, people management, and leading with compassion. She is an academic and teaches post-secondary level HR courses as a college instructor. A self-starter and social entrepreneur, she has over fifteen years’ experience managing people for peak performance. She successfully led and managed the operations of a non-profit organization, where she was the founding Executive Director. She also successfully led the change management initiative. Her career spans banking, insurance, and academia. She is an accomplished oral and written communicator and a published author of fiction and prose.