Our Team

Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation is served by a core staff, volunteer board and board of advisors, and partnered with Black therapists from our community.

Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation is governed volunteer board of directors.

Truelove Twumasi Afriye, Co-Chair
Allison Dunne, Co-Chair
Akeena Legall, Secretary
Alex Chen, Treasurer

Learn more about our board members

Bethlehem Mulat, Founder & Director
Jasmine Malcolm, Clinical Coordinator
Vanessa Toussaint, Outreach & Administration Coordinator
Delfina Afoakwah, Content Creator
Evelyne Mugabe, Community Outreach Volunteer

Learn more about our staff

Click on a counselor to learn more about their practice.
Jasmine Malcolm
Golda Martey
Maedean Myers
Bernard Piprah
Nadine Tilma
Ruth Unaegbu
Trica-Kay Williams
Glory Mulera
Makita Wiggins
Becca Beckford
Janae Dunlop
Bjorn Yearwood
Ivan Leonce
Bex Denham

Click on each counsellor’s name to learn more

Cicely Belle Blaine
Mike Smith, MPsych, BCATR, RCC-ACS
Theresa Thomas, MCP, RCC

Learn more about our adivsory board

Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation is grateful to the contributions made by previous board members, advisors, counsellors, and staff over the years including: