MA in Community Development
Steering Committee
The MA in Community Development is honoured to have a Program Steering Committee that provides advice to the school on matters of course design, delivery and overall program flow. This unique Steering Committee is comprised of practitioners from the field and scholars from multiple faculties at UVic.Community Economic Development
Mike Lewis
Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal
Lead Investigator, B.C.-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance
Phone: 604-828-1064
E-mail: ccelewis@xplornet.com
Canadian Centre for Community Renewal is committed to crafting solutions and adaptations to the critical challenges stemming from climate change and peak oil. Our priority is working with communities to increase their resilience, especially their capacity to equitably meet their needs for food, energy, finance, shelter, and sustainable livelihoods. Employing a wide range or organizing, planning and enterprise ownership formats, CCCR emphasizes strengthening the self-reliance of local and regional economies as a key task of transition.
Associate, Canadian Centre for Community Renewal
Darcy Riddell
Social & Ecological Sustainability, University of Waterloo
Co-Operatives
Associate, Centre for Sustainable Community Development, Simon Fraser University
CEO, VanCity Community Foundation
Executive Director, BC Cooperative Association
Non-Profit
Jennifer Charlesworth
Executive Director, Federation of Community Services of British Columbia
Vic Murray (Committe co-chair)
Director, Voluntary Sector Knowledge Network
Karen Stone
Executive Director, BC Non-profit Housing Association
University of Victoria
Jutta Gutberlet, PhD
Department of Geography
Office: SS&M B312
Phone: 250-472-4537
Web: Jutta's web page
Jo-anne Lee, Acting Director
Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy
Phone: 250-472-4435
Web: Jo-anne's web page
Evert A. Lindquist, PhD (Committee co-chair)
School of Public Administration
Office: HSD A302a
Phone: 250-721-8084
E-mail: evert@uvic.ca
Web: Evert's web page
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