Our Mission and Vision
Our Mission
The Women’s Contact Society exists to provide support and services to all women and girls that improve their quality of life and empowers them to change ideas, laws and situations that deny equality in Williams Lake and area.
Our Vision
Empower women and girls in all areas of their life.
Our Values
Women’s Contact Society’s values are: equality, leadership, fairness, respect, honesty, inclusiveness, accountability, dependability and trustworthiness.
Our Guiding Principles
We believe women have the right to have control of their life.
Welcomes women of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, cultural, social, and economic backgrounds.
Our History
The Women’s Contact Society is a non-profit society registered in 1982 under the Society Act, Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Province of British Columbia.
The Society is a place for all women, whatever their status, age, or lifestyle. We operate according to the principle of feminism: women have the right to be full and equal members of society.
Membership and Governance
Our membership is approximately one hundred (100); the society is governed by a board of directors using the consensus model. The membership fee is a sliding scale from $2-$20.
Board of Directors
Alison Sutherland Mann
Ana Rawlek
Dawnalyn Webster
Kirsten Stark
Leah Worthington
Rebecca Egilson
Sunny Dyck
Valerie Coulthard
The Board of Directors meets monthly and operates on a consensus model.