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National Advocacy Council
The National Advocacy Council (NAC) leads the Canadian Diabetes Association in advocating the positions and policies of the Association to the Canadian public, governments, nongovernment organizations and the media on behalf of the diabetes community in Canada. Through the Vice President of the department of Public Policy and Government Relations, the NAC advises the Association on the use of political and public affairs strategies that will help the Association achieve its advocacy objectives. NAC membership includes volunteer representation from each of the Pacific, Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic areas of the Association.
Biography of the NAC Chair
Jacquie Beavis
Canadian Diabetes Association’s Manitoba/Nunavut Region’s 2009 Volunteer of the Year
Jacquie Beavis has been working alongside and on behalf of people with diabetes since her son, Seth, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of two in 1995.
Over the past 16 years Jacquie has volunteered her time to the Canadian Diabetes Association in so many ways, including delivering diabetes education sessions in the community; speaking to the media on issues related to diabetes; participating in the Association’s annual residential campaign; and serving four years as a Regional Chair. After five years as a Prairies representative on the National Advocacy Council (NAC), Jacquie was recently appointed NAC Chair for 2011-12.
Additionally, Jacquie completed the inaugural Team Diabetes marathon in Dublin, the 10K with two of her sons in Honolulu, and is currently training for the Bluenose Marathon in Halifax.
There is nothing Jacquie can’t do and nothing she won’t do to help ensure the Association achieves its mission to lead the fight against diabetes by helping people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure.
Area Advocacy Committees
Area Advocacy Committees (AACs) serve to implement the goals and objectives of the Canadian Diabetes Association’s Strategic Advocacy Plan. They also identify area specific advocacy priorities and develop strategies to address these priorities. Chaired by a member of the National Advocacy Council, each of the Pacific, Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Area Advocacy Committees coordinates advocacy efforts and builds volunteer advocacy capacity for the area it represents.