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Eileen Henderson is the Restorative Justice Co-Ordinator
for Mennonite Central Committee Ontario, the international peace,
development and relief organization of the Anabaptist and peace theology
churches. She is also the Project Manager of Circles of Support &
Accountability, an internationally acclaimed program that supports and
holds accountable men who have offended sexually who are returning to
the community following their incarceration. As the Circles Project
Manager Eileen oversees a staff of six and more than 200 volunteers who
are involved with approximately 80 ex-offenders throughout Southern
Ontario. Eileen participates on MCCO’s Sexual Misconduct, Response and
Resource Team dealing with boundary issues within the church. She is
frequently sought as a speaker to both the faith and professional
communities throughout North America. In addition to her work with MCCO,
Eileen sits on the board of Just.Equipping, a Canadian organization that
seeks to support and train prison chaplains in Rwanda, DR Congo and
Burundi in the principles and practices of restorative justice. As part
of Just.Equipping she spends one month each year working with prison
chaplains, genocide victims and perpetrators in Rwanda and DR Congo.
Eileen lives in Oakville, Ontario, where she is married to Randy and the
mother of two adult children.
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