Leonora Gregory-Collura

President, ANCA Consulting Inc. and Co-Founder of ANCA Foundation

Diagnosed in the early 1990′s, Leonora is a graduate Teacher from London’s Royal Ballet; a teacher, choreographer, writer, lecturer, consultant and co-founder of ANCA Consulting Inc. and the non-profit ANCA Foundation.

Leonora’s writings and direct teaching on the cognitive development of autistic children have made her a sought after teacher and speaker.

Her tireless support of autistic children and adults has impacted greatly on the lives of Autistic People throughout Canada and the U.S.A. Leonora has been teaching children and adults for over 30 years.

Charlie Collura

Vice President, ANCA Consulting Inc. and Co-Founder of ANCA Foundation

Self-identified, Charlie is a graduate of McMaster University and is the co-founder of ANCA Consulting and the non-profit ANCA Foundation.

Charlie is an educator, workshop presenter, writer and consultant. He has twenty years of experience working with autistic children and adults in the public school, group home, community and consulting settings.

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Tim Pylipiuk

Tim has been with ANCA since 1996. He is a facilitator with the ANCA Group, writes reports for the directors, and facilitates the ADSS program for selected clients. Tim speaks at various workshops and assists with ANCA training sessions.

Tim is a writer and performance artist; putting on one man shows related to being autistic. He has written and published articles about being autistic.

Since graduating high school, he has attended ANCA, taught yoga, written for the East Cultural Center Newspaper and Just Business People Canada Magazine. Presently he is on the Board of Directors for the West Coast Mental Health Network.

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Nicholas Mitchell

Nicholas Joined ANCA in 2005 and is a facilitator and speaker for the ANCA Group, and also facilitates the ADSS program.

A recent high school graduate, Nicholas has spent over 5 years as a carpenter and cabinet maker.

He is an outdoor enthusiast; past member of Scouts, Ventures and is now a certified member of the Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue.

Being a talented auto mechanic and certified Lifeguard are among his many interests and pursuits.

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Jacynthe Geschke

Jacynthe joined ANCA in 2004. In the past year she has worked with ANCA’s adult ADSS program; providing interactive support from the autistic perspective and is learning to support members during the ANCA group program.

Jacynthe participates in ANCA training workshops with professionals and parents, and provides insight as a speaker and role model as a young autistic adult.

Jacynthe enjoys working with horses, having won many awards for showmanship and riding, as well as her great enthusiasm for gymnastics and working with the young children in our program.