Meet the Management

Eyob Naizghi
Executive Director
In his early 20s, Eyob Naizghi became stateless, a refugee from Eritrea. This experience led to over 30 years of commitment to social justice for immigrants and refugees. In 1985 he earned an M.A. in Geography from the University of British Columbia, specializing in rural-urban migration. Before joining MOSAIC in 1993, Eyob managed development projects with refugees. He also worked as a freelance consultant, designing, developing, evaluating, and monitoring projects with refugees and internally displaced people.

After serving for eight years as Director of the Settlement Services Department, Eyob was appointed Executive Director of MOSAIC in December 2000. In this position, Eyob is responsible for achieving strategic, financial, and operating objectives, and for ensuring the organization operates in accordance with the policies established by MOSAIC's Board of Directors.

Jiri Adler
Director of Interpretation and Translation Services
Jiri Adler graduated from the College of Modern Languages in Prague, specializing in Russian and Translation-Interpreting. For seven years, he worked as a conference interpreter for the International Association of Journalists and Prague Information Services. In 1989 he received a B.A. in Linguistics from Simon Fraser University, and in 1994 he completed his graduate courses there. He began at MOSAIC in 1989, as a Co-ordinator of the Translation Services department. He became Director of the Interpretation and Translation Department in 1996.
 
Joan Andersen
Director of Employment and Language Programs
Joan Andersen came to MOSAIC after a long and varied career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Joan worked for the CBC in Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. Her career spanned covering the fall of the Berlin Wall to leading CBC Vancouver to being the most-listened radio station in Vancouver. Throughout her career, Joan has been a leader in diversifying the workplace; mentoring and developing staff; and working with communities to develop better service. Joan has Masters Degrees in Industrial Relations, with a major in Organizational Development, from the University of Toronto and in Library Science from the University of British Columbia. Joan is also Chair of the Vancouver Public Library Board and a past Treasurer of Literacy BC.
 
Ninu Kang
Director of Family Programs
Ninu Kang has a background in Clinical Counselling Psychology (M.A.). She co-facilitates counselling groups for abusive men and women who have experienced violence. Ninu Kang has formal facilitation training in the area of conflict resolution, cross-cultural conflict, and issues of oppression. In addition to her clinical practice, Ninu teaches Cultural Competence Practice to social workers, probation officers, police officers and women working in the area of violence against women. She also teaches Group Skills, Antiracism Training, Counselling Skills for Transition Workers and Parenting After Separation Skills. She has provided training through the Justice Institute, B.C./Yukon Society of Transition Houses, Surrey Delta Immigrant Services Society, MOSAIC, and local colleges.
 
Sherman S.M. Chan
Director of Settlement Services
Sherman Chan has a M.Sc. in Applied Social Studies from the United Kingdom, and is a registered social worker. He has worked in the field of social service for the past twenty-eight years in Canada, Hong Kong, USA and Britain. Sherman takes a leadership role with the Canadian Council for Refugees, and serves as a director of the Pro Bono Law BC. He has done a number of collaborative studies with research institutions, and participated in social justice advocacy with community groups. He is the recipient of the City of Vancouver 2006 Cultural Harmony Award.
 
Sue Trevor
Comptroller
Sue Trevor, a chartered accountant, began her career working for Touche Ross & Co. in Toronto. She has since gone on to work with a variety of companies in several different industries. Sue became involved in non-profit and charitable organizations through volunteering, and soon began to offer her own services to these organizations. For nearly five years, Sue was the founding Executive Director of the Depressive and Manic Depressive Association of Ontario. She also acted as the controller of the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, a non-profit recreational facility with over 4,000 members. In 2001, after more than five-and-a-half years at the Club, Sue moved to British Columbia.
 
Sue’s responsibilities at MOSAIC include financial management, human resources, facilities management, information systems and direction of the accounting and operations team.