Executive Director, Brantford & District Supervised Access (Dalhousie Place)

Valya Roberts is a consultant, activist, teacher, researcher, playwright, published author, and a tireless advocate for children and families. Since 1998, she has been the executive director of Dalhousie Place, a community-based organization in Brant, Haldimand Norfolk providing access services to children and families experiencing high-conflict separation and divorce. As an expert in her field of supervised access, Roberts is a consultant to the U.S. Justice Department, Supervised Visitation Network, First Nations including Six Nations and New Credit and the Ministry of the Attorney General, and is also the Chair of the Research Ethics Board at Mohawk College. She has won many awards, including the Governor General’s of Canada Gold Medal and the President’s Gold Medal from Nipissing University. Roberts was recognized for her service by the Ministry of the Attorney General and won the Supervised Visitation Network (International) 2013 Hedi Levenbach Award for Dalhousie Place.