Forum Staff
- Executive Director
- Research Director
- Librarian and Information Coordinator
- Administrative Staff
- Alberta Legal Services Mapping Project
Executive Director
Diana Lowe, QC is the Executive Director of the Forum.
Diana obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Alberta (BA 1981, LLB 1984) and her Master of Laws from the University of Edinburgh (LLM, 1991). She practised law for 13 years, first in Alberta and more recently in British Columbia. Her legal practice included litigation and administrative law, law reform, teaching the public, lay advocates, law students and lawyers, writing and editing. Diana has had extensive experience coordinating law reform initiatives undertaken by multi-disciplinary coalitions. Diana relocated to Alberta in the fall of 1998 when she began working with the Forum.
You can reach her by telephone at 780-492-2470, by fax at 780-492-6181 or by email at dlowe@law.ualberta.ca
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Research Director
Mary Stratton is the Research Director at the Forum.
Mary has a PhD in Sociology from Carleton University, and has an interdisciplinary MA in Child and Human Development from Laurentian University. Her specializations include collaborative approaches to research in community development and organizational change; developing multiple method approaches that are appropriate to the issue and community to be researched; and the role of informal learning in gaining and applying new knowledge. Since September 2001 Mary has applied her experience to coordinating the Civil Justice System and the Public project, and has gained first-hand knowledge about the experiences of the public and justice community members across the country.
You can reach her by telephone at 780-492-9426, by fax at 780-492-6181 or by email at mstratto@law.ualberta.ca.
Librarian and Information Coordinator
Bradley Albrecht is the Librarian and Information Coordinator at the Forum.
As Librarian, Bradley's main responsibilities are the Forum's on-line resources. He is responsible for updating the Clearinghouse with the latest articles and reports on the civil justice system, as well as posting civil justice news and information about projects at the Forum on the website. He is currently developing the Forum's new Inventory of Reforms, for which he is both overseeing the research and designing the web application.
Bradley obtained his Bachelor of Science with Honors in Computing Science (First Class Honors) and his Bachelor of Laws (with Distinction) from the University of Alberta (BSc 2000, LLB 2004). He joined the Forum in 2003 as a Research Assistant, and accepted the position of Librarian and Information Coordinator in November 2006. He is currently enrolled part-time in the Masters of Library and Information Studies program at the University of Alberta.
You can reach him by telephone at 780-492-4307, by fax at 780-492-6181, or by email at balbrecht@law.ualberta.ca.
Administrative Staff
Mélanie Tremblay is the Administrator at the Forum.
Mélanie has been with the Forum since March 2005. She is responsible for the administrative functions of the Forum and provides support for our core research programs including day-to-day administrative support for the core and research staff, the administration of conferences, educational programs, symposiums and special events, travel arrangements and promotional materials. In addition, Mélanie provides the Secretariat support for the Association of Canadian Court Administrators. Mélanie has excellent communication skills in both French and English. Mélanie is currently completing her Double Major in English and French from the University of Athabasca on a part time basis.
You can reach her by telephone at 780-492-2513, by fax at 780-492-6181 or by email at mtremblay@law.ualberta.ca.
Alberta Legal Services Mapping Project
Research Coordinator
Glynnis Lieb is the Research Coordinator of the Forum's Alberta Legal Services Mapping Project.
Glynnis obtained her Bachelor of Arts (BA (hons), 1999) and Master of Arts (MA, 2004) degrees from the University of Manitoba, and is currently completing her PhD in Personality Psychology (Psych. Cand., 2006). She worked in the Social Services sector of the Government of Manitoba for nine years. She has also been a Psychology Instructor at the University of Manitoba for four years and the University of Winnipeg for one year. Glynnis began working at the Forum in October 2007.
You can reach her by telephone at 780-492-9827, by fax at 780-492-6181 or by email at glieb@law.ualberta.ca.
Assistant Research Coordinator
Stephanie Abel is the Assistant Research Coordinator for the Alberta Legal Services Mapping Project with the Forum.
Stephanie obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology from Simon Fraser University in 1998 and her Master of Arts degree in the interdisciplinary Studies in Policy and Practice Program from the University of Victoria in 2007. In between degrees she worked at various women's shelters and provided counseling for children and youth in abusive families. Stephanie joined the Forum in November 2007.
You can reach her by telephone at 780-492-9428, by fax at 780-492-6181 or by email at sabel@law.ualberta.ca.
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