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P L I A N ’ S V O L U N T E E R S
B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S
PLIAN is governed by an extremely dedicated voluntary board of directors. Our board of directors is comprised of a range of
professionals including lawyers, judges, police, retired teachers, and others. In 2012-13, PLIAN welcomed two new Board
members—Alexandria Hollett and John Hartery, both practicing lawyers in St. John’s. PLIAN also said farewell to longtime Board
member, Leanne O’Leary. PLIAN would like to thank Leanne for her years of service, and welcome Alexandria and John.
PLIAN’s staff would like to extend a sincere thank you to our board for their continued commitment.
Executive
Fred Kavanagh, President
Stefanie Tuff, Vice President
Cheryl Dove, Secretary
V O L U N T E E R S A N D S T U D E N T S
Over the years PLIAN has been fortunate to have amazing volunteers. This past year has
been no exception. We are delighted to have Mike Schryver and Dana Martin work with us.
We want to thank Dana and Mike who have taken the great cause of providing plain
language legal information to heart. Without their valuable help, PLIAN could not fulfil its
mandate. We would like you both to know how much your involvement and time is
appreciated and valued. PLIAN would also like to extend the best of luck to Dana, who
heads to Law School at McGill University in the Fall. Congratulations Dana!
Sean Dawe, Treasurer
Directors
Justice James Adams
Bruce Chislett
PLIAN was also fortunate to enjoy three short-term law student placements. Anne Barnes, of
the University of Ottawa, spent a month researching and writing on the new Safe Streets
and Communities Act. Emma Adlakha and Gabrielle Chowne were part of the Pro-Bono
Students Canada program at the University of New Brunswick, and contributed to the writing
and research of the ‘My Parents Live Apart’ guide. Gabrielle also contributed to the research
and writing for the NVCAW newsletter. PLIAN extends many thanks to all students for their
valuable contributions, and wishes them the best as they continue their studies.
Susan Doyle
John Hartery
Alexandria Hollett
Inspector John House
Meaghan Lake
Sergeant Wayne Newell
Judge David Orr
Fred Wood
At PLIAN, we think the world of our volunteers, but it’s rewarding to know that the feeling
is mutual. Check out what our volunteers had to say:
‘Submitting a volunteer application to PLIAN was one of the best decisions I've ever
made! It has been such a rewarding experience and those few hours have become
something I look forward to every week. The organization provides an essential service to
the public that I am proud to have been a part of. I feel fortunate to have been able to
contribute to projects that will reach and help people all around the province. The staff
are so grateful and appreciative of their volunteers and go out of their way to
acknowledge our contribution. With such a vast range of clientele and topics, PLIAN's
work truly makes the complexity of law accessible to everyone.’
‘Volunteering at PLIAN has been a great educational and also enjoyable experience.
Doing research for pamphlets which will actually be published is a great motivator to work
hard and diligently. It was very neat to see some of the work I did showing up in the final
version of the child’s guide, “My Parents Live Apart”, and to be a part of the whole
process from its birth to research to editing to its final publication and to writing up
mailing labels and packaging the publications for delivery. Being involved in this made
me feel like a part of the team and I wanted to see the pamphlet delivered and helping
people.’