Working Group
A working group provided strategic direction and support to the Middle Childhood Initiative. Members of the working group included: A working group provided strategic direction and support to the Middle Childhood Initiative. Members of the working group included:
- Janis Douglas (Chair) – Manager, Capacity Development and Community Affairs Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada
- Peggy Austin, Director, Impact and Investment, Children and Youth, United Way/Centraide Ottawa
- Jeff Calbick, Planning Consultant, United Way of the Lower Mainland
- Lana Crossman, Publications Manager, Canadian Child Care Federation
- Nancy Dutton, Staff Associate, Calgary Children’s Initiative
- Sara Farrell, Middle Years Matter Coalition, Toronto Public Health
- Eric Friesen, Manager Youth Programs, United Way of Winnipeg
- Louise Hanvey, Consultant
- Maureen Kellerman, Senior Project Manager, Pan-Canadian Early Years Initiative, United Way of Canada – Centraide Canada
- Joanne McQuiggan, Executive Director, Thrive!
- Lidia Monaco, Middle Years Matter Coalition of Toronto, Director, Children Youth & Family Services, St. Christopher House
- Kimberley Murray, Middle Childhood Initiative, City of Ottawa
- Martha O’Connor, Executive Director, Breakfast for Learning
- Serge Saint-André, Directeur, Centre du Parc, YMCA du grand Montréal
- Stephanie Simonsen, Regional Director, Boys and Girls Club of Nova Scotia
- Maria Sterniczuk, Project Officer, United Nations Association of Canada
- Jama Watt, Project Co-ordinator, Community and Outreach Development, CHEO
*Note: Some Committee Members may have changed jobs. The list above reflects the organizations the individuals were associated with during the period they were on the Committee.