BEN HOFFMAN JOINS NEWLY
FORMED ADVISORY PANEL OF THE CORNWALL SEX ABUSE INQUIRY
-July, 2006-
Cornwall Sex Abuse Inquiry Panel Set
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Thursday, July 27, 2006
Justice G. Normand Glaude, the commissioner of the public inquiry
looking into allegations of sexual abuse in Cornwall, has announced the
appointment of the Cornwall Inquiry Advisory Panel to foster a healing
environment for the community. Members include Michael Church, a mentor
for those who have been sexually abused; Janet Handy, executive
director of the Gatehouse, a centre for those have been affected by
child abuse; Benjamin Hoffman, a specialist in negotiation and dispute
resolution; Peter Jaffe, a professor and clinical psychologist
specializing in child sexual abuse; Gail Kaneb, a businesswoman and
community volunteer; John Allan Loftus, a psychologist and Jesuit
priest; and Philip Murray, former RCMP commissioner.
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Who's Who: Members of the
Cornwall Public Inquiry Advisory Panel
Local News - Thursday, July 27, 2006 @ 10:00
Gail Kaneb - Cornwall
Gail Kaneb is a successful businesswoman and active community leader
and philanthropist. She is also a Shadow Work coach aimed at
encouraging personal growth and has done extensive work with the youth
groups. She is also known as a change catalyst, helping people and
companies reach their full potential by leading them to address areas
where they block themselves. Kaneb also shares leadership,
communication and conflict management
strategies used in her own business as well as her family life as a
spouse and parent of three. She has founded and sat on numerous
community boards and she and husband, Tom were co-chairs of the 'Our
Hospital, Our Future' campaign, which exceeded the $12 million goal set
for the Cornwall Community Hospital.
Michael Church - Freelton, Ontario
Michael Church is an active volunteer on behalf of men who have
suffered sexual abuse. His work has included providing peer support as
a trained mentor and speaking about the impact of sexual abuse to
meetings of police forces, hospital staff, schools and service clubs.
He has been a keynote speaker or workshop participant at Ontario
conferences of male survivors and has also advocated for change on
behalf of those who have experienced childhood or adolescent sexual
abuse.
He has found that raising awareness has aided professionals in
recognizing symptoms of childhood abuse and supported men who have
experienced abuse but thought they were alone.
Janet Handy - Toronto, Ontario
Janet Handy is the executive director of the Gatehouse Child Abuse
Investigation and Support Site, a unique response centre for people
whose lives have been directly impacted by child abuse, providing
services for the investigation, trauma, survival and recovery of
childhood sexual abuse. In carrying out her mandate, Handy works with
both child welfare and police representatives and provides child,
family and adult support services. Handy has been integral to the
development of training manuals and curriculum components of the
Gatehouse Adult Support Network, a program offering an extensive
education and community support network for adults who have experienced
child abuse.
Dr. Ben Hoffman - Eganville
Ben Hoffman is a specialist in consensus-building, negotiation and
dispute resolution. From 2000 to 2003, he was director of the conflict
resolution program at the Carter Center, an Atlanta, Georgia-based
organization established in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
and his wife, Rosalynn, aimed at improving the quality of life for
people in more than 65 countries. In that capacity, Hoffman acted as
Carter's representative to mediate peace agreements. Hoffman obtained
bachelor and master degrees in community psychology from Sir Wilfred
Laurier University, a master of arts degree in international relations
from Tufts University in Massachusetts and a doctorate degree in
architecture from York University.
Dr. Peter Jaffe - London, Ontario
Peter Jaffe is a professor and academic director of the Centre for
Research on Violence Against Women and Children at the University of
Western Ontario. As a clinical psychologist, he has extensive
experience working with child sexual abuse victims and a substantial
research and teaching background. He received his undergraduate degree
from McGill University and his Ph. D. in clinical psychology from the
University of Western Ontario. Jaffe has served on the Canadian panel
on violence against women, acted as a consultant during a review to
identify and prevent sexual misconduct in Ontario schools and reviewed
the impact of institutional abuse on children and adolescents for the
Law Commission of Canada.
Rev. John Allan Loftus - Boston, Mass.
Rev. John Allan Loftus is a psychologist and Jesuit priest, the
director of the Jesuit Urban Center in Boston and an adjunct professor
of psychology and the psychology of religion at Boston College. Loftus
received bachelor and master degrees from Fordham University, a
master's degree in theology from Woodstock College, N.Y. and completed
his Ph.D. in psychology at Boston University. Loftus is the former
president of Regis College at the University of Toronto. Prior to
coming to Regis in 1988, he held the John J. Wintermeyer chair in the
department of psychology at the University of Waterloo at St. Jerome's
College. From 1986 to 1994, he was the executive and clinical director
of Southdown, the Catholic Church's large psychiatric treatment
facility for clergy.
Philip Murray - Ottawa
Philip Murray was commissioner of the RCMP between 1994 and 2000,
retiring in September 2000. He holds a bachelor of business
administration degree and a certificate in personnel administration
from the University of Regina at Saskatchewan. He is a graduate of the
Canadian Police College's advanced police studies program and a
graduate of the U.S. FBI national executive institute. Murray served
with the RCMP for 38 years experiencing a broad range of operational
policing and management responsibilities, progressing from a uniformed
peace officer to the most senior position of RCMP commissioner.
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Inquiry Judge to Introduce New Panel That Will Lead Healing Process
Terri Saunders
Local News - Wednesday, July 26, 2006 @ 10:00
A panel of community experts charged with helping foster a healing
environment in Cornwall will be formally introduced by the Cornwall
Public Inquiry's judge today.
The Advisory Panel will be comprised of individuals who will conduct
research, review ideas and approaches and participate in certain public
meetings outside the inquiry's hearing process.
Panel members are expected to come from a variety of backgrounds
relevant to the work of the inquiry including child sexual abuse,
children or youth services, policing, the justice system, healing and
mediation, community development and the community itself.
Healing environment
"Input from the parties and the public is important and valuable to the
commission in constructing a resource to contribute to the creation of
a healing environment in Cornwall," said Colleen Parrish, director of
policy.
"It is also consistent with the commission's commitment to be open in
its processes. We very much look forward to hearing suggestions from
the public and the parties on both the composition and mandate of our
advisory panel."
The panel is expected to play a vital role in the inquiry's second
phase mandate which is to foster a healing environment for the Cornwall
community.
An extensive process was undertaken to ensure broad participation in
the selection of panel members including the solicitation of input from
the parties and the public.
The panel members will be announced at noon by Comm. Normand Glaude at
the inquiry at 709 Cotton Mill Street.
A reception will follow the announcement which is open to the public.
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