Legal Issues of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Legal Issues: Key People
Speakers | Jury | Steering Committee | Legal Subcommittee | Legal Working Group | Youth Ambassadors for FASD Working Group | Organizing Committee
Planning for the Legal Issues Conference was carried out by a Subcommittee co-chaired by Kurt Sandstrom, Assistant Deputy Minister, Legal Services, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General; and Karen Cotton, Manager, Mental Health Initiatives, Young Offender Branch, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General.
A working group of the Legal Subcommittee was chaired by Dr. Margaret Shim, Director, Mental Health and the Justice System, Finance and Planning Division, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General.
Speakers
- Dr. Gail Andrew
- Ms. Lydia Bubel
- Dr. Larry Burd
- Dr. Albert E. Chudley
- Dr. Sterling Clarren
- Dr. Julianne Conry
- Ms. Donna Debolt
- Mr. William J. Edwards
- Ms. Cathy Lane Goodfellow
- Dr. Stephen Greenspan
- Dr. Philip Jacobs
- Ms. Fia Jampolsky
- Dr. Gideon Koren
- Mr. Corey La Berge
- Ms. Patricia MacPherson
- Prof. Allan Manson
- Ms. Barb Martini
- Dr. Kaitlyn McLachlan
- Dr. Arlin Pachet
- Dr. Jacqueline Pei
- Ms. Nancy Poole
- Dr. Carmen Rasmussen
- Mr. Jonathan Rudin
- Dr. Kathleen K. Sulik
- Ms. Sarah Treit
- The Honourable Judge Sheila Whelan
- Ms. Patricia Yuzwenko
Jury
Jury Chair
The Honourable Ian Binnie, C.C., Q.C
Jury Members
- The Honourable Judge Larry G. Anderson
- Ms. Danielle Collins
- Dr. Dennis Cooley
- Dr. Anthony N. Doob
- Mr. Donald Langford
- Dr. Valerie Massey
- The Honourable Landon Pearson O.C.
- Dr. Nicole LeBlanc
- Professor Kent Roach
- Mr. Bill Robinson
- Ms. Wilma Shim
- Ms. Lee Ann (Weaver) Tyrrell
Steering Committee
Co-chairs
Denise Milne
Alberta FASD Cross-Ministry Committee;
Senior Manager, FASD Initiatives, Provincial Disability Supports Initiatives, Alberta Human Services Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Shelley Birchard
Alberta FASD Cross-Ministry Committee;
Manager, Community Health Branch, Alberta Health Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Committee Members
- Gail Andrew
Board Member, Canada FASD Research Network;
Medical Site Lead - Pediatrics and Medical Director;
FASD Clinical Services and Pediatric Consultant, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Robyn Blackadar
President and CEO, Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Brenda Lee Doyle
Assistant Deputy Minister, Disability Services Division, Alberta Human Services Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Daniel Goldowitz
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia;
Scientific Director, NeuroDevNet Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Louise Hayes
Manager, Organizational Liaison, First Nations Relations, Alberta Aboriginal Relations Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Annette Lemire
Director, Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Nora Johnston
Director, Healthy Living Team, Wellness Branch, Alberta Health Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Gisela Kwok
Provincial Disability Supports Initiatives, Alberta Human Services Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Holly MacKay
Manager, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiative, Childhood and Adolescence, Public Health Agency of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Diane McNeil
Director, Community Initiatives and Supports, Children, Tertiary and Acute Care, Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Sharon Mitchell
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Sangita Sharma
Endowed Chair in Aboriginal Health and Professor, Aboriginal and Global Health, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Margaret Shim
Director, Mental Health and The Justice System, Finance and Planning Division, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Rod Snow
Solicitor, Davis LLP;
former President, The Canadian Bar Association Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada - Lorne Tyrrell
Chair, Institute of Health Economics;
Professor and CIHR/GSK Chair in Virology and Director, Centre of Excellence for Viral Hepatitis Research, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Silvia Vajushi
Executive Director, Addiction and Mental Health Branch, Alberta Health Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Susan Williams
Assistant Deputy Minister, Primary Health Care Division, Alberta Health Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Wadieh Yacoub
Medical Officer of Health and Director, Health Protection, Health Assessment and Surveillance, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch – Alberta Region, Health Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Legal Subcommittee
Co-chairs
Kurt Sandstrom
Assistant Deputy Minister, Legal Services, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Karen Cotton
Manager, Mental Health Initiatives, Young Offender Branch, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Subcommittee Members
- Larry Anderson
Judge, Provincial Court of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Cheryl Armstrong
Director – Planning, Research, and Project Management, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Tracey Bailey
Executive Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Josh Hawkes
Appellate Counsel, Appeals, Education and Prosecution Policy Branch, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Egon Jonsson
Executive Director and CEO, Institute of Health Economics; Professor, University of Alberta and University of Calgary Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Dana Kingsbury
Assistant Public Trustee, Alberta Human Services Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Reeva Parker
Assistant Chief Corporate Counsel, Human Services Legal Team Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Marilou Reeve
Strategic Initiatives and Law Reform Unit, Justice Canada, Government of Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Margaret Shim
Director, Mental Health and the Justice System, Finance and Planning Division, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Randy Sloan
Manager, Aboriginal & Business Initiatives, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Marguerite Trussler
Former Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench; Chairperson - Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission St. Albert, Alberta, Canada - Barbara Turner
Director, Legal and Legislative Initiatives, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Neil Wiberg
Crown Prosecutor, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Patricia Yuzwenko
Defence Lawyer, Youth Criminal Defence Office Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Legal Working Group
Chair
Margaret Shim
Director, Mental Health and the Justice System, Finance and Planning Division Alberta Justice and Solicitor General
Working Group Members
- Larry Anderson
Judge, Provincial Court of Alberta - Gail Andrew
Medical Site Lead - Pediatrics, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital;
Medical Director - Glenrose FASD Clinical Services;
Pediatric Consultant - Glenrose Pediatric Programs;
Clinical Professor, University of Alberta Department of Pediatrics - Brenda Feehan
Barrister and Solicitor, Social Enhancement Legal Team, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General - Marilyn Jerowsky
FASD Program Coordinator, FASD Initiatives, Correctional Services Division Alberta Justice and Solicitor General - Dana Kingsbury
Assistant Public Trustee, Client Services Office of the Public Trustee Ministry of Human Services - Neil Skinner
QC Executive Legal Counsel Provincial Court of Alberta - Randy Sloan
Manager, Aboriginal & Business Initiatives, Justice Court Services, Alberta Justice and Solicitor General - Neil Wiberg
Crown Prosecutor, Criminal Justice Alberta Justice and Solicitor General - Pat Yuzwenko
Associate Senior Counsel, Youth Criminal Defence Office, Edmonton
Youth Ambassadors for FASD (YA-FASD) Working Group
Chair
Egon Jonsson
Professor, University of Alberta and University of Calgary;
Executive Director & CEO, Institute of Health Economics
Working Group Members
- Shelley Birchard
Manager, Alberta Health Addiction and Mental Health Branch, Primary Health Care Division - Theresa Bosko
Project Office, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiatives - Cathy Lane Goodfellow
Associate Senior Counsel at Youth Criminal Defence Office Calgary, Canada - Tara Hanson
Director of Knowledge and Partnership Development, Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community - Nicole Mizzi
Social Worker Youth Criminal Defence Office - Jessica Moffatt
Prevention Lead, Institute of Health Economics - Alison Ogunlola
Youth Criminal Defence Office - Jacquie Pei
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology - Helen Ramsey
Legal Lead, Institute of Health Economics - Josiah Toppin
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Initiatives, Disability Services Division, Alberta Human Services
Organizing Committee
Co-chairs
Egon Jonsson
Executive Director and CEO, Institute of Health Economics;
Professor, University of Calgary and University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Helen Ramsey
Project Lead, Legal Issues of FASD, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Committee Members
- Joseph Mathieu
Research Assistant, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Scott Meyers
Research Assistant, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Ryan Milne
Research Assistant, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Jessica Moffatt
Research Associate/Prevention Lead, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Hana Price
Event Administrator, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Kris Schindel
Executive Assistant, Institute of Health Economics Edmonton, Alberta, Canada