Child Development Institute
Andrea Blackman currently serves as a Unit Steward at the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) since April 2020, where responsibilities include chairing the Bargaining Team and Labour Management Committee. In addition, Andrea has been a Steward at the Child Development Institute since September 2015 and has held positions as Researcher II and Researcher I for the SNAP Model Programs. Previously, Andrea worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Guelph from January 2015 to June 2015. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Minor in Neuroscience from the University of Guelph and has furthered education at George Brown College between 2020 and 2021.
Child Development Institute
Child Development Institute (CDI), an accredited children’s mental health agency in Toronto, is a groundbreaker in developing innovative programming. They offer evidence-based programs for children ages 0-12 and youth ages 13-18, and their families across four streams: Early Intervention Services, Family Violence Services, the Integra Program and Healthy Child Development.