Dawn Hemingway
Vice Chair
dawn.hemingway@unbc.caDawn Hemingway is long time community activist residing in northern BC. She is currently Associate Professor in the UNBC School of Social Work, supervising graduate students in Social Work, Health Sciences and Gender Studies. Her research and teaching focuses on community-based organizing and policy development, including social determinants of health and quality of life in northern communities with an emphasis on the health of women and older adults. Dawn serves on the Leadership Council of the Northern Feminist Institute for Research and Evaluation, the Board of the Northern Central Labour Council and Intersect Youth & Family Services Society; co-chairs Community Partners Addressing Homeless; and serves on the Prince George Council of Seniors’ Liaison Advisory Committee. Regional roles include an appointment to Northern Health’s strategic Elder Program Council, Communications Coordinator for the BC Association of Social Workers Northern Branch and steering committee member for Stand Up for the North. Complementing local and regional work, Dawn’s recent provincial roles have included an appointment as Co-Chair of the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s Advisory Forum for development of BC’s first Poverty Reduction Plan (2017-19); current appointment to the Council of Advisors for the BC Seniors’ Advocate; and Vice Chair of Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry.
