WHEN’s Board of Directors

Enida Kule
TREASURER

Enida is a champion of women's health, women's issues, and environmental sustainability. She has led WHEN in the capacity of both Chair and Treasurer and has been on the WHEN board for over 10 years.

Cassie Barker
BOARD DIRECTOR

A long-time advocate of environmental and women’s health, Cassie Barker has seen WHEN through many important milestones. She currently works as the Senior Program Manager for Toxics at Environmental Defence. Cassie’s work has been paramout to WHEN’s mission and vision.

Anuja purohit
BOARD DIRECTOR

Anuja is a law student at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law | Common Law and has completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Environmental Studies and a Masters of Environment and Sustainability (University of Toronto). She began her involvement with Women’s Healthy Environments Network during her Masters where she conducted a critical review of the Bill S-5 amendments for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. She looks forward to continuing her policy engagement work on the Board of Directors.

nicole Spiegelaar
BOARD DIRECTOr

Nicole has been a longstanding advocate of environmental and social change, and has uplifted and mentored young women, gender diverse, and BIPOC youth in the environment sector. Nicole is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto who uses complex adaptive systems theory and trans-disciplinary knowledge integration to address sustainability imbalances. Nicole is a valued member of WHEN’s Board of Directors.

Zeina Saeifan
BOARD DIRECTOr

Zeina has volunteered with when since 2023 as WHEN’s Policy Engagement Researcher and was a co-lead for the #WannaBeToxicFree campaign 2024. She completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Toronto where she studied Environment & Sustainability and is looking forward to advocating for vulnerable populations as a Board Director.

Melanie Jarcaig
BOARD DIRECTOR

WHEN is seeking a new board member!

Applications are open on a rolling basis: office@womenshealthyenvironments.ca