Linda Ross served as team
leader of policy and outreach for Oxfam Canada, where she worked in
various roles for 25 years. She has a history of leadership and
experience in dealing with issues that affect women on a global scale.
She is a long-standing and active volunteer on the International Women�s
Day Committee as well other groups, committees and coalitions related to
women�s health, education and culture. Ms. Ross resides in St. John�s.
Carolyn Lavers is currently
a business consultant in Port au Choix. This is her second term. She is
a small business entrepreneur, community volunteer and served as Mayor
of Port au Choix and on several local business development boards.
Mary Pia Benuen is the
community health nurse with the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, a
position she has held for 19 years. She has served on a number of
regional and national boards, including the Native Women of Quebec and
Labrador, the Aboriginal Nurses of Canada and the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder Advisory Committee.
Yamuna Kutty resides in St.
John�s and is currently the president of the Multicultural
Women�s Organization of Newfoundland and Labrador. She has also served
on the St. John�s Status of Women Council, the National Action
Committee, UNICEF and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible
Minority Women of Canada. This is Ms. Kutty�s second term.
Vanessa MacArthur of Port
aux Basques is currently a citizen service officer with Service
Canada. She is the former president and chair of the Gateway Status of
Women Council. She has a strong background in dealing with equality and
women�s issues.
Michelle Murdoch is serving
her second term. She is a graduate of the Women�s Studies program at
Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is on the board of the
Independent Living Resource Centre as the provincial representative for
Independent Living Canada, and has been involved with the Disabled
Women�s Network of Canada and the Coalition for Persons with
Disabilities. She lives in St. John�s.
Phyllis Seymour lives in
Little Bay Islands and is serving her second term. She is a
retired social worker with a long-standing history of involvement with
social justice and equality issues. She received the Governor General�s
Persons Case Award in 1998.
Hilda Whelan of Whitbourne
is serving her second term. Just a few years ago, she fought for women�s
rights in a case involving surviving spouses and the Worker�s Health and
Safety Compensation Commission. Ms. Whelan solely represented and fought
for all widows involved in the case for 15 years.
Stephanie Flowers is
currently the project co-ordinator with the Mokami Status of Women
Council (MSWC) in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where she has worked in
various roles for four years. Ms. Flowers was also an employment
counselor with the Canadian Paraplegic Association in Happy Valley-Goose
Bay. Ms. Flowers brings training in violence prevention, mental illness
education and knowledge of community health.
Kelly Power is currently the
director of the Carpenter Millwrights� College in Paradise. As a
member of Carpenters Union, Local 579, Ms. Power has been a union
activist on equality and equity issues in her work to advance women in
to non-traditional occupations. She works closely with equality-seeking
organizations, such as the Women in Resource Development Committee.
Regina Bailey is a
long-standing activist on women�s issues and has a strong background in
multicultural/multilingual education. Ms. Bailey is highly involved in
the community through her work on health-related boards and strategic
social planning. She resides in Clarenville.
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