Anne Bester

Director of Service

Anne Bester has a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from Dalhousie University. She grew up in the Walkerton area and brings a strong sense of community connections to her work in child welfare. She has had the opportunity to work in every area of the child welfare field since she began her career in 1998 – working at The Children’s Aid Society of the County of Bruce, Chatham-Kent Family and Children’s Services and Bruce Grey Child and Family Services.  Based out of the Walkerton office, Anne brings leadership to Protection Ongoing Services, which supports families in the community across Bruce and Grey.  Anne was the Chair of the Drug Endangered Children Committee and was instrumental in developing a community protocol designed to identify and protect children who are at risk due to the exposure and presence of street drugs in their homes.  In the Fall of 2014, Anne was a guest presenter at the National Drug Endangered Child Conference in Orlando, Florida.  Since 2018, Anne has held the lead for the implementation of Signs of Safety for BGCFS – a practice model designed to build on the strengths of the family network in ensuring safety and caregiving for children and families.