Meet Your New Nanaimo Women’s Resources Society Board of Directors

Board elections happened at our Annual General Meeting in September 2006 and we are pleased to update you on our new board makeup. First, though, we would like to send out our thanks to Barbara Ann Rivers, who has just completed a year on the Board as our director in charge of membership. Barbara Ann has decided to step down from the Board and we thank her for her hard work.

Jeannie Martin (president), Arlene Garman (vice-president), and Adrienne Mercer (public relations) were elected to two-year terms in 2005, and all three women remain on the Board. Sandra Steilo (secretary), and Nicole Shaw were elected for two-year terms at the AGM. Sandra has served on the Board since late 2005, when they were appointed to fill vacancies left open when former Board members Deborah Wood and Anna Atkinson stepped down. Nicole, a former Board member and publisher of Synergy Magazine, has become chair of our membership committee.

We have three prospective Board members: Eliza Gardiner, Jen Kirk, and Samantha Letourneau—all of these women have done great work in support of the Women’s Centre, and we feel lucky that they wish to get more involved!

Eliza directed the Vagina Monologues (an annual fundraiser that Malaspina University-College stages for the Women’s Centre) two years ago and was involved as a cast member last year. She will be directing the production again in 2007. Jen is past president of Rights and Democracy Nanaimo, a non-partisan organization that encourages and supports the universal values of human rights and the promotion of democratic institutions and practices around the world. Last year Jen and Samantha inspired Rights and Democracy Nanaimo to host a wonderfully successful December 6 fundraiser for the Women’s Centre—and they were instrumental in the event’s success.

Samantha, host of a weekly program on CHLY-FM, is completing her Global Studies Degree at Malaspina. She has recently returned from doing a CIDA-sponsored internship in Belize. You might be interested in checking out her Travelblog at http://www.manlymedia.com/travelblog/

Thank you so much to Eliza, Jen, and Samantha for your interest in the Women’s Centre and the ongoing work of our Board.