Our Organization
Board of Directors
- Lakshiminarayan Chinta, Board Chair
- Nitash Mavalvala, Vice-Chair
- Jennifer Lai, Treasurer
- Athena Brown, Director
- Madelaine Godard, Director
- Ajay Vijeyakumar, Director
- Paul Wong, Director
- Madeleine Stratton, Client-Partner Representative (Elected)
Interested in serving on our board?
CGC is actively seeking board members that are 18+ years of age or older, are a resident of and are legally able to work in Canada and can pass a Vulnerable Sector Check. Click here for a board application form or contact us if you would like more information on how you can join our board of directors.
Strategic Plan
Our partners, their families, and the broader community all benefit directly from our supported social enterprise initiatives and training programs. With our style of service delivery, the people we support gain confidence, skills, valuable workplace interaction, and the ability to be decisive about their futures. Their engagement in meaningful business activity positively impacts the local economy and provides an opportunity to increase the visibility of this often overlooked and underemployed segment of our community.
Annual Reports
Financial Statements
Awards and Recognition
Common Ground Co-operative, its partners and their enterprises have been the recipients of numerous awards including:
- Queen’s Medal
- City of Toronto Access Award
- Disability Day Award
- June Callwood Award
- International Day of Disabilities Unsung Hero Award
- Ontario Co-op Association Spirit Award
- Council for Exceptional Children, Toronto Chapter 56 Award (Lemon & Allspice) Business, Agency or Community Group Award
- Council for Exceptional Children, Ontario (Lemon & Allspice) Business, Agency or Community Group Award
- Council for Exceptional Children, Toronto Chapter 56 awarded to Common Ground Co-operative – Business Agency or Community Group Award
Common Ground’s model for business partnerships has gained the attention and support of government officials such as the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and the Minister of Education, Kathleen Wynne M.P.P. In June 2009 Common Ground was awarded a Vital Idea Award and grant from the Toronto Community Foundation.
Common Ground Co-operative and the social enterprises it supports have been featured in many media publications.