Lynell Anderson will be the key speaker at a breakfast seminar hosted by the North Okanagan Early Childhood Development (ECD) Coalition Thursday morning at Best Western Vernon Lodge.
Anderson is a certified general accountant with extensive experience in the private, voluntary and public sectors, and now a leading authority on family policy in Canada.
Her presentation will incorporate recent work with UBC colleague Paul Kershaw and a team of chartered accountants to estimate the costs to business of work/life conflict among employees with young children.
The seminar runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Space for the event is limited and pre-registration is required.
To register, e-mail coordinator@noecdcoalition.ca
The North Okanagan ECD Coalition works together to ensure the region’s communities work for families with young children.
“We plan and implement strategies to ensure that children and their families are supported, included and have every chance to be successful and engaged community members,” said Lynne Reside, co-ordinator of the North Okanagan organization.
“This includes initiatives to support parent education, reduce family poverty, ensure children are ready for school and achieve success in life.
“We work with the community to ensure that families have access to affordable housing, food security, quality affordable child care, and safe healthy places to play. We support local initiatives that promote all children’s rights.”
