Claudia Mitchell is a Professor in the Department of Integrated studies with the Faculty of Education at McGill University, and an Honorary Professor in the School of Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, where she established the Centre for Visual Methodologies for Social Change.  Her research interests span work in schools with teachers and young people, particularly in the context of gender, HIV and AIDS; studies in Higher Education of mainstreaming issues of gender, HIV and AIDS in South Africa and Ethiopia; girlhood studies, in particular work related to gender-based violence; and participatory visual methodologies and community-based research in health education, housing and agriculture.

Anne Wagner is a registered social worker and Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work. Her teaching and research interests include the areas of gender, race, social justice, (higher) education, and violence against women and girls. Prior to teaching at Nipissing University, Anne worked as a clinical social worker in a variety of settings supporting women and girls from marginalized communities across Ontario.

Faye Mishna is Dean and Professor at the Faculty and is cross-appointed to the Department of Psychiatry. Faye holds the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Chair in Child and Family. Faye has conducted research on bullying, cyber bullying, cyber counseling and the impact of cyber technology in traditional face-to-face counseling and interventions with vulnerable children and youth. Faye is the author of a book on bullying published by Oxford University Press in 2012 and is co-author of a book on bullying in Canada, published by Oxford University Press in 2015. She has a small private practice in consultation and therapy.

Sarah joined the OB-PS in October 2013, after seeing first-hand the amazing impact OB-PS members had on making the WAGGGS 'Stop the Violence' training session in Rwanda a reality.  Sarah has been extensively involved in Guiding at local, national and international levels, presently as International Commissioner for Girl Guides of Canada as well as sitting on the WAGGGS Governance Sub-Committee on Constitutions and By-Laws. Sarah holds a Masters degree in International Communications Policy and has worked in parliamentary affairs for over two decades. She has extensive experience in the areas of governance, advocacy, and public relations.

Robyn began her guiding journey as Brownie and continued as a Guider, particularly enjoying working with older girls.  An accountant in her professional life, Robyn has used her accounting skills and financial background as a volunteer in Guiding and also to help many other non-governmental organizations. As a Director, Robyn is a steward of Girl Guides of Canada and is accountable for the viability of the organization.  Robyn is passionate about offering dynamic experiences to girls and recruiting and retaining members.  She remains active locally, working to provide outstanding opportunities for girls.

Jill Zelmanovits is the Chief Executive Officer and keynote listener at Girl Guides of Canada (GGC). She is passionately committed to the mission of the organization – to be a catalyst for girls empowering girls. Jill has spent over fifteen years in not-for-profit leadership, including serving as Trustee on the World Board of WAGGGS.  Prior to her role at GGC, Jill was a commercial litigator at a Bay Street law firm and worked for Legal Aid Ontario at a number of community legal clinics. Jill is a long-standing member of Girl Guides of Canada and mother of a Girl Guide.

Adam joined WAGGGS in August, 2017 and is responsible for a cross-functional Engagement team focusing on fundraising, advocacy and communications. Previously he led a team of 25+ to oversee Plan UK’s relationships with companies, major donors and trusts, as well as a programme team working in Africa, Asia and South America. 

Sarah joined WAGGGS in March 2018. She has a wealth of international and corporate leadership and strategic experience.  For the past 20 years she has been Chief Executive of a number of high-profile charities, working in health, education, and transport across Africa and Asia.

Hannah Quinn is a second year Ph.D. student in socio-cultural anthropology and the collaborative program in sexual diversity studies at The University of Toronto. Working with young adults labeled as intellectually disabled, Hannah’s research focuses on the disproportionate levels of sexual violence experienced by women with disabilities, the regulation of their intimate and sexual lives by families and service providers, and the limits of the consent model for solving the problem of sexual violence for people labelled as intellectually disabled. Hannah is committed to developing and contributing to the emerging field of disability anthropology, all while considering anthropological questions of personhood, value, ethics, and care. Her Ph.D. work builds on her anti-violence research conducted in collaboration with Indigenous women in Northern Canada carried out as part of her Master's program at The University of British Columbia. Professionally, Hannah has worked in the not-for-profit sector on women's rights, anti-violence, and poverty reduction in Montréal, Vancouver, and Toronto. Girl Guides of Canada and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts have provided Hannah with countless opportunities to develop her leadership skills, foster partnerships with young women all over the world, and contribute to women's and girl's empowerment through training, program development, and meaningful work in her community.