Meet The Team
MLI Homestay was founded by a group of professionals with over 40 years of experience in education, travel and tourism and international business relations.
Our team of dedicated employees share a passion for and a drive to provide the best possible service. Across Canada you will find smart, caring and experienced MLI Homestay Coordinators to help you every step of the way. Get to know the incredible team by clicking on the pictures below. We look forward to meeting you!
Michael Ruby, Co-Founder / Board MemberHead Office
Cheryl Lee, Partner / Managing DirectorHead Office
Bev MacWilliams, Co-Founder / Board MemberHead Office
Andrew Hunter, Homestay AdministratorHead Office
Andrew Lind, Partner / Managing DirectorHead Office
Connie Huang, Homestay AdministratorHead Office
Kristi Ash, Manager Recruitment and Community DevelopmentHead Office
Navid Nazhand, Manager Homestay EastHead Office
Valbona Pennoyer, Homestay CoordinatorCalgary, AB
Lisa Kawalauskas, Homestay Coordinator Okotoks, AB
Nicole Haacke, Homestay CoordinatorAirdrie, Calgary, Alberta
Sarah Russell, Homestay CoordinatorLethbridge, Alberta
Corinne Nelson, Homestay CoordinatorRed Deer, Alberta
Linda Utas, Homestay CoordinatorAbbotsford, BC
Lauralee Wood, Homestay Coordinator Greater Victoria, BC
Ayla Seyedmortazavi, Homestay AdministratorHead Office, BC
Maya Sterling , Homestay AdministratorHead Office, BC
Sacha Blackall, Manager Homestay WestHead Office, BC
Squamish Homestay Coordinator Squamish, BC
Crystal Federico, Homestay Coordinator Revelstoke, British Colombia 
Cherry Xiao, Homestay CoordinatorBurnaby, British Columbia
Lynette Johner, Homestay CoordinatorGreater Victoria / Sooke, British Columbia
Christine Balatti, Homestay Coordinator Nanaimo, British Columbia
Michelle Edis, Homestay Coordinator Penticton, British Columbia
Ceri Bowles, Homestay CoordinatorSunshine Coast, British Columbia
Henry Tran, Homestay CoordinatorMississauga/Brampton, ON
Amelia Pushelberg, Homestay CoordinatorOttawa, ON
Jane Banks, Homestay CoordinatorBarrie, Ontario
Amy Alpaugh, Homestay CoordinatorBluewater South - Port Elgin, Kincardine and Walke, Ontario
Susan Keast, Homestay CoordinatorBracebridge/Gravenhurst, Ontario
Tejinder Taggar, Homestay Coordinator Brampton & Mississauga, Ontario
Anne Baxter, Homestay Coordinator Brockville, Ontario
Shelley Sammon, Homestay Coordinator Carleton Place, Ontario
Barbie Barta, Homestay CoordinatorCollingwood, Ontario
Rebecca Ness, Homestay CoordinatorCollingwood, Ontario
Jody Poitras, Homestay CoordinatorCornwall, Ontario
Skyler Chretien, Homestay CoordinatorCornwall, Ontario
Paula Greaves, Homestay CoordinatorDurham West, Ontario
Rippy Chhabra, Homestay Coordinator Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Alessia Ursella, Homestay CoordinatorGuelph, Ontario
Rustann Steele-Yeo, Homestay CoordinatorGuelph, Ontario
Tina Wilson, Homestay CoordinatorHamilton, Ontario
Meenu Bhandari, Homestay Coordinator kitchener, Ontario
Jo Ann Campbell, Homestay CoordinatorLanark County, Ontario
Leslie Callaghan, Homestay CoordinatorLondon, Ontario
Andrea Corbeil, Homestay Coordinator North Bay, Ontario
Jennifer Gauthier, Homestay CoordinatorOrangeville, Ontario
Nathalie Bresil, Homestay CoordinatorOttawa (and vicinity), Ontario
Lynda Marshall, Homestay CoordinatorParry Sound, Ontario
Vanessa McKay, Homestay Coordinator Perth, Ontario
Nicole Wallace, Homestay CoordinatorStratford and area, Ontario
Fathima Mubeen, Direct Homestay AdministratorToronto, Ontario
Laura Maroukis, Homestay CoordinatorWindsor, Ontario
Diane Lewicki, Homestay CoordinatorWindsor (and vicinity), Ontario
Shari-Ann Fleming, Homestay CoordinatorMontreal, Quebec