Meet Our Team
Robert Colonna
Chair
YPC_Chair@carsp.ca
Mississauga, Ontario
Vikas Ravada
Vice Chair
Regina, Saskatchewan
Umayangga Yogalingam
Social Media & Communications Director
YPC_media@carsp.ca
Toronto, Ontario
Umayangga is a public health professional and Manager of Knowledge Translation and Programs at Parachute, Canada’s national injury prevention organization. Umayangga manages injury prevention programming and initiatives in youth road safety. Umayangga also oversees the Canadian Youth Road Safety Council, a diverse, national youth advisory committee of twenty youth aged 15 to 24 years old.
Umayangga has worked in the non-profit and public health sector for over a decade. She brings several years of experience in community engagement, qualitative research, knowledge mobilization and youth health. Umayangga is passionate about equity in injury prevention, meaningful youth and community engagement, and using creative and innovative strategies to improve road safety for Canadians. Umayangga holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Toronto and an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Mental Health Studies from the University of Toronto.
Omid Ebadi
Treasurer
Langley, British Columbia
Davesh Sharma
Secretary
Vancouver, British Columbia
Davesh Sharma is a certified level 1 Road Safety Professional and works as a Junior Transportation Engineer at EXP Services Inc. Over the years, Davesh has worked on various transportation planning and engineering projects. He has experience working with various clients such as provincial transportation ministries, municipalities, and city transit authorities. Earlier, he was a Research Assistant at the University of Alberta. He holds a Master of Science degree in Transportation Engineering from the University. His thesis involved conducting a safety evaluation and cost-benefit analysis of the Road Weather Information System (RWIS), a part of which was presented at the Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Conference in 2021. Davesh was the Vice-President of the ITE University of Alberta Student Chapter and supported ITE Northern Alberta as a Member-at-Large. Davesh is an active transportation safety enthusiast and looks forward to promoting and working on policies and projects aiming to encourage the safety of non-motorized and sustainable modes of mobility. He enjoys exploring new places on his bike and creating artwork in his spare time.
Jing Li
Event Coordinator
Hamilton, Ontario
Maryam Hasanpour
Event Coordinator
Toronto, Ontario
Kathursan Loganathan
Regional Coordinator
Toronto, Ontario