Oksana Kuzyshyn

BIO

(Economics).  She joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1985 and completed her training as a Logistics Supply Officer. Oksana deployed on several missions with the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. She served with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), Israel from 1998 – 1999, Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2004 where Major Kuzyshyn worked as the Logistics Plans Officer with the Stabilization Force (SFOR) Headquarters in Sarajevo. After the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010, she deployed to the military headquarters of United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH) as the Logistics Operations Officer. Oksana is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. After retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in May 2014 after 28 years of honorable service, Oksana worked for the Public Service as a procurement officer.  

From childhood Oksana has been an active member of the Ukrainian Youth Association CYM where she held several leadership positions. While posted to Calgary, she served on the church committee of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic church and was Branch President of the League of Ukrainian Canadian Women. She was the National President of the League of Ukrainian Canadian Women from 2016 – 2019 and then joined the Canada-Ukraine Foundation as their Chief Operating Officer. Oksana is the vice-chair of the joint CUF-UCC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal Committee established in response to the humanitarian crisis brought on by Russia’s illegal and brutal war against Ukraine. She plays a key role in the provision of humanitarian aid in the form of food security, hygiene and medical supplies, shelter to displaced Ukrainians in Ukraine and bordering countries. Oksana is married to John Kushnir, and is the proud mother of two children: Zachary Kushnir and Julia Kushnir (husband Mariusz Moskal).