Ellen Chambers is a retired teacher, local union president and provincial executive member for ETFO. She has received the Thunder Bay Mayor's Local Hero Award, as well as the Humanitarian Award provincially for ETFO for her advocacy for safety of LGBTQ students in schools. She works on social justice committees, such as Diversity Thunder Bay. She was a founding member of SAGE - Sexuality and Gender Equity and was the co-founder and co-chair of Thunder Pride.
Read moreArlene Phillips
Arlene Phillips enjoyed growing up in North Bay, and went to Laurentian University (North Bay and Sudbury). She completed her B.A. at the University of Toronto on a part-time basis while working full-time, so that she could have working experience for when she graduated. She has been with the Ontario Government for a precarious twenty-eight years, working in many cities and in many positions, often as a business analyst. She is a single parent of one amazing human being who has left the nest. With her union, she has developed an activist's voice, working towards things like living minimum wage, fairness and helping others up. Arlene is running for council in North Bay.
Read moreDeborah Swyer-Burke
Deborah Swyer-Burke has been the sole proprietor of a business in Sudbury for 10 years. She has worked with the Food Bank in Ward 7 for almost 6 years. Deborah is also dedicated mother of 2 boys. She feel that now is the right time for her to get involved with her community at a higher level.
Read moreKristen Oliver
A graduate of Fort William Collegiate and Confederation College, Thunder Bay has been home to Kristen Oliver for her entire life. She presently works full-time as the Executive Director of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA). She oversees the advocacy and lobbying efforts of NOMA and attributes this role as the main driver to seeking office on the municipal level. In 2004, she was employed as Policy Assistant to the Mayor for the City of Thunder Bay and held this position until 2010. Prior to that, she was a constituency assistant to Lyn McLeod, MPP, Thunder Bay - Atikokan. As a dedicated member of her community, she serves as Chair of the Board of Governors for Confederation College and Vice President of Northwood Hockey League.
Read moreSheryl Evans-Price
Sheryl Evans-Price graduated Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario in 2002 and has been working in healthcare for 16+ years. Throughout her career, she has worked in Long-term care, Home-care and Hospice-care. She is particularly passionate about Palliative Care and has taken two post-graduate courses in Palliation. She ran in the 2014 municipal election and was successful in winning her seat as Trustee for the Algoma District School Board. She considers the last four years serving her community in this capacity to have been a great privilege. She has worked hard and won the support of my Board room colleagues for seat as Vice-Chair of ADSB for the last two years and also sit provincially, gaining the support of North-Eastern School Boards and serving in her second year on the Policy Development Work Team at the Ontario Public School Boards Association. Over the years, she has had experience volunteering on the Board of Director's at the Sault YMCA, sitting as Accommodation Review Committee Chair at Aweres Public School, sitting on School Council, volunteering in breakfast programs and meal preps, and coaching soccer within her community. To date, her greatest accomplishment and constant inspiration are her two children and family, as they are her guiding light, her drive, and her heart.
Read moreCharmaine McCraw
Charmaine was born and raised in Northwestern Ontario and moved to Thunder Bay to pursue her degree in Political Science in 2008. She has held positions in recruitment, economic and community development, research and, before herprofessional career, everything from a gas attendant to an elementary teacher. Thunder Bay has been home for 10 years now (with a few adventures in between). She has always been an advocate for eliminating misconceptions through education. She was nominated for the Northern Ontario Visionary Award in 2014 for her capacity development work with First Nations. She and her partner own a home on Dawson Road and have three fur babies; their families are their hugest support and she plans on calling Thunder Bay home for many years to come.
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