Staff

Majors Geoff and Sandra Ryan: Ignite Program Supervisors/Corps Officers
 Majors Geoff and Sandra Ryan have been Salvation Army Officers  since 1990. Following one year’s service in the remote First  Nations village of Gitwinksihlkw in Northern British Columbia, the  Ryan’s were assigned as members of the six-person team  appointed to reopen the work of The Salvation Army in the Soviet  Union (following a 70 year absence). Three years of service in St.  Petersburg was been followed by six years in the southern city of  Rostov-on-Don, where the Ryan’s oversaw Salvation Army  operations for the south of Russia (nine cities) including relief  efforts in the war-torn Republic of Chechnya. Following their return to Canada from Russia in the summer of 2000, the Ryan’s have been heading Corps 614 in the inner-city neighbourhood of Regent Park in Toronto.
The Ryans have three children - Sergei, 19; Sasha, 11; Anya, 9. Geoff is a 4th generation Salvationist and Sandra, 5th generation. Prior to entering full-time service in The Salvation Army, Sandra worked as a juvenile probation officer with the Ontario Government. Her educational background is in social work and her passion in ministry is prayer, pastoral counseling and preaching. Geoff’s training and background is in journalism and graphic design. He coordinates the 614 network (www.614network.com) and is the co-founder and publisher of theRubicon (www.therubicon.org).

Zoe Fay: Ignite Program Coordinator
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Major David Ivany:
 David Ivany has been a Salvation Army officer for over 25 years,  living in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. He has served  primarily as a corps officer (pastor), though has also served at  the Training College and as the Divisional Commander at the  Divisional Headquarters in Quebec. His present appointment is  the Territorial Youth Secretary in Toronto.
 He enjoys jazz, cycling, scrabble, making people smile, and  hanging out with his four unique grown kids, and son-in-law and  daughter-in-law (all whom serve God passionately), as well as his wife, Beverly, who is the Territorial Candidates Secretary.
His passion is people and vision, and he longs to see all people come alive to possibilities in Christ. He is committed to pouring himself into youth, and youth leaders, convinced that God is doing something unique in the next generation and that ‘The Best is yet to come!’

Major Bruce Power
 Bruce Power (Major, Dr.) taught at The Salvation Army College for Officer  Training in Toronto for 16 years, and has been teaching for William and Catherine  Booth College since 1984, as well as offering graduate courses for the Faculty of  Theology, University of Winnipeg since 1998. He completed his Ph.D. at the  University of Toronto where he specialized in biblical traditions and their cultural  world. With his wife Judy, he served as a corps officer (pastor) for 13 years, and  for a further five years assisted Judy at a congregation in Toronto where she  was corps officer. Bruce also served as an editor in The Salvation Army national  publications office for seven years. His book “Conversations With God: Psalms  as a Resource for Prayer and Meditation” was published by the Canada and Bermuda Territory.

Dion Oxford:
 Dion Oxford is the founding and current Director of the Salvation Army Gateway, a  men’s shelter. Dion has been working amongst Toronto’s homeless community for  the past 17 years in a number of different capacities. He has traveled across  Canada as a speaker and musician with a vision of informing and educating the  church and the public about issues related to poverty and homelessness. He has a  BRE (Bachelor of Religious Education) from Tyndale College and is currently  finishing his Masters degree at Wycliffe College. Dion is a member of the EFC’s  National Roundtable on Poverty and Homelessness and is also a member of the  Salvation Army’s national Social Issues Committee.

Sherri Golisky:
 Sherri Golisky has recently completed a Master of Divinity degree at the University  of St. Michael’s College within the Toronto School of Theology. In September she  will be starting a doctorate program in systematic theology at the same school.
 Sherri was enrolled as a Soldier at Corps 614 in 2003, and has been involved with  children’s ministry in the community of Regent Park. In addition to her studies and  ministry, Sherri enjoys writing poetry and jogging the streets and green spaces of  Toronto.