Audrey-Claire Lawrence

Of Cree and Inuit ancestry, Audrey has had extensive management experience working in health, education, technology, and human resources in public, non-profit, and corporate sectors. She has served in leadership positions in a number of national, provincial, and local organizations involved with organizational development or policy issues affecting Aboriginal communities. These include Director of Educational Services (Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus), Director of Education with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, Director with Donna Cona Inc., Health Director with the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Coordinator with Ontario Ministry of Education, Academic Chair, School of Health and Human Services (Nova Scotia Community College), and Executive Director with Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (now Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association). Audrey has a small consulting practice and recently retired from her role as part-time Chaplain at the Carlington Community Chaplaincy.

She is well-known in the Ottawa area as a motivational speaker and facilitator and presented at many conferences on cultural safety, organizational change, diversity, humour in the workplace, stress and change management and other topics.

She holds an Masters in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, a Masters of Arts (Sociology & Organizational Behaviour) from the University of Calgary, a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from McGill, a Teaching Diploma (Later Childhood) from MacDonald College and is a Myers-Briggs Instructor.

Audrey is an ardent volunteer and has served and chaired in a number of national and provincial organizations involved with health, library and church related organizations. Currently, she is serving on the Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice Committee for the Anglican Church of Canada and is looking forward to her involvement on the Board at Algonquin College. Audrey-Claire Lawrence was appointed to the Board of Governors effective September 1, 2017, and appointed Chair of the Governance Committee September 1, 2020.