ASHLEY AVERY
Ashley joined the Coverdale team in 2015. Prior to that she worked in the Mental Health field in Toronto, ON and then in Halifax, NS in facilities supporting women experiencing homelessness and women transitioning from prison to the community. She holds a Diploma in Social Service Work from Seneca College as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies from Mount Saint Vincent University. Ashley has completed numerous trainings and certifications in the areas of Mental Health, Trauma Informed Practice and Counselling. She is involved in SSHRC funded research that is studying the causes and consequences of breaching court orders for women in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. In 2018 she took a brief hiatus from Coverdale to support the transformation of the Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia to the new Access to Justice & Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia. She returned to Coverdale to serve as Executive Director in February 2019.
Favourite Quote
"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” -Audre Lorde
