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Once of the goals of the 2005 strategic planning process was to form a Community Council. The Community Council is a group of volunteers who support Immigrant Refugee Services by providing to the Director administrative advice relating to program, business and policy matters.
The inaugural meeting of the Community Council took place on January 12, 2006. Here are the members of the first Immigrant and Refugee Services Community Council.
- GOLNAZ EMAM - CHAIR - Golnaz is an articling lawyer whose first contact with Immigrant & Refugee Services was as a placement student.
- RADOSTINA PAVLOVA - CO CHAIR
Radostina came to Canada from Bulgaria. She is currently enrolled in the Masters Program in Immigrant and Settlement Studies at Ryerson University and has an MA in Political Science/Ethnic and Area Studies from the University of Toronto. Radostina is currently on a research internship with Canadian Heritage, Ontario. - SHELLEY STILLER - Shelley is a housing worker at the World Vision Reception Centre for refugees.
- MAUREEN RINGLEINWYATT - A social worker, Maureen has a background in research, grant writing and fundraising.
- SUSAN MCGRATH
Susan is the Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University. - MICHELE MILLARD
Michele is the coordinator of the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University. She serves on a variety of community groups advocating for refugee issues. - BEATRICE NKUNDWA
Beatrice brings a wealth of international experience to our council. She is fluent in four languages. - JENNIFER D’ANDRADE
Jennifer is a public health nurse with the Scarborough Hospital. Jennifer volunteers at the Health Clinic for the uninsured in Scarborough and also at the Red Door Clinic where she and works closely with immigrants and refugees. - DAVID MILOSEVIC
David is a lawyer with a keen interest in working with newcomers to Canada. - GEORGE PATTERSON
George is a Salvation Army Officer and public relations specialist. He represents the Ontario Central-East Division Public Relations and Development department. - DONNA MILLAR
Donna brings almost 30 years of experience as a Salvation Army officer in a variety of appointments, both pastoral and administrative. Her current assignment includes supporting the churches in our division with resources to effectively minister to the multicultural community around them. Donna also volunteers at IRS as the director of the Choir of All Nations. - WATHIRA KAMOJI
Wathira has an MA in Human Rights from the University of Sussex-Brighton, United Kingdom. She has experience working in program and policy development mainly in relation to migrants at the federal government level as well as with an international organisation. - DERRICK HO - Derrick is a chartered accountant and chartered financial analyst.
We are still looking for new members for our Community Council. If you have a heart for newcomers and would like to volunteer, please contact Major Holly Patterson at (416) 360-6036.