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Joanne Vasquez, Interim Manager

Joanne Vasquez oversees programs, operations and services, including helping people navigate the process of filing a complaint. A social worker with more than 25 years of experience across health and social service systems, her work has focused on supporting diverse communities and improving how services respond to the people they are designed to serve.

Prior to joining Concordia, Joanne held leadership roles in both the public health network and community organizations, leading teams through organizational change, education and contributing to program development and program evaluation with an emphasis on accessible, safe and community-responsive services. 

Contact info

joanne.vasquez@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 3714

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Fatima Azzahra Bahi, Social Worker



Fatima Azzahra is a registered social worker with a Master of Social Work and extensive clinical experience providing counselling and therapeutic support to individuals impacted by sexual, interpersonal, and relational violence, as well as complex trauma. Her approach is trauma-informed, somatic, survivor-centred, intersectional, systemic, culturally responsive and anti-oppressive.

Her clinical work has focused on trauma-related concerns including dissociation, emotional dysregulation, relational difficulties, and challenges related to safety, trust, and identity. She integrates body-based awareness and regulation strategies into her work, while placing particular importance on building a strong therapeutic relationship and adapting interventions to each person’s pace, needs and lived experience.

Contact info

fatimaazzahra.bahi@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 7985