Employees with Disabilities Network (EwDN) 2019 By-Elections
Good Day, I want to congratulate the candidates that were elected or acclaimed (QC) in the final round of the elections for positions as executives in the Employees with Disabilities Network. We will be sending out a Winter Newsletter shortly providing updates. As a Network we have a significant amount of work ahead working on the Public Service Accessibility Strategy (PSAS) and the development of updated Duty to Accommodate directives and tracking. As I indicated at our last Network meeting we will be reaching out very shortly through the executive to see who would like to participate in the activities that will becoming forward for the PSAS. You might have a certain passion for one of these Pillars:
- Improving recruitment, retention, and promotion of persons with disabilities.
- Enhancing the accessibility of the built environment.
- Making information and communications technology (ICT) usable by all.
- Equipping public servants to design and deliver accessible programs and services.
- Building an accessibility-confident public service.
It is great to see that we have a fully formed EwDN Executive:
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Jennifer Leenhouts jennifer.leenhouts@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Co-Chair | Elizabeth Dussault elizabeth.dussault@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Secretariat 1 | Mehreen Beig Mirza mehreen.beigmizra@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Secretariat 2 | Cathy Walsh catherine.walsh@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Atlantic Representative 1 | Wanda Harnish wanda.harnish@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Atlantic Representative 2 | Bill Spruin bill.spruin@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Ontario Representative 1 | Linda Mintz linda.mintz@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Ontario Representative 2 | Michael Axmith micheal.axsmith@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Québec Representative 1 | Sophie Bouchard sophie.bouchard@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Québec Representative 2 | Lyne Cartier cartierl@ceiu-seic.ca |
| West – Territories Representative 1 | Crystal Williamson crystal.williamson@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| West – Territories Representative 2 | Megan Mah megan.mah@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| National Capital Region Representative 1 | Anne Simard anne.simard@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca |
| National Capital Region Representative 2 | Victoria Patacairk victoria.patacairk@labour-travail.gc.ca |
Thanks
Chair
Co-Chair
Roles and Responsibilities of the Executive Committee Positions
Regional Representatives (10 in total)
- The regional representatives support network activities within the region and are responsible for ensuring the dissemination of information and supporting consultations with regional EwDN members on matters related to the Network. The regional representatives offer a unique regional perspective to issues related to employees with disabilities.
- National Capital Region (2) – filled
- Ontario Region (2) – filled
- Quebec Region (2) – filled
- Atlantic Region (2) – filled
- Western Canada and Territories Region (2) – filled.