Connections for Seniors is in the business of changing lives.
Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
- Betty Friedan
Our Mission
To establish programs and provide supportive services to older adults in order to ensure growth, health, and well-being.
Our Vision
To empower seniors to overcome barriers to safe and affordable housing, and provide support services that help reduce risks to well-being and promote quality of life. We believe that all seniors have the right to feel safe, to feel healthy, and to make choices about their own lives.
Affordable housing
Aging well starts with having a comfortable place that seniors can call home
Support Services
Having access to support allows seniors to make the decisions that matter to them
Our Values
Dignity
Every service, decision, and interaction protects and restores the dignity of seniors in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Innovation
Our approach is to evaluate and build more effective solutions.
Advocacy
Shaping policies, influencing systems, equipping seniors, staff and communities with knowledge driving better outcomes
Proactive
Inaction has a real consequence. We evolve with purpose.
Ownership and accountability
Taking responsibility for outcomes. If it matters, we own it!
Meet Our Team
Mohamed Abdallah, BBA
CEO & Co-Founder
mohamed@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 301Ron Taylor
COO
ron@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 301Cathy White
Executive Assistant
executiveassistant@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 301Jennifer Paturel
Social Enterprise Manager
jennifer@connectionsforseniors.ca709-763-4855Karlii Harvey
Housing Centre Manager
Karlii@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 244Kelly Heinz
Director of Fund Raising & Fund Development
Kelly@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 9Janet Rumsey
Cherry Lane Manager
janet@connectionsforseniors.ca709-770-0929Caleb Moulton
Supportive Housing Manager
caleb@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 226Cristina Eguiguren
Newcomer Seniors Programs
cristina@connectionsforseniors.ca709-779-0447Jonelle Ward, PhD
Director of Senior Housing Programs
jonelle@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 304Bill Collings
Community Outreach
bill@connectionsforseniors.ca709-699-0006 Ext. 225
Founders Board of Directors
Mohamed AbdAllah
CEO and Founder
Kathryn Atkin
Chairperson
Karen Noel
Vice Chairperson
David Works
Treasurer
Leanne Whelan
Secretary
Maria Callahan
Board member
Gertie Duggan
Board member
Shawn Skinner
Board member
Raylene Mackey
Board member
