Opal McKenzie

President

Opal McKenzie is the President of Keep6ixOrg, and actively serves her community with over 20+ years of experience in various volunteer and employment capacities. Opal has experience supporting her community in conflict resolution and crisis intervention, working with multiple outreach and mobile crisis teams. She provides support to clients and their families, with a diverse caseload, ensuring that the societal disadvantages of those from marginalized communities are considered. Opal sat on the board of the Toronto Adventist District School Board from 1996-2017, and served as vice-chair on the board from 2004-2006. From 1999-2018 Opal volunteered with Black Business Professional Association working on the yearly Martin Luther King Jr. production. Opal is passionate about helping individuals realize and achieve their full potential, prioritizing her focus on the Black community to ensure full support for success.

Herman Henry

Patricia Nelson

Nellie Viveiros

Audrene Kerr-Brown

Audrene Kerr-Brown is a Professor at Humber College in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Innovative Learning. Since 2004, she has taught both Psychology and Criminology at Humber Collegea and in later years, at the University of Guelph Humber.  She is the inaugural co-chair of the Black/African Employee Resource Group at Humber College

Audrene is passionate about the classroom, but also enjoys the dynamics and the energy of community life. She has worked as a volunteer in the community for many years, both in active civic engagement as well as in research. She has investigated and delivered academic papers on community policing, youth at risk, and gang membership to academic, non-governmental and governmental audiences. She holds degrees in Media and Communications, Psychology and Criminology from the University of the West Indies, and the University of Toronto.

Audrene believes every life has worth and every person purpose.  As such, she has given much time to motivating and guiding others towards seeing that worth and finding that purpose.  She enjoys travelling, fishing, and hanging out with her family.

Alison Craig

Alison Craig is a criminal defence lawyer and partner at Lockyer Posner Craig in Toronto. She articled at Lockyer Campbell Posner in 2005 and has been with the firm since. In 2007 and 2008 she was counsel for nine individuals at the Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario who were convicted of homicides as a result of the flawed pathology work of Dr. Charles Smith. Today her practice is focused on homicide, sexual assault, and drug cases.  In addition to her work in the courtroom, she is a prisoners rights advocate and former board member and vice-president of the Kingston chapter of the John Howard Society.

Crystal-lyn Libert

Crystal-Lyn Libert is a passionate advocate for social justice and a dedicated mentor to youth, especially within marginalized communities. With a background in criminology and extensive experience working with the judicial system, Crystal-Lyn has actively engaged in initiatives that support inmates and advocate against gun violence in Toronto. Now, as a new board member at Keep6ix, Crystal-Lyn brings her deep understanding of the criminal justice system and a strong desire to create meaningful change for the communities she serves.

Karen Baker

Karen A. Baker has an extensive work history in financial services and estate planning. She is a well sought off speaker for families and organizations. You name it, she will research it and present in such a way it provides insights. She has worked for organizations like Royal Bank, Globe and Mail, Humber College and Seneca College. As a student in her first year at Ryerson University she beat the odds and applied for a program for visible minorities which led to her career in financial services. She is an advocate for higher education coupled with dedication of hard and smart work. Her goal is to make a difference in the lives of others by contributing knowledge and not holding back information that can assist the current and future generations. Her comfort level in speaking has been instrumental in helping many to change the direction in life for the better good of society and themselves.