Today Unity has created an impact in the lives of over a 500,000 people across Canada, building resilience and contributing to the creation of healthier communities. Unity continues to provide multi-art form based programming at various developmental life stages for youth using our national network of multi-sector partners to focus on holistic and accessible support.
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Our Story


Mission
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Vision

Our Values
Youth
Youth are at the centre of Unity. We exist as an organization to serve young people in need of ways to express themselves positively, in need of community, encouragement and support, in need of representation and platforms so that they may be heard and seen. We prioritize youth by including them in the conversation, by listening to them, and by guiding and mentoring them.
Hip Hop
To Unity, the Hip Hop elements are languages through which we’re able to connect, teach, inspire, and engage with youth. The history of Hip Hop, and the foundational values of the culture--social justice, peace, respect, self-worth, and community--are values and stories we strive to embody and share, so that youth may find inspiration, motivation and lessons of resilience within them.
Community
To Unity, community represents places and spaces where people feel seen and connected. Community means sharing, support and safety. In our work, community is foundational - it is at the centre of all we do. Helping others to find and experience belonging in community, and finding it ourselves, motivates us and moves us all closer to success and wellness.
Respect
To Unity, respect means treating every person with dignity, consideration and honour. In our work, respect is important because it allows us to build lasting relationships and create spaces where people feel dignified and safe to grow, learn and work. Respect is also important to Unity as a foundational value of Hip Hop.
Integrity
Youth are at the centre of Unity. We exist as an organization to serve young people in need of ways to express themselves positively, in need of community, encouragement and support, in need of representation and platforms so that they may be heard and seen. We prioritize youth by including them in the conversation, by listening to them, and by guiding and mentoring them.
Passion
To Unity, passion is the fire within, loving what you do and who you are. Passion is recognizing what moves the spirit, and honouring that need. In our work, passion is essential because it breathes life into our collective efforts, and keeps us hungry for change and growth.
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Board of Directors

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Sundeep Ghokale
Board Member
Recognized as a leading lawyer by Who’s Who Legal® (National Leader), Sundeep’s broad practice is focused on the representation of management in many areas of employment and labour law. Sundeep is frequently asked to speak at industry conferences and lead webinars on a variety of topics related to his practice. Sundeep is a member of the Sports and Entertainment Committee of Black North Initiative. He is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association (Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, CCCA Ontario Chapter/Corporate Counsel, Labour & Employment Law, Privacy and Access to Information Law, Workers' Compensation, Constitutional, Civil Liberties & Human Rights), South Asian Bar Association (Toronto Chapter), Law Society of Upper Canada, and Retail Council of Canada. Sundeep volunteers his time to Ovarian Cancer Canada and has taught employment and labour law at Conestoga College.

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Ome Saidi
Board Member
Bio coming soon.

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Samer Abhughannam
Chair
Coming soon.

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Antoinette R. Tummillo
Board Member
Antoinette is a Board member, advisor and senior executive with over 30 years’ experience working with national and international organizations in both private and public sectors, including CN Rail, CIBC, CBRE, Colliers International and the City of Toronto. She has experience establishing effective organizational structures/divisions, systems and processes with a keen focus on governance for owners/corporations and investors with significant real estate interests. She has been the recipient of several awards during her career including the CBRE Turnaround Award, Standard Life Top Global Managing Agent Award and the Urban Land Institute Women in Leadership Championship. In 2017, Antoinette formed her own company to provide strategic real estate and corporate advisory services. She is the incoming President, Board of Directors, of The Empire Club of Canada. She was also on the 2020 Gala Committee of Canadian Stage where she served on the Board for seven years. Antoinette has two adult children she adores. She and her husband love to explore Toronto and all it has to offer - bike paths, theatre, music, dance and restaurants. She is proud of her Italian and Montreal roots and is trilingual.

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Miri Hadas Koller
Secretary
Miri has 2 decades of experience in the senior housing sector which stemmed from her real estate background . She currently leads ClearPath Senior Living, a company she founded to help support owners of retirement residences in the operations of their homes. For 3 years Miri led Yee Hong Seniors Living on its mission to build a culturally appropriate portfolio of retirement communities geared towards the Asian Canadian seniors. Prior to that, as the President of Greenwood Retirement Communities, she helped build the company to a portfolio of 8 homes and a team of close to 500 employees. Miri has a passion for people, a strong faith in their good intentions, and she enjoys helping people achieve their goals. Miri has been living in Toronto with her family since immigrating to Canada in 2005.

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Chantal Brine
Board Member
I believe life is too short to do something you don’t love. I also know it takes hard work for most of us to figure out what that looks like. But I know it’s worth the journey and effort. Working with 30000+ counting inspiring professionals and the organizations, employers, and institutions that help them, to start careers that they love or at least moving in that direction is my “thing”.
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