Our Board
Annabel Webb, President/Co-Founder
Annabel Webb co-founded Justice for Girls in 1999 and has played a central role in the organization since. Annabel has worked locally, nationally, and internationally to promote the rights of teenage girls who live in poverty. Her current advocacy and legal research focuses on climate justice for girls. Annabel is a David Suzuki fellow and a founding director of Just Planet. She holds a BA in Psychology (UBC), MA in Counselling Psychology (UBC), Master's degree in International Human Rights Law (Oxford, awarded with distinction), and is currently a PhD candidate and Louise Arbour human rights scholar at the University of London.
Chatelaine Magazine Features Profile on JFG Co-Founder Annabel Webb.
Zoe Craig-Sparrow, Vice-President
Zoe Craig-Sparrow is a member of the Musqueam Indian Band and was born and raised on the reserve in Vancouver, BC. Zoe has been a leader at Justice for Girls since she was 12 years old. She worked with JFG in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation as a teen intern before travelling to the United Nations with JFG to present a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2012. She went on to become a board member, co-direct the organization, and lead on Indigenous Rights & Environmental Justice. Zoe has a Bachelors degree in Political Science from UBC, a Master's degree in human rights from the University of London (awarded with distinction) and is currently a PhD candidate in human rights at the University of London. Zoe is passionate about girls' and women’s rights and the environment, particularly how those relate to Indigenous communities. Zoe has been profiled by the Lieutenant Governor of BC as a champion for equality, by Drishti Magazine as an inspiring woman of diversity and inclusion, and by the University of London as a graduate of the MA program in Human Rights.
Haana Edenshaw, Board Member
A member of the Tsitts Gitanee clan of the Haida Nation on Haida Gwaii, Haana Edenshaw is one of 15 Canadian youth suing the Canadian government for its contributions to climate change. Haana has been an environmental justice and Indigenous rights activist for much of her life, organizing climate strikes, speaking alongside Greta Thunberg at the 2019 Rally for Climate Justice in Vancouver, delivering a speech in the Masset dialect of the Haida language at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2019, and presenting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2020. Her deep commitment to social and environmental justice is rooted in the ancestral knowledge that land stewardship is both the basis of ecological health and essential to the practice and preservation of Indigenous culture.
Laura Sparrow-Campbell
Laura Sparrow-Campbell was previously the Fisheries Manager of the Musqueam Indian Band where she works to defend and protect the environment and Musqueam’s constitutional and international rights. An Indigenous mother of four, Laura is passionate about getting involved in both local and national initiatives and has sat on various other local boards. Laura has been involved with JFG for over a decade. Laura firmly believes in the power of young women and teenage girls and focuses her work on supporting, advocating and educating Indigenous girls.
Margot Young, Board Member
Margot is Professor at the Allard School of Law at UBC. She is expert in the areas of constitutional law, social and economic rights, women's equality, and housing policy and rights. She has worked with JFG for over a decade, collaborating with the organization on United Nations alternative reports documenting women's and girls' rights in the province of BC. She is a longstanding and actively engaged member of the Board of JFG.
Yeganeh Asadian, Board Member
Yeganeh Asadian, P.Ag, holds a M.Sc. in Hydrology and has 10+ years of international experience in hydrology and environmental science, particularly in the context of protection and implementation of Indigenous rights as affirmed in The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). She developed Musqueam Indian Band’s Environmental Stewardship Department and has worked as a sessional instructor at the Native Education College lecturing in Indigenous Land Stewardship Program. As an immigrant woman in Canada, Yeganeh wants to ensure that all women and girls have access to community resources by increasing awareness and support to service providers and advocacy groups working with their demographic. Additionally, having worked in largely male-dominated fields throughout most of her career, Yeganeh is committed to minimizing discrimination against women and girls and to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Annabel Webb co-founded Justice for Girls in 1999 and has played a central role in the organization since. Annabel has worked locally, nationally, and internationally to promote the rights of teenage girls who live in poverty. Her current advocacy and legal research focuses on climate justice for girls. Annabel is a David Suzuki fellow and a founding director of Just Planet. She holds a BA in Psychology (UBC), MA in Counselling Psychology (UBC), Master's degree in International Human Rights Law (Oxford, awarded with distinction), and is currently a PhD candidate and Louise Arbour human rights scholar at the University of London.
Chatelaine Magazine Features Profile on JFG Co-Founder Annabel Webb.
Zoe Craig-Sparrow, Vice-President
Zoe Craig-Sparrow is a member of the Musqueam Indian Band and was born and raised on the reserve in Vancouver, BC. Zoe has been a leader at Justice for Girls since she was 12 years old. She worked with JFG in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation as a teen intern before travelling to the United Nations with JFG to present a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2012. She went on to become a board member, co-direct the organization, and lead on Indigenous Rights & Environmental Justice. Zoe has a Bachelors degree in Political Science from UBC, a Master's degree in human rights from the University of London (awarded with distinction) and is currently a PhD candidate in human rights at the University of London. Zoe is passionate about girls' and women’s rights and the environment, particularly how those relate to Indigenous communities. Zoe has been profiled by the Lieutenant Governor of BC as a champion for equality, by Drishti Magazine as an inspiring woman of diversity and inclusion, and by the University of London as a graduate of the MA program in Human Rights.
Haana Edenshaw, Board Member
A member of the Tsitts Gitanee clan of the Haida Nation on Haida Gwaii, Haana Edenshaw is one of 15 Canadian youth suing the Canadian government for its contributions to climate change. Haana has been an environmental justice and Indigenous rights activist for much of her life, organizing climate strikes, speaking alongside Greta Thunberg at the 2019 Rally for Climate Justice in Vancouver, delivering a speech in the Masset dialect of the Haida language at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in 2019, and presenting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2020. Her deep commitment to social and environmental justice is rooted in the ancestral knowledge that land stewardship is both the basis of ecological health and essential to the practice and preservation of Indigenous culture.
Laura Sparrow-Campbell
Laura Sparrow-Campbell was previously the Fisheries Manager of the Musqueam Indian Band where she works to defend and protect the environment and Musqueam’s constitutional and international rights. An Indigenous mother of four, Laura is passionate about getting involved in both local and national initiatives and has sat on various other local boards. Laura has been involved with JFG for over a decade. Laura firmly believes in the power of young women and teenage girls and focuses her work on supporting, advocating and educating Indigenous girls.
Margot Young, Board Member
Margot is Professor at the Allard School of Law at UBC. She is expert in the areas of constitutional law, social and economic rights, women's equality, and housing policy and rights. She has worked with JFG for over a decade, collaborating with the organization on United Nations alternative reports documenting women's and girls' rights in the province of BC. She is a longstanding and actively engaged member of the Board of JFG.
Yeganeh Asadian, Board Member
Yeganeh Asadian, P.Ag, holds a M.Sc. in Hydrology and has 10+ years of international experience in hydrology and environmental science, particularly in the context of protection and implementation of Indigenous rights as affirmed in The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). She developed Musqueam Indian Band’s Environmental Stewardship Department and has worked as a sessional instructor at the Native Education College lecturing in Indigenous Land Stewardship Program. As an immigrant woman in Canada, Yeganeh wants to ensure that all women and girls have access to community resources by increasing awareness and support to service providers and advocacy groups working with their demographic. Additionally, having worked in largely male-dominated fields throughout most of her career, Yeganeh is committed to minimizing discrimination against women and girls and to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Special thanks to Asia (Joanna) Czapska
We would like to acknowledge Asia (Joanna) Czapska for her leadership and service to Justice for Girls and young women in poverty from 2000-2016. Her vision, commitment and courage was fundamental to the longstanding success and credibility of the organization. Among her many achievements at Justice for Girls, Asia was a national leader in the advancement of girls' right to adequate housing in Canada and internationally.
Special thanks to Tracey McIntosh
A special thank you to Tracey McIntosh for putting in an extraordinary effort to reboot Justice for Girls following the devastation of the Harper years, and for serving the organization for over a decade. During her time at Justice for Girls, Tracey was a strong advocate for girls' rights to education and freedom from violence.
We would like to acknowledge Asia (Joanna) Czapska for her leadership and service to Justice for Girls and young women in poverty from 2000-2016. Her vision, commitment and courage was fundamental to the longstanding success and credibility of the organization. Among her many achievements at Justice for Girls, Asia was a national leader in the advancement of girls' right to adequate housing in Canada and internationally.
Special thanks to Tracey McIntosh
A special thank you to Tracey McIntosh for putting in an extraordinary effort to reboot Justice for Girls following the devastation of the Harper years, and for serving the organization for over a decade. During her time at Justice for Girls, Tracey was a strong advocate for girls' rights to education and freedom from violence.
