Your Team

Our dedicated staff are passionate about our advocacy work for children and youth. We have 13 staff members on our team with diverse educational and professional backgrounds, including social work, nursing, education, law and psychology.

Meet some of our staff and see why they are passionate about this work:

Wilma MacInnis

Wilma MacInnis is the Director of Strategic Services and Outreach at the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and has been in this position since 2018.

Wilma has a Bachelor of Social Work Degree and a Master of Social Work Degree. She has been a Social Worker in Newfoundland and Labrador since 1993 and has worked in various roles and capacities throughout Provincial Government departments in Newfoundland and Labrador for more than 25 years.

Wilma's Full Bio

Wilma MacInnis is the Director of Strategic Services and Outreach at the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate and has been in this position since 2018; a role she thoroughly enjoys, especially the outreach in the community with children, youth and community groups. Wilma holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master’s degree in Social Work. She has been a registered Social Worker in Newfoundland and Labrador since 1993. Wilma has worked in various capacities, including frontline, quality assurance, and management roles. She has served as a Victim Services Regional Coordinator, Provincial Manager of Victim Services, Program and Policy Development Specialist, Director of Quality Assurance, Provincial Director of Family Justice Services and the Director of Court Services with the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. Wilma was the inaugural social worker in the province for the Huntington Society of Canada and was in that role for four years.

Wilma’s career and social work practice has always been rooted in building strong and respectful working relationships with others. She lives by this famous Maya Angelou quote:

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Over the years, Wilma has volunteered as a soccer and basketball coach and served as a volunteer Board member of a youth organization. Wilma is passionate about health and wellness; she is a regular at boot camp classes and most recently has taken up running in her “spare” time.

 

Trish LeGresley

“It is an honor and a privilege to go to work every day for the children and youth of this province, and I believe strongly in advocating for their rights and interests.”

– Trish LeGresley, Systemic Advocacy Consultant