Matt Kennedy is the current Board Chair of Ottawa Victim Services (OVS). Since joining the agency in 2007, Matt has also served as a volunteer Victim Support Worker and Team Lead.
About Us
Board

Meagan holds a Masters of Arts degree from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. She has worked for government, non-profits, and has supported clients on the frontlines.

Harpreet Kaur Hunjan currently serves as Treasurer role at Ottawa Victim Services (OVS) since September 2022. She is a Senior Financial Analyst is at Ottawa Police Service which is an active community partner of OVS.

On July 5, 2021, Looris Tyson Nndongozi was shot and killed in Lowertown simply for being in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Heather has been a police officer for 28 years. She began with the OPP and in 1999 joined the Ottawa Police Service. She has worked in various positions including Patrol, Community Policing, Human Resources and the Partner Assault Unit.

Sarah Johnston-Way has more than 10 years experience working in the public sector on policies and programs related to victimization and the criminal justice system, including roles in policy development and analysis with the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, Public Safety Cana

Sandy Wooley joined the OVS Board of Directors in October 2022. Sandy recently retired from her position as Executive Director of the Nepean, Rideau, and Osgoode Community Resource Centre (NROCRC) serving from 2008 to September 2020.
Staff
Executive Director - Heidi Illingworth
executivedirector@ovs-svo.com
613-238-2762
Funders
Ottawa Victim Services receives funding from the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
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Complaints Process
If you are unsatisfied with the service you received from Ottawa Victim Services, you may submit a complaint in writing to the Executive Director for review and response (executivedirector@ovs-svo.com) within 7 business days. If you remain unsatisfied with the response to your complaint, a final review will be conducted by the Board Chair and communicated within 14 business days.
Ottawa Victim Services is an agency required to deliver services in French in areas designated under the French Language Services Act (FLSA). We are pleased to review and address French Language Services (FLS) issues and complaints. If you have compliments or complaints about the quality of the delivery of FLS, you may submit them in writing to the Executive Director for review and response (executivedirector@ovs-svo.com) within 7 business days. If you remain unsatisfied with the response to your FLS complaint, a final review will be conducted by the Board Chair and communicated within 14 business days.