CeMCOR

The Community Advisory Council for CeMCOR was established to provide a connection between the scientific and educational objectives of the Centre and the interests and needs of women in the community. The roles of the Advisory Council are to:

• facilitate collaboration and coordination between CeMCOR and the wider community of women;
• to identify needs and assist in setting of research priorities;
• to participate in the development of strategic directions;
• to highlight opportunities for community participation and involvement in research;
• to consult and cooperate with national community and research organizations.

Mavis Dixon, graduated from the University of Waterloo with an honors degree in Psychology and a specialization in non-profit administration. She has worked in a management role and as a communications and fund development specialist in non-profit organizations for 13 years. She is currently a communications and government relations consultant working in the private sector.

Molly Leung recently graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BSc. She has returned to Graduate School to continue her studies at SFU. She has been involved with the Girl Guides of Canada since she was six years old and currently volunteers as a Pathfinder group leader. She has volunteered at Burnaby Hospital and for the Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (VASS), teaching and skiing with students in the brain injury program. She enjoys outdoor activities, arts and crafts and is interested in organizing special events.

Basia Pakula graduated with a Master in Public Policy from Simon Fraser University in 2006. She has worked in various aspects of health policy and research pertaining to mental health and addictions, gender and sexuality. Her volunteer efforts have focused on AIDS initiatives in Vancouver and Victoria.

Dorothy Stowe worked for fourteen years in the Vancouver Mental Health system, at the residential treatment centre for adolescents — the Maples. Prior to that she was a psychiatric social worker in Auckland, New Zealand. Dorothy is one of the original volunteers who created and launched Everywoman's Health Centre. She continues to work towards women-centered health in our province.

Celeste Taylor is a Development Officer for the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia. Prior to fundraising for engineering and nursing at UBC, she raised funds for housing and social services at the YWCA of Vancouver. She has an MA in geography from Carleton and certificate in fundraising management from BCIT. She has a particular interest in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Caren Parel has two Master's degrees - one in Education and one in Speech Language Pathology. She works for a school district, focusing communication based services on learning disabilities/differences, challenging behaviours, and parenting. Caren has a history of volunteering in a variety of community organizations. The proud mother of two, Caren is looking forward to 'graduating' from perimenopause