Marta C Hajek

Marta Hajek, CEO of Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO) feels privileged to be leading a modest but dedicated staff, supporting older adults and service professionals alike, when addressing the complexity of issues of EA. Under her stewardship EAPO continues to expand its circle populations. She helped facilitate the rollout of ON 211 (as DIrector of Operations), now a national I & R service engaged in the human services sector. Working with community-based senior serving agencies, Marta applies her expertise in helping weave community relationships to work together collaboratively, to serve the greater public good. Marta is Co-Chairing the Canadian CBSS Interim Community Leadership Council, over the next few years, not only building a stronger sector addressing the growing needs of seniors in Canada, but ensuring older persons voices are represented in those discussions. "For community, by community".Marta serves on the Seniors Expert Advisory Committee with the ON Securities Commission, as a Board Director with the Canadian Network for the Prevention of EA and the International Longevity Centre - Canada (ILC), is an elected member to the Steering Group of the Global Alliance the Rights of Older Persons (GAROP) and through EAPO a founding partner of the Canadian Coalition Against Ageism (CCAA).These past two years, Marta addressed the United Nations' Open Ended Working Group on Aging (OEWGA) as part of the CCAA delegation, advocating for the protection of human rights of this fastest growing demographic and calling for the declaration of a UN convention for the Rights of Older Persons. The Resolution and its recommendations are before the UN General Assembly to determine the next steps.