Evelyn Myrie

Jamaican-born Evelyn Myrie has played a leadership role in social development, arts and culture, the wellbeing of newcomers and the status of women in Hamilton. She has worked with the United Way of Burlington-Hamilton, the Social Planning and Research Council, the Hamilton Arts Advisory Committee, the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre and the Hamilton Historical Society. She is a founding member of Elect more Women – Hamilton and worked for Status of Women Canada for two decades. Myrie was appointed executive director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion in April 2011.