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:
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.
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
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