50 Women of Options

Bo Long, Karen Huang & Virginia Hasselfield (Director of Development, Options Community Services) - The 50 Women of Options

Ginny Hasselfield was a Canadian politician, and was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party^[1] between 1996 and 1998. A former Manitoba teacher and principal, she was also president and co-founder of Cross Cultural Communications International Inc. a company that provided diversity training and education throughout Canada. In 1995, she was awarded the Manitoba YM/YWCA Woman of Distinction award. In 1998, she moved to British Columbia and in 2005, became a fundraiser at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey Campus. From there she moved to Burnaby to work with the VP Development, Cathy Daminato and President Michael Stevenson.  In 2012, she left SFU and went to work in the private sector. While in BC, Ms. Hasselfield was also on the Transit Police Board and the Fraser Port Authority Board when it amalgamated with Metro Vancouver.

In 2021, Ms. Hasselfield became the Director of Development for Options Community Services.  The Women of Options campaign is the first capital campaign Options has ever undertaken.