Home Economic Leadership

• Kappa Omicron Nu Research Fellow (http://www.kon.org) Published project titled "Leadership for the human family: Reflective human action for a culture of peace". I am also on the Editorial Committee for KON FORUM Journal (elected 2002-2004, 2006-2009)
  
  
• Iowa State University Adjunct Professor and Member of Advisory Board for Family and Consumer Sciences Education Leadership Academy in the College of FCS (http://www.fcs.iastate.edu/academy) (institute model for doctoral program)
  
• Editorial Board of the International Journal of Consumer Studies. Also the current, and first ever, Book Review Editor (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1470-6423&site=1 )
  
  
• International Federation of Home Economics (http://www.ifhe.org)
  Atlantic Canada Representative through IFHE Canada (2002-ongoing) North American representative to IFHE Resource Management Committee (1997)
  North American representative to IFHE Research Committee for Ghanian 2000 Congress
  Member of the Vienna NGO Committee on the Family (1996-ongoing) (http://www.viennafamilycommittee.org)
  Member, Research Prgram Committee for 2008 Centennial Congress
  
  Leader to Leader Institute http://www.leadertoleader.org
  
• Canadian Home Economics Foundation (1995 - ongoing)
  Using CHEF grant monies, I helped facilitate the development of its first website, launched Fall, 2006 www.homeeconomicsfoundation.ca (especially the depository of the Canadian Home Economics Journal, at www.homeeconomicsfoundation.ca/che_journals)
  
  

Transformative Leadership

• Elected to Board of Directors of the Council of Canadians (http://www.canadians.org) Chaired by Maude Barlow. Also a founding member of the Citizens Agenda Fund, 1999
  
  
• Network for Creative Change (http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/NCC/NCCHPAGE.html) facilitated by Dr. Janet Eaton
  
  
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) (http://www.policyalternatives.ca). 2000 - ongoing. Also a CCPANS Research Associate by invitation
  
  
• James McGregor Burns Academy of Transformative Leadership, International Leadership Association 2004-2007 (http://www.ila-net.org)
  
  
• Member, Integral Leadership (2006-6007) http://www.leadcoach.com
  
  
• Leader to Leader Institute http://www.leadertoleader.org
  

Peace Studies

• Founding member of the Canadian Peace Initiative (http://www.peace.ca/CPImission.htm)
  
  
• Listed as a Canadian Woman Peace Educator at http://www.peace.ca/canadianpeaceeducators.htm
  
  
• Canadian Peace Research and Education Association (Atlantic Representative)
  
  
• Peace and Justice Studies Association (http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/index.php)
  Interim Board Member (2001-2002)
  Elected International Peace Research Association Liaison (2006-2007)
  
  
• Member, International Peace Research Association (IPRA) (2006-2007), http://soc.kuleuven.be/pol/ipra/

Consumer Studies, Education and Policy

• American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) (http://www.consumerinterests.org) Chair, Applied Consumer Economics Award Committee
  Past member of Consumer Education Committee; Editorial Board, Journal of Consumer Affairs
  
  
• Industry Canada (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/osb), Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (http://osb-bsf.ic.gc.ca) Consultant for policy review of mandatory counselling and consumer education for bankrupts in Canada. Invited member of the Mobilizing Consumer Research Committee (June 2004, onward), charged with developing and advancing the consumer research agenda for Canada.
  
  
• Consumers Association of Canada (http://www.consumer.ca)Member of Consumer Policy Network
  
  
• Consumers Council of Canada (http://www.consumerscouncil.com/pin.htm) Member of Public Interest Network (PIN) influential, informed and involved Canadians who consult electronically on important consumer and public policy issues.
  
  

Citizenship Education

• Citizenship Education Research Network (http://canada.metropolis.net/research-policy/cern-pub/index.html) Research Participant and 2003 CERN Forum Conference Program Coordinator