The Local Reference Groups

Each of the Local Co-ordinators (LCs) formed a Local Reference Group (LRG) consisting of local community members, workers from immigrant service-providing and multicultural organizations, representatives of immigrant and ethnic groups, as well as government representatives in each city. The LRGs worked in an advisory capacity to the Local Co-ordinator. By meeting at least five times during the project, the LRGs offered support and advice about the project process and feedback on all research instruments, reports and other documents produced.

Local Reference Group Members

Charlottetown, PEI

Andrea Simpson, Program & Development Officer, Agente de programme et de développement, I-P-É Status of Women Canada /Condition féminine Canada

Marie-Claire Arsenault, Program Officer, Canadian Heritage, Prince Edward Island Office, Agente de programmes, Patrimoine canadien, Bureau de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Sarath Chandrasekere, PEI Provincial Coordinator, Health Canada, Health Policy Branch - ATL, Coordinateur provincial, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Santé Canada Direction Générale de la Politique de la Santé - ATL

Joy Aruoribho Ikede, International Student Advisor, Student Services, University of Prince Edward Island

Mamdouh M Elgharib, Career Development & Employment Officer, University of Prince Edward Island Private Business Owner, Charlottetown

Brenda Picard, Lawyer (Public Defender), Legal Aid Office of the Attorney General

Inspector Reg Berringer, Learning Manager, Cultural and Diversity Trainor, and Equity and Diversity, Committee Member Policing/Law Enforcement - Atlantic Police Academy Slemon, Park Holland College

Michelle Jay, Executive Director, PEI Habitat for Humanity

Beti Andric, Owner and Operator, GoldNET (Website Development)

Catherine Ronahan, Career/Employment Counsellor, Employment Assistance Service, PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada

LRG Members - Halifax

Carmen Celina Moncayo, Local Coordinator. Carmen Celina was the Cross-Cultural and Family Violence Coordinator for the Metropolitan Immigrant Settlement Association. She is currently the Manager of the Phoenix Prevention Program for Youth.

Karima Bushra, certified cultural health interpreter with "cultural Health Interpreting and Info Services". Board member with the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia.

Fatima Cajee.  Peace and community activist.

Terry Faye, Investigator, National Security Investigations Section, RCMP

Tanja Krajcinovic,  MISA HOST Program Co-ordinator

Sgt. Don Maclean, Halifax Regional Police, Equity Diversity Officer

Shahab Rowshan ,  Cultural interpreter, Health worker

Augusto Sepulveda, Master's student, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Saint Mary's University.

Maria Jose Yax - Fraser, Master's student, Interuniversity Women's Studies Program, Dalhousie University.

Janice - Walsh - Ward, Multiculturalism Program Officer, Nova Scotia Office, Canadian Heritage (Retired)

LRG Members - Fredericton, New Brunswick

Renu Dhayagude, Fredericton Local Coordinator, Coordinator of Programs, Multicultural Association of Fredericton

Aida Bahtijarevic, Office co-ordinator, Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc.

Denise Ferreira, Community representative. (Brazil)

Ashraf Ghanem, Past President, Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc.

A.K.Hamza, Past President, Fredericton Islamic Association

Janet Lee, Past President, Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick

Brigitte Maicher, Community representative.

Donath Mrawira- Past President, New Brunswick African Associaton

D. Shekhar Secretary, Association of Indo-Canadians

Jeremias Tecu, New Brunswick Latino Association (member)

Madhu Verma, President, Asian Heritage Month Committee

LRG Members - Moncton, New Brunswick

Cyprien (Syp) Okana Okana Solutions - Marketing.

Irina Raduly, Settlement Counsellor, MAGMA

James (Skip) Talbot, Past President, MAGMA

Phylomène Zangio, Administrative Services Officer, La Revue de L'Université de Moncton.  www.umoncton.ca

LRG Members - Saint John, New Brunswick

Karin Sundin, Instructor, YMCA Saint John Link Program

Joel Butler, Business Process Analyst, Aliant, Saint John

Silke Klenk, International Relations Co-ordinator, International Relations Office, University of New Brunswick

Silvya Sparks, Director, Prude Saint John

Luisa Montoya, Graduate Student, University of New Brunswick

LRG Members - St. John's, Newfoundland

Rainee Athas, Member, Sri Lankan Association of Newfoundland and Multicultural Women's Organization of Newfoundland and Labrador

Jeff Braun-Jackson, Research Associate, Political Science Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Adriana Castaño, student, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Kevin Foley, Community Services Division, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

Donna Jeffrey, Director, Refugee & Immigrant Advisory Council.

Grace Orach, Instructor, Association for New Canadians ESL Adult Training Centre; and Member, Multicultural Women's Organization of Newfoundland and Labrador and African and Canadian Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Neil Penney, Program Officer, the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Wendolyn Schlamp, Public Education Co-ordinator, Restorative Justice Coalition of  Newfoundland; and formerly: Refugee Settlement Worker, Association for New Canadians.

Nick Summers, Legal Aid Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador ; President, Canadian Council for Refugees

Jerry Vink, Executive Director, NL Human Rights Association.