(now called Workforce Planning for Sudbury & Manitoulin) and acted as executive director for 16 years. The Workforce Planning office continues to lead the Education Co-ordinating Team (ECT) established by Murdock where all four school boards, the two colleges, the university, the City and First Nations are represented at monthly meetings to discuss like interests. She was also very instrumental in having Women of the Future (a career exploration and motivational day for disengaged girls in grades 9 & 10) become a signature event for the Workforce Planning office. She retired December 2011 and has recently started her own consulting business focusing on workforce planning, research, feasibility studies and community capacity building. References External links 1946 births Living people Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Politicians from Greater Sudbury University of Windsor alumni Laurentian University alumni Women MPPs in Ontario University of Windsor Faculty of Law alumni