The Regional Advisory Committee

The Regional Advisory Committee consisted of: 1) the Local Co-ordinator and one key Reference Group Member (usually interviewer and / or focus group facilitator) for each project site (total of 12 members); 2) the Research and Management Team Members (total of 5 members); and 3) one government representative (CIC). The Regional Advisory Committee met twice in the duration of the project, for an all-day workshop in Halifax. The first meeting took place in the beginning of the project, as the latter's structures were being set up, with the objective to provide input and feedback on proposed structures, research objectives and methodologies and the research process overall. The Regional Advisory Committee met for a second time for a full day workshop toward the end of the project, with the objective to provide feedback on the research findings and process as it had taken place, as well as discuss policy recommendations.

Adriana Castaño, St. John’s Reference Group, Association for New Canadians.

Adult Training Centre and student, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Rosemary Clews, Fredericton Reference Group, Assistant Vice President (Research), St. Thomas University

Diane Crocker, Research Team, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Saint Mary's University

Renu Dhayagude, Fredericton Local Co-ordinator, Coordinator of Programs, Multicultural Association of Fredericton

James (Skip) Talbot, Past President, MAGMA

Alexandra Dobrowolsky, Research Team and Management Committee, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University; member of "Gender, Migration and Diversity / Immigrant Women" Research Domain Committee, Atlantic Metropolis Centre of Excellence.

Michelle Jay, Charlottetown Reference Group, Employment Assistance Counsellor, PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada and Executive Director, PEI Habitat for Humanity

Tanja Krajcinovic,  Halifax Reference Group Member and Co-ordinator MISA HOST Program

Edna Keeble, Research Team and Management Committee, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Saint Mary's University; member of "Gender, Migration and Diversity / Immigrant Women" Research Domain Committee, Atlantic Metropolis Centre of Excellence; member of Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security.

Claudette Legault, Management Committee, Executive Director, Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association.

Carmen Celina Moncayo, Research Team, Management Committee, and Halifax Local Co-ordinator, Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association.

Luisa Montoya, Local Co-ordinator in Saint John, N.B. and graduate Student, University of New Brunswick

Syp Okana, Moncton Local Co-ordinator, Okana-Solutions Marketing www.okana-solmarketing.com

Cathy Ronahan, Charlottetown Local Coordinator, Career/Employment Counsellor, Employment Assistance Service, PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada

Wendolyn Schlamp, St. John’s Local Co-ordinator, Public Education Co-ordinator, Restorative Justice Coalition of  Newfoundland; and formerly Refugee Settlement Co-ordinator, NL. Association for New Canadians.

Karin Sundin, Saint John Reference Group, ESL Instructor and Employment Counsellor, YM-YWCA Saint John Link Program

Evangelia Tastsoglou, Principal Investigator, Research Team and Management Committee, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Saint Mary's University; leader of "Gender, Migration and Diversity / Immigrant Women" Research Domain, Atlantic Metropolis Centre of Excellence

Sue Thomas, Halifax Reference Group, CIC Regional Office (Atlantic Canada)