Senior Leadership Team

Message from the Executive Director

Welcome and thank you for visiting our website.

Child and Family Services of Grand Erie (CFSGE) is proud of our strong and enduring relationships with the communities we serve, including the City of Brantford; the Counties of Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk; and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN).

Our communities are culturally and geographically diverse, spanning both rural and urban settings. Across all areas we serve, our commitment to providing high-quality, equitable, and culturally responsive services remains unwavering. CFSGE was established on April 1, 2022, through the amalgamation of two of Ontario’s earliest child protection agencies: The Children’s Aid Society of Brant (est. 1894) and The Children’s Aid Society of Haldimand and Norfolk (Haldimand est. 1896; Norfolk est. 1907; amalgamated in 1994). This amalgamation strengthened our foundation and built upon more than 50 years of shared service philosophies, partnerships, and community trust.

Our service delivery model is grounded in meaningful collaboration with families, children, youth, and their extended communities. We approach our work in culturally relevant and respectful ways that prioritize family well-being and child safety. We believe child welfare is a shared responsibility and work closely with community partners to deliver coordinated, early, and supportive services. Our guiding principle remains that children should remain safely connected to their families whenever possible, supported through kinship care and community-based resources. Continuous learning and reflection guide our practice to ensure services remain responsive to evolving community needs.

CFSGE continues to build on practices first established in 1987, with dedicated teams of Indigenous workers delivering culturally appropriate services that reflect the values, strengths, and traditions of Indigenous children and families. This includes service to the MCFN community, Indigenous people living off-reserve in Haldimand and Norfolk Counties, and non-Six Nations band members living in Brant County.

We hope you find our website informative and easy to navigate. If you have questions or would like to learn more about our philosophy or services, we welcome the opportunity to connect with you. Together, we can strengthen families, protect children, and support the well-being of children and youth across our communities.

Sally Johnson
Executive Director

Senior Leadership Team

The CFSGE Senior Leadership Team is comprised of our Executive Director, a Director of Finance, a Director of Human Resources, a Director of Information Technology, and four Directors of Service, including Indigenous Services.  Combined, the four Directors of Service have over 70 years of service working with children’s aid societies.  Together they support teams of managers, support staff and frontline workers who work diligently to support and strengthen families, and the safety and well-being of children and youth in our communities.

Sally Johnson, Executive Director

Ms. Johnson brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the area of child welfare in Ontario.  She holds a Bachelor of Science, Mathematics from McMaster University, has completed the Executive Leadership Program at the Ivey School of Business at Western University in 2007 and is currently studying to complete her Masters of Public Administration at Western University.   Ms. Johnson served for 15 years with the (former) Ministries of Children and Youth Services and Community and Social Services, leading and developing various child welfare transformational policy changes, including as the Project Lead overseeing the amalgamation of children’s aid societies in Ontario between 2011 and 2014.  She then joined the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies as the Director of Government & Stakeholder Relations and Child Welfare Service Excellence, where she spearheaded a number of continuous improvement initiatives, including as the executive sponsor for an initiative aimed at reducing disproportionality and disparity for African Canadian families involved with the child protection system.  Ms. Johnson accepted the role of Ministry Appointed Supervisor for Brant FACS in July 2020 and then Executive Director in July 2021.   Prior to the Brant FACS amalgamation with The Children’s Aid Society of Haldimand and Norfolk, Sally was named Executive Director for the two agencies and is currently serving as Executive Director of the newly amalgamated agency Child and Family Services of Grand Erie.

Ms. Johnson has dedicated her career to the child protection program, always with the goal of improving outcomes for vulnerable children, youth and families, and has worked closely with Indigenous partners, in the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation.