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Appointee Biographies

Office for Victims of Crime

SONYA JODOIN

Sonia Jodoin serves as a member (part-time) for the Police Services Board- Brockville, an Executive Director for Victim Services of Leeds & Greenville (VSLG), and an Instructor for St. Lawrence College and Cengage Learning. Her community involvement includes formerly serving as Chair for Anti- Violence Coalition (Domestic Violence Community Coordinating Committee- DV3C).

AUDETTE SHEPHARD

In 2001, Audette Shephard's only child Justin Garth Shephard was murdered at the age of 19. Afterward, Ms. Shephard developed a strong passion towards helping youth and finding solutions to end youth violence and co-founded UMOVE (United Mothers Opposing Violence Everywhere). Ms. Shephard's awards include the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012), the Scotiabank Global Transaction Banking's "Woman of Distinction" award (2008), the "Global Citizen Award" (2008), the African Canadian Achievement Award (2008), the Maja Award for "Woman of Courage" (2006), and the Bob Marley Award for promoting peace in communities (2002). She was also a member of former Toronto Mayor David Miller's Advisory Committee for Community Safety. Ms. Shephard continues to be a strong advocate for justice, support for victims of crime and community safety and volunteers with the Seventh Day Adventist Church Prison Ministry. She is currently Manager, Trade Finance and Global Transaction Banking at Scotiabank.

TANA TRONIAK

Tana Troniak has been the Executive Director of First Step Women’s Shelter for the past 15 years. Prior to her move to Sioux Lookout Tana worked at Faye Peterson Transition House in Thunder Bay for 16 years as the Finance Manager. Tana has over 30 years of experience working in the Violence Against Women Sector. Currently Tana is managing two women’s shelters First Step Women’s Shelter, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter located in Atikokan, Ontario. Tana is an advocate for Indigenous women in the shelter system, and the issues surrounding women living in rural and remote first nation communities. She has been a strong voice to those living in other parts of Ontario and has spoken on the struggle’s Indigenous women face regarding violence against women, isolation, transportation issues and other challenges women face when leaving their home community.