Regional Contact
This region covers New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Network
Cape Breton KAIROS — NS
Alison Etter — alison.etter@bellaliant.net
Halifax KAIROS — NS
Linda Scherzinger — lindakseven@gmail.com
Stacey Gomez – btsmaritimescoordinator@gmail.com
Hubbards KAIROS — NS
Beverley McDonald — pharmin@ns.sympatico.ca
KAIROS PEI — PEI
Jim and Myrna Wicks — mjwicks@eastlink.ca
KAIROS Saint Stephen — NB
Tim Devlin — ptdevlin337@gmail.com
Emma Seamone - eseamone@ssu.ca
Truro Area KAIROS — NS
Jocelyn Langille — jalangille55@gmail.com
Regional Contact
Justin Arseneault (justin.arseneault.bc@gmail.com)
British Columbia, Yukon
I live in Port Moody, BC (~25km east of Vancouver) and go to a Catholic parish in Coquitlam. Over the past few years, I have worked with Vancouver Kairos, along with Vancouver Greenfaith, Protect the Planet Stop TMX, and a Direct Action Prayer Circle, to take faithful action on ecological justice, especially in opposing the Transmountain Pipeline Expansion. I have degrees in Engineering and Education and currently work as a teacher. I am eager to strengthen the connections we have within our regional Kairos network and to build new connections with other communities. I hope to inspire people of faith to take action for a better world and to inspire faith in people of action.
I respectfully and gratefully acknowledge that I live and work on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples including the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), among others.
Network
Comox Valley Interfaith Committee for Global Justice — BC
Dave Talbot — kye_bay@shaw.ca
KAIROS Parksville/Qualicum — BC
Kathy Miller — klassikkat@gmail.com
KAIROS Prince George Area Contact — BC
Gerhild Neugebauer — amarok1@telus.net
KAIROS Terrace — BC
Robert Hart — roberthart@citywest.ca
Outreach, Peace and Justice Committee – knoxterrace@telus.net
KAIROS Whitehorse — YT
Michael Dougherty — yukonpazypan@gmail.com
Kamloops KAIROS — BC
Diane Stuart — dstuart.mail@gmail.com
Nelson KAIROS — BC
Sandra Hartline — sandra@netidea.com
Peachland KAIROS — BC
Ian McLean — ian@peachlandunited.ca
Salmon Arm KAIROS — BC
Anne Morris — willae@alumni.uleth.ca
Vancouver KAIROS — BC
Janette McIntosh — jmcintosh412@outlook.com
Ruth Walmsley – rthwlmsl@gmail.com
Bridget Findlay – BridgetFindlay@mccbc.ca
Victoria KAIROS Committees — BC
Susan and Bill Draper — gracedraper@me.com
Janet Gray (Past Regional Rep) – janet.gray@homehere.ca
Vernon KAIROS — BC
Karen Truesdale — kairosvernon@gmail.com
Regional Contact
THIS REGION COVERS SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Prairies North Regional Representative
Shawn Sandford Beck (kairosprairiesnorth@gmail.com)
The Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck is the Recruitment Officer for St. Andrew’s College in Saskatoon. He has been a friend of KAIROS for many years, and was a co-coordinator of the Saskatoon KAIROS collective, as well as an occasional contributor to Spirited Reflections.
Shawn has worked in pastoral ministry, social justice chaplaincy, and theological education. He has written and reflected extensively on ecological and interfaith spirituality in various contexts and in his blog.
He has been featured on Tapestry and in the United Church’s magazine Broadview.
Shawn looks forward to re-engaging with the vital ministry of KAIROS, and brings the justice-driven mandate of St. Andrew's College with him.
Network
Calgary KAIROS — AB
John Snow — jds061@shaw.ca
KAIROS Grand Prairie — AB
TBC —
KAIROS Lethbridge — AB
Wendy Kalkan — w_k@mail.org
KAIROS Saskatoon — SK
TBD —
Regina KAIROS Committee — SK
Dan Beveridge — danmbeveridge@gmail.com
Regional Contact
Debby (Coombs) Dandy
kairosdebby@outlook.com
Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario
I am Debby (Coombs) Dandy, from Brandon Manitoba on Treaty II territory, traditional land of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Ojibway, Dakota, and the homeland of the Red River Metis. I acted as Chair over 15 years ago, and returned to the position with the Northwestern Ontario Manitoba KAIROS group this year. I first got involved with social justice with Ten Days for Global Justice in the United Church before the formation of KAIROS. I have been active in raising awareness about environmental justice locally and globally, Reconciliation with Indigenous people, local work to support vulnerable persons and address homelessness, and transition of incarcerated individuals to the community. I am grateful to those in KAIROS who have done research, created campaigns, and act as a resource to community action.
I am a retired civil servant, a grandmother, and a dog lover.
Network
KAIROS Brandon — MB
Debby Dandy — kairosdebby@outlook.com
KAIROS Kenora — ON
Yvonne Bearbull — kenorafellowship@kmts.ca
KAIROS North East Justice and Peace — MB
Melanie Whyte — gehrswhy@mymts.net
KAIROS Sioux Lookout — ON
Terry-Lynne Jewell — jewell1@shaw.ca
Winnipeg South KAIROS — MB
Mary McNairnay — jmcnairnay@mymts.net
KAIROS Thunder Bay — ON
Matthew Diegel — kairosthunderbay@gmail.com
Winnipeg West KAIROS — MB
Helen Whetter — whettles@mts.net
Regional Contact
Great Lakes St Lawrence Regional Representatives
This region covers Ontario east of Thunder Bay and Quebec
Elaine Gareau (elaine.gareau@rogers.com)
Greetings! I am originally from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan but have lived in Ontario for 25 years. I work full-time as a freelance editor and translator in Barrie. Working from home makes it easier for me to pursue my passion for social justice. I enjoy working with like-minded people in Simcoe County KAIROS, the Barrie Action Circle for Amnesty International, and Développement et Paix in my home parish.
Cherilyn Spraakman (cherilyn.spraakman@gmail.com)
It has been a privilege for me to be involved with KAIROS, for personal learning and for relationships with people who are social justice advocates. I was born and raised in Alberta, have lived in Newmarket Ontario for 27 years and am a retired physiotherapist. I lead up the Global Justice Team at Holy Cross Lutheran Church and am on the Board of Directors of Citizens for Public Justice. I look forward to continuing my support for the ministries of KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives.
Network
KAIROS Manitoulin — ON
Kate MacKeracher — kairosmanitoulin@gmail.com
Grey Bruce – Dufferin KAIROS (Orangeville, Shelburne and beyond) — ON
Jim Lindsay — jnm.lindsay@sympatico.ca
KAIROS Aurora — ON
Dave Gordon — dgordonrcaf@gmail.com
KAIROS Durham Region — ON
Betty Anne Platt — plattbawhitby@gmail.com
KAIROS Guelph — ON
Elizabeth Snell — esnell@sentex.net
KAIROS Montreal — QC
Lisa Byer-De Wever — montrealkairos@gmail.com
KAIROS Quebec City — QC
Guillain Koko — kairosquebeccity@gmail.com
KAIROS Toronto — ON
Madalene Arias — mdlnarias@gmail.com
KAIROS Toronto West — ON
Jan O'Hearn — kairostorontowest@gmail.com
Niagara Region KAIROS — ON
George Addison — gaddison@brocku.ca
Ottawa KAIROS — ON
Kathryn Fournier — ottawakairos@gmail.com
Réseau œcuménique justice, écologie et paix (ROJEP) — QC
KAIROS Francophone partner across Quebec — info@justicepaix.org
New website in 2022: https://www.rojep.org/nous-joindre
3119, rue Monsabré
Montréal, Québec, H1N 2L3
Simcoe County KAIROS — ON
Elaine Gareau — elaine.gareau@rogers.com
South-Western Ontario KAIROS — ON
John Joosse — jyjoosse@execulink.com
York Region KAIROS — ON
Cherilyn Spraakman — cherilyn.spraakman@gmail.com