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The International Institute for Child Rights and Development

Staff & Board Members
Michele Cook - Capacity Director
michele.cook@iicrd.org

Michele Cook is IICRD's Capacity Director and is currently the Project Director for YouthScape, a J.W. McConnell Family Foundation funded initiative to increase the resilience of communities across Canada by engaging youth.

Michele is a connector at heart. With a background in Physiotherapy and Community Development, Ms. Cook has dedicated the last 17 years of her life to reconnecting and enabling children and their families within our global village. This has entailed working with children with disabilities, family based interventions, community asset building, and the development and implementation of training and capacity building tools to build on local strengths and facilitate systems change.

Elaina Mack - Project Manager
emiicrd@uvic.ca

As a Project Manager, Elaina Mack is responsible for convening, supporting and communicating with partners and stakeholders on a variety of projects, including YouthScape and CAPE.

Prior to joining IICRD in 2008, Elaina worked in a variety of sectors – from private, government, non-profits and academia – on a variety of issues ranging from policy, environment, gender and human rights, to community development and youth engagement, both in Canada and internationally.

She draws on these experiences to contribute to IICRD’s multi-faceted work. Elaina also holds a Masters degree in Public Administration (International Development) and a Bachelor or Arts in Communications.

Christopher Yeomans - Programs Director
chris.yeomans@iicrd.org

Chris Yeomans is an international development professional who comes to IICRD with over 10 years of experience. He has specialized in Conflict Transformation in a variety of project management capacities and has worked as an international consultant offering conflict resolution expertise.

Chris speaks English, French and Spanish fluently and has lived in several provinces and countries across the Americas working for academic institutions, international development NGOs, an inter-governmental organization, and 2 provincial governments to help transform social conflicts into opportunities for growth.

Joining IICRD as Project Manager for the Child Protection Partnership (CPP), Chris is excited about bringing his conflict resolution and international development experience to the Child Rights Ecology focus of this program and to IICRD.