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Meet The Purple House Team

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Kelly M. Mitchell - Executive Director

FOUNDER / Aidaen's Mom

CRC, CC, CYWC, BCO

purplehousekelly@gmail.com​​​

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Kaitlin Smith - General Manager

Executive Director in Training

purplehousekait@gmail.com​​​

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Grace Gavel - Outreach Liaison / Manager

NSCC Social Services Graduate 

purplehousegrace@gmail.com

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Sarah Burke - OH&S / Manager

Fundraising Liaison 

purplehousesarah@gmail.com

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Lillian Surette - Floor Supervisor

NSCC Social Services Graduate

aidaensplace@gmail.com

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Melissa Boudreau - Program Lead

College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals

BA, Major in Psychology​ -  Dalhousie University  aidaensplace@gmail.com

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Eva Zielinski - Admin. Assistant

​​Bachelor of Arts in Education – Bishop’s University

purplehouseaccts@gmail.com

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Lynn Dupuis - Crowdfunding Liaison

OH&S / Maintenance / Fundraising

NSCC Graduate - Level 2 Certified Electrician

amfcrowdfunding@gmail.com

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Sparky & Dixon

Purple House Support Beagles​

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Desire Sauve - Volunteer

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Jay Doucette - Volunteer

Began as a youth member

Childhood friend of Aidaen's

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Sheldon Brannen - Volunteer

Began as a youth member

aka. Little Daddy Shelly

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Julianne Rhodenizer - Volunteer

Childhood friend of Aidaen's 

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Leah Snooks - Volunteer

CCA - Continuing Care Assistant

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Barb Grant - Volunteer

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Clare Harding - Volunteer

Peer  Support NS Trained

Certified Reflexologist

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Mike Muise - Volunteer

Peer Support Trained

Manager of Running Man - Yarmouth

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Taranjot (TJ) Singh - Volunteer

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Dang (Martin) Nguyen- Volunteer

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Nic Maillet - Volunteer

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Kelly Hazelton - Volunteer

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Kerry Ross - Volunteer

Our Honored Board of Directors

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Scott Mitchell

Chair / President / Director

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Venie Nickerson

Vice-President / Director

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Heather Crowell

Treasurer / Director

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Hannah Mitchell

Secretary / Director

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Lynn Dupuis

Director 

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Kait Smith

Interm Recording Secretary 2026-2027

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White Perkins Associates Chartered Professional Accountants Inc.

Auditor for 2026-2027

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Kristan A. Burley

Board Advisor / Trainer

Artuitive Group

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