Inclusive Social Policy Development:
Building Diversity Affirming Communities
Seminar: February 13-15, 1997
Participant List
(* denotes speaker, facilitator, or organizer)
(** denotes volunteer)
Ms. Brenda Aires
Associate, Community Services
United Way of Calgary and Area
Calgary, AB
Mme. Lucie Bernier
Coordinatrice
Conseil quebecois de developpement social
Montréal, PQ
bernil@ere.umontreal.ca
Ms. Carmen R. Bian
Research Analyst
Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
Hamilton, ON
Ms. Liza Bouchard
Board Member
Centre multi-ethnic for NDG
Montréal, PQ
liza@generation.net
Ms. Suzanne Brown
Social Planner
Social Planning & Research Council of Hamilton-Wentworth
Hamilton, ON
Ms. Joan Brownridge
Race Relations Program Coordinator
City of Saskatoon
Saskatoon, SK
Ms. Shelley Burke
Policy Analyst, Workplace Equity Policy
Workplace Equity Division, HRDC
Ottawa, ON
Mr. Andrew Cardozo
President
Pearson-Shoyama Institute
Ottawa, ON
person-shoyama@cyberpages.com
Ms. Susan Carter*
Associate Director
Canadian Council on Social Development
Ottawa, ON
council@ccsd.ca
Ms. Adrienne Chan*
Adrienne Chan Consulting Services
Vancouver, BC
Adrienne_Chan@bc.sympatico.ca
Ms. Zemeta Chefeke**
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Eva Cheung Robinson
Executive Director
Social Planning and Research Council of BC
Vancouver, BC
evar@sfu.ca
Ms. Yvonne Chiu
Board Member
Public Health Services, City of Edmonton
Edmonton, AB
Ms. Ivy Chow**
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Erica Claus
Director, Multiculturalism Program
Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
Mr. Robert Collins
Planning and Policy Division
Corporation of the City of London
London, ON
rcollins@city.london.on.ca
Ms. Yolande Cremer
Manager, Anti-Racism Strategy
Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Nora Curry*
former Ministerial Assistant
BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing
Victoria, BC
Mr. Cyril Dabydeen
Manager, Race Relations
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Susan Dallin**
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Paula DeCoito
Executive Director
Social Planning Council of Peel
Mississauga, ON
Ms. Louise Delise
Social Planning Council of Ottawa-Carleton
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Patricia Derrick
Senior Employment Equity Officer
Human Resources Development Canada
Hull, PQ
Mr. Gille Deschamps
Agent de recherche
Ministere des Relations avec les Citioyens et de L'immigration
Montréal, PQ
Ms. Nancy Eisener
Executive Director
Community YMCA Halifax
Halifax, NS
neisener@cast.navnet.net
Ms. Susan Ellis
Social Services
City of Windsor
Windsor, ON
Ms. Alma Estable
Gentium Consulting
Ottawa, ON
gentium@fox.nstn.ca
Ms. Joni Feldman**
Board Member
Lakehead Social Planning Council
Thunder Bay, ON
Mr. Robert Fern*
Coordinator, Organizational Culture Change Initiative
Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
robert_fern@pch.gc.ca
Ms. Lydia Fitchko
Policy Development Officer, Community Services
Municipality of Metro Toronto
Toronto, ON
Ms. Anne Fitzpatrick
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Edmonton, AB
edmspc@compusmart.ab.ca
Mr. Patrick Gibson
Research Officer, Employability & Social Partnerships
Human Resources Development Canada
Hull, PQ
Pgibson@HRIB_ESP.NHQ.DRHC_HRDC.X400.gc.ca
Ms. Heather Gordon**
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Mr. Peter Graham
Director, Department of Social Services
The Regional Municipality of Peel
Brampton, ON
grahamph@region.peel.on.ca
Ms. Corita Harty
Policy Analyst
Multiculturalism Program
Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
Mr. Wayne Helgason*
Executive Director
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, MB
Mr. Chris Henderson**
Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, MB
Ms. Sandra Howell
Director, Equality Branch
CUPE National
Ottawa, ON
Prof. Therese Jennissen*
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Prof. Shirley Judge*
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
shirley_judge@carleton.ca
Ms. Meral Kesebi
Chair, Committee for Equality and Justice Issues
Canadian Ethno-Cultural Council
Ottawa, ON
mkesebi@arf.org, cec@web.net
Mr. George Kiefl
Research Officer, Social Policy Section
Department of Justice
Ottawa, ON
george.kiefl@justice.x400.gc.ca
Ms. Angela King
Supervisor
Children's Aid Society of Metro Toronto
Toronto, ON
Dr. Audrey Kobayashi*
Institute of Women's Studies
Queen's University
Kingston, ON
Ms. Elizabeth Kwan*
Seminar Coordinator
Canadian Council on Social Development
Ottawa, ON
ekwan@cyberus.com
Mr. Kevin K. Lee*
Research Associate
Canadian Council on Social Development
Ottawa, ON
council@ccsd.ca
Prof. Rashmi Luther*
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Sagietta Macdonald
Community Relations & Research Associate
Winnipeg United Way
Winnipeg, MB
uwaywin@escape.ca
Mr. Brian MacRae
General Manager, Parks and Recreation Dept.
City of Surrey
Surrey, BC
bdmacrae@city.surrey.bc.ca
Mme. Bridgitte Malenfant
Social Planning Council of Ottawa-Carleton
Ottawa, ON
Mr. Marc Maracle
Executive Director
National Association of Friendship Centres
Ottawa, ON
nafcgen@nafc-aboriginal.com
Ms. Elizabeth McKenna
Department of Community Services
Halifax Regional Office
Halifax, NS
Ms. Catherine McKinnon
Counsel, Social Policy Section
Department of Justice
Ottawa, ON
catherine.mckinnon@justice.x400.gc.ca
Ms. Karen Mitchell
Manager, Client Services
Social Services Department, City of Winnipeg
Winnipeg, MB
Prof. Allan Moscovitch*
Director, School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
allan_moscovitch@ccs.carleton.ca
Mme. Marie Naltchayan
Consultante projet accessibilité
Centraide du Grand Montréal
Montréal, PQ
Dr. Roxana Ng*
Department of Sociology in Education
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Toronto, ON
rng@oise.utoronto.ca
Ms. Catherine Oliva
Director, Liaison Multiculturalism
Citizenship & Canadian Identity, Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
Ms. Florence Otim**
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Mr. Dhiru Patel
Senior Research Officer
Policy Coordination & Strategic Planning
Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
Ms. Dianne Patychuk*
Social Epidemiologist
Public Health, City of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Mr. Frantz Pierre-Jerome
Planning and Development Analyst
Canadian Red Cross Society - National Office
Ottawa, ON
fjerome@redcross.ca
Mme. Lyne Poitras
Conséllère en planification et devéloppement
Centraide du Grand Montréal
Montréal, PQ
Ms. Mandira Purie
Policy Analyst, Social Policy Section
Department of Justice
Ottawa, ON
mandira.purie@justice.x400.gc.ca
Ms. Rahila Razvi*
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Brenda Reimer
Executive Director
Lakehead Social Planning Council
Thunder Bay, ON
lspc@norlink.net
Prof. Graham Riches
Acting Chair, Faculty of Health & Human Sciences
Social Work Programme, University of Northern BC
Prince George, BC
riches@unbc.edu
Ms. Nancy Rosenfeld
Conseillè spéciale, Cabinet du maire
Hôtel de ville
Montréal, PQ
nrosenfe@pe2.ville.montreal.qc.ca
Dr. David Ross*
Executive Director
Canadian Council on Social Development
Ottawa, ON
council@ccsd.ca
Mr. Mathew Sanger
Senior Research Officer
CUPE National
Ottawa, ON
mattmary@achilles.net
Mr. Bruno Scheira
Team Leader
Multiculturalism Program
Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
Prof. Roopchand Seebaran*
School of Social Work
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Dr. Vivian Shalla*
Research Associate
Canadian Council on Social Development
Ottawa, ON
council@ccsd.ca
Prof. Wes Shera
Dean, Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
Mr. Clair F. Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Fredericton United Way/Centraide
Fredericton, NB
Prof. Joanne St. Lewis*
Assistant Professor of Law
Faculty of Law, Common Law Section
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
jslewis@uottawa.ca
Ms. Rose Stanton**
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
Ms. Lesley Taylor
Coordinator of Community Services
Social Services Department, City of Calgary
Calgary, AB
ljtaylor@gov.calgary.ab.ca
Ms. Ainalem Tebeje
Project Officer
Multiculturalism Program
Canadian Heritage
Hull, PQ
Prof. Gillian Walker*
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
gwalker@ccs.carleton.ca
Ms. Nanci Jean Waugh
Status of Women Canada
Ottawa, ON
waughnj@swc_cfc.gc.ca
Prof. Bessa Whitmore*
School of Social Work
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
ewhitmor@ccs.carleton.ca
Mr. Artur Wilczynski*
Legislative Assistant
Secretary of State - Multiculturalism - Status of Women
Hull, PQ
Mr. Sylvan Williams
Coordinator
National Visible Minority Council on Labour Force Development (CLFDB)
Ottawa, ON
Mr. Baldwin Wong
Social Planner
Social Planning Dept., City of Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
Ms. Cathy Wright
Executive Director
Saint John Human Development Council
Saint John, NB
hdc@nbnet.nb.ca