Premier''s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention: About Us

About Us

Our Mandate

The Premier's Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention was appointed by the Premier in December 1995.
The mandate of the committee is:

to coordinate the implementation of the provincial Family Violence Prevention Strategy;

to ensure integrity of community participation is maintained;

to ensure an evaluation component is in place;

to develop a work plan; to promote the importance of resource allocations necessary for implementation of the strategy;

and to communicate initiatives to ensure a high public profile for family violence prevention is maintained across the province.

Our Vision Statement

A society where all individuals are safe, respected and valued; where any form of violence is unacceptable; and where children, women, and men have opportunities to reach their full potential and contribute to the overall well-being of families and communities.

Who We Are

Committee membership consists of community and government representatives to ensure diversity and collective responsibility. Members are appointed to serve five year terms.

Committee Membership (2007)

Chair - Member at Large		Hon. Marion Reid
PEI Teachers' Federation		Charlene Cain
PEI Nurses Association & PEI Aboriginal Women's Association		Marilyn Sark
PEI Medical Society		Dr. Christine MacNearney
PEI Seniors Citizens Federation		Irene Larkin
PEI Chiefs of Police Association		Chief Lewis Sutherland
Royal Canadian Mounted Police		Sgt. Mike Murphy
Transition House Association		Vacant
PEI Rape & Sexual Assault Crisis Centre		Sigrid Wolfe
Community Legal Information Association		Ann Sherman
Department of Education		June Sanderson
Office of the Attorney General		David O'Brien, Q.C.
L'Association des Femmes Acadiennes		Collette Arsenault
Office of the Attorney General		Jill Lightwood
Eastern PEI Family Violence Prevention		Anne Nicholson
PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women		Lisa Murphy
Clergy Representative (Kensington United Church)		Rev. Jack Spencer
East Prince Women's Information Centre (EPWIC)		Andy Lou Somers
Women's Institute		Barbara Currie
Big Brothers / Big Sisters Association		Yvonne Cartner
Department of Development & Technology		Jim Follwell
Occupational Health & Safety		George Stewart
Dept of Social Services & Seniors		Cathy McCormack
Interministerial Women's Secretariat		Faye Martin
Resource Staff Person		Rona Brown
Administrative Assistant		Cindy Ferguson

Contact Information

By Mail
Premier's Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention
Department of Social Services and Seniors
161 St. Peters Road
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8

By Telephone
(902) 368-5967 or (902) 368-6712

By Fax
(902) 368-6169

By Email
Cindy Ferguson