Board Of Directors

Acting Treasurer – Elaine Adam

Elaine is a retired teacher who lives with her husband in Newmarket, Ontario. After retirement, she worked for Elections Canada and Elections Ontario. She has volunteered with a number of organizations, including the Special Olympics, the Magna Hoedown, served on the Town of Newmarket Street Naming Committee, on the board of Community Living Newmarket Aurora District (now known as Community Living Central York), and chaired the Ontario Trillium Foundations’s Simcoe York Grant Review Team. She is currently a member of Retired Teachers of Ontario’s York District Executive, delivers books for the Newmarket Library’s Homebound Service and is part of the St. John Chrysostom’s Community Bread Program.

Good Will Ambassador – Kevin Mills

Hello, my name is Kevin Mills. In February of 2009 at the age of 28 I sustained a spinal cord injury while attending my sister’s wedding in Cuba. I was swimming in the ocean when a large wave picked me up and drove me head first into the sand. I am a C6 quadriplegic as a result.

From November of 2009 through to April of 2011, I periodically traveled to attend an Activity Based Therapy program in the United States. I made amazing gains including an increase in core balance and strength, increased arm function, and more independence. I am a very active person and took special interest in rock climbing and had competed as a short distance runner prior to my accident. After my injury I was drawn to hand-cycling and I cycle up to 80 - 100 km on a daily basis. I have completed 6 full marathons and 24 half marathons in both may wheelchair and hand-cycle. My next challenge is to bike across Canada.

Prior to my accident, I worked as an Advanced Care Paramedic. I am unable to continue my career in paramedicine so I decided to go back to school where I have completed an honours degree in Justice and Public Safety through the University of Guelph.

I sit on the Board of Directors at Walk It Off, a not-for-profit Spinal Cord Recovery that my wife Heather and I founded and manage; taking special interest in providing peer support to clientele.

Secretary - Nicole Davenport R.Kin, BKin Hon, DOMP Candidate

Hello Everyone! My name is Nikki, I am a Registered Kinesiologist and a Neuro-Recovery trainer at Walk It Off Spinal Cord Recovery and Wellness Center.

I attended the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), graduating with a degree in Kinesiology. During my time completing my undergrad, I had the opportunity to intern with the UOIT Varsity Athletic Therapy clinic. I also volunteered my time as a research assistant, looking at the effects of exercise on fall prevention in post-stroke patients.

After completing my undergraduate degree, I continued my education through Humber College taking a post-graduate certificate in Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management. I was introduced to Walk It Off and its philosophy through a co-op opportunity. Within a few short days of starting, I soon realized how accurately their philosophy paralleled my own. I was later offered a permanent position on the team at Walk It Off as a Neuro-Recovery Trainer.

A year into my practice I knew I wanted to learn more with my hands, so I can provide more to my clientele. In September of 2018, I enrolled in a Diploma program at the Southern Ontario College of Osteopathy to study the manual practice of Osteopathy. I plan on completing this diploma in November of 2022.

Outside of WIO, I have a passion for being outdoors whether that means walking through a foreign country, hiking at a local provincial park or being on my bike through the streets of my hometown. Road cycling is my biggest passion, and next year I will be biking across the entire country of Canada with my best friend Kevin Mills! And I could not be more excited.

President – Morgan Jones Phillips

Morgan Jones Phillips has been a paramedic in Toronto for 18 years. He is currently an advanced care paramedic and field training officer working with college students and training other advanced care paramedics. Before being a paramedic, he worked in theatre as an actor, director and dramaturg. He was the artistic director of KYTES (Kensington Youth Theatre and Employment Skills) working extremely hard to serve youth at risk. KYTES used drama as a tool to teach communication skills, cooperation skills and to build self-esteem. He likes cycling, canoeing and backcountry camping. He is the creator and performer of The Emergency Monologues which is a multi-award-winning play about being a paramedic that has been performed to sold-out audiences from Cape Breton to Vancouver. He has three grown children and lives with his wife and their dog in Toronto.