Lynda Hutt - Employment Programs
Coordinator
Lynda Hutt brings to the YWCA
experience in self-employment training and coaching throughout
Northern Ontario for government organizations, not-for-profit and
private businesses. After moving from rural Alberta to Ontario in
1983, she has worked in small businesses throughout Northern
Ontario, following a trail from Thunder Bay to Manitoulin Island.
She also operates her own home based upholstery business.
Since moving to Muskoka almost nine
years ago, Lynda has been working with individuals who wish to
remain in their own communities, yet seek viable, meaningful work. A
passion for rural communities and the people who live in them
continues to be an underlying theme to her work.
Lynda is coordinator and facilitator for employment programs.
Cath
Armstrong - Program & Curriculum Development
Cath Armstrong joined the YWCA team in October 2003 on a part-time
basis as a Community Access Program youth worker. That role evolved
into a full time position as the Youth Program Coordinator, taking
the lead in program planning and implementation for all youth
programs offered by the YWCA in Muskoka. Cath returned to the YWCA
in a part-time capacity during May, 2006. Now responsible for
program and curriculum development, Cath is currently editing,
writing and revising lessons plans for all of the YWCA programs, and
formatting them into manuals. Cath is also excited to be returning
to the Girlz Unplugged program for her fifth year as a group
facilitator. She also guest facilitates for the Women in Business
program, leading sessions on learning styles, Excel, and Internet
and computer safety.
With an undergraduate degree from Trent University, and a degree in
education at the junior-intermediate level from Nipissing
University, Cath brings several years of experience working with
children and youth in a variety of venue including childcare
settings, classroom teaching, and outdoor education. She believes
that in order for kids to learn, it needs to be fun, and it needs to
be done in a safe environment where participants can be encouraged
to explore the world around them.
Hannah Lin - Youth Programs
Coordinator
Hannah came to YWCA Muskoka as a facilitator for Girlz Unplugged in
2005 and never left! She is passionate about her work, helping
young people overcome challenges and realize new opportunities.
Hannah brings to the YWCA over 20 years experience in working with
youth. She has sat on youth councils, been a camp counsellor,
literacy tutor and educator, and directed international camp
programs for 17/18 year olds. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English
and Cultural Studies from Trent University. In addition to her role
at the YWCA, Hannah is a textile artist and arts educator and
trained at the Kootenay School of the Arts.
Hannah coordinates Girlz Unplugged, Boys Quest, Girlz Choice, the
Careers Speakers series, and Encore.
Kim Irvine Albano -
Program
Facilitator
Kim began her relationship
with the YWCA as a student of the WIB program in 2003 while
building her practice as a psychotherapist and bodyworker, before
joining the YWCA in 2004 as a popular and very creative guest
instructor.
Kim has a B.A. in psychology
from McMaster University, and is also a certified Reflexologist, a
certified Psychodramatic Bodywork® practitioner, and a student at
the Toronto Centre for Psychodrama and Sociometry. In addition,
she has studied Massage, Therapeutic Touch and Quantum Touch. She
is currently completing her Masters in Transpersonal Psychology.
Kim brings to the YWCA 15
years of experience in program instruction and facilitation with
diverse populations, including abused women and children, people
in psychiatric facilities, people with diagnosed mental illnesses,
and oppressed populations Kim spent several months in rural Japan
traveling, learning the culture, and teaching English and then
relocated from the Niagara Region to Central Ontario, and worked
in Women’s Shelters for 10 years prior to opening her own
practice. She enjoys living a gentle homesteading life with her
family, and her chickens, goats and gardens, in South Muskoka.
Kim facilitates classes in Women in
Business, Girlz
Choice, Girlz Unplugged, and Georgian College Hairdresser
Pre-Apprenticeship programs. She is a guest presenter with Quest for
Boys, Men’s Programming, Careers on and Off the Beaten Path and
Girls Space national conference.
Lee Ann Waterman -
Executive Assistant
Lee Ann Waterman joined the YWCA Muskoka
staff team as Executive Assistant in April 2008, after crossing our
path as a participant and graduate of the Women in Business Program
and subsequently as a guest instructor. In addition to providing
essential executive support, Lee Ann coordinates the Women in
Business Luncheon Speaker Series and Muncheon Mingle and is a guest
instructor in YWCA Muskoka employment programs. Lee Ann has a B.A.
in Sociology and Social Welfare from Nipissing University, acquired
as an adult after raising five children. She is a qualified
instructor in True Colors®, and Career Occupational Preference
System®. Previous employment includes adult education and employment
services where she encouraged many to follow a career path that fit
their values and goals as well as their skills. Lee Ann believes in
walking her talk and finds this balance in her work with YWCA
Muskoka. Lee Ann has been a resident of Muskoka for 36 years.
Sandra Rosewarne - Program
Facilitator
Sandra Rosewarne brings tremendous business expertise
in the areas of training, coaching and mentoring. Joining the YWCA
in October 2009 as the Facilitator of the Women in Business Evening
Program, she is also a 2007 Women of Distinction award nominee.
Sandra is an inspiring and enthusiastic entrepreneur.
In 2003, she launched Career Discovery, a career transition coaching
business providing one-to-one coaching across Muskoka and beyond.
She helps people discover what they really want to
do. Sandra also coaches new entrepreneurs in the areas of business
plans, marketing and networking. Coined Muskoka’s ‘Networking
Queen’, she promotes the value of creating supportive relationships
to create job and life success.
Sandra is always striving to use her gifts working
and volunteering at secondary schools, correctional institutions,
women’s support organizations, new entrepreneur programs and her
church. More recently, she’s excited about helping launch a Girls’
Club in Kenya – helping teenagers dream big and explore their career
goals. Born and raised in Bracebridge, Sandra enjoys a simple
lifestyle of hiking, snowshoeing, music, fluffing, and making time
for loved ones.
Erin Thomson -
IT Eco Intern
Erin
is a recent graduate of the Desaultels Faculty of Management
Bachelor of Commerce program at McGill University. Joining YWCA
Muskoka in November, 2009, Erin brings her technical and strategic
expertise in order to improve existing information systems. Having
completed McGill’s rigorous BComm program with concentrations in
Information Systems and Entrepreneurship as well as a minor in
Economics, Erin is passionate about working with small-to-mid-sized
organizations to develop systems and policies to support efficiency
and future growth.
As an
outdoor enthusiast, Erin is also adamant about the role of
technology in reducing negative environmental impacts. In addition
to enjoying all sorts of outdoor sports Erin loves rock climbing and
singing.
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Marcy Hill,
Youth Program Facilitator:
Marcy Hill first came to the YWCA as a participant in the
Women in Business program. A mother of three boys, she provided
daycare in her home for 7 years. In addition to facilitating
programs at the YWCA, Marcia works at the ski hill with children and
volunteers her time organizing community events.
Here is what Marcy says about Girls Unplugged:
"The Girlz Unplugged program gives girls a venue to be together on a
level ground with no need to be anyone but themselves. They learn to
be friends and enjoy each other not for status but for who they are.
The girls learn to value the amazing person that they are inside and
take the focus off trying to make the outside perfect. I really
believe in this program and I am very proud to be on the team."
Marcy leads programs in Irwin Public School and Huntsville
Public School.
Heather McFadyen,
Youth Program Facilitator:
Heather came to
Bracebridge in 2003 after spending 11 years overseas traveling,
volunteering and working in development and advocacy work in several
countries, including Scotland, South Africa, Vietnam, and Australia.
She joined the YWCA staff team as coordinator of the Women in
Business program in 2003-2004 and in 2008
we welcome her return as a facilitator in the Girlz Unplugged
program. Heather is a Psychotherapist in private practice and
a Registered Yoga Teacher. In addition to working with the YWCA,
Heather has worked with Muskoka Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services
and Muskoka Victim Services. Her overseas experience greatly inform
her work and play, believing that everyone deserves space to explore
them self - mind, body and spirit. Heather leads programs in
VK Greer Public School, Evergreen Heights
Education Centre,
and Pine Glen Public School.
Elise Muller,
Youth Program Facilitator:
Elise Muller joined the YWCA staff team in 2006,
facilitating in the Girlz Unplugged program. Elise studied art at
Ballyfermot S.C. in Dublin and McMaster University, and has her B.A.
in Culture and the Arts from Nipissing University. She recently
completed a post-graduate certificate in Expressive Arts from Sir
Sandford Fleming College. Elise is a stone carver and has
facilitated several creative workshops for both children and adults,
including recent workshops at the Kaleidoscope Children’s Festival
and the Bala Guild of Arts and Crafts. She operates Stone Tree
Studio in Dorset where she showcases her stone sculptures with
Cirvan Hamilton’s wooden furniture. Elise facilitates programs in
Spruce Glen Public School and Riverside Public School.
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