Townshippers’ Association is back
We are pleased to inform readers that Townshippers’ will be back in The Record and Brome County News with a monthly column sharing what’s happening and what’s new and exciting out in the community, and at our Lennoxville and Lac-brome offices. Catch up with us in Brome County News on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
New Faces & New Roles
In February, Lisa Payne joined the Townshippers’ team as an Agent, Eastern Townships Partners for Health and Social Services, in the Knowlton office.
Lisa has just recently moved back to her hometown of Knowlton, after twelve years abroad. Lisa started her career teaching in several ETSB elementary schools. Twelve years ago, Lisa embarked on a new professional adventure with the Cirque du Soleil big top touring shows. Originally hired as a teacher, for a few years she taught in small temporary schools set up all over the world. Lisa then continued touring worldwide with the company as an Associate Company Manager. Returning home, she brings a grateful heart and many memories. She is excited to begin a new chapter at home—rediscovering the area and giving back to a beloved community. Since February, Lisa has worked with partners on various health and social services initiatives such as Health Matters, Municipalité amie des aînés, and early childhood education to name a few. This will be Lisa’s first T-fest!
Melissa Crook joined the Townshippers’ team in May as an Administrative Officer, Staff Resource Development. Melissa was born and raised in Ayer’s Cliff. She moved away from the area a few times before settling here to raise her family, including energetic explorers Elliot, 3, and Eloise, 1.
Melissa’s past work experience includes employment counseling and human resources, particularly recruitment and selection, so her new position at Townshippers’ presents an opportunity to broaden the use of her many skills. In her new role, Melissa is responsible for bookkeeping and human resource development, which involves developing the Association’s professional development and team-building program for administrative staff and project managers.
Holly Mcmillan returned to work at Townshippers’ in a new position following 10 months away from her desk with her first-born, Lizzie. You may recognize Holly from her volunteer work or previous roles at the Association as a Community Information Agent (2012), Canada Games Project Coordinator (2012-2013), and Make Way for YOUTH Migration Agent (2016-2018).
In April, Holly took on a new role as Administrative Officer, Communications & Grants. In this role, she will be the voice behind many of the Association’s print publications, as well as the e-newsletter, in addition to assisting the Executive Director with funding applications and reports as needed.
Ed Humphrey recently joined the Townshippers’ team as the ERCC Project Manager. Ed is from Vancouver; he has spent 17 years in the heart of the Canadian prairies and nearly 20 years in Québec. His previous work experience includes exciting stints in the fields of tourism, education, wildlife management, broadcasting and the community sector to name a few, the majority of which were in a French-language minority context in Winnipeg. Those experiences really opened his eyes to the challenges facing official language minority communities throughout Canada.
Ed is very enthusiastic about this new opportunity to support the Englishspeaking community through the Enhancing Regional Community Capacity (ERCC) initiative. The project aims to support English-speakers in the Townships through the development and continuation of partnerships and initiatives that contribute to our minority language community’s vitality. Some of the projects he works on include career fairs for youth, regional networking events, dynamic forums for women, and other collaborative initiatives with both Frenchand English-speaking community partners.
You can come meet all these new faces, in addition to the rest of Townshippers’ team, at Townshippers’ Festival, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Massey-vanier High School in Cowansville. On the program: fun activities, food vendors, exhibitors, and live entertainment, including a performance by Amos J! We look forward to seeing you there!
This monthly column keeps you in touch with Townshippers’ Association’s activities and news. Other ways to keep in touch:
Online
In-person
By phone www.townshippers.org
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