Board of Directors
Scott MacLean, BSc (Eng.), MBA- President & Treasurer
After graduating from Queens University with a degree in Geophysical Engineering and from York with an MBA, Scott joined Ford Motor Company as a financial analyst. Over 10 years Scott had a variety of positions in Product Development, Manufacturing and Marketing. Most of his Ford experience came in Detroit with shorter stints in Canada and Mexico.
In 1996 Scott returned to Canada and took a position with Teknion Furniture Systems, where he holds the title of VP of Product and Manufacturing Finance. In this role, Scott is involved with corporate strategic planning, product development and marketing and manufacturing accounting.
Scott has been on the board of CREATE Institute for 15 years and President for 10. Working with CREATE has been profoundly rewarding for Scott as it has meant working with outstanding faculty and staff to develop and grow an organization that provides an important service to the community. He is extremely proud of the graduates of CREATE who continue to serve and improve the lives of countless people.
In 1996 Scott returned to Canada and took a position with Teknion Furniture Systems, where he holds the title of VP of Product and Manufacturing Finance. In this role, Scott is involved with corporate strategic planning, product development and marketing and manufacturing accounting.
Scott has been on the board of CREATE Institute for 15 years and President for 10. Working with CREATE has been profoundly rewarding for Scott as it has meant working with outstanding faculty and staff to develop and grow an organization that provides an important service to the community. He is extremely proud of the graduates of CREATE who continue to serve and improve the lives of countless people.
Beth-Ann Little, BA, RECE
Beth-Ann graduated with a degree in Theatre and a diploma in Early Childhood Education. Her playful spirit and approachable manner are the qualities that have allowed her to remain dedicated in her career as a preschool educator. She has been acquainted with CREATE for many years and has participated in events through her sister who was in The CREATE Institute's first graduating class. Beth-Ann is excited to be involved in helping the CREATE community.
Nadine Rusinek-Bloomfield
Double Hons. BA Psych/Communications Theory, EXAT
By the age of 16 Nadine was a member of SOCAN, received a scholarship to Banff Writing program and had achieved early conferral of her high school diploma based on her writing, music and art. In university, she received an invitation to work with bpNichol and Don Cole in their prestigious poetry program (published in in various anthologies, journals etc.) received offers to do two MA research in clinical psychology; however she left academia to parlay the research of one into a children’s television series she wrote, produced and developed. She was in the second graduating class of CREATE (ISIS) and worked in private practice in Toronto in a downtown studio with another CREATE grad.
After an absence from the healing field to raise her family and slay some dragons, Nadine returned to the world of EXAT by becoming a member of Create’s board in 2016 (using her past work experience at Penguin Books in marketing, & spreading the tenets of EXAT in social media), and by joining Rowesa Gordon in 2018 as a teaching associate for the first year class. She has continued to be involved in the arts; as a freelance story editor, multimedia artist, writer and musician. 2020 will see the release of a new single by her & long-term writing partner Leslie Stanwyck (Pursuit of Happiness, Universal Honey) in aid of therapy for parent survivors of their children’s suicides.
Nadine’s next goal? To finally finish that Masters, but at EGS… She’s in a race with her son to see who will get that Masters first!
Double Hons. BA Psych/Communications Theory, EXAT
By the age of 16 Nadine was a member of SOCAN, received a scholarship to Banff Writing program and had achieved early conferral of her high school diploma based on her writing, music and art. In university, she received an invitation to work with bpNichol and Don Cole in their prestigious poetry program (published in in various anthologies, journals etc.) received offers to do two MA research in clinical psychology; however she left academia to parlay the research of one into a children’s television series she wrote, produced and developed. She was in the second graduating class of CREATE (ISIS) and worked in private practice in Toronto in a downtown studio with another CREATE grad.
After an absence from the healing field to raise her family and slay some dragons, Nadine returned to the world of EXAT by becoming a member of Create’s board in 2016 (using her past work experience at Penguin Books in marketing, & spreading the tenets of EXAT in social media), and by joining Rowesa Gordon in 2018 as a teaching associate for the first year class. She has continued to be involved in the arts; as a freelance story editor, multimedia artist, writer and musician. 2020 will see the release of a new single by her & long-term writing partner Leslie Stanwyck (Pursuit of Happiness, Universal Honey) in aid of therapy for parent survivors of their children’s suicides.
Nadine’s next goal? To finally finish that Masters, but at EGS… She’s in a race with her son to see who will get that Masters first!
Ozge Ozgur
BA, Psych/ Child, Youth & Adult Psychotherapist
Ozge started her career by obtaining a degree in Psych in 2016. She graduated from Bahcesehir University in Turkey and then decided to move to Canada/Toronto in order to continue her profession as an early childhood educator. She graduated from George Brown College in 2019 and worked in various childcare centers meanwhile continuing on doing online therapy sessions abroad. CREATE and Ozge’s paths have been crossed recently when Ozge actually decided to move back to her home country.
She is a licensed psychotherapist in Turkey and her specialties within psychotherapy focus on children, teens, families, adults, and couples. She utilizes a range of modalities including Psychodynamic Therapy, Experiential Play Therapy, EMDR Therapy, Gottman’s Couple Therapy, and Mindfulness.
Nowadays Ozge is accepting clients in a clinic (Izmir/Turkey) and is happy to be (STILL) a part of CREATE community as she thinks the Create Institute not only provides clients a variety of coping mechanisms but also helps clients reclaim control of their lives and while doing that it embraces the idea of companionship which eliminates any power struggles between the client and the therapist since clients always know what is best for them.
BA, Psych/ Child, Youth & Adult Psychotherapist
Ozge started her career by obtaining a degree in Psych in 2016. She graduated from Bahcesehir University in Turkey and then decided to move to Canada/Toronto in order to continue her profession as an early childhood educator. She graduated from George Brown College in 2019 and worked in various childcare centers meanwhile continuing on doing online therapy sessions abroad. CREATE and Ozge’s paths have been crossed recently when Ozge actually decided to move back to her home country.
She is a licensed psychotherapist in Turkey and her specialties within psychotherapy focus on children, teens, families, adults, and couples. She utilizes a range of modalities including Psychodynamic Therapy, Experiential Play Therapy, EMDR Therapy, Gottman’s Couple Therapy, and Mindfulness.
Nowadays Ozge is accepting clients in a clinic (Izmir/Turkey) and is happy to be (STILL) a part of CREATE community as she thinks the Create Institute not only provides clients a variety of coping mechanisms but also helps clients reclaim control of their lives and while doing that it embraces the idea of companionship which eliminates any power struggles between the client and the therapist since clients always know what is best for them.
Catherine Mellinger
The Create Institute is looking to add new Board members.
Meetings are held one Tuesday evening per month, September to May.
If you are interested, or if you know someone who might be, please get in touch with our administrator, Pamela Rosales, at 416 539-9728.
Bring your enthusiasm, curiosity and your humour! Help us to shape CREATE's future!
Meetings are held one Tuesday evening per month, September to May.
If you are interested, or if you know someone who might be, please get in touch with our administrator, Pamela Rosales, at 416 539-9728.
Bring your enthusiasm, curiosity and your humour! Help us to shape CREATE's future!