Mid-western Branch

Mid-Western Branch includes Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Stratford, and the surrounding areas.

Board Members

Sharon Evans, President
Heather Froome, Vice President
Deb Moskal, Past President
Merilyn Thompson, Secretary
Karen McNaughton, Treasurer
Suzanne Field
Angela Hammond, Student Representative, WLU
Kiera Palmer, Student Representative, WLU
Jennifer Yuen
Debbie Sedlmeir
Erica Lam
Mary Varey
Larissa Budd
Warren Kurt

Upcoming Branch Activities

Mid-Western Branch Annual General Meeting

May 19, 2010
5:00 PM – Social time with a light dinner
AGM: 5:30 PM
Guest Speaker: 6-7 PM
Location: K-W Counselling Services – 480 Charles St. E., Kitchener
Parking: Access to free parking is off Charles St. E.

Theme: Footsteps of Homelessness

Speaker: Michael Brown (aka “Downtown Michael Brown)

Please RSVP to Merilyn Thompson (merthompson@rogers.com) .

Ongoing Branch Initiatives

Board Members Needed for OASW Midwestern Branch
The Mid Western Branch of OASW is presently seeking members to join our local Board.  The Board, in collaboration with the provincial office, is involved in promoting public awareness of the roles carried out by social workers and to promote social advocacy initiatives in our region.  We actively support social work week activities in March of each year, collaborate with the two schools of social work in our region for learning events and promote local social advocacy/justice issues.

We are currently looking for members interested in the role of Vice President (1) and General Members (2) to join the Board.  Our annual meeting will be held on May 19th and our first meeting following that will be on June 3rd.

The meetings are held at Renison College in Waterloo from 5:30-7:00pm on the first Thursday of each month except for July and August.  A light supper is provided.

If you are interested in information about participating on the Board and in working with an enthusiastic group of committed individuals, please contact Deb Moskal at 519-745-4944 or deb.moskal@grhosp.on.ca .  In preparation for our May meeting, we would appreciate hearing from you by May 6thend_of_the_skype_highlighting.

Upcoming Branch Initiatives

Plans are underway for the following:

• Recruiting for Student Reps on the Board for the upcoming year from Renison and WLU
• Developing relationships with the universities to promote OASW and the profession
• Creating Binders and welcome letters for new Board members
• Creating an information binder with all the activities and planning required for social work week, advocacy, annual meeting, awards and events. This will assist with annual planning and changes in membership
• Review work plan and establish new items as needed

Contact Information

Branch President: Sharon Evans, Kitchener