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YWCA is a volunteer and membership-based organization that is affiliated with YWCA Canada and the World YWCA. The Board of Directors is elected annually by the membership to provide leadership and vision to the organization on behalf of the community. Board members serve a maximum of three two year terms. Board positions are available only to women.
Board of Directors 2009-2010
Chair: Yasemin Heyck
Janet Toner
Karin Taylor
Caroline Wawzonek
Kayla Cooper
Alayna Ward
Amy Lizotte
Bobbie Parkin
Jennifer Hunt-Poitras
Marsha Argue (Marsha Argue stands with YWCA Yellowknife president Yasemin Heyck)
Marsha Argue was a key force in the creation of YWCA Agvvik Nunavut. Marsha worked with YWCA Canada on the Northern Extension Program to help support the creation of a brand new YWCA in Iqaluit. This new YWCA was inducted into YWCA Canada at the annual membership meeting help in Yellowknife in June. Today, thanks to Marsha’s efforts, YWCA Agvvik operates the 21-bed Qimaavik Transition House and the 12-bed Sivummut House for women and their families who are experiencing homelessness. Marsha is well known and respected for her project management skills. Our thanks to Marsha for moving the work of women’s safety and housing forward in Iqaluit through the creation of YWCA Agvvik.
Lorraine Sampson (Lorraine Sampson stands with YWCA Yellowknife president Yasemin Heyck)
Lorraine Sampson has a long association with YWCA Yellowknife as staff and supporter. She joined the YWCA staff when the Women’s and Children’s Healing and Recovery Program began in 2000. After that program ended, she worked for a year at Alison McAteer House before joining the family counseling practice at the Frame Lake Primary Care clinic. Through all the years she has lived in Yellowknife, Lorraine has been a champion of the work the YWCA does to improve the lives of women, families and girls in the north. Our thanks to Lorraine for being a good friend to the YWCA.
Vicki Tompkins (Vicki Tompkins stands with YWCA Yellowknife president Yasemin Heyck)
Vicki Tompkins joined the board of YWCA Yellowknife in 2003, bringing a long history of volunteer work in Yellowknife. She was president from 2008 to 2010, and in that time did a lot of effective work on board governance, including attracting and orienting new board members, keeping current members engaged and strengthening the relationship between the board and the executive director. She was also a busy member of the fund development and AMM planning committees. Our thanks to Vicki for all she has done to support the work of YWCA Yellowknife.