Staff

Staff

Malia Joy
Executive Director

Malia has been involved with the Women's Center since the summer of 2021 when they worked as the Environmental Program Coordinator, fulfilling their passion to grow sustainable food for the community. They received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria in 2021, majoring in English Literature and Environmental Studies. They are passionate about sustainable agriculture, environmental issues, human rights, and gender equality. Malia is a Queer intersectional feminist working to break down the systems of oppression that threaten equality. They have lived in Nelson since 2020 and are incredibly grateful for the beautiful people and land that surround this valley. They served on the board of directors from 2022 to 2023 and are excited to be supporting the Centre in our efforts to serve the community.

Anna Jauncey
Programs Manager

Originally from Scotland, Anna moved to Nelson in 2019. The queer community here has been integral to her personal growth and joining the Nelson Women’s Centre is an important way to honour this journey. She is a visual artist who explores abstract forms through the lens of light and scale and has shown her work across the Kootenays.

Anna graduated with a BA Honors in Fashion Design, before spending a number of years traveling in her twenties which eventually brought her to Canada. Through self directed study, Anna works to deepen her knowledge of intersectional feminism, gender and identity and Indigenous histories. As a settler she feels it is an obligation to be an informed ally to the Indigenous peoples of The Kootenays, and to marginalized communities everywhere.

Stacy Fitzgerald
Drop-in Coordinator

Stacy is new to Nelson, relocating from Nanaimo and Powell River in 2024.  She
completed a BA in English and Psychology at Simon Fraser University and has worked
at Vancouver Hospital in the Centre for Sexuality, Gender Identity and Reproductive
Health and within a feminist career counselling collective.  Her career has included work
in crisis intervention, leadership development, law enforcement and communications. 
Through these varied roles and organizations her focus is on kindness and respect.  As
an intersectional feminist, her commitment is to create and hold safe space. 
Stacy is honored to help coordinate the long-running drop-in at the Nelson & District Women’s
Centre and to support and empower women, gender diverse individuals and children.
She is excited to be a part of the Nelson community and to support the efforts of the
centre.

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