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Nouvelles de l’ACCJE Currently Cathy is undertaking a full a career as a practising environmental Management,University of Ottawa,for four analysis of the results of the recent mem- lawyer. A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law years.There, she gained experience in mar- ber survey. “The survey tells us what our School, Marlene has worked as Staff keting, desktop publishing, event planning members are thinking and what they Lawyer with Ecojustice, formerly Sierra and website management. want,” she says.“The outcomes will guide Legal Defence Fund, and as Counsel with and inform our decisions in the coming the Canadian Environmental Law CCCA gives back months, as CCCA moves forward on a Association. She has also worked at sever- CCCA has a long tradition of recog- solid foundation.” al poverty law clinics in the greater nizing the speakers at our conferences in A dedicated volunteer herself, Cathy is Toronto area. Prior to her law career, a unique, but meaningful way. In lieu attuned to associations and working with Marlene held a variety of positions, of speaker gifts or honouraria, each volunteers. She is the chairman of the including working with immigrants and speaker is presented with a certificate of board and head of the governance com- refugees, and handling communications apprecation representing a donation made mittee of the ALS Society of Ontario. and meeting arrangements for a national by CCCA on behalf of all conference She has also been active with the United environmental organization. speakers. The charity for the 2011 Way and many other community based CCCA National Spring Conference charities. Karen Sadler, Marketing and Com- was Red Door Family Shelter munications Coordinator, recently moved (www.reddoorshelter.ca). For the 2011 CCCA welcomes new staff members to Toronto from Ottawa, where she work- CCCA Annual Conference, it was the Marlene Cashin, Director of Professional ed as an Events and Special Projects Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Development, comes to the CCCA from Coordinator at the Telfer School of Scotia (www.efrynovascotia.com). AUTOMNE 2011 CCCA Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 53