Elected to the Kerry’s Place Board of Directors in February 2018 and appointed Chair of the Board in 2022, Jan is a highly regarded mental health and neurodiversity governance expert and advocate. Highlights have included serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and chairing the Governance Committee at LIGHTS, a partnership with Community Living Toronto that enables new housing opportunities for the intellectually disabled.

She also sat on the Advisory Council at ACCESS Open Minds and the Parent Advisory Council at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Neuropsychopharmacology.  Jan is currently a member of the International OCD Foundation/Canada task force working to enhance resources and collaboration across Canada.  She regularly writes for magazines including Autism Parenting Magazine, Autism Advocate Parenting Magazine, Exceptional Needs Today and Today’s Parent, and is a sought-after speaker.