Meeting information is available in the Calendar
If you are interested in participating with OPIRG and missed this year's opportunity to join the board, please consider volunteering with many of our working groups and research initiatives. Come by the office to help us with our resource library or even start a working group of your own!
OPIRG-Brock is governed by a Board of Directors which is made up of Brock students and members of the community who are elected at an Annual General Meeting, whom work collectively, making decisions by consensus in a inclusive and fully participatory democratic environment. Undergraduate students, and community members are eligible to run.
Contact us if you would like to read the minutes from previous meetings.
STAFF
Andrew Barclay
Campus Relations and Programming Co-ordinator
Andrew has an M.A. in International Development and a B.A. in Political Science and History. His main area of interest is in human rights and fostering economic development to alleviate poverty. He has participated in a number of Brock initiated trips to Southern Africa, and has become quite knowledgeable about the politics of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
Andrew is available from 10-4pm. To make an appointment you can reach him at the above email address or ext 3499.
Lisa Kretz
Organizational, Research and Volunteer Co-ordinator
Lisa has a PH.D in Environmental Ethics, an MA in Environmental Aesthetics, and a B.Ed. Environmental and social justice issues are central to all elements of Lisa's life - food choices, transportation choices, clothing choices, decisions about consumer goods - right down to the kind of work she finds rewarding.
You can reach her at opirgbu@gmail.com or ext. 4430
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Brian Gasbarini
Position: Community Board Member
Portfolio: Downtown Infoshop Liason
Contact: opirginfoshop@gmail.com
Chantal Barrette
Position: Community Board Member
Portfolio: Fundraising
Contact: opirgbu.fundraising@gmail.com
Chantal holds bachelor of arts in Psychology and Popular Culture from Brock University. In her eight years in the St. Catharines Community, Chantal has been actively involved in many non-for-profit and campus-run organizations . Chantal is currently employed as a Counsellor for Gillian's Place and works for the Niagara Sexual Assault Centre as a Hospital Respond worker. Chantal is strong interested in feminist activism and is an active member of the the Feminist Action Collective
Avery Kennedy
Position: Student Board Member
Portfolio: Staff Liason
Contact: opirgbu.staff@gmail.com
Avery is currently working on her Masters in Social Justice & Equity Studies. Her research interests include sustainability, participatory action, and the inextricable link between environmental and social justice issues. She has been involved with OPIRG-Brock for over two years as a board member as well as a member of the OPIRG working group Food Not Bombs. Currently Avery is an active volunteer with the OPIRG working group the Feminist Action Collective and is in her second term as a member of the board of directors.
Joshua Heinrichs
Position: Student Board Member
Portfolio: Finance, Provincial Rep
contact: opirgbu.finance@gmail.com
Carol Graham
Position: Student Board Member
Portfolio: Downtown InfoShop Liason
Contact: opirginfoshop@gmail.com
Carol is in her final year at Brock University. She is currently completing her Bachelor degree in the Women’s Studies Honours program, along with a minor in European History.
Being specifically interested in Women within the Canadian Criminal Justice System, she hopes to continue her studies in this area.
Currently she volunteers with Start Me Up Niagara.
Malaika Baxter
Position: Student Board Member
Portfolio: Resource Centre management
Contact: opirgbu.resources@gmail.com
Malaika is a student in Brock's Social Justice and Equity Studies MA program. She recieved her Undergraduate degree in International Development Studies from Queen's Univeristy. Her interests include issues pertaining to global poverty, feminism, queer issues, and animal rights. She is an active member in the Brock Animal Rights Club and the Feminist Action Collective.
