Liviya Mendelsohn

Liviya Mendelsohn has dedicated her career to advancing equity and accessibility for youth across Ontario. Currently, Mendelsohn serves as executive director at the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence. She previously served as director, accessibility and inclusion, at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (2016-21), as well as artistic director at the ReelAbilities Film Festival (2015-21). Living by the principle “nothing about us without us”, Mendelsohn is well-known for her work to advance equity and accessibility. She was recently awarded a Mandel Fellowship in Executive Non-Profit Management (2021-23) and has won several awards, including Programming Excellence Awards from the Jewish Community Centre Association of North America (2016, 2018, 2019 & 2020) and the City of Toronto Access, Equity and Human Rights Award (2019).