"Finding people that are going through similar situations is really helpful."
— Margaux
Meet Our Team
Helping Grief Make Sense.
At Grief Stories, we passionately believe sharing stories and insights fosters connection, helping people to cope with grief.
Sean Danby
Founder
Sean Danby has crafted numerous videos and multimedia commercial and corporate projects. Sean’s commercial client list includes ING Insurance, Leon’s, McDonald, Questrade, Reliance Home Energy and Sony BMG. He has also created and directed projects for Motorola, Randstad Canada and Scotiabank International. Executive Producer of “Basketball City,” a fast paced and youth oriented television series broadcasting basketball’s grassroots throughout Canada and starring two-time NBA MVP, Steve Nash. Sean views the grieving process as a personal experiential part of life, and that by sharing our stories we can better understand our own grief.
Rob Quartly
Founder
If you grew up watching Much Music in the 80’s, you already know Rob Quartly. Or at the very least, you know his work. As both a director and a producer, he gave birth to Canada’s music video production industry. It’s a role that has been recognized with JUNOs, CFTA personal achievement awards and his induction as the first member of the Much Music Hall of Fame.
His activity in the advertising industry has been equally successful with recognition at Cannes, Toronto and New York Art Directors Club, Bessies, Clios, One Show, Marketing Awards…
Television projects have seen him direct The Vacant Lot series, act as Co-Creator of the hit CBC show “The Triple Sensation”, and create/direct/executive produce the CHUM comedy series “And, Go!”
Grief Stories Board of Directors
Meghann Cant
Secretary
Meghann comes to Grief Stories having spent most of her life caring for animals, both personally and professionally. She has worked and volunteered in a variety of animal settings, from veterinary hospitals to wildlife rehabilitation centres to shelters, rescues, and sanctuaries. She has also welcomed dozens of animals into her home over the years, and knows well what it means to love and lose a pet and not necessarily receive the much-needed understanding and support of others. As a result, she is passionate
about normalizing and validating peoples' grief experiences, especially for losses not typically recognized by society at large.
Meghann has a Master’s degree in animal welfare and a Bachelor’s degree in social work, a unique
combination that gives her a deep appreciation for the human-animal bond. She is keen to use her academic background and experience in non-profit advocacy and education to support the great work that Grief Stories does.
Emeka Ukogo
Treasurer
Emeka Okugo is a seasoned chartered accountant with more than 12 years’ experience in the finance industry. He has a community facing orientation and brings forth experience in a variety of issues.
Emeka is a co-founder of Project One Foundation, a grassroot initiative that caters to the needs of internally displaced persons. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Canadian Association of
Urban Financial Professionals.
He enjoys the purpose, the values and the conversations that take place in community-based organizations and values conversations and actions around making a difference in the lives of people. His education and experience in finance allows him to work in organizations with a special focus on creating safer and healthier support system for communities.
Subibe Choudhury
Subibe Choudhury is the founder of Vis-à-Vis Leadership, a Montreal-based consultancy specializing in leadership development and Human Resources.
With nearly two decades of hands-on leadership experience, including work with Indigenous communities and over 10 years in a unionized environment, he brings a grounded, people-first approach to organizational change.
Holding a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and an MBA with a specialization in non-profit administration, Subibe combines strategic insight with practical tools to help leaders achieve tangible results.
His leadership philosophy centers on the belief that “leadership development starts with self-reflection.”
On a personal side, Subibe loves to cook, read, write and can walk for hours.
Having experienced substantial loss in the last few years, he truly believes grief is a topic we need to talk about more in our society and hopes to contribute to this mission in a meaningful and tangible way.
Dionne Downer
Lubna Forzley
Lubna Forzley is the CEO & Founder of Stories, a coaching portal that supports founders
and corporate leaders to tell the world the right stories and most importantly shift the
stories they tell themselves.
Lubna has worked for more than 20 years in leadership roles within International blue-
chip organizations including Coca-Cola and the UNDP. She then became an ICF certified
coach and completed Dr. Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry Program.
A believer in the power of Stories, Lubna connected with the name & cause of
Griefstories.org. She is a Global speaker and has addressed grief in her TEDx talk, which
focuses on purpose.
Lubna has witnessed grief throughout her childhood, as she
watched a war take over her country of origin – Lebanon. This made her very aware of
the power of purpose and leaving a Story behind.
Carolyn Osborn
Carolyn Osborn (she/her) leverages her intersectional experiences with loss and grief alongside a diverse professional background to enrich the mission of Grief Stories. With expertise in research administration and non-profit management, Carolyn is adept at leading and serving diverse stakeholder groups through a balance of flexibility and accountability. Personally and professionally, Carolyn navigates challenges and changes through a people-centered approach. This viewpoint translates into her commitment to community engagement and enrichment, underscored by a recognition of the responsibility to give back and acknowledgement of her own immense privilege.
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Grief Stories Operations Team
Jessica Milette
Executive Director
Jessica Milette is a passionate community-focused grief advocate, fostering change through a culture of collaboration, lifelong learning, best practices, and creativity to build a brighter and kinder future.
Jessica joined the Grief Stories Operations team as Health Care Pillar Lead in 2023, bringing over 15 years of experience providing grief and mental health peer support, in addition to being a registered social worker, practicing since 2018.
Jessica believes in the power of connection; within ourselves, with those who have died, those we are in relationship with, and with our greater communities. Through sharing our stories of grief and loss, we tend to our connection with those who have died and create meaningful connections with others.
Jessica is a white woman living on the traditional territory of the Anishnabek, the Haudenosaunee, the Attiwonderonk, and the Mississaugas of the Credit peoples, also known as Guelph, ON.
Irish Dhindsa, RP, CCC
Healthcare Pillar Lead
Irish Dhindsa (She/Her) is a Registered Psychotherapist, a Canadian Certified Counsellor, and a Brainspotting Practitioner. Irish provides holistic and integrative therapy through her practice Irish Oak Wellness. She works with adults who have experienced grief (death and non-death), trauma, emotional distress, spiritual shifts, and challenges with discovering a sense of purpose. Irish is also a Wellness Coach and a Certified Peer Supporter. Irish emphasises the importance of unique self expression and believes that creativity plays a crucial role in developing one’s overall well-being. Irish is motivated by connections, creativity, and curiosity in her work and cherishes opportunities that hold potential for these experiences.
Irish has experienced grief personally through the death of close loved ones and through chronic illness and disability. Irish's experiences of grief shaped the development of her first book as an author, Drawn to Feel: A poetic Expression of Love, Loss, and Soulfulness. Irish believes in the power of creative, emotional, and intellectual self-expression through connection, conversation, solitude, integration, and celebration.