Sonia Prevost-Derbecker, Siloam Mission’s CEO (inset), will step down from the organization. (SILOAM.CA / LINKEDIN)
WINNIPEG — Siloam Mission is undergoing a significant leadership shake-up, with its CEO stepping down and a temporary executive support team set to take over operations.
The charity announced Monday that Sonia Prevost-Derbecker, who was brought on to lead the organization through a difficult financial period, will step down from her role.
Prevost-Derbecker was appointed in February, but had been facing mounting criticism from staff within the organization amid layoffs and executive departures.
Beginning next week, Siloam will bring in a temporary local executive support team with expertise in organizational transition, financial oversight, operations, governance, and charitable revenue development. The team is expected to be in place for six months while the organization recruits a permanent CEO later this year.
“This is a critical period of transition for Siloam,” said board chair Tracey Silagy, in a release. “Like many charities across Canada, we are navigating rising costs, declining donations, increasing service demand, and an extremely challenging fundraising environment.”
On the service side, the organization confirmed it has secured enough operating support to keep its drop-in services fully operational for at least another month. However, reduced drop-in hours are now scheduled to take effect July 1 if additional sustainable funding isn’t secured. All core shelter, housing, and frontline support programs remain operational.
Siloam says recent staffing reductions and reduced hours in some non-essential service areas have already been implemented as the charity works to protect its frontline programming.
