SQLFusion - Tom O\'Brien: CAS witness at the Cornwall Public Inquiry

Tom (Thomas) O’Brien

Tom O’Brien worked as a social worker with the Stormont Dundas Glengarry Children’s Aid Society from 1963 to 1990. He became Executive Director in 1966, a postion which he held until his retirement in May 1990.

Sometime in the late 90s Tom O’Brien became a member of the CAS Board of Directors.

Born in 1933 in Eganville, Ontario, O’Brien moved to Cornwall, Ontario, in 1959.

Tom O'Brien received his post-secondary education at St. Patrick's College in Ottawa. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1955, his Bachelor of Social Work in 1957, and his Masters in Social Work in 1958.

O'Brien worked as a probation officer in Cornwall from 1959 to 1963. Tom O’Brien testified at the Cornwall Public Inquiry 21, 22 October 2008.

24 October 2008: Former CAS head unaware of pregnancies at group home

23 October 2008: CAS went easy on accused worker

23 October 2008: Suspension not considered: O'Brien

22 October 2008: Local Children's Aid Society Did Not Investigate Abuse Allegations Against CAS Employee-O'Brien

Transcripts

23 October 2008: Transcript of Tom O'Brien testimony at the Cornwall Public Inquiry

22 October 2008: Transcript of Tom O'Brien's testimony at the Cornwall Public Inquiry

21 October 2008: Transcript of Greg Bell testimony at Cornwall Public Inquiry (scroll down to p. 248)