Meet the Team
Interim Executive Director - Tim Burns
Tim Burns is a highly motivated professional with expertise in organizational leadership, strategic planning, policy, performance measurement, and program design; results-oriented; innovative with strong research and analytical skills; effective team leader, relationship builder, and change manager; proven ability to adapt and execute. Tim’s work spans several years in the healthcare sector, specifically long-term care. He has recently worked as an Administrator with the City of Toronto and has extensive experience working as a Special Advisor and director to Health Quality Ontario and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Director, Community Program - Marija D. Miskovic
Marija has over 10 years of international experience managing diverse cultural, community, and multimedia projects. She holds a MA in both project management and anthropology, and has spent most of her professional career working for non-profits immersed in varied fields such as minority rights, youth empowerment, community development, and social justice.
She believes in the power of community, the synergies of connection, and the potentials of collaboration to ignite social change. As Associate Director of Community Services at The Centre, she is passionate about bringing mindfulness programs to marginalized communities in Toronto and beyond.
In her free time, Marija enjoys traveling the globe with her husband, going to concerts and theatre shows, riding her bike, and finding hidden treasures in thrift stores.
Contact for inquiries regarding: our community program offerings, non-profit program collaborations, and grant applications.
marija@mindfulnessstudies.com
Community Program Coordinator - Kim Ronaline B. Salvador, M.A. RP (Qualifying)
Kim was a participant in a project by the Centre for Mindfulness Studies to train mental health professionals in the Philippines in MBCT. She became inspired to join the Centre because of their mission to make mindfulness-based mental health programs accessible. She continues this work as part of the Community Program where she develops and delivers mindfulness-based programming to marginalized communities across the city of Toronto and beyond.
Kim is also a trained MBCT Facilitator. She comes to this work with a background in clinical psychology where she has mostly worked with university students and youth with cancer and their families. In her free time, she immerses herself in the world of K-Pop.