Executive Team

Cathy Morris, B.Ed., BSW, MSW. RSW, CCPA – Cathy has worked with children, youth and families for more than 34 years in many capacities across the Province & Nationally and prior to assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer, Cathy was the Provincial Director and Founding Coordinator for the development of the Child & Youth Advocacy Centre for Newfoundland & Labrador. Prior to joining Key Assets NL in 2019, she was a Program and Policy Consultant for In-Care with the Provincial Department of Children Seniors and Social Development. It was in this position that Cathy had the pleasure of initially working collaboratively with KANL to develop, pilot, evaluate and regulate some of the program that continues to be an important KANL services available to children, youth and families in Newfoundland & Labrador.

Cathy brings a multitude of expertise and experience as an administrator and leader, particularly in supporting families in child protection and in-care at the regional, provincial, and national level. Cathy is highly skilled and knowledgeable in trauma response, assessment, investigations, policy and program development, child protection programming, legislation and regulatory requirement in the provision of services to vulnerable children, youth and families. She was instrumental in developing the first Child, Youth and Family Regulations for family-based and residential care in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2019.

Cathy cares deeply about the well-being of children, youth, and families. She is a provincial, national, and global trauma responder and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association in Canada. Cathy currently volunteers with several agencies and boards both at the provincial and national level and is a member of the national Sexual Assault Investigations Review Committee with the Royal Canadian Mount Police.

Sherry joins Key Assets NL from the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development where she spend over 30 years at the regional and provincial level providing services to children, youth and families in several capacities including: Child Protection, Youth Corrections, Youth Services, Kinship Services, In Care and Residential Services. She is a graduate from Memorial University earning degrees in Education and Social Work, and has an affiliation with the University of Manitoba and Memorial as a field instructor.

Sherry is a trained facilitator and has provided both staff and external stakeholder training in many areas of best practice including risk management, and collaborative interviewing. In 2011 Sherry moved into the area of Information Management Services and in 2014 she joined the team that designed, developed and implemented the Departments newest electronic case management system and subsequently took on the role of Manager of Information Services holding the responsibility for the disclosure of departmental records in accordance with legislative requirements.

Sherry has held the position of Subject Matter Expert with the Quality Management division responsible for design of program reports, and ensuring legislative and policy requirements could be measured through reports, as well as completing disclosure requests.

Jaime has worked with children, youth and families for over 17 years and holds a post graduate study in Child and Youth Care through the University of Strathclyde, she has previously worked in mental health and addictions within the health care stream, group care and treatment settings. Jaime is a certified Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training facilitator, President of the Child and Youth Care Association for Newfoundland and Labrador and the recipient of the 2017 National Child and Youth Care Worker Award.

Jaime and her husband are adoptive parents through Key Assets and continue to provide family-based care to children in their home. Through this program Jaime and her husband have spoken at multiple provincial, national and international conferences on family-based care and the dynamics within families.

Jamie Lynn has been working with children, youth, and families for 13 years.  She holds a Psychology degree from Memorial University and began her career as a Child and Youth Care Worker working in Alternate Care settings. Jamie Lynn has held a variety of different positions providing direct support to vulnerable populations including child and youth care worker, applied behaviour analysis therapist, family-based carer, and program supervisor. Jamie Lynn is a trained facilitator in Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour (UMAB) and is a certified Child and Youth Care Practitioner from the Child and Youth Care Certification Board. Jamie Lynn is passionate about quality of care in services and interventions and supporting child and youth care workers through professional growth and development.

Amy joins Key Assets NL from The Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Families Association where she spent 4 years as Administrative and Financial Assistant. Amy has over 15 years of administration experience, an extensive background in finance and core knowledge of the non-profit sector which makers her a great addition to the Key Assets team. Amy skillfully manages executive administration duties and supports the Chief Executive Officer of Key Assets Canada to ensure the smooth operation of organization fundamentals with enthusiasm, expertise, and dedication. Amy thrives on being exceptionally structured while delivering strong performance in a dynamic and exciting environment.