L'équité salariale

Vallie Stearns has been a long time activist for women's rights. She worked as a sexual assault crisis counsellor and front-line shelter worker in a transition home for over 15 years. She has also done education and advocacy work against for against women and children. She has been involved with pay equity issues, as well as Criminal Injuries Compensation, community liaison projects and community health initiatives. She currently works as a CUPE staff representative at the Saint John office since 2005 and has worked on implementing pay equity affecting employees in the public sector.

Marilyn MacCormack is presently working as a school administrative assistant at Jacquet River School. She is the Provincial Recording Secretary for CUPE Local 2745. Marilyn has been on the executive board of CUPE Local 2745 for approximately 15 years representing District No. 15 as a Sub Local President. She chaired the New Brunswick Federation of Labour Women’s Committee for approximately 10 years. She was elected as Vice-President for Women’s Issues at the 2005 NBFL Convention and did two terms. Marilyn sits on the following committees for CUPE Local 2745: Full Time Pension Committee, CUPE Local 2745 Women’s Committee and the Negotiations Committee. She also sits on the CUPE National and CUPE NB Women’s Committee.

Since her retirement, Huberte Gautreau has dedicated her time to fighting for a pay equity law in New Brunswick and to working with Conscience Canada. She was president of the NB Coalition for Pay Equity in 2001-2003 and in 2008-2009. She was also co-chair for the New Brunswick Committee of the World March of Women in 2000 and in 2010. Since 2009, Huberte sits on the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. Before her retirement, Huberte worked abroad for many years as a community health nurse. Upon her return, she taught at the Université de Moncton's School of Nursing. She also coordinated a project which promoted awareness of international solidarity, and worked as a sexual and sexist harassment counsellor. In 1995, Huberte received the New Brunswick Human Rights Award and, in 2004, the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

Anglophone Vice-Chairperson: Elizabeth Blaney

Elizabeth Blaney, PhD is a research associate with the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research, at the University of New Brunswick, in Fredericton. She teaches classes on feminist theory, women’s studies, and family violence. She conducts research on family violence and develops programs and resources for various sector agencies. Elizabeth is actively involved in women’s issues in her workplace and with numerous community-based organizations around the province. She lives in Fredericton.

Secretary-Treasurer: Roberte Léger

Roberte Léger was born in Shediac. She was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from Dalhousie University, after which she spent most of her professional life working for the Ottawa Hospital. For 10 years she put her career on hold to become a full time mother to her two sons. She used this time to earn a Masters Degree in Management, help a group of women set up a daycare, join several school committees, and become School Commissioner. She eventually returned to her career as a pharmacist, becoming part of a palliative care team. Upon retirement, she returned to l’Acadie.

Elizabeth Coburn was born on the Eelground reserve. She is a Micmac aboriginal woman who speaks her language. She studied at Saint Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick. She has two adult children and a supportive husband. Elizabeth is currently employed as a supply teacher. She volunteers with many organizations, such as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, the Gignoo Transition House and the Native Friendship Center. Her diverse community experience affords her wealth of knowledge, experience and understanding about how to advance aboriginal women’s issues in NB.

Thérèse Duguay was educated at the NBCC. Since 2006, she is the President of Local 4598 of the Canadien Union of Public Employees(CUPE). She's also involved in various committees of the NB Division of CUPE, such as President of the provincial executive of seven regions in New Brunswick. She's Vice President of 'Femmes francophones acadiennes' in Tracadie and she also had the chance to work in a travel agency.She works within the Coalition because she wants to see better working conditions and better wages for women.

Lydia Jaillet is a dietitian who studied nutrition at the Université de Moncton. She worked at the regional hospital of Amherst, Nova Scotia before she came back to Moncton and worked at the Villa du Repos. She has been working with the Moncton Extra-Mural Program for the past 19 years. Lydia was a Board member of the New Brunswick Union for many years, as second vice-president. She was chair of the Women’s Committee for the New Brunswick Union and she is a member of the Finance Committee. Lydia is also involved with the “December 6th Montreal Massacre” organization, which commemorates the New Brunswick women who were killed by domestic violence.

Anne Roussel was born in Edmundston. She is mother of two adult children, and grandmother of four. Anne lived many years in Sept-Iles. Upon returning to New Brunswick, she obtained her diploma in nursing in 1990, her Mental Health Certificate in May 1996 and her Bachelor of Nursing in October 2000. Since March 2000, she has been a Case Worker with the Regional Community Mental Health Services, Regional Health Authority Four, in Edmundston. Anne has participated in many facets in the field of mental health, including the Regional and Provincial debriefing committee, Stress management, and Group Therapy. Since 2002, Anne has been the president of her local of the Public Health and Community Mental Health Nurses within the New Brunswick Nurses Union. Anne has been actively involved in the Edmundston Pay Equity Committee since its creation.

Gail Taylor is a consultant and facilitator with expertise in issues of empowerment and inclusion, especially for women. She worked for three years as a community coach in low-income neighbourhoods of Saint John, helping to facilitate community participation and ownership over a trajectory of research, co-analysis, presentation of data, action planning, community group development, and project planning, which also entailed forging equitable partnerships with government, non-profits, and the faith community. An adult educator for 30 years, Gail earned a research-based M.Ed. in 1997 (UNB Fredericton) after raising a daughter on her own, followed by a thesis-based interdisciplinary M.A. in 2000 (Dartmouth College). A writing coach focused on empowerment of voice, she is also a published poet, and a long-time activist with experience in violence against women, childcare issues, and the environment.

Linda Richardson lives in Fredericton. She is a leader in her professional career as a Registered Electroneurophysiology Technologist. Her recent experience as Chair of NBU Women's Committee also lead her to serve on the National Union Women's Advisory Council in Ottawa representing NB Union. She has served as Director of her Component for the health care diagnostics (paramedical) group. Linda enjoys her family, pet dog Ginger and her favorite hobbies including writing poetry, singing and playing guitar.

Johanne Perron has been the Executive Director of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity since 2001. She is interested in various social justice issues, in particular women’s equality. She currently holds the Treasurers’ position with the «Regroupement Féministe du Nouveau-Brunswick». She has a B.A. in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University, and a Masters degree in Environmental Studies from the Université de Moncton. In her paid and volunteer work, she has been involved with various organizations such as Canada World Youth, Oxfam, the Common Front for Social Justice and the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation.

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