Tony D’Amato Stortz an outreach worker, author, and the founder of BetterStreet.

He’s the main consultant, researcher, and report writer for our team.

Tony worked for a year as Site Superintendent for A Better Tent City in Kitchener, Ont., one of the tiny home communities in Canada. He also has a B.A. in Commerce from the University of Guelph and extensive government experience at the provincial and municipal level, in outreach work (as outreach coordinator for St. Mary's RC Church in Kitchener), and in starting nonprofit organizations.

Robert Raynor is an architectural designer, fabricator, and BetterStreet collaborator.

A member of Toronto Tiny Shelters, he helped build 109 shelter boxes from 2020-2021. Robert works with Two Steps Home on advancing cabin communities in Toronto, and contributes behind the scenes with BetterStreet, developing brand, communications, and more.

Sofia is our research associate at BetterStreet. Sofia Panasiuk joined BetterStreet in November as an external research consultant and is coordinating BetterStreet's research activities including data collection, analysis, and writing. She is currently doing her PhD in psychology at the University of Toronto where she studies population well-being.