MB4Youth Division
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MB4Youth
Advisory Council
About Us | Terms
of Reference | Member Profiles | Meetings
| Selection Process | Contact
Us
About Us
The MB4Youth Advisory Council was created to provide feedback to
the Minister
of Education, Citizenship and Youth on issues relating to youth
such as jobs, education, leadership, and citizen engagement.
We are comprised of 15 members between the ages of 15 and 24 who
enjoy working with our peers and want to help the provincial government
make informed decisions on issues affecting youth.
We were chosen to be on the Council because of our leadership skills,
volunteer activities, and contributions to our school and community.
We come from various communities and cultural backgrounds, so we
feel we bring unique perspectives to the Council.
Throughout the year, the Council will meet 2 to 4 times face-to-face
and hold teleconference meetings. Our meeting minutes will be posted,
so please bookmark this Web page to read about our discussions.
As Council members, we will help ensure that youth have a say in
decisions that affect the youth in Manitoba.
Terms of Reference
Terms
of Reference document 
Member Profiles
Albert Cater
Albert is a 22 yrs old Cree from Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba.
He has dedicated most of his time to the advancement of First Nations
youth. From the beginning as a First Nations Youth activist with
the Manitoba First Nations Youth Council, Albert has been an advocate
for First Nations youth rights and advocating on their behalf on
issues facing aboriginal youth in Northern Manitoba. In 2004 he
was appointed to the Liberal Party of Canada’s Aboriginal
Peoples Commission for Manitoba Region as the Vice President for
Youth.
Angèle Faucher
Angèle is french immersion high school student who is actively
involved with many global issues. She is a member of Afrique 2007,
which is a youth-lead organization that helps with sustainable development
in Africa. She also does speeches on related issues. She likes to
do lots of volunteer work in her community such as the Festival
du Voyageur each year. Angèle enjoys playing sports such
as snowboarding, spending time with family and friends, traveling
and dancing.
Ashly Larson
Ashly is a farm girl originally from Erickson currently studying
in her second year of Media Production at Assiniboine Community
College. Ashly has attended many conferences dealing with environmental
issues and leadership. She has won many awards for her involvement
with her community and issues facing youth including the Top 20
Under 20 National Award, Local Hero award, Young Woman of the Year,
Striving for Excellence Award from the U of M, and various scholarships.
Ashly also has her own organization called, “Supporting Agricultural
Youth” and has given away two bursaries for students affected
by an agricultural crisis. Ashly enjoys clubbing, hanging out with
friends and regularly attends Country Fest.
Robert Pankhurst
Robert is a grade 11 student in Winnipeg. He is currently an academic
major with a focus on English, Science and Geography. Robert is
a two term student council representative, a member of the debate
team and the Student Lead Advisory Meetings group leader. He is
a political buff who enjoys finding ways of getting youth more involved
in the political process. Robert enjoys music, reading, canoeing
and kayaking and most other water sports.
Khang Pham
Khang has recently completed his Bachelor of Commerce majoring
in Marketing and Human Resource Management at the University of
Manitoba. He currently works at Investor's Group as a National Marketing
Co-ordinator. Khang is very active in his community and involves
himself in projects such as the Canadian Peace Train, and the United
Way Youth Engagement Steering Committee.
Chris Roehl
Chris is a Senior 4 student in Dauphin, Manitoba. He is involved
in numerous school and community activities including school treasurer,
drama, hockey, snowboarding, golf, Westman Youth Choir, and the
Philanthropy Committee of Dauphin. Music has always been a large
part of Chris’s life and he has trained in seven different
instruments since the age of three. His current musical focus is
in guitar and voice. Chris is undecided on his post secondary direction
but is considering the fields of music and engineering.
Nicole Sadler
Nicole is a second year Education student at the University of
Winnipeg. She keeps herself busy with a part-time job and a few
different projects. She currently holds a spot on the United Way
of Winnipeg’s Youth Connections Council and is starting to
work with the National Children’s Alliance of Canada on building
a national youth agenda. She also works with PLAN Canada, who she
went to Uganda with last summer on their youth advisory council.
In her few minutes of spare time she enjoys coffee with friends,
walking her dog, exercising and watching movies.
Andrea Berger
Andrea is a grade 12 student living in Winnipeg. She participates
in many extracurriculars within her school and community such as
the debate team, yearbook staff, amnesty international team, Junior
Achievement, curling, and the Winnipeg Folk-Arts Youth Initiative.
She recently completed a year in the Manitoba Legislative assembly
where she worked as a Page and expanded her interest in political
procedure. Next year she hopes to travel to Ottawa and study International
Development and Globalization. Her hobbies and interests include
politics, curling, public speaking, art, travel and spending time
with friends and family.
Allison Smith
Currently finishing her last year of high school, Allison is actively
involved in her 4-H club, Student Council, Grad Committee and Newspaper
Committee, as well as numerous sports teams. In her grade eleven
year, she was chosen from students across Canada to participate
in Forum for Young Canadians in Ottawa. In her spare time, she volunteers
at a local shelter for abused women, helps with the family farm,
and enjoys politics, reading, travelling and learning languages.
Meetings
Meeting minutes:
Annual Report:
Selection Process
- The call for members is an open process. Each year applications
for the Council will be sent out to schools, post-secondary institutions,
and youth serving agencies. Applications will also be posted on
the MB4Youth.ca
Web site and highlighted in the MB4Youth
newsletter.
- A departmental selection committee reads all applications and
selects up to 15 council members age 15 to 24, which are approved
by the Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth.
- The selection criteria is as follows:
- Youth display leadership and interpersonal skills, volunteerism,
and community and/or school engagement;
- Youth are able to carry out the duties and responsibilities
as outlined in the Terms of Reference;
- Youth span the age range of 15 to 24 and are involved in
different stages of education and employment;
- Youth are from a variety of Manitoba communities and cultural
backgrounds;
- Youth have an adult reference from a community organization
or institution.
- Members are appointed for a one year term and can apply for
a second consecutive term of one year. Members will not be selected
for more than 2 years.
Interested in joining the council? Keep an eye
open for the next call for nominations in the spring of 2006.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the Council, contact Larry MacDonald
who works in the Department of Education, Citizenship and Youth.
He will ensure that your questions are forwarded to Council members.
Lindsay Williamson
MB4Youth Division
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
Room 310, 800 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0N4
Telephone: 945-0437 or toll-free 1-800-282-8069 ext. 0437
Fax: (204) 945-5726
E-mail: lwilliamso@gov.mb.ca
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