Jill Stoddart

Jill Stoddart, PhD, MSW, serves as the Executive Director at Family & Children's Services Foundation since June 2019, following a notable career at Family and Children's Services of the Waterloo Region, where Jill held various leadership roles including Director of Research, Development and Outcomes. Currently, Jill also contributes to academia as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Windsor and holds the status of Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. With a doctorate from Wilfrid Laurier University specializing in social work, Jill's research focuses on the influence of societal risk factors on child welfare services. Previous experience includes consulting and therapy work with adolescents at Airmid Counselling and Consulting, and impactful research and quality assurance initiatives within child welfare.