Our Team
Staff Team
Trish Kelly,
Managing Director
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Trish is a purpose-driven leader with over two decades of experience helping organizations operationalize their social goals.
As an accessibility subject matter expert, she has helped Canadian organizations create more disability inclusive workplaces .
She has a passion for digital accessibility and has led the development of accessible e-learning courses and websites.
She was the lead writer on Disability Alliance of BC’s Developing Your First Accessibility Plan and A Guide to Accessibility and Equity Guide for Food Banks.
Her knowledge of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility is informed by her experience as a leader in socially responsible organizations, as a justice-focused advocate in the community, and as a child of a disabled parent. She is a citizen of the Métis Nation of BC.
Nora Loyst,
Accessibility Consultant
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Nora brings expertise in service delivery, facilitation, and community engagement. She is passionate about collaborating with community to translate accessibility planning into practice.
Nora holds a B.A. in Health and Community Services from UVic. She’s built a career around service delivery, with experience in post-secondary student services, supported employment, and inclusive childcare consulting. With an overarching passion for accessibility, she’s funneled all she’s learned about accessible service delivery into the CAP Framework. In her Accessible Client Service Training for Teams, Nora teaches service providers how to use the CAP Framework to uncover and address the hidden demands, expectations, and assumptions that drive client services.
Her commitment to accessibility is guided by her own lived experience as a person with a disability and is enriched by the varied perspectives and experiences of her friends, family, and community.
Sarah Molder
Accessibility Consultant
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Sarah is an accessibility professional with seven years of experience leading complex and innovative projects in the nonprofit sector.
Her work has revolved around program development and project management – with a focus on creating meaningful employment support experiences for youth and adults with disabilities.
Most recently, Sarah led the development of the Provincial Employment Strategy for Youth with Disabilities with CanAssist at the University of Victoria.
As a young professional who has learned to navigate the working world with high anxiety, she brings a youth-advocate lens to her work and a passion for creating conditions that support the next generation to thrive in their employment.
Our Associates
Anu Pala BA, CPCC
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Anu brings over 25 years of experience in the areas of diversity and inclusion training, vocational consulting, media and advocacy.
Anu’s professional experience includes consultation and training on workplace inclusion, website and online accessibility testing, writing and content review, project management, vocational rehabilitation, podcast production and coaching.
Anu possesses strong knowledge of screen readers such as JAWS for Windows and Voiceover and has extensive experience helping businesses and organizations create accessible workplaces. Anu also has expertise in professional communications, vision loss and cultural diversity.
Anu speaks English, Gujarati, Hindi and some Punjabi
Anu currently serves as president on the SIETAR BC board, member of the TELUS Local Content and STORYHIVE advisory committee and is a member of the City of Surrey’s Measuring Up committee.
Melissa Lyon, M.Ed., B.Ed., TESOL
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As an educator with a Master’s Degree in Special Education and as a person with a disability herself, Melissa Lyon (she/her) offers self-paced or synchronous online accessibility and inclusion courses through her Accessibility & Inclusion Matter Consulting company.
Other services include creating and facilitating customized workshops, courses, or presentations; mentoring; and supporting efforts to make workplaces more accessible and inclusive. Melissa has experience working in various BC post-secondary institutions where she worked to support their diversity and inclusion initiatives.
She has also worked with various non-profit organizations, as a consultant, writer, resource developer, and a volunteer. Her areas of expertise include knowledge and strategies for both K-12 education & post-secondary education; creating resources or courses related to disability awareness, inclusion, & accessibility; and mentoring other people who have disabilities.
Robbie McDonald
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Robbie is delighted to be part of the Untapped team. She cultivates high trust environments where everyone can flourish and is a graduate of the Community Capacity Building with SFU where she was awarded a grant to curate a panel discussion about neurodivergence in adulthood. She specializes in presentations, training, writing and workshops that build more neuroinclusive workplaces and communities.
As a deaf and neurodivergent consultant, Robbie has collaborated with a variety of non-profit and social purpose organizations. She is currently serving a three-year term on the Translink Accessibility Advisory Committee, and she was nominated by the Open Door Group as an Inclusive Workplace Champion, Individual in 2023.
Drawing from decades of experience as a journalist and communications specialist, she is committed to creating spaces and content that are accessible for all. She also co-hosts a popular podcast about ADHD discovery in mid-life.
Leanna Manning
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Leanna is an accessibility consultant who supports organizations to deliver on accessible messaging as part of their overall communications.
She specializes in plain language communications, digital accessibility, and conscious and inclusive language. She applies these skills through a combination of copywriting, editing, rewriting, consulting, and training.
With over a decade of professional experience and her own lived experience with disability and divergence, Leanna brings a unique perspective and passion to her work.
She approaches every project from a place of curiosity and creativity to find unique approaches that work for everyone. Every project is an opportunity to learn something new.
Leanna writes about accessibility and shares her creative process on her website www.leannamanning.com.
Sana Khaliq
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Sana is a plurality of many things – a researcher, settler, first-generation Pakistani, lifelong student, advocate, and so much more.
Her work is rooted in a commitment to co-creation, intersectionality, decolonization, systems change, and inclusive design. With almost a decade of experience, she uses her multi-industry background and interdisciplinary perspective to connect social justice, research, community engagement, and marketing/communication ultimately envisioning a future that is equitable, inclusive, accessible, and sustainable across industries and mediums.
Sana is on various youth advisory committees and a board member and nominating chair for It Gets Better Canada.
Amy Nash
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Amy is a queer, trans, and disabled advocate for accessibility, diversity, and inclusion.
Originally from Wales, UK, they’ve called Turtle Island home since 2013.
With a background in marketing, policy development, and disability employment coaching, they bring over a decade of experience empowering individuals and organizations to create environments where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
Whether through personal development coaching, accessibility & equity consultation, or storytelling, Amy is dedicated to building a more inclusive world.
Samuel Dunsiger
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With broad skill sets informed by his background in the worlds of journalism, marketing/communications, consulting, education and career coaching, Samuel is a writer/storyteller, career advisor and accessibility advocate. As someone who is neurodivergent and has a speech disability, he uses his writing to normalize authentic experiences of living with disability through storytelling.
As an accessibility consultant, career advisor and job developer, he works within the intersection of disability and employment, specializing in supporting job seekers with disabilities in reducing barriers to finding employment, positioning their disability during the recruitment process, and advocating for their accessibility needs in the workplace.
With his background in writing, communications and marketing, Samuel also specializes in accessible communications, including plain language, content structure/navigation, and inclusive language.
His writing on disability has appeared in numerous media outlets, including the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, Broadview magazine and more. Samuel recently migrated from Toronto to Ottawa.
Ekamjit Ghuman
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Ekamjit has completed a degree in Business with a Finance and Human Resources Management concentration from Simon Fraser University. She has also completed a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Human Resources Management from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Ekamjit has volunteered for several non-profit organizations and has served as a Constituency Assistant for a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
As an individual living with cerebral palsy, Ekamjit is passionate about creating awareness of the disability and advocating for disability inclusion. Her writing on disability has appeared in numerous media outlets, including Peace Arch News, the Surrey Now-Leader and more.