Board of Directors

Dr Doreen Barrie, Chairperson

Doreen Barrie is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Calgary. She authored The Other Alberta: Decoding a Political Enigma and wrote a biography on Ralph Klein for the book Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century.  She did the study on Party Financing in Alberta for the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing and has written Sacred Trust or Political Football: A Citizen’s Guide to Canadian Health Care. She was the first Canadian President of the Western Social Science Association.

Salimah F. Janmohamed, Treasurer

Salimah F. Janmohamed is a lawyer operating a law practice under the banner of SFJ Law, focusing on corporate, banking, real estate and litigation matters.  Prior to starting her own practice, Salimah was an associate with Macleod Dixon LLP (the predecessor to Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP) and a member of the Banking Group.  In addition to serving on the ACLRC Board, Salimah also serves on the Board of Sport Calgary, as the chair for governance affairs.  Salimah has previously served on the Board of Mount Royal University Foundation and as the member for legal affairs on the Ismaili Council for the Prairies. Salimah also volunteers with the Regional Conciliation and Arbitration Board for the Prairies, which provides free dispute resolution and mediation services in her community, and with Student Legal Assistance as a resource lawyer.

Michael Greene Q.C., Director

Michael Greene, Q.C.  is a born and raised Albertan who practises law with Sherritt Greene Immigration Lawyers in Calgary and instructs Immigration and Refugee Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. Michael is a past National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association's Citizenship & Immigration Section and former President of the Alberta Civil Liberties Association. He received the 1995 Suzanne Mah Award from the Alberta Human Rights Commission for “exemplary human rights, principles and ideals in the practice of law”.

Patricia Paradis, Director

Patricia Paradis is the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Studies in the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta where she manages the Centre's public legal education and research mandates. She has been a sessional lecturer in Human Rights Law in the faculty since 1996 and gives public lectures on human rights and constitutional matters.  Patricia has served on a number of Boards, notably the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund Board where she served as National Chair. 

Anna-Maria Hubert, Director

(Bio coming soon)

Dr Edwin Webking, Past Chair

ACLRC's longstanding Board Chair, the late Dr Edwin Webking, served on the Board from 1984 to 2013. He made several contributions to Civil Liberties and Human Rights in Canada, Alberta and his hometown of Lethbridge. It is an honour to have known him. Click here to read more about his legacy.