NDP Commission to Establish a Safe and Respectful Political EnvironmentCo-Commissioner The Commission is tasked with investigating the experiences of staff and elected officials who were subject to sexual harassment and misconduct.The goals of the commission are:a. To provide a safe and confidential environment for current and former employees, current or former party members, or stakeholders to share, on a voluntary basis, their experiences, either as someone who witnessed misconduct or was the subject of misconduct, towards a goal of preventing these things from happening again;b. To identify the systemic failures of the work environment that allowed incidents of harassment and misconduct to occur;c. To develop recommendations for the NDP to build a harassment-free environment where everyone feels safe and respected, and;d. To provide recommendations to ensure that proper policies and protocols needed are in place to ensure that anyone who experiences harassment has a clear and supportive path to have it stopped and addressed.

DMSMCA is a community-driven not-for-profit Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation serving the Daniel McIntyre and St. Matthews (DM/SM) neighbourhoods in Winnipeg’s inner city. We work with residents and other stakeholders on various issues to reduce poverty and support the social, cultural and economic renewal of our neighbourhoods, focusing our work primarily on the following six areas – Housing, Community Building and Safety, Greening and Environment, Community Involvement and Outreach, Recreation and Youth, and Community Economic Development. We operate on the principles of Community Economic Development (CED).I Manage all aspects of the Association including a building and community resource centre that we own, 7 permanent staff people working in 5 major program areas - housing, community building and safety, greening and environment, recreation and youth engagement, and community economic development. Since joining the organisation in 2008, I have grown the organisation from 1 to 7 permanent employees plus various seasonal employees and interns. Under my leadership, in 2010, we successfully fundraised over $650,000 to buy and renovate a City library building which now houses our offices as well as offices for 3 other community organisations and our programming and resource centre.As the Executive Director, my duties involve the day-to-day coordination and management of DMSMCA including: Staff, Volunteer and Organisation management (disciplining, hiring and firing of all employees); Management of Physical Assets – e.g. building maintenance, tenant relations and recruitment; Overall Program Leadership and Management; Fundraising and Funder Relations; Community Planning and Communications; Board Relations and Support Financial and Risk Management

The CEDC Secretariat provides staff support to the Community and Economic Development Committee of Cabinet, the Cabinet sub-committee responsible for initiation and co-ordination of community and economic development activity for the Provincial government.Project Managers support the decision-making process of the Community and Economic Development Committee of Cabinet, by providing timely economic development expertise, community input or understanding, research and analysis of a broad range of issues and projects, leadership to interdepartmental project committees and working groups, and issue management.

Project and Policy Analysts are involved in the research, review and evaluation of major government programs and policy; review and evaluation of community led projects seeking government support, advising the department on the feasibility of supporting projects, ensuring consistency with government policy; and monitoring projects supported by government. A Senior Project Manager and Policy Analyst involves supervising staff and managing various program areas and initiatives and taking part in program and policy negociations across government as well as with other levels of government.