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Katherine is very pleased to join the wonderful team at CPJ and to contribute her passion and talents to their work advancing public justice in Canada. She has worked in community development and research over the past 20 years and continues to be inspired by the people and organizations working across the country to realize a more just and caring world for us all.

Katherine’s on-going research focuses on issues of social and economic inclusion as they affect children, families and communities. She has served as the Head of Research at the Vanier Institute of the Family and the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD), planning and managing the research agenda and public education activities for these organizations.

Her recent publications include Families Count: Profiling Canada’s Families IV (2010), Community Vitality (2009), a concept paper for the Canadian Index of Well-being, and Poverty Reduction Policies and Programs (2009), an edited collection of 14 reports in the CCSD’s Social Development Report Series.

Katherine continues to work as a consultant with the CCSD and other organizations. She holds degrees in political science (specialization in social policy) and environmental studies from Queen's University and York University.

Born and raised in the east-end of Ottawa, Shana has always been interested in helping others and has always had a sense of social justice. After graduating from St. Matthew High School in Orleans, she entered the Bachelor of Social Work Program, with Minors in Psychology and Sociology, at Carleton University and is now in her final year of study.

Ecological justice will be a new area for Shana, who is interested in learning how environmental change affects people locally, nationally and globally. She is looking forward to increasing her exposure to policy development and learning more about NGOs and their interaction with government bodies.

In her spare time, Shana enjoys reading, travelling and spending time with friends and family. Next year, she hopes to continue with her education and pursue a Master’s of Social Work at McGill University.

Danielle is pleased to be interning with CPJ and is excited to be learning about and working on public justice issues this fall.

Danielle is from Maple Ridge, British Columbia and currently attends Trinity Western University in Langley, BC where she is working towards a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Personal Finance. This fall she is taking part in the Laurentian Leadership Centre program in Ottawa where she is taking classes involving Canadian government and public policy, and where she is interning with CPJ.

Danielle enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with friends and family. She is happy to be working with the CPJ team and is enthused for learning about issues of public justice in Canada as she hopes one day to work with families and people who struggle with financial hardship.