Our Team
Building a brighter and safer future, together.
Jasmine, Executive Director
Jasmine De Fina is a Human Trafficking Consultant, advocate, and the Executive Director of SafeHope Home. Jasmine is a recognized expert in human trafficking and has significant experience educating frontline workers, government leaders, the court system, law enforcement, community agencies, and the public to provide insight into the issue of human trafficking and information on how to better understand, support, and work with survivors. Jasmine is a survivor. With the support of Natasha Falle and Bridget Perrier, Jasmine turned her own story and experiences into a fulfilling career as a human trafficking expert, advocate, and community leader. She has worked as a National Advocate supporting the implementation of Bill c36 and as a member of Victim Services of York Region, where she developed the internal Human Trafficking Response program. She also served as a peer mentor providing support to other survivors and to teams of Crisis Intervention Counsellors. Jasmine is also a sought-after public speaker and is regularly engaged as an expert panellist and has been featured on CBC News, Global News, The Toronto Star, Radio, and many other platforms. Jasmine has been working with SafeHope Home since 2018, first in the role of guest speaker, then Peer Mentor and Program Manager. She was invited to serve as the interim Executive Director in April 2022 before formally accepting the role of Executive Director in August 2022. Jasmine identifies as a person of mixed heritage with Métis, French, Irish, and Scottish ancestry and roots in Northern Ontario and Quebec. Like many Indigenous people on Turtle Island her heritage is a result of the complicated and traumatic history of colonization, and helps fuel her passion for this work. Jasmine is also a proud mother of two daughters and two puppies.
Allison, Director of Operations
Allison is the community outreach and intake support worker at SafeHope home. She started her journey with SafeHope Home as the program facilitator before transitioning into her current role. With 20 years of experience in the social service field, Allison has a great deal of experience with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, those with substance use disorders and mental illness. Allison is the founder and former Director of Jinja Connection, an organization located in Uganda, East Africa that supports children and youth sleeping on the streets. Allison lived in Uganda for 10 years where she met her husband. They have 2 children and love spending their free time travelling to new places and back to Uganda to visit their friends and family. “I am honoured to be able to stand alongside the strong women who come to Safehope Home and support them in their recovery journey”
Christine, Supervisor of Outreach
Maggie, Outreach Support Worker
Maggie Beatie is recognized as a distinguished advocate for women. She has earned respect and admiration of her colleagues during her long career in addiction services and sexual assault organizations. At MacMaster University, she studied addiction and mental health and has become a natural learner and teacher, embracing sharing knowledge with her community. She began her career in 1989, working with women in addiction treatment centres. She was passionate about helping women heal and used her background and education to make a difference at Bethesda House – a shelter for women and children, the Durham Rape Crisis Centre and Destiny Manor – a women’s treatment centre (now known as Pinewood’s Women’s Residential Treatment Centre). She also spent many hours professionally and personally supporting and advocating for women who had been incarcerated. Many of the women suffered from addiction and lived traumatic lives of human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and abuse. Later in her career, Maggie spent over 20 years working in the walk-in crisis unit, welcoming people looking for a way out of addiction at Pinewood Centre of Lakeridge Health. She became familiar with the homeless, mandated and street population and how underserved they are. Maggie accepted a position at Safe Hope Home in 2018 facilitating addiction-specific groups. Today she holds the title of Addiction Counsellor. It is here at SafeHope Home where all her experience has come together serving the women who seek safety and healing. It’s clear to everyone who meets Maggie that she uses her skills and passion at every opportunity to advocate for women and those who have suffered the wounds of trauma and addiction. Every woman she works with gets the same energy she would give her daughter, sister, or friend. She lives in Oshawa, Ontario and loves to spend time on Lake Kashwackamack with her husband of 35 years, Rick. She is a loving mother of five, grandmother of five, and great-grandmother of one. When she is not helping others, she can be found playing pool in local billiards leagues. Quote from Maggie: “When I leave work, I stand for a moment on the stoop and admire the view as I contemplate everything I have experienced in life. Every piece of education, every job, and every client has been a blessing in my life to lead me to this very moment at Safe Hope Home. It truly is an honour to work with such a dedicated team of talented, powerful and experienced women.”
Christine, Program Facilitator
Angela, Office Manager I Human Resources
Heather, Manager of Care and Intake
Heather is the Supervisor of Care at SafeHope home, she started working with SafeHope home in 2022. Heather received her Social Service Worker diploma from Loyalist College in 2008. Heather is working towards her Bachelors of Social Work through the online distance delivery program with the University of Manitoba. Before joining the SafeHope Home team, Heather spent many years working with youth and mental health. To accompany her passion to help others, Heather has completed training in Trauma-informed Responses to Human Trafficking, First Aid and CPR, CPI, Psychological First Aid, Infant mental health, San’yas indigenous cultural safety, Ministry of the Attorney General Human Trafficking training and Naloxone administration. In addition to all of this, Heather is also the proud and devoted mother to two young boys and a beautiful dog.
Shabnam, Care Staff
Sheanda, Care Staff
Shauna, Care Staff
Josie, Care Staff
Sophia, Care Staff
Adriana, Care Staff
Kaitlyn, Care Staff
Kaitlyn is a Care Staff At SafeHope Home and her pronouns are she/her. She is of white settler heritage and is also Jordanian. Kaitlyn is dedicated to ongoing learning. She has her Social Service Worker diploma, Graduate Certificate in Addictions and Mental Health, and an Undergraduate Degree in Social Work. She is knowledgeable in mental health, gender-based violence, Indigenous ways of knowing, and addiction interventions including motivational interviewing. Her approach to social work includes feminist perspectives, trauma-informed care, and anti-oppressive practice. She has prior experience in providing supports for at risk youth, folks experiencing housing insecurity, and folks in need of harm reduction resources. Kaitlyn is passionate about supporting survivors of human trafficking and she is dedicated to maintaining safer spaces for the women that she works with. She works from a space of compassion and collaboration and she values community building. When Kaitlyn is not working, she enjoys spending time outdoors, reading books, and leaning into her creativity with writing and visual arts.
Shantel, Care Staff
Shantel is an advocate & Care Staff at SafeHope Home. Shantel has a Social Service Worker diploma & a BA in Global Development. Shantel is currently working full-time as a Crisis Response Specialist on a new pilot that focuses on bridging the gaps for BIPOC communities faced with mental health crises. Shantel continues to advocate for services for women, BIPOC & mental health communities. Shantel enjoys going on nature walks and hikes. Shantel is creative & artistic and uses art as a form of therapy for herself and community members.
Meet our Board
Ron Huard, Board Chair
Ron retired from the Durham District School Board where he worked for 25 years as a psychometrist. Ron has a great deal of experience in the area of positive behavioural programming for children and youth with an autism spectrum disorder. He was instrumental in providing professional development to educators in the Durham School Board. Ron is a Provincial Trainer in Behaviour Management Systems Training, a non-violent crisis intervention program for educators throughout Ontario and within the English boards in Quebec. He also facilitates behaviour management training for staff working in municipal recreation programs throughout Durham and the GTA. Ron stays connected to his church by actively supporting student and children’s ministries as well as providing education and training for the staff and volunteers. Ron is excited about using his skills in the area of collaboration, problem solving and educating others in his role on the Safe Hope Home board of directors.
Noemi, Director
Noemi is a graduate of Ontario Bible College (currently Tyndale University) with a Bachelors of Religious Education. She is now a retired civil servant, having worked 11 years in the Health Care sector and 25 years in the Education sector in different administrative roles. She serves on the Board because she has a passion to see the women that come through this ministry redeemed and restored experiencing the power of God to restore brokenness to an abundant living.
Bev Bazak, Director
Bev is a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario for 40 years and currently holds a position with a local healthcare corporation in Diabetes Education. As a nurse, Bev brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, trauma-informed care, advocacy skills, and a deep commitment to the vulnerable populations. As a follower of Christ, Bev is called to serve with compassion, dignity and love. Serving on this board provides Bev with an opportunity to advocate for justice, offer hope, contribute to strategic planning, community outreach, and help to restore lives broken by exploitation.
Joshua Henry, Board Secretary
Joshua Henry serves as the Board Secretary for SafeHope Home, bringing both professional expertise and personal passion to the organization’s mission of restoration and empowerment. He works with Infrastructure Ontario, where he leads real estate initiatives that support the Province of Ontario’s public infrastructure and community priorities. His work reflects a strong commitment to strategic planning, stewardship, and collaboration — qualities that strengthen SafeHope Home’s governance and long-term vision. Beyond his professional life, Joshua is an active member of Malvern Christian Assembly, where he serves on the worship team and plays the guitar. In his free time, Joshua enjoys taking long drives with his wife and is actively involved in his local church activities. He lives by the verse, “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” — 1 Corinthians 10:31
Nicola King, Board Member
Nicola King is a faith-driven leader, transformational leadership coach, and licensed real estate agent with a heart for missions, both local and overseas. She actively volunteers in women’s ministries, providing mentorship and leadership coaching that supports women in their journeys of restoration and healing. Nicola has served on several overseas mission trips and is actively involved in her community and local church. She brings a deep commitment to servant leadership, faith-based values, and compassionate care. As a real estate agent, Nicola contributes practical expertise in property, stewardship, and strategic decision-making, supporting sustainability, asset management, and long-term organizational planning. Her passion is to see restoration and healing become possible realities for women as they rebuild their lives with dignity, hope, and purpose.
Meet our Volunteers
Janice, Care Staff Volunteer
Dawn, Care Staff Volunteer