Willing Hearts International Society – Canada

· WHISCA Board of Directors elected at the June AGM

KHAYANGA JENIPHER WASIKE
PRESIDENT,
FOUNDER OF LCRC

Khayanga Jenipher Wasike was born and raised in Musembe village, Lugari district, Western Province, Kenya, Khayanga holds a B. Ed. from Nairobi University, Teaching Certificates from Kenyatta University and Kericho Teachers College, a Masters of Social Work (MSW) and a Diploma in counselling from the University of British Columbia.

Ms Wasike has worked in various capacities in the field of education: teacher and administrator, at both elementary and high school, and in many countries: Kenya, China, Japan, and Canada. She has extensive experience in Program development, training, facilitation and outreach; vast knowledge in community health and development. She is the founder of the Lugari Community Resource Centre (LCRC) in her native village.

Ms Wasike currently works as a Cross-Cultural Health Promoter for a Community Health Centre in Vancouver. She provides medical support, legal advocacy, counselling, crisis intervention, program development and implementation.

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ALISON WARD
VICE-PRESIDENT,
FOUNDING MEMBER OF LCRC

Alison Ward holds a BA in economics from McGill University, with specialization in development economics; a law degree from the University of Toronto; has TESOL training; has served on numerous boards in various capacities, and is a founding member of LCRC, Musembe, Kenya.

Ms Ward has extensive international work experience in Togo, India, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, Guatemala, and Kenya. In addition, she has undertaken independent travel to Haiti, Bolivia, Peru, Nepal, Morocco, Thailand, and Europe. Ms Ward is fluent in French, Spanish, some Mandarin, and is learning Swahili.

As a staff lawyer with BC's legal aid plan for the past 15 years, Ms Ward, has practised poverty and family law. She currently runs a Community Advocate Support Line project.

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GAIL MCINTOSH
Secretary

Gail McIntosh has a B.A in Geography from the University of Victoria, a professional teaching certificate (PDP) from Simon Fraser University and a Masters in Education and Technology from Simon Fraser University. Her thesis research focused on the principles of passion in teaching. Her training also included the use of technology in the classroom.

Ms. McIntosh has worked as a geography and International Baccalaureate teacher for over 10 years at West Vancouver Secondary School where she has been the sponsor teacher for the junior Willing Hearts Club for three years. The club has raised well over four thousand dollars for Willing Hearts.

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DINNY CORNWALL
Treasurer

Dinny Cornwall is a native of Trinidad Tobago and has recently trained as an Information Technology Specialist with 15 years of experience in retail sales. She is an active member of the Vancouver Community College Student Leadership Group.

Volunteer work has been a passion for Ms Cornwall, and during the past four years, she has worked with Frontier College as a tutor in the Fresh Start Program, helping teenage high school dropouts to complete grade 12 diploma requirements; assisted seniors in the literacy program at the Lotus Light Chinese Community Centre; and currently assists clients at the African Immigrant and Refugee Women's Society to integrate into the Canadian society by improving their written and spoken communication skills.

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PAULA KANG
Director

Paula Kang was born in the French Territory of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon where she worked as an elementary school teacher for sixteen years before she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband and their three sons. She received her teaching diploma from the Académie de Caen (France).
 For ten years, Paula worked as a Special Education Aide in North Vancouver. In 2001, she returned to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon and worked seven  years as a school teacher.  She retired in 2008 then resettled in Vancouver.
Paula participates in various community projects including Latin American Seniors, African refugees and immigrant women group, tutoring at the African Homework Club and as a private Spanish and French tutor.
 Her world travels include South Korea, the Caribbean, France and Spain where she worked as a translator for the Inter- parliamentary Union.

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