African Nova Scotian Community Action Partnerships
(ANSCAPs)
Whenever the Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs has an issue or subject area we think would benefit from community participation, we will recruit a knowledgeable volunteer group of community members with expertise in dealing with a specific issue or subject area to help us.
Two ANSCAPs launched this fall / winter 2007 are on community engagement and youth leadership.
Members for each group are listed below. The first meeting included both groups and it was held on November 24, 2007.
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Click here for high resolution version of partial group photo below
Top Row: L to R: Vince Jones, Sharon Ross, Theresa Halfkenny, Craig Cromwell
Front Row - L to R: Keslyn Adams, Lydia Adisenu-Doe, Charla Williams
Youth Leadership
Keslyn Adams, Halifax
Dalhousie University Black Student Advising Centre
Involved with the mentorship program at Dalhousie University and various youth initiatives in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Lydia Adisenu-Doe, Halifax
Human Resources Consultant / Program Coordinator, Diversity Employment Initiatives, Nova Scotia Public Service Commission
Coordinates diversity summer internship programs, the Diversity Talent Pool and Career Starts programs
Yvonne Atwell, East Preston (HRM)
Executive Director, Community Justice Society
Former member of the provincial legislative assembly, assisted in the development and implementation of programs for African Nova Scotian Youth and new Canadians.
Craig Cromwell, Halifax
Youth employment specialist for Y-Move program. Previous assignments with Cultural Awareness Youth Group and Phoenix youth programs
Jocelyn Dorrington, New Glasgow
Coordinator of African Nova Scotian Cultural Services, Chignecto-Central Regional School Board
Has been involved in curriculum design and implementation at the school board and provincial levels
Neil Edwards, Sackville
Constable, RCMP - emergency management section
Provincial co-ordinator for S.A.F.E. (School Action for Emergency) program
Vince Jones, Halifax
Student Support Worker, Halifax Regional School Board
Twenty years working with youth in the African Nova Scotian community
Lana MacLean, Dartmouth
Clinical Therapist, Capital District Health
Counsels youth
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Community Engagement
Theresa Halfkenny, Amherst
Integrity Officer, Service Canada (Retired)
Avid volunteer leader on a variety of community committees; former municipal counselor and nurse
Andrea Hawley, New Waterford, Cape Breton
Service Canada
Board member on the African Nova Scotian Employment Partnership Committee in Cape Breton and the Nova Scotia Community College African Nova Scotian Transition Year Program
George Mbamalu, Halifax
Engineer, Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS)
Founding member of the African Diaspora Association of the Maritimes (ADAM) and the Nigerian Association
Dr. Leslie Oliver, Wolfville
Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Acadia University
Board member of Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia
Steering committee member, Imhotep’s Legacy Virtual High-School project
Sharon Ross, Ontario
Senior Manager, Service Canada
Born and raised in Halifax, currently works in Ottawa but is returning to Nova Scotia in the spring of 2008
Founding member of the Black Cultural Centre
Charla Williams, Halifax
Instructor and diversity practitioner, Nova Scotia Community College African Nova Scotian Transition Year Program and Dalhousie University Transition Year Program