Creating Opportunities and Making a Difference: Mark Brown

Season 2, Episode 16 - June 6, 2025

A young father, on a road trip with friends, was suddenly and violently thrust into a new world, all resulting from a car accident: the world of disability.

In this episode of Connect 4 Life: The Podcast, CEO Melanie Taddeo, from the national office in Mississauga, visits Mark Brown in Connect 4 Life’s Scarborough Office.

Mark shares with listeners how one single day changed his life irrevocably, how he spent half a year in rehab, and how he adapted to living life as a paraplegic. Most importantly, Mark points out that – with the right supports, and, in his experience, many of those supports came from Connect 4 Life – anyone with a disability can thrive and succeed.

Since his first experience as a student and a client, Mark Brown has gone on to serve Connect 4 Life in various capacities, including Board Member, Executive Director and Fundraising Chair.

Keep listening to enjoy what we think is among of our more compelling and inspiring episodes, one of the real-life stories of the people and the passion behind Connect 4 Life.

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