According to an announcement from the commission released on Sept. 24, Chisholm worked as a lawyer with a private firm until 2018, then joined the Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick, where she serves as associate director. She has worked to ensure access-to-justice rights for vulnerable groups in New Brunswick and provided support to marginalized people and communities in the areas of family law, tenant rights, access to justice in both official languages, sexual harassment in the workplace, and the rights of LGBTQ2IA+ people.
Chisholm received her JD at the University of New Brunswick in 2016 and also holds a bachelor of arts from St. Thomas University.
“Human rights are an essential pillar of society, and they have pressing relevance in our present historical moment,” said Chisholm in the announcement. “The commission has a rich legacy of protecting and promoting human rights in New Brunswick, and, in my role as chair, I will strive to advance its mandate to ensure that the protections of the Human Rights Act are upheld, and all persons are treated with dignity, equality, inclusion and respect in our province.”