Women in Nuclear - WiN Canada

The WiN-Canada Board met this week to discuss and endorse the recommendations of the selection committee for the new board. We had a great response to our nominations call and are very pleased with the enthusiasm and experience each of these board members brings to the WiN-Canada board table. The new board will be in place as of April 1, 2010.

Your new WiN-Canada board:
President- Colleen Sidford, OPG
Treasurer - Davinder Valeri, OPG
Secretary - Emma Hauch, Kinectrics
Members-at-large:
Sudduf Wyne - OPG
Cheryl McCulloch - Bruce Power
Carrie Ng - Bruce Power
Tracy Gagne - AECL
Kate McKenzie - Bruce Power
Past President - Susan Brissette

Chapter chairs:
WiN-Bruce - Barbara Goetz, Bruce Power

WiN-Durham - Peggy Ancker, OPG

WiN-Eastern Ontario - Shelley Rolland-Poruks, AECL

WiN-Golden Horseshoe West - Parva Alavi, AECL

WiN-NB - Bernice Lanigan - NB Power.

Retiring from the Board are Rumina Velshi, Treasurer, Retired from OPG and Janet Donegan, Past Chair of WiN-Durham, OPG. Both Rumina and Janet have made a substantial contribution to the WiN-Canada board and their local chapter since 2004. We thank them for their outstanding commitment and hope they will continue their involvement in WiN for years to come.

A big thank you also goes out to Susan Brissette, whose vision and commitment as WiN-Canada President has helped take WiN from a handful of enthusiastic people to over 1,050 members with five very active chapters throughout Canada. Susan will remain involved with WiN as Past President.