Dennis Bailey is the Executive Director of the Community Legal Clinic of York Region.  Over the last 25 years he has steered if from being Ontario’s smallest to its largest community legal clinic.  His law practice has focussed on helping Ontario’s poor in civil matters, with a special interest in the intersectionality of mental health and poverty, in particular where natural justice, Charter or human rights issues arise. Active in the community, Dennis founded the Social Planning Council of York Region in 2007.  Previous to that he had founded a non-profit housing corporation that built 76 townhouses for people of low and modest incomes.  He has been a volunteer presenter on governance issues for United Way Canada, TVO and many non-profits.  He has also been an active board member of many non-profits including ones focussed on children’s’ mental health, domestic violence, environmental concerns and tenants’ rights.  He is currently on the board of the Vaughan Community Health Centre.