Meet Holdings Staff
Get to know our team and why they are special.
Veronica Marsman
Executive Director
Responsible for the overall management and day-to day operations at Akoma Holdings Inc. under the guidance and direction of the Akoma Board of Directors. Works in partnership with the board to ensure that the organization fulfills its mission and assists in creating strategies that ensure its future success. The ED represents the organization to the greater community to further partnerships, advocacy objectives, programing initiative and community partnership goals.
Kirk Facey
Assistant Executive Director
Assists the Executive Director with the overall operations of Akoma Holdings Inc. Supervises, mentors, and evaluates staff, fostering a positive and productive work environment while promoting professional development and helps cultivate and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, partners, donors, and community leaders to strengthen organizational impact.
Dwight Adams
Facilities Manager
Responsible for ensuring all buildings and its services are safe, functional, and meet the needs of its occupants. Include managing maintenance and repairs, overseeing cleaning and security, ensuring health and safety compliance, and handling budgets and contracts for various services like landscaping, snowplowing and parking.
Dr. Nutifafa Geh
Program Manager
Nutifafa provides leadership support as the Program Manager and oversees a diverse range of programs at Akoma Holdings oversee and manage various community-based programs such as youth programs, pizza nights, community events, garden plot rentals and the administration of small grants for programming. With over a decade of experience in cost management, project administration and research, he has honed his skills across multiple industries, allowing him to bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the organization.
Terice Crawley
Family Support Worker
The FSW assists families in Akoma Homes who are facing challenges by providing practical and emotional support to improve their well-being and stability. They help with a range of issues, such as parenting, domestic violence, addiction, or mental health, by assessing needs, connecting families to resources, offering counseling, and implementing support plans to help families become more self-sufficient. Their ultimate goal is to empower families to build healthier and more stable home environments.
Trianda Loppie
Community Housing Manager
Trianda supervises the work of the Family Support Worker by ensuring services are delivered in alignment with organizational standards and client needs. In addition, assists in the management of tenant leases, selection criteria and tenant disputes. Supports the Program Manager with community programming.
Eriana Willis
Office Administrator
Responsible for the maintenance/retention of Akoma Holdings records, inclusive of appropriate filing techniques. Also tracks and order office supplies, provides front desk support as well as coordinates the booking of venue rentals, bookkeeping responsibilities and interacts with the commercial tenants.
Sunday Miller
Property Consultant (Part-time)
Sunday has responsibility to assist in the development of entities on the Akoma property. Some of her core duties include: the selection criteria for the Lake Loon Homes, the Northwood Long Term Care Facility Africentric Advisory Committee, the Fairfax II expansion, a Sports Complex and a process to ensure financial security with the Akoma entities.