PROGRAM GUIDE - American Humane Association
PROGRAM GUIDE - American Humane Association
PROGRAM GUIDE - American Humane Association
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Honouring the Circle, Connections and Wisdom<br />
Steering Committee<br />
OACAS<br />
• Virginia Rowden<br />
• Shawn Coppen<br />
The George Hull Centre<br />
• Daniel Bogue<br />
<strong>American</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
• Lisa Merkel-Holguin<br />
• Candy Larue<br />
Program Planning Committee<br />
Family group conferencing and traditional Aboriginal decision-making processes are<br />
organized to be collaborative, partnership-building, coordinated and inclusive. In keeping<br />
with these principles, <strong>American</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Association</strong> and the Ontario <strong>Association</strong> of<br />
Children’s Aid Societies have reached out across provinces and organizations to mirror<br />
these principles in planning this conference. We would like to extend our appreciation to<br />
the following individuals, who have given their time to construct this conference.<br />
Charlene Avalos, Native Child and Family Services of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
Sandra Barton, Department of Social Development, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada<br />
Julie Boivin, Children’s Aid Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada<br />
Wendy Chisholm-Spragg, Department of Social Development, New Brunswick, Canada<br />
Crystal Doolittle, Children’s Aid Society of Simcoe County, Barrie, Ontario, Canada<br />
Lori Flinders, Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada<br />
Sandra Goranson, FGC Ontario Provincial Resource, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada<br />
Jane Harrison, Anishnawbe Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
Inshirah Hassabu, The George Hull Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
Mona Herring, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Victoria,<br />
British Columbia, Canada<br />
Alison McKelvey, Blue Hills Child and Family Centre, Aurora, Ontario, Canada<br />
Marion Mitchell, Thunder Bay Counselling Centre, Sault Ste. Marie Office, Sault Ste. Marie,<br />
Ontario, Canada<br />
Veronica Nicholson, Timmins Native Friendship Centre, Timmins, Ontario, Canada<br />
Colette Pagano, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
Carolina Pizarro, The George Hull Centre, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
Celine Reitberger, Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation, Thunder Bay,<br />
Ontario, Canada<br />
Sheila Robinson, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Vancouver, British<br />
Columbia, Canada<br />
Marilee Sherry, Children’s Aid Society of Brant, Brantford, Ontario, Canada<br />
Darlene Sykes, Children’s Aid Society of Simcoe County, Orillia, Ontario, Canada<br />
Louise Vandenbosch, Community Service Coordination Network, London, Ontario, Canada<br />
25<br />
1 st Canadian Conference for Family Group Conferencing