Advisory Group

Our Community Advisory Group provides valuable input on research and knowledge translation from diverse perspectives. The group currently has 22 members who represent families, service providers, managers, administrators, policymakers, academics and researchers.

The group is open to anyone interested in research on developmental disabilities.

Members

Dr. Marni Brownell
Senior Researcher, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba

Dale Brownlee
Manitoba Health, Healthy Populations

Dr. Peter Cattini
Associate VP Research, University of Manitoba

Eleanor Chornoboy
Director, Interdepartmental Initiatives Disability Programs, and Employment & Income Assistance, Family Services and Housing

Réal Cloutier
COO, Deer Lodge Centre
WRHA Regional Vice President, Long Term Care
WRHA Chief Allied Health Officer

Dr. Angela Cornick
Director ABA Program & Psychology Services, St.Amant

Lorraine Dacombe Dewar
Director, Accountability Support Branch, Manitoba Health

Darlene Dyck
Principal, St.Amant School
Director, Disability Services, St.Amant

Dr. Emily Etcheverry
Director, School of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Manitoba

Leanne Fenez
Director, Community Residential Program, St.Amant

Janet Forbes
Association for Community Living, Winnipeg

Dr. Jennifer Frain
Executive Director, New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families

Michelle Gibbens
Knowledge Translation Coordinator, Research & Evaluation Unit, Division of Research & Applied Learning, WRHA

Julietta Hernandez
Consultant, Regional Support Services, Manitoba Health

Olga Krassioukova-Enns
Executive Director, Canadian Centre on Disability Studies

Dr. Jennifer MacTavish
Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba

Dr. Michael Moffatt
Executive Director, Research and Applied Learning, WRHA

Kent Somers
Manitoba Families for Effective Autism Treatment

Dr. Carl Stephens
President & CEO, St. Amant

Cheryl Susinski
Executive Director, Rehabilitation Centre for Children

Jo Verstraete
Director, Community Support Program, St.Amant