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Join the Board of Directors Today

1/30/2023

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Looking to build your leadership skills? OHEA is currently looking to fill the Secretary/Treasurer Board position.

As the Treasurer, you will:
  • Be the one of the signing officers at the bank
  • Help make financial decisions with the board related to OHEA finances
  • Provide financial approvals monthly (e.g. sign off on cheques)
  • Liaise with a representative at the bank when the board has questions or concerns
  • Monitor Association’s investments and make plan with the bank’s advisor
  • Attend all board meetings (2 hours per month)

Commitment: About 3 to 4 hours per month

The candidate must:
  • Be a Professional Home Economist or a Member of the OHEA
  • Have basic financial knowledge about budgets and a laddering investment strategy is required
  • Be available to attend virtual board meetings each month, which are typically held on a weekday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Term:
  • Board term is two years, with a possible extension up to 4 years.

We are also looking for P.H.Ec. Members to fill the following board vacancies:
  • President-Elect
  • VP Communications
  • VP Professional Development

To apply, please connect with us, info@ohea.on.ca.
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Betty Crocker Kitchens

4/9/2022

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Test Kitchens may be a thing of the past, but friendships made among Home Economists who worked in them have lasted for decades. Home Economists now are more informed and look to sustainability, farming, vulnerabilities and opportunities galore. The Home Economists like me, who worked in the Best Foods test kitchen, were about product promotion. That is not a bad thing and I can still make anything with a jar of Hellman's mayonnaise. 


My first test kitchen friend, Jane Carman, worked for Standard Brands in Montreal, and now Margaret Macdonald, whom I met just three years ago, worked for Manitoba Hydro. Strong women, women of science. We understand the losses we are facing in Home Economics. Let me plug in for our new Professional Practice Course soon to be launched. You ought to follow it; Sue McGregor, who wrote about the Home Ec ring, also read it — who knew? And the link here to Betty Crocker — my friend Ellie Topp told me she had a job offer there. 
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Cathy Enright, P.H.Ec.

Cathy is a Professional Home Economist and a Communications Consultant. She is part of. the Member-at-Large of the OHEA Board of Directors.

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An update on Food Literacy for Students Act, 2020.  Bill 216

1/25/2022

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The Private Member’s Bill 216 was introduced by Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings, Lennox & Addington in October 2020.  
https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-216

Bill 216 passed the first two readings easily and was awaiting its final reading when the September 2021 Federal election was called. All incomplete Bills were postponed when the Ontario government was prorogued for the Federal election. Covid and Mr. Kramp’s personal illness may have added to the delay of Bill 216.   

To prorogue is “to: discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary

We are told that the Bill is expected to be re-introduced to the Legislature in the Spring of 2022 and, as is the custom, will likely be given a new number. Mr. Kramp’s goal is to get Bill 216 though the legislature by April, 2022. 

In a January 2022 update, Mr. Kramp states, “Bill 216 will create a larger role in the curriculum for Ontario students to learn tips about healthy eating, cooking and purchasing habits. Stake holders and organizations such as the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart and Stroke Foundation and Canadian Diabetes Association are firmly backing this idea.” https://inquinte.ca/story/look-ahead-hla-mpp-daryl-kramp

 To date, OHEA has written three letters in support for Bill 216:

  • Read OHEA’s letter of support dated January 10, 2022 here

  • Read OHEA’s letter of support dated November 12, 2021 here

On Jan.18, 2022 Diane O’Shea P.H.Ec. and Mary Carver, P.H.Ec. participated in a stakeholders’ meeting that included Sarah Keyes (KFLA FPC); Lynn Roblin, RD; Alicia Martin (U of Guelph); Sandy Maxwell (OPHA); Dr. Peggy O’Neil, P.H.Ec.  (Brescia University College); Debbie Field (Coalition for Healthy School Food); Janet Nezon (Rainbow Plate); Liz Scanlon (Heart and Stroke); Julia Pereira (Can Cancer Society); Sunday Harrison (GTGK);); Carolyn Webb (Sustain Ontario). The meeting was an opportunity to discuss a collective approach to support Bill 216 when it’s re-introduced in the Spring. Diane O’Shea forwarded the link to “Food Literacy: A Competency Progression Framework for Children & Youth,”   - presented by Dr. Joyce Slater, PhD University of Manitoba.
https://cns-scn.ca/education-portal/view/food-literacy-a-competency-progression-framework-for-children-youth

Curriculum content and who will be teaching food skills and nutrition are concerns for OHEA. The OHEA Board advocates for fully qualified teachers certified as Family Studies Educators to ensure consistent, accurate nutrition information.

When and if more letters to MPP’s are requested, OHEA will contact its members to help support the Bill.  Waiting for correct timing and a newly assigned Bill number should better help to direct your letters in the right direction.

Thank you to OHEA members for their continued interest and support.

Mary Carver, P.HEc. 
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Meet our new VP Social Media - Jessica Savard

5/28/2019

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graduation photo Jessica Savard woman with long hair and graduation gown Jessica Savard. Source: Jessica Savard
Hi, my name is Jessica and I am excited for the opportunity to represent OHEA as VP Social Media because it gives the chance to meet new people and learn new skills.

Here is a bit of background about me: I graduated from Brescia University College in 2018 with a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. I am currently completing my dietetic internship through the Northern Ontario Internship Program. My goal is to become a registered dietitian working in pediatrics.

​I am excited to be a part of this organization as I believe the skills represented in this profession are essential and I hope I can make a meaningful contribution!

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2019 OHEA President's Award Recipient - Rachelle Provost, P.H.Ec.

4/1/2019

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Dr. June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec. and Rachelle Provost, P.H.Ec.
The 2018-2019 President's award was presented by Dr. June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec., to Rachelle Provost, P.H.Ec. on March 23, 2019. Congratulations Rachelle! We are P.H.Ec. proud of you. 

The following  speech was read by June at the annual OHEA conference. 

The recipient of this award is chosen by the President to recognize the outstanding volunteer contributions of an individual member in the preceding year.

The member receiving the award for 2018-19 has definitely made an outstanding contribution to OHEA! She has volunteered hundreds of hours over the past year to make sure we are a relevant professional association in the 21st century. She is a shining example of the skills and talents that young Professional Home Economists bring to our association.

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2019 OHEA Founder's Award Recipient - Maria Depenweiller, P.H.Ec.

3/29/2019

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Dr. June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec., and Maria Depenweiller, P.H.Ec.
The 2018-2019 Founder's award was presented by Dr. June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec., to Maria Depenweiller, P.H.Ec. on March 23, 2019. Congratulations Maria! We are P.H.Ec. proud of you. 

The following  speech was read by June at the annual OHEA conference. 

The Founder’s Award is given to a Professional Home Economist who has made sustained and outstanding contributions to the profession in the broader communities in which he/she practices.

This is certainly the case for this year’s recipient! A young Professional Home Economist, she, too, has dedicated hundreds of hours to OHEA, and previously to her local Home Economics branch. This is a significant accomplishment given that she has many other personal and professional commitments.

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Through the Years - June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec.

3/21/2019

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June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec.
June Matthews, PhD, RD, P.H.Ec. Source: June Matthews
Being a Professional Home Economist (P.H.Ec.) has had a positive impact on my life, personally and professionally. My memberships in local, provincial, and international home economics associations gave me opportunities to meet new friends, research colleagues, and Home Economists from a variety of disciplines. These individuals are passionate about the ability of our profession to improve the lives of individuals and families, locally and globally. I also take whatever chance I get to explain what P.H.Ec. means, particularly to people who are unaware that Home Economists still exist!

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Through the Years - Eileen Stanbury, P.H.Ec.

3/18/2019

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Eileen Stanbury, P.H.Ec., OHEA Homegrown cookbook
Eileen Stanbury, P.H.Ec. with the Homegrown cookbook. Source: Eileen Stanbury
Brief Background:
I graduated from Brescia in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics.  I worked for Quaker Oats off and on for about 28 years in total.  At Quaker I was in Consumer Services for nine months, then moved to research and development for the remaining time.   I also freelanced for a few years under the name Cranberry Kitchens.  I retired from Quaker in 2011 and started as Administrator/Registrar with the Ontario Home Economics Association (OHEA) in 2013.

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Through the Years with Marnie Webb, P.H.Ec.

3/17/2019

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Marnie Webb, P.H.Ec.
Marnie Webb, P.H.Ec. Source: Marnie Webb
Brief Background about Marnie Webb
I graduated from the Univeristy of Guelph's Applied Human Nutrition program and have worked for Ontario Pork, the Food Biotechnology Communications Network, the University of Guelph's Food Safety Network, and now at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Guelph.

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Through the Years with Mary Carver, P.H.Ec.

3/15/2019

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Mary Carver, P.H.Ec.
Mary Carver, P.H.Ec. Source: Mary Carver
Not a day goes by that I do not use my Home Economics training, skills or experience.  As a wife, mother, Nana, former teacher, public relations and food literacy coordinator, community and church leader, and member of the Ontario Home Economics Association (OHEA) board - Home Economics is my life!
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Graduating with a Diploma in Home Economics from Kemptville College was my good fortune when tuition for university was out-of-reach for my farm family.

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