Executive Director
Erin Whitmore, PhD, MSW
Erin Whitmore joined the Ending Violence Association of Canada in 2019 as the organization’s first Executive Director. Erin has over ten years experience working in frontline service delivery, research, and policy analysis on gender-based violence and gender-equality issues. Prior to taking on her current role, Erin was a Senior Researcher with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. She also worked as a Researcher and Policy Analyst with the New Brunswick Women’s Council with a focus on addressing gender equality issues at the provincial government level.
Erin’s approach to policy and advocacy is rooted in her experience providing crisis and counselling support to sexual violence survivors within the community-based sexual violence agency sector at Sexual Violence New Brunswick where she worked for 5 years. Erin is a registered social worker, and holds a MA in Canadian & Indigenous Studies, a Master of Social Work, and a PhD in English Literature. Erin has a passion for qualitative research and has presented her research on sexual violence at various conferences and trainings.
Erin’s approach to policy and advocacy is rooted in her experience providing crisis and counselling support to sexual violence survivors within the community-based sexual violence agency sector at Sexual Violence New Brunswick where she worked for 5 years. Erin is a registered social worker, and holds a MA in Canadian & Indigenous Studies, a Master of Social Work, and a PhD in English Literature. Erin has a passion for qualitative research and has presented her research on sexual violence at various conferences and trainings.
Project Manager
Samantha Fernandes, MSW, RSW
Samantha Fernandes began working with EVA Canada in May 2022 as a Project Manager. She is a Registered Social Worker with an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Social Work from the University of Windsor.
Samantha spent 16 years working in community-based, non-profit settings, and comes with expertise in the areas of family violence, mental health, psychotherapy, children and youth, violence against women, and human sex trafficking.
Starting her career as a frontline worker with survivors of gender-based violence, Samantha moved into roles that involved management, program development and cross-sectoral collaborative work which has furthered her passion for creating change and supporting survivors of violence.
Samantha spent 16 years working in community-based, non-profit settings, and comes with expertise in the areas of family violence, mental health, psychotherapy, children and youth, violence against women, and human sex trafficking.
Starting her career as a frontline worker with survivors of gender-based violence, Samantha moved into roles that involved management, program development and cross-sectoral collaborative work which has furthered her passion for creating change and supporting survivors of violence.
Administrative Coordinator
Katelyn Barker
Katelyn Barker began as the Administrative and Communications Coordinator in January 2020. Her background is in Public Relations and Communications, and began her career in the marketing agency world before shifting over to the non-profit sector.
Her work before EVA Canada was focused in theatre and using art and community as powerful means of social change, particularly in the areas of reconciliation and women’s advocacy. In 2019 she co-founded an organization that provides training and workshops on allyship to the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Katelyn brings together an wide mix of skills and experiences to contribute to anti-violence work in Canada.
Her work before EVA Canada was focused in theatre and using art and community as powerful means of social change, particularly in the areas of reconciliation and women’s advocacy. In 2019 she co-founded an organization that provides training and workshops on allyship to the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Katelyn brings together an wide mix of skills and experiences to contribute to anti-violence work in Canada.
Stakeholder Engagement
& Advocacy Coordinator
Valérie Auger-Voyer
Before joining EVA Canada in 2021, Valérie Auger-Voyer worked as a counselor for women who experienced violence and was involved within the community sector in Ottawa as the Vice-Chair of the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW). Valérie holds a Masters in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam and has published ethnographic research on the experiences of undocumented migrant youth in Spain.
Having lived in many countries and worked with different populations, Valérie has over a decade of experience working for local and international non-profit organizations committed to social justice.
Having lived in many countries and worked with different populations, Valérie has over a decade of experience working for local and international non-profit organizations committed to social justice.
Our Board of Directors
Deb Tomlinson | Co-Chair |
Jenn Richard | Co-Chair |
Rachael Crowder | Treasurer |
Aja Mason | Member at Large |
Kerrie Isaac | Member at Large |
Caitlin Chee | Member at Large |
Sandra McKellar | Member at Large |
Ninu Kang | Member at Large |