Olga Kaminskyj wins the 2022 OHEA Founders Award

Olga Kaminskyj was presented with the OHEA Founders Award.

​Congratulations to this year's Founders Award receipient — Olga Kaminskyj.

Olga is recognized for her  outstanding and sustained volunteer contributions to the Ontario Home Economics Association and to the community in which she practices.
 
Olga Kaminskyj aided in fighting for licensure and professional status for home economists.  As a successful freelance home economist, she represented home economists well  

in the food styling, recipe testing, and creation area.  Since that time, she has been a member who has volunteered with OHEA, OHEIB, and THEA, considerably.  She was highly involved also by participating in and helping organize many meetings.  Camille Naranjit had the pleasure of working with her in the Kraft kitchens whereby she contributed by testing many recipes for OHEA's best-selling cookbook. The last time Camille saw her was at the Toronto Farm Tour in 2016. 

​At times she was THEA's and OHEA's unofficial photographer who took photos of events and then shared her photos with OHEA for the archives. Most importantly, she was an incredible person who encouraged, mentored, and helped many younger members get into the freelance home economics profession; in particular, food recipe testing, food demonstration, food styling, and recipe development.  She was generous in sharing her contacts and time, always.  Many OHEA members would agree that this founding member deserves this award for all of her involvement.