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|  | Liaison Newsletter > LIAISON Volume 5, Issue #2, July 2001
Message from Steve Mason, new Executive Director I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Executive Director at UNA-Canada. Although this position is new to me, the organization is not - for the last two years I have worked at UNA-Canada as the Director of Educational Projects. In that capacity I have had an opportunity to visit a good many of our Branches over the last two years. I was also pleased to meet many of our current key volunteers at the recent AGM in Quebec City. My background includes a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a B.Sc in Bio-Math from the University of New Brunswick. I have previously worked as a field worker with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in West Africa, as a consultant with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and as a researcher with Human Rights Internet and the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission. I have also volunteered as a field worker with an international development group in Costa Rica and with a refugee support organization in the Czech Republic. I am very enthusiastic about the potential of UNA-Canada to engage Canadians in the work of the UN and to work towards a more equitable and peaceful world. We have a dynamic staff at the national office and a committed group of core volunteers that work out of our fourteen regional branches. I am confident that, working together, we can accomplish many great things. I encourage you to contact me at any time with your concerns and suggestions (steve@unac.org or 613-232-57551 ext 223). |
