On July 12, 2011 long-time CCPA supporter and current board member Kathy Mallett was invested into the Order of Manitoba. In addition to being on the CCPA-Manitoba board of directors, Kathy is the co-director of the Community Education Development Association, and has worked in the Winnipeg Aboriginal community for over 25 years. As a well respected community leader, she is most committed to social and economic justice for Aboriginal people, and has worked in the area of transformative justice, Aboriginal women’s development, and has donated countless volunteer hours to Winnipeg non-profits.
Kathy was also elected in the early 1990s as school trustee for the Winnipeg School Division #1 where she served a three-year term.
In addition to spending her time with the CCPA and CED organizations, Kathy is the mother of two grown women and is the grandmother to three boys and one girl.
The Order of Manitoba is intended to honour Manitoba residents who have demonstrated a high level of individual excellence and achievement in any field, “benefiting in an outstanding manner the social, cultural or economic well being of Manitoba and its residents,” and is the highest honour recognized by the Manitoba Crown.
CCPA Manitoba is honoured that Kathy’s shares her compassion and commitment for social justice with us through her role as a board member.
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