Compass ELC Admin Contacts

Meet the Administration Team!

Corporate Team

Ashley Collins, CPA, CA
Co-CEO/Organizational Lead – Corporate

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support: Organizational
Corporate – insurance, strategic planning, advocacy, board of directors
Financial – mentorship/coaching, financial contracts and stewardship
Operations – mentorship/coaching, expansion, stewardship and policies
Pedagogy – mentorship/coaching, stewardship, policies and consulting contracts
Project work – Compensation Network, DEI Network, Outdoor Initiative, Decision Making Protocol

Email: acollins@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 223

Sheila Olan-MacLean, RECE
Co-CEO/Organizational Lead – Corporate

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support: Organizational
Corporate – policies, legislative requirements, legal matters, board of directors
Human Relations – culture stewardship, mentorship/coaching, contracts, policies
Communications – culture stewardship, mentorship/coaching, grants, policies

Email: solan@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 214

Victoria Maw
Administration and Corporate Coordinator
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Supports with administration
Corporate Policies
Board of Directors
Compass ELC Resource Library

Email: victoriamaw@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 304

Finance Team

Aaron Daley, CPA
Organizational Lead – Finance
/CFO
(he/him/his)

Areas of Support:
Program Budgeting
Finance coaching and mentorship
Investments
Extraordinary Needs Requests

Email: aarondaley@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 303

Mali Schneider
Financial Analyst

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Support the Budgeting and Planning Processes

Support budgeting and planning

Deliver monthly financial reports

Support year‑end reporting 

Analyze financial trends and forecasts

Email: malischneider@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 237

Krysta Sage, RECE
Finance Coordinator – Durham and City of Kawartha Lakes

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Accounts Payable Lead
Vendor bill payments
Accounts Receivable support
Employee mileage, expenses, professional dues reimbursements
Parent payment refunds
Visa Card Reconciliations

Email: ksage@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 225

Ashley Burke
Finance Coordinator

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Accounts Payable Lead
Vendor bill payments
Accounts Receivable support
Employee mileage, expenses, professional dues reimbursements
Parent payment refunds
Visa Card Reconciliations

Email: Ashleyburke@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext.

Human Relations Team

Jenny Cullen, RECE
Organizational Lead – Human Relations

she/her/hers

Areas of Support:
Culture Professional Learning for the organization
Mentorship and Coaching, Feedback support
WSIB
Legislation, policies and legal matters
First Aid / Food Handlers training

Email: jcullen@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 215

Sarah McDowell
Payroll and Benefits Coordinator

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Payroll processing and support
Pension and Benefits onboarding and support
ADP onboarding and accounts
Employment verification letters
T4 and Record of Employment support

Email: sarahmcdowell@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 224

Amy Starmans
Payroll Benefits Coordinator

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Compensation – systems, analysis and updates
Payroll reporting and analytics
Time off support
HCC provider payroll support
Payroll and Benefits backup support

Email: astarmans@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 235

Marina Sheridan
Pension and Benefits Coordinator
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Supports benefits
Supports Pension
Leave of Absence
Payroll Coordination

Email: marinasheridan@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488

Marsha Matson
Human Relations Coordinator – Durham and City of Kawartha Lakes
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Recruitment and onboarding
Staff requisitions, job postings, interviews
Job offers, letters of employment
Orientation
Admin licensing files

Email: mmatson@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 245

Ryan Heath
Human Relations Coordinator – Peterborough and Northumberland
(he/him/his)

Areas of Support:
Recruitment and onboarding
Staff requisitions, job postings, interviews
Job offers, letters of employment
Orientation
Canada Summer Jobs and Apprenticeship Support
Health and Safety

Email: rheath@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 217

Ashley Adamson
Human Relations Administrative Coordinator
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Recruitment and onboarding – supply staff
Job Offers, letter of employment for supply staff
Supply Registry and Networks
Bamboo Support
Health and Safety Support

Email: aadamson@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 240

Communications, WAGE and IT Team

Hanah McFarlane
Organizational Lead – Communications

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Internal Communications
Supporting External/Program Communications and IT
Proposals/Publications
Systems Administration
Advocacy

Email: hmcfarlane@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 218

Kelly King
Communications Coordinator

(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Internal Communications
Supporting External/Program Communications and IT
Proposals/Publications
Systems Administration
Advocacy

Email: kellyking@compasselc.com
Phone:

Jason Adam (on Leave)
Information Systems Coordinator
(he/him/his)

Areas of Support:
SharePoint access
Where to save certain files
Teams collaboration
Microsoft Forms
Hardware requests (laptops, iPhones, iPads, printers. etc.)
Landline / VOIP support
Spam / phishing emails

Email: jasonadam@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 221

Operations Team

Jill Wickins, RECE
Organizational Lead – Operations
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Support for Admin Leads and Operational Support
Program Licensing
Operational side of Parent App support and scheduling support
Program Expansion
Mentorship and Coaching

Email: jwickins@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 228

Emily Recoskie, RECE
Outdoor Program Coordinator
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Outdoor advocacy in relation to early years
Outdoor expansion in licensed/recreational programs
Pedagogical support for outdoor environments/educators
Collaboration with outdoor advocates/community partners

Email: emilyrecoskie@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 ext. 250

Samantha Monteith-Damario, RECE
Operations and Purchasing Coordinator
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Purchasing support for programs
Parent App Support
Operations support

Email: smonteith@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 247

Angela Hoar, RECE
Materials Initiative Coordinator
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Environments – Design, Visioning and Staging Supports
Lose Parts Collections – Processing and Inventory
Order Coordination – Orders received through Compass Materials Initiative
Professional Learning – Offers internal and external professional learning
Atelier Space – Curates Atelier space and loose parts lending library
Atelier Visits – Organizes and Hosts Atelier visits, tours and setups

Email: ahoar@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 ext. 212 / Work Cell: 705-927-5241

Pedagogical Team

Lorrie McGee Baird, RECE
Organizational Lead – Pedagogical/Consultant
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Support for Pedagogical Leads
Professional Learning Support
Mentorship and Coaching Support
External Consulting

Email: lmcgeebaird@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-749-3488 Ext. 211

Dianne Traynor, RECE
Organizational Lead – Pedagogical
(she/her/hers)

Areas of Support:
Mentorship and Coaching support
Professional Learning Support
Strengthen systems and structures that support the growth of practice across our organization

Email: dtraynor@compasselc.com
Phone: 705-344-5158