Our Team

 

MICHELLE BERRY
Executive Director

Michelle Berry has been bringing people together through food for more than 20 years. As a caterer and event planner, Michelle’s creativity and passion for food has garnered her media and award recognition including the “HERstory in Black” photo project produced by CBC News where she was honoured as one of 150 Black Women making an impact in Canada.

Michelle’s desire to use food as a catalyst for change led to the creation of Shelley Cares Foundation in 2018. As Executive Director, she works with staff and a team of volunteers to alleviate hunger by providing safe, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food and meals to marginalized and under-served residents living in Scarborough and surrounding areas.

Since opening, Shelley Cares Foundation has served more than 1,000 clients through meal programs and community events.

MARINA PHILLIPS
Board Chair

Marina Phillips is a visionary who has the unique ability to make her visions a reality through sound strategy development. She can identify the threads of opportunity that wind through an organization and knows how to bring them together into a cohesive whole. She is an inspirational leader who helps others extend their thinking and is respected as a credible voice in decision making, finding strategic partners, and establishing governance boundaries.

Marina brings more than 15 years of business leadership experience to her role at Shelley Cares Foundation. As the founder and owner of Bébé Station™, Ontario's only mobile nursing lounge service provider, Marina oversees the operation and is spearheading major transformations in the festival and event experience for breastfeeding mothers and families with young children.

 
 

SHAUN BOLDEN
Community Accountability Coordinator

As Community Accountability Coordinator, Shaun Bolden helps ensure the integrity of our foundation. As a former small business owner, he uses his skills in management and Human Resources to maintain the standards set by the foundation.

Shaun has lived in Toronto for twelve years and is excited about making a positive impact within our community. Eager to use his interpersonal skills to encourage others to get involved in giving back on multiple levels, he seeks to garner as much help from as many avenues as possible.

TANISHA DUNKLEY

Social Media Manager

Tanisha Dunkley brings 15 years of marketing and communications experience to the Shelley Cares Foundation team.
She started her career as a writer crafting engaging and informative articles for trade magazines and community news publications. From there, she honed her skills in corporate communications, marketing, and graphic design. She has experience writing editorial content and designing promotional materials for national and local charities and businesses.

 
 

VENICE MCMAHON

Community Pantry Coordinator

Responsible for overseeing all facets of our Community Pantry, Venice drives the mission, operations, and engagement with our clients. She has single-handedly turned our Community Pantry around by aligning the day-to-day work with values around diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. In her spare time Venice enjoys cultural activities within the Afro Caribbean diaspora. To relax you can find her beating drums at various community events.