APPENDIX D:

Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

List of Members

The Premier's Council is composed of up to 15 volunteer members. Rob Lougheed, MLA, is the current chair of the Premier's Council. Council members represent a broad background of cross-disability knowledge and a diversity of geographic locations in Alberta. In December 2001, eight members were reappointed to the Council.

Rob Lougheed, Council Chair

Rob Lougheed is the Premier’s Council Chairman and has spent most of his life in the field of education. The MLA for Clover Bar/Fort Saskatchewan has over 28 years of experience as an Alberta educator. In addition to being an MLA and his position as Chair, Rob currently serves as a member of the following committees: Standing Policy Committee on Learning & Employment, Capital Region Caucus, the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Farm Property Assessment Review Committee, and the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Standing Committee.

Gordon Bullivant

Gordon Bullivant of Calgary was the Chair of the Learning Committee and a member of the Full Citizenship Committee for the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. He is the Past President of the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada and continues as the Chair of the National Legal Committee and member of the Professional Advisory Committee. He is an active member of the Calgary Stakeholders Group for Learning Disabilities and represents the Premier's Council on the Advisory Committee for Alberta Learning's Review of Special Education.

Gordon is the Executive Director of the Foothills Academy, a centre for children with learning disabilities. It is recognized internationally for its expertise in teaching techniques, research and practical application of program needs to children and youth with learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder. Gordon has been active in the special needs community for over 30 years.

Shirley Dupmeier

Shirley Dupmeier of Medicine Hat has been re-appointed to the Premier’s Council for a second term. She was a member of the Financial Committee and the Personal Supports Committee for the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. She has extensive experience working with issues surrounding visual impairment and other disabilities and is a liaison with many disability organizations in Medicine Hat.

Andrea Fugeman Millar

Andrea Fugeman Millar of Calgary, formerly of Millarville, was a member of the Full Citizenship and Learning Committees for the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. She is a presiding Justice of the Peace within the criminal justice system and a Tribunal Adjudicator in administrative law. She is the Director of the Provincial Learning Disabilities Association as well as for the Society for Violence-Free Children. Andrea is a national legal advisor for the Canadian Learning Disabilities Association. She is the former Co-chair of Windsong Child and Family Services, a position she held for four years. She has been a volunteer for many organizations, including the Indian Friendship Centre of Calgary and the Aboriginal Community Services Association.

Gerald Gordey

Gerald Gordey, formerly of Vegreville and now residing in Edmonton, was the Chair of the Alberta Disability Strategy’s Financial Supports Committee. He has a long history of community involvement and has contributed to many disability organizations as an advisor or volunteer. Gerald has been a County Councillor, School Board Chair, representative of the Vegreville Health Unit Board, and advisory member of a voluntary hospital board. He has served on the Board of Directors for Edmonton Social Services for the Disabled, Alberta Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled, Alberta Special Olympics, and the Handicapped Hunter Review Committee. He is also the former chair of the Vegreville Association for Living in Dignity (VALID), a volunteer organization responsible for providing services to persons with disabilities in the Vegreville region.

Judy Hellevang

Judy Hellevang of Calgary was a member of the Full Citizenship Committee and the Learning Committee for the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. As a volunteer, Judy has been associated with the Developmental Disabilities Resource Centre (DDRC) of Calgary for 19 years. She facilitates the DDRC’s Board Advisory Committee, which is made up of people with developmental disabilities. Judy has been an advocate for many people with disabilities and continues to promote their rights.

Jim Killick

Jim Killick of Legal was Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Alberta Disability Strategy, as well as Chair of the Personal Supports Committee and member of the Employment Supports Committee. Jim has been actively involved in the field of community rehabilitation in the province for approximately 20 years in the areas of counselling, program development and administration. He is presently working with the Canadian Paraplegic Association and continues to be involved as a participant in numerous community associations working towards removing the barriers facing persons with disabilities.

Carrielynn Lamouche

Carrielynn Lamouche is a Metis consultant from Gift Lake, one of Alberta's eight Metis settlements. She possesses a degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music and a Master's degree in Social Work. An Aboriginal person with disabilities, she works with governments in the area of social programming. She also assists governments, businesses and educational institutions to identify and remove barriers that prevent or discourage persons with disabilities from full participation in the community. Among her extensive committee work is service on the Aboriginal Healing Foundation Board, the Provincial Human Rights Multicultural Education Fund Advisory Committee and the Canadian Institute of Health Research Ethics Standing Committee.

Margaret Conquest

Margaret Conquest of Edmonton was the Chair of the Employment Committee and a member of the Personal Supports Committee for the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. Margaret has a Masters of Science in the Health Promotion Program at the University of Alberta. She studied the impact of acquired disability and rehabilitation services on the sexual health of women with spinal cord injuries and continues to chair or present at National and Provincial Conferences. She is actively involved in therapeutic recreation programs and health promotion for persons with disabilities.

Former members

Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities

(Terms ended in December 2001)

Anne Belehorec

Anne Belehorec lives in Sherwood Park and served two terms on the Premier’s Council. She was Chair of the Full Citizenship Committee and a member of the Learning Committee in support of the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. She is a registered nurse and is currently a Board Member of the Alberta Division of the MS Society. She chairs the Society’s Individual and Family Services Committee. She enjoys speaking on health and wellness issues and has her own holistic health practice.

Sandra Newhouse

Sandra Newhouse of Calgary sat on the Full Citizenship Committee and was a member of the Learning Committee for the development of the Alberta Disability Strategy. She has been an active member in the Children’s Hospital Aid Society, which provides support and services for children with special health needs. She has been involved as a volunteer member of many organizations in Alberta including the Alberta Children’s Health Foundations, Women in Need Society, Grace Hospital Foundation, and the Alberta Rehabilitation Council for the Disabled.

Patricia Pardo

Patricia Pardo of Calgary was a member of the Learning Committee. She has spent the last 15 years of her career examining disability, diversity and equity related issues. She has also had the opportunity to work with post-secondary students with disabilities by teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She has a PhD in Educational Psychology specializing in disability and multicultural organizational change. She is the Director of the Disability Resource Centre and an adjunct professor with the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary.

Ruth Peterson

Ruth Peterson of Edmonton was a member of the Personal Supports Committee and brought over 50 years of personal experience to the Premier’s Council. Ruth was a registered nurse who helped establish the first Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta in the 1950s. She is a past president of the Easter Seals Ability Fund. She served as a board member of the Saskatchewan Council for the Disabled and the Canadian Council of Rehabilitation. She has been active on several committees regarding people with physical disabilities and represented the Premier’s Council at the Healthy Aging Symposium, Neuro-Trauma Conference and Human Rights Commission.

Lionel Remillard

Lionel Remillard of Bonnyville was a member of the Employment and Financial Supports Committees of the Alberta Disability Strategy.  He has had a long career as an educator and has extensive experience working with persons with disabilities.  He is a former director of the Smokey River District Association for the Mentally Handicapped and has served as President of the Alberta Association for the Mentally Handicapped.

George Schmidt

George Schmidt of High Level was a member of the Alberta Disability Strategy’s Employment Committee. He has served in many community service positions including as a Town Councillor and has held senior management positions in various health care organizations.