ABOUT US
Agency & Advocacy
Our feminism & values
Our feminism advocates for the decision-making agency of diverse women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people and challenges all the societal barriers that undermine their choices, freedoms, gifts, and humanity.
We work to be empathetic and nonjudgmental, appreciating the whole lives, varied journeys, and expertise of women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people.
We work to be action-oriented, intersectional, and critical in confronting all oppressions against women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people and in redistributing power to and with them.
The values that guide us are:
- Taking Action for a Just World
- Support and Nurturance
- Collaboration
- Inclusion
- Integrity
STAFF
Anita Stewart
Executive Director
Karen Keizer
Women’s Services Coordinator & Office Manager
Gisele Carpenter
Women’s Support Worker
Mica Francis
Women’s Support Worker
Marcia Connolly
Women’s Support Worker
Natalie Sangster
Rural Community Engagement Worker
Terri Pitts
Trauma Therapist
Pamela Reyes
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Manager
Denise McCarron-Hart
Lindsay's Medical Receptionist
Allison Grady
Health and Wellness Coordinator
Salua Marun
Immigrant Support Program Coordinator
Irfana Syed
Immigrant Support Worker
Wendy Hughes
Immigrant Support Worker
Jackie Jacques
Bookkeeper
Cindy Doiron
Financial Administrator
Taeya Jones
Healthy Relationships for Youth - Provincial Coordinator
Sarah Thomas
Healthy Relationships for Youth - Provincial Expansion Coordinator
Emily Trudeau
Healthy Relationships for Youth - CSAP Coordinator
Olivia Hart
Healthy Relationships for Youth - SRCE Coordinator
Jasmin Desmond
Youth Program Facilitator
Catherine Boucher
HRY Regional Coordinator
Kayla Milley
HRY Regional Coordinator
BOARD MEMBERS
Co-Chair
Barbara McLean
Co-Chair
Robin Neustaeter
Member
Kristel Fleuren-Hunter
Member
Anita Stewart
Member
Anuradha Joshi
Member
Monica Noordam
Member
Christine Pelley
Member
Joshna Suresh
Member
Amy Carver
Annual Reports
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We strive to be representative of the people and communities we serve. For our work and volunteer opportunities, we welcome applications from visible minority group members, African Nova Scotians, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community.
We strive to lower and remove barriers in society, as well as those that we have as an organization to be more inclusive and accessible to the diversity of people and communities who need our work the most.
Curious about our logo?
Created in June, 2021, our current logo connects to the history of AWRCSASA and is a visual representation of all that we do now.
Women who were looking for services and working for societal change founded the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association in 1983. Our organization remains woman-positive, appreciating the multi-issued and complex lives of women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, whose diverse experiences provide lessons in resilience and in resistance.