Joanne Roulston, Grad Diploma Conflict Resolution, MSW, Juris Doctor, RSW, is a mediator and social worker, and a former federal government executive with many years in policy, research, and project and people management, and four years as a community-based social worker.
Joanne is a nationally recognized expert in family and children's policy and programs, income security, and inequality who has testified at many Parliamentary committees, and as a OECD national expert on children's programming. She has briefed the most senior federal Cabinet and Opposition members, and published extensively. As a federal executive, she managed highly sensitive and complex projects and briefings, including federal government relations with provinces and territories, and community organizations.
She has worked in labour relations as a management-side government representative in federal relations with unions including during the 2012-13 downsizing. She has represented management on numerous grievance committees. Before becoming a manager, Joanne was a union representative for the Public Service Alliance of Canada and served as a chief steward for the adjunct professors at Carleton University in 2014-2015.
As a teacher, public speaker, facilitator, coach and counsellor, Joanne has worked with university students, federal employees, and community organizations for over 25 years.
Facilitation, mediation, coaching, teaching.
Labour relations.
Research, evaluation, policy development.
Social and public health policy (food safety, population health, income security/welfare/pensions, family and children).
Writing and editing