Gillian is the Vice President, Negotiations for the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA), Local 5 of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) and chair of FPSE’s Bargaining Coordination Committee. She has also served as Vice President, Grievances and Member-at-Large for the KFA. Gillian is a faculty member in the Department of English at Kwantlen…
Michelle is a Registered Social Worker with the North Bay Regional Health Centre, Mental Health Clinic. She holds a Master of Social Work from Laurentian University and has an avid interest in maternal/child mental health and has been involved in multiple micro, mezzo and macro level initiatives focusing on perinatal mental health. Michelle has an…
Gavin Dew is Director, External Relations at Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, Canada’s leading developer of gaming and entertainment properties. He is also co-founder of WMG Logistics and has advised diverse clients as principal of ADDO Consulting. He completed a BA at UBC and an MBA at Oxford, where he researched social license to operate. Gavin…
Rosie is a successful leader with 26 years of diversified managerial experiences within RBC Royal Bank. Her most recent functions involve leading RBC’s largest commercial senior sales teams while implementing change strategies to increase performance. Previous experiences entailed implementation of several new bank concepts within: Personal and Small Business and Commercial Financial Services (CFS) Platforms,…
After working in New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration over two terms, Martha moved back to Halifax for her current position at Dalhousie. While working for government, Martha held leadership roles in organizational change, project oversight and access to justice. Before joining the Mayor’s Office, Martha worked on projects with the United Nations Office…
Founder, educator, mentor and innovator, Loretta is no stranger to leadership. With over 15 years experiences in human services in ten countries she has assisted an array of diverse people and communities in the world. Loretta holds a Master’s in Leadership from Royal Roads University and is a certified Prosci change manager. In 2007, Loretta…
James is involved with creating community and spaces for civic and social innovation, where engaged citizens can connect and collaborate, and work towards social change and the public good through technology, design, policy, data and entrepreneurship. Formerly with MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, James is currently the Programming Lead at Impact Hub Ottawa, a co-founder…
Nancy is a Community Development Agent for the Eastern Shores School Board. As part of the Board’s commitment to the Quebec Community Learning Centre Initiative, Nancy works on a multitude of community development projects for the linguistic minority community of the Magdalen Islands, a remote archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Nancy is particularly…
Neil is the Director of Project Management and Capital Planning at the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Neil joined the Ontario Public Service in February 2000, working in a number of social and economic ministries in strategic planning, public policy, program delivery and human resources. Neil is regarded as a collaborative leader with…
