Judy Cavanaugh Interview, Activism, Public Service, and Int. Development
In this wide-ranging and interesting interview, Blair Redlin asks Judy Cavanaugh to describe the experience and identify the important outcomes and lessons learned through the many working experiences in her life.
This interview was conducted by Blair Redlin on May 11, 2023 in Burnaby, BC. It is part of our Oral History Collection.
In this wide-ranging and interesting interview, Blair Redlin asks Judy Cavanaugh to describe the experience and identify the important outcomes and lessons learned through the many working experiences in her life. She speaks succinctly, providing description and insights about her early administrative jobs, her university experiences as one of the SFU 18 arrested for their defence of AUCE Local 2, several years as a key organizer with the Canadian Farmworkers Union, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Housing Federation, CUSO in Mozambique, a number of years and many positions in the B.C. public service which included multiple policy positions as well as Assistant Deputy Minister and Deputy Minister portfolios under five different Premiers, and a number of years and various positions and consultancies in Ghana, Malawi, Southern Sudan and Nigeria developing governance training programs and consulting on projects with the various governments. Back in Canada she briefly describes positions at Literacy B.C., the B.C. Federation of Labour, the Vancouver Cabinet Office, and a board position at Technical Safety B.C.