Fraser Piccott works for the Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Community Living; Avalon Region, as both the Solutions Lab Project Coordinator and Development Coordinator. He is a retired Canadian Armed Forces veteran who has professional experience in business and community in supporting and advancing the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Fraser brings vast experiences from work with numerous associations and boards including; Founding chairperson of the Eastern Residential Support Board, Vice-President of the Canadian Association for Community Living, Past President of the NL Association for Community Living, Past President of the Vera Perlin Society and has been a council member of the Provincial Advisory Council for the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities since March 2017. Fraser is currently a board member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation and the Bowring Park Foundation.
Paula Corcoran-Jacobs is the Executive Director of Consumers’ Health Awareness Network Newfoundland and Labrador (CHANNAL). Paula brings both personal and professional experiences in mental health. Involved in the Understanding Changes Everything campaign, Paula shares her own amazing recovery journey in hopes of inspiring hope and affecting change. Paula is involved with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, the Department of Health and Community Services’ Recovery Project and Workplace NL.
Pauline Duffy has personal lived experience with disability and has vast professional and volunteer experience with accessibility and inclusion. She was a board member with Epilepsy NL for over 20 years, as well as a treasurer and a tutor with the Laubach Literacy Association for over 5 years. Pauline is currently an active Rotarian and lives in Stephenville.
Patricia Lorraine Dwyer has personal experience fostering and supporting children with disabilities. Her longtime volunteering in her community includes the Royal Canadian Legion, the Lions club, the Girl Guides and the Army Cadets and formerly the adaptive ski program at Marble Mountain. She has received several awards for her work in the community and provincially. Patricia lives with her husband, Fraser in Steady Brook and has two grown children.
Erika Breen Hearn lives in Gander with her husband and two small children. Erika has professional experience in law and lived experience in accessibility. She also has a background of advocacy and volunteer work particularly with the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Newfoundland and Labrador.
Kimberly Maich has professional experience and lived experience with disabilities and inclusion. She is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University and works in the field of inclusive education, researching, writing, and teaching on autism spectrum disorders in inclusive classrooms. She has studied, lived, and worked across Canada from Vancouver to St. Anthony. Kimberly has three grown children with disabilities and lives in a four-generation family outside of St. John’s.
Wendy Monk has vast professional experience in education in various roles including teacher, Guidance Counsellor and Adult Basic Education instructor. She is an Accessibility Services Coordinator with College of the North Atlantic. Wendy is a parent to two extraordinary children who are hard of hearing.
Bruce Oldford has lived experience with removing barriers in the workplace, in the community and in his personal life. He has passion in finding adaptive ways and solutions to daily barriers in the environment experienced by persons with disabilities and sharing his learnings with others to strengthen inclusion in his community. Bruce lives in Central Newfoundland.
Nancy Reid has personal lived experience with disability and is a parent of a young adult who has multiple disabilities. She has a passion for advocacy and has worked in various related roles. Today, Nancy uses her professional and personal experience in her work with the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities – Newfoundland and Labrador.
Jennifer Rimmer is a proud user of American Sign Language (ASL) as her primary language. She is committed to Deaf activism and has had lifelong connections with Deaf and women’s organizations across Newfoundland and Canada and is committed to Deaf activism as a volunteer, advocate and outreach consultant. She works with the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Deaf as a Family Communication Program ASL consultant and has assisted with and co-lead wellness sessions with NLAD Health and Wellness. She is a recipient of 2014 Cecilia Carroll Award for Independent living and has a long-term and extraordinary personal commitment to full inclusion of people with disabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador, locally and nationally. Jennifer is a proud Memorial University of Newfoundland alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology and Women studies. She is also a member of NL Deaf Choir and has worked with Canada Video Relay Service as Community Outreach Specialist.
Katarina Roxon is a recipient of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and is a 2016 Paralympic Gold Medalist. She lives and trains in Kippens-Stephenville, and has successfully represented Canada in major world swimming championships and Paralympic Games for 15 years.
Debbie Ryan has vast lived and professional experience with vision loss and is a strong advocate for persons with disabilities. She has been very active with CNIB, promoting awareness, eye health, self-advocacy, and removing barriers. She is currently a member of the City of St John’s Inclusion Advisory Committee and Marine Atlantic’s Inclusion Advisory Committee, and works with businesses on the best practices of diversity and accessibility. She is a past Board Member of the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities NL and past president of the International Association of Business Communicators Newfoundland and Labrador (IABCNL). In 2019, Debbie was recognized by IABCNL as the Communications Professional of the Year for her work in inclusion and the prevention of vision loss.
Rose Anna Wilson is a Military veteran who served for 23 years, and has lived experiences with disabilities, mental health and issues related to seniors. She actively volunteers in her community as an Area Director of the Northern Peninsula for the Newfoundland and Labrador 50+ Federation, is a peer supporter for Seniors NL, secretary to local Royal Canadian Legion, and a current member on the Buildings Accessibility Advisory Board. Rose is originally from Buchans Junction and currently lives in Deer Lake.
Former Members
- 2009-2011
- Len Baker
- 2009-2013
- Joanne MacDonald , O.C., O.N.L., Chairperson
- 2009-2012
- Raymond McIsaac
- 2009-2014
- Carmel Casey
- Elizabeth Chaulk
- Delia Connell
- Sherry Gambin-Walsh
- Dennis Gill
- Lynn Green
- Oswald Gould
- Leon Mills
- Myles Murphy
- Ian Murley
- Karon-Ann Parsons
- Susan Ralph
- Karen Westcott
- 2014-2015
- Karen Hillier
- 2015-2016
- Shane Martland
- Freeman Wiseman
- 2016-2017
- Norman Austin
- 2014-2017
- Elizabeth Chaulk
- Delia Connell
- Don Connolly
- Paula Corcoran-Jacobs
- Lorna Gilbert
- Dennis Gill
- Philip Lundrigan
- Justin Mercer
- Mackenzie Mitchell
- Patricia Moores
- Bruce Oldford
- Donna Piercey
- Nancy Reid
- Katarina Roxon
- J. Paul Walsh, Chairperson
- 2017
- Vikas Khaladkar
- 2017-2020
- Marie Ryan, Chair
- 2017-2020
- Paula Corcoran-Jacobs
- Dennis Gill
- Paula Gillis
- Nicole Marsh
- Patricia Moores
- Bruce Oldford
- Cyril Peach
- Fraser Piccott
- Nancy Reid
- Katarina Roxon