Interval House Hamilton

Board of Directors
Interval House of Hamilton operates on a governance-based model and is led by a voluntary Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of ten to twelve members who represent the diversity of our community. Board members can be elected for one consecutive five-year term.

Board members are recruited based on:

If you are interested in becoming a board member, wish to send feedback, or have a question or concern, please contact:

Clare Freeman, Executive Director
905-387-9959 ext. 235

Board of Director’s Recruitment Committee
630 Sanatorium Road
Hamilton, ON, L9C 7S7

Executive Director
The Executive Director is an employee of Interval House of Hamilton and implements, directs and evaluates the Board of Director’s annual business plan. She also ensures that the vision, mission and values of Interval House of Hamilton are fully embraced in all its work. The Executive Director is the community spokesperson for the agency and is responsible for all the day to day operations of the shelter, including, but not limited to: financial sustainability and reporting, program and service delivery and all human resource issues.

If you wish to contact the Executive Director, please call:

Clare Freeman
905-387-9959 ext. 235

Business Manager
The Business Manager reports to the Executive Director and ensures good accounting and reporting practices are completed according to legislation and funding requirements. She is responsible for guaranteeing the all regular and emergency building maintenance is kept in good standing and that all labour and corporation regulations are met.

If you wish to contact the Business Manager, please call:

Patty
905-387-9959 ext. 233

Program Coordinator
The Program Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and ensures that all policy and procedure and program development needs are addressed. This includes, but is not limited to: hiring, supervising all frontline staff, writing program reports and community networking.

If you wish to contact the Program Coordinator, please call:

Nancy
905-387-9959 ext. 222

Clinical Counselling Coordinator
The Clinical Counselling Coordinator reports to the Program Coordinator and is responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of our “Stages of Change” community and in-house counselling programs. This position ensures our work is responsive, innovative and evaluated.

If you wish to contact the Clinical Counselling Coordinator, please call:

Natasha
905-387-9959 ext. 231

Communication & Development Officer
The Communication & Development Officer and Volunteer Coordinator work together to meet the fundraising and volunteer needs of the organization.

If you wish to contact the Communication & Development Officer, please call:

Sandi
905-387-9959 ext 245

If you wish to contact the Volunteer Coordinator, please call:

Kelly
905-387-9959 ext. 232

Volunteer Coordinator
The Communication & Development Officer and Volunteer Coordinator work together to meet the fundraising and volunteer needs of the organization.

If you wish to contact the Communication & Development Officer, please call:

Sandi
905-387-9959 ext 245

If you wish to contact the Volunteer Coordinator, please call:

Kelly
905-387-9959 ext. 232

Special Events Coordinator
Updates all our events and arranges 3rd party event sponsoring for Interval House of Hamilton.

If you wish to contact the Special Events Coordinator, please call:

Sandi
905-387-9959 ext 245

Cook/Housekeeper
The Communication & Development Officer and Volunteer Coordinator work together to meet the fundraising and volunteer needs of the organization.

If you wish to contact the Communication & Development Officer, please call:

Sandi
905-387-9959 ext 245

If you wish to contact the Volunteer Coordinator, please call:

Kelly
905-387-9959 ext. 232

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
The Receptionist/Administrative Support person reports to the Executive Director and assists in ensuring that the day to day administration needs of all programs are met. The Receptionist/Administrative Support person is the first voice of contact with the community.

If you wish to contact Administration, please call:

lindaih@mountaincable.net

Child and Youth Counsellors
The Child and Youth Counsellors report to the Program Coordinator and are responsible for all the in-house parent and child programming. In addition, they provide public education to schools and agencies about teen violence and parenting and offer telephone support and advocacy to women living in the community.

If you wish to contact the Child and Youth Counsellors, please call:

905-387-9959 ext. 224

Frontline Counsellors
The Residential/Frontline Counsellors report to the Program Coordinator and are responsible for monitoring the crisis telephone line and all residential services, including, but not limited to: intake, case management, in-house counselling (individual and group), and networking with agencies and services to connect women with support services (housing, financial, courts, etc.).

If you wish to contact the Residential/Frontilne Counsellors, please call:

905-387-9959 ext. 225

Legal Advocate
The Legal Advocate reports to the Program Coordinator and is responsible for assisting women with the legal system by providing information and support on: a woman’s legal rights, how to find a lawyer, how to navigate through the legal system (criminal, family, immigration), and Legal Aid. In addition, the Legal Advocate can accompany a woman to any legal service (police, courts, victim’s services, etc.). The Legal Advocate is not a lawyer and does not give out legal advice.

If you wish to contact the Legal Advocate, please call:

905-387-9959 ext. 223

Community Transitional Support Worker
The Community Transitional Support Worker reports to the Program Coordinator and provides outreach services to women living in the community who need information on local services and support navigating systems. She also provides safety planning and advocacy for women.

If you wish to contact the Community Transitional Support Worker, please call: