Our 2024-25 Team of Directors
Megan Tran
Client Relations
Megan is a second-year Master of Public Policy candidate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and holds an International Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Glendon, York University. With 5+ years of grassroots and international non-profit experience, she has worked in various fields including youth advocacy, sustainability, and social justice and equity. She is passionate about working to address systemic barriers and strives to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable future for all.
As a consultant for the Public Good Initiative, Megan worked with Visions of Science to understand the barriers that low-income, racialized youth face when pursuing careers in STEM, and developed an internal report of policy recommendations on how to better support these communities.
Erica DeTina
internal relations and operations
Erica is a Public Policy graduate student at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Western University, with a Minor in Political Science. Erica's passion and areas of policy interest include global health governance, sustainable development, and digital policy. Her leadership roles in student organizations have taught her the value of applying an equity and social justice lens to evaluate and inform policy.
As a consultant for the Public Good Initiative, Erica worked with Canadian Doctors for Medicare to translate physician research into practical educational materials. These resources aimed to reduce emergency department and specialist referral wait times, targeting the public, healthcare providers, and policymakers.
Hayley Wells
Client Relations
Hayley is a second-year student in the Master of Public Policy program at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University, majoring in Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law, with a minor in Social Justice and Inclusive Communities. Alongside her academic pursuits, community building and engagement are very important to her. She has 10 years of experience volunteering with non-profit organizations, including: Inn from the Cold, the Newmarket Food Pantry, Ronald McDonald House Charities South Central Ontario, and several local grassroots organizations.
As a consultant with the Public Good Initiative, Hayley worked with University Settlement, an organization that provides various social services to immigrant and lower-income individuals/families in the GTA. The final deliverable was to help University Settlement create a framework for their staff and client-facing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policies.
Urszula Sitarz
Internal RELATIONS AND OPERATIONS
Urszula is a Master of Public Policy Candidate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. She has an Honours Bachelor of Science in Integrated Science from McMaster University where she discovered her passion for policy as a tool to facilitate justice. Urszula is deeply interested in the intersections of law and policy, Indigenous rights domestically and internationally, and social justice broadly.
As a consultant with the Public Good Initiative, Urszula worked with Toronto Drop-in Network to conduct research on professional development to support frontline drop-in workers’ career satisfaction and retention. Survey findings and interviews with frontline workers supported the creation of several recommendations for TDIN to further their mission of supporting drop-in workers and the broader drop-in community.
