Beth Lyons Email & Phone Number

Fredericton, Nb, Ca

Fredericton, New Brunswick

• Developing the council's policies, research agenda and issue positions, strategic plan/directions, and staffing structure.• Fostering an engaged and committed council membership.• Providing advice to government on issues impacting women's equality and bringing those same issues to public awareness.

Moncton, New Brunswick

• Management of advocacy, communications, youth services, and select special projects and events (including hiring and leadership of staff members, budget management)• Leadership on national and local task forces and working groups (YWCA Canada Strategic Planning Task Force, YWCA Canada Advocacy Advisory Committee)• Increasing organizational capacity by securing new funding, implementing innovative solutions to administrative/management needs, supporting outcome measurement• Identifying and pursuing opportunities for growth, including projects and initiatives to increase organizational relevance within local context and to marginalized groups• Raising the organization’s profile and establishing YWCA Moncton as a go-to organization for support for women and girls and for media comment on gender issues• Convening stakeholders on issues affecting women and girls and fostering collaborative relationships that support collective impact• Maintaining expert-level knowledge on established and emerging issues affecting women and girl, identifying key issues to for YWCA Moncton to become a leading voice on

Moncton, New Brunswick

-Development of departmental policies and procedures-Development and implementation of new programs and initiatives-Supervision and management of department staff-Communications-Support of board governance and policy development

Moncton, N.B.

• Biweekly columns on current affairs through a feminist lens.

Atlantic Canada

• Developing knowledge bases (environmental scans, gender-based analysis reports, and community needs assessments) for projects using literature reviews, stakeholder interviews, community consultations, intersectional gender-based analysis, resource compilation, etc.

• Coordinated educational events for the public (researched topics, secured speakers, liaised withCouncil members, prepared media advisories, on-site logistics and moderation, etc.)• Proposed, researched and produced editorial content for column publication• Established the Council’s presence on various social media platforms• Maintained a high level of awareness of issues affecting women, resources available to women, and trends in media coverage of women and issues affecting women