Need supplies or support?867-633-2437Outreach van, Tue – Sun after 5:30pm867-334-1647

The people here

Full-time, part-time and casual staff, all trained in harm reduction. Every program page shows its own contacts, pulled from this list.

Leadership & administration

The office, the paperwork, and the direction of the whole thing.

Susan Cornell
she/her
Administrative Coordinator
867-633-2437admin@bloodties.ca
Jill Aalhus
she/her
Executive Director
867-335-8265executivedirector@bloodties.ca
Kathleen Marques
they/she
Program Manager
867-687-4543programmgr@bloodties.ca

Housing, wellness & outreach

Keeping people housed, the drop-in, and outreach in town and rural Yukon.

Lexi Helem
she/her
Wellness Program Team Lead
867-332-8264wellness@bloodties.ca
Zach McCann-Armitage
he/him
Program Facilitator
867-334-4790projects@bloodties.ca
Sebastian Demers
he/him
Outreach Worker
867-687-5485housingoutreach@bloodties.ca
Angela Lennie
she/her
Outreach Worker
867-687-4548community@bloodties.ca
Scott Wood
all pronouns
Rural Outreach Worker

Harm reduction

The window, drug checking and the outreach van.

Jenn Smith
she/her
Outreach Van Team Lead and Interim Drug Checking Coordinator
867-335-3841outreachvan@bloodties.ca

Meal program

Two meals a day, seven days a week, and the community pantry.

Bridgeen Barber
she/her
Kitchen Coordinator
bridgeen.barber@bloodties.ca
Jason Schwartz
he/him
Cook

Supervised consumption site

The team on shift at the site. Reach any of them on the site number.

Marilyn Marquis-Forster
she/her
Supervised Consumption Site Team Lead
867-687-4545teamlead@bloodties.ca
Aaryan Azad
he/him
Support Worker
Berindra Chand
he/him
Support Worker
Alisha Thapa Chhetri
she/her
Support Worker
Rachel Daigneault-Krahn
she/her
Support Worker
Kanika Khurana
she/her
Support Worker
Benard Omondi
he/him
Support Worker
Fatmata Sow
she/her
Support Worker
Danish Khera
he/him
Support Worker
Uti Sherpa
she/her
Support Worker

Education & community

Training in Whitehorse and rural Yukon, and the Knowledge Keeper project.

Kira Henderson
she/they
Health Education Coordinator
867-332-8267education@bloodties.ca
Elsa Lapointe Breton
she/her
Rural Education Coordinator
partnership@bloodties.ca
Shirley Beattie
she/her
Elder / Knowledge Keeper

Not sure who to ask for? Call the office at 867-633-2437 and whoever answers will find the right person. For the supervised consumption site, call867-687-4547 and you'll reach whoever is on shift.