Tara Sliwkanich

BA in WST (2013)


Senior Advisor, Government of Alberta, & MA student in Gender and Social Justice Studies (U of A)


Bio: Before she had even completed my Bachelor of Arts degree in Women and Gender Studies (WGS) in December 2013, Tara had already ensured full-time employment at a local non-profit organization that works exclusively with women and girls. After working in the non-profit sector for a year and a half, her experiences and skills helped her to obtain a position as a Policy Intern with the Government of Alberta. The following year, she secured a permanent position working in the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Education Division at Alberta Education. Currently, Tara is a Senior Advisor with the Alberta Status of Women ministry working in the Community Capacity and Outreach Unit. Her role involves establishing collaborative and meaningful partnerships between community organizations, private sector corporations, and Ministries across government to support community actions and government initiatives towards gender equality in Alberta. In her work, Tara is is able to use her knowledge of intersectional feminist theories to center lived experiences and to think critically about how those experiences are impacted by larger systems and institutions and further, how we can find solutions to social issues through programs, policy, and legislation.

As a volunteer, Tara has nine years of coaching and sport instruction experience, specifically for girls. She is the Provincial Director for the Girl's and Women's Baseball Program where she promotes and advocates for the development of girl's baseball throughout the province and work with the National Girl's Baseball Committee to support the development of girl's baseball at the national and international levels. In this role, she works directly with girls aged 7-18 while additionally providing education and awareness to parents, coaches, and officials to support safe, welcoming, and inclusive spaces for girls in baseball.