Maureen Haan

President & CEO

CCRW

Maureen Haan

Maureen has been the President & CEO of CCRW since 2012. CCRW is the only national organization with the sole vision of equitable and meaningful employment for people with disabilities, in operation for over 40 years. Under Maureen’s leadership, CCRW has seen an increase in direct program service throughout Canada, as well as a more transparent, streamlining of understanding the talent people with disabilities bring to business. Maureen provides insight to employer engagement through CCRW best practices and proven results.

Maureen has been very active in the cross-disability sector, currently focusing on employment issues.  She has been involved with numerous committees and groups that increase awareness of and access for the disability sector and the Deaf community, including involvement with Civil Society on the UN Convention of Rights for Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as the lead for employment for persons with disabilities – specifically Article 27; leadership with the Conference on Work and Disability in Canada; co-development and leadership of the pan-Canadian Strategy on Disability and Work; and as a Board member on the Accessibility Standards Canada.  Maureen was appointed to the COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group (CDAG) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remains on the Minister Disability Advisory Group (MDAG).

Maureen started her career in the Deaf community and is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL).  Maureen lives in Thornhill with her two sons and her partner, Mike.

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