MANITOBA WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
2022 – 2023 COMMITTEE STRUCTURES
Board Members: Gisela Nolting – Wpg/Interlake; Jacqueline Chartrand – Eastern; Peggy Bradshaw – Southwest & Northwest; Heather Cummings – Gov’t Appointee; Michele Gurman – Gov’t Appointee; Denise Joss – FWIC; Ann Mandziuk – Acting Home Ec.; Thelma Blahey – MB Agric & Resource Dev.; Liz Chongva – Acting President-Elect; Debra Barrett – President; Angela Pickett – Exec Admin (EA)
MWI Committees:
Executive: Debra Barrett (Chair), Liz Chongva, Gisela Nolting, Angela Pickett (EA), Thelma Blahey (MB Ag. Liaison), Ann Mandziuk (Home Ec.)
Finance: Debra Barrett (Chair), Liz Chongva, Gisela Nolting, Ann Mandziuk, Angela Pickett (EA)
Nomination: Jacqueline Chartrand, Liz Chongva
Bylaw & Policy: Debra Barrett (Chair), Liz Chongva, Thelma Blahey
Marketing & Promotion: Ann Mandziuk (Chair), Liz Chongva, Heather Cummings, Debra Barrett, Michele Gurman, Angela Pickett (EA),
Resolutions: Debora Durnin-Richards (Chair), Karen Kaplan, Barb Stienwandt, Trish Masniuk
Scholarship: Peggy Bradshaw (Chair), Rose Keiper, Gisela Nolting, Dorothy Braun
Virtual AGM 2023: Debra Barrett (Chair), Liz Chongva, Angela Pickett (EA), Jacqueline Chartrand, Diane Burelle
MWI Women’s Day 2022-2023: Ann Mandziuk, Liz Chongva, Jacqueline Chartrand, Diane Burelle
Agriculture & Rural Development: Gisela Nolting (Chair), Heather Cummings, Michele Gurman
Strategic Plan: Debra Barrett (Chair), Liz Chongva, Thelma Blahey, Jacqueline Chartrand
Made in Manitoba Project: Peggy Bradshaw (Chair), Audrey Wadell, Donna Young, Debbie Melosky, Diane Burelle
Restructuring Committee: Debra Barrett (Chair), Liz Chongva (committee on hiatus)
MWI Memberships with External Organizations for 2022 – 2023
Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada (FWIC): Denise Joss (2022-2025)
International Peace Gardens (IPG): Heather Cummings
Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC): Gisela Nolting
Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba (PCWM): Liz Chongva, Jacqueline Chartrand
National Council of Women of Canada: Debra Barrett, Trish Masniuk
Costume Museum of Canada: Liz Chongva
Reweaving Support Program: Debra Barrett, Jacqueline Chartrand
ACWW Coordinator for Manitoba (pending): Gisela Nolting (Nomination sent to ACWW)