Course Chairs
Sandra F. Guarascio — Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver
Lindsay Waddell — Moore Edgar Lyster LLP, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Sandra is a partner with Roper Greyell LLP, Vancouver who has been recognized by Lexpert, Best Lawyers Canada, and Who's Who Legal for her work in workplace human rights. She assists public and private sector employers by providing balanced, strategic and proactive representation and advice for unionized and non-unionized environments. Sandra practices in all areas of employment and labour law, with a particular interest in human rights and respectful workplace issues. She is an experienced investigator, advocate, facilitator and speaker, and has conducted numerous workshops dealing with management issues, discrimination, accommodation, and workplace harassment and bullying.
Sandra clerked with the BC Supreme Court and was called in 2002. She has been the co-chair of CLEBC's award winning annual two-day Human Rights Conference since 2007.
Lindsay is a partner at Moore Edgar Lyster LLP practicing in the areas of labour, employment, human rights, professional regulatory, and administrative law. She has a wide variety of litigation experience and has appeared as counsel before a number of administrative tribunals and at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Before joining the firm in 2015, Lindsay practiced exclusively in the area of human rights at a non-profit society. Prior to that, Lindsay practiced at a small litigation boutique and at a large national firm.
Lindsay is frequently invited to teach and speak on a range of subjects including human rights, employment, labour law, advocacy, and ethical issues. She has extensive governance experience through appointments to various boards of directors, including for West Coast LEAF and Family Services of Greater Vancouver. She is currently an executive member of the Human Rights Subsection of the CBABC and enjoys mentoring as many young lawyers as her time permits.
Planning Committee
Tonie Beharrell — Legal Counsel, Health Sciences Association of BC, Vancouver
Jon Chapnick — Portage Legal Services, Vancouver
Devyn Cousineau — BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Sara Forte — Forte Law Corporation, Surrey
Christopher M. McHardy — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Laura Track — Community Legal Assistance Society, Vancouver
Robyn P.M. Trask — BC Teachers’ Federation, Vancouver
Faculty
Kymberly Franklin — Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Halifax
Kasari Govender — Human Rights Commissioner of BC, Vancouver
Parker Johnson — Elevate Inclusion Strategies, Vancouver
Diana Juricevic — Chair, BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Amber Prince — Atira Women's Resource Society, Vancouver
Ardith Walpetko We’dalx Walkem, QC — Cedar and Sage Law Corporation, Chilliwack
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