Raseel has lived in seven countries and immigrated to Canada six years ago. As a result of her exposure she champions local-global connections and solidarity. She currently leads BC Tech’s advocacy initiatives with the goal of elevating BC on the global radar of top destinations to work in tech, and she formerly helped to launch…
For the past 16 years James has worked to help businesses, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions and labour associations in both Canada and the United States incorporate technology into their day-to-day practices to increase efficiencies and foster new opportunities for growth and development. James became Vice President of the Administrative and Supervisory Personnel Association in…
Heather has been serving as an Officer at 4 Engineer Support Regiment in Gagetown since summer 2016. She is married to an Infantry Officer and they have two children, aged 4 and 2. Heather has served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 16 years, enrolling in Ottawa and then completing her Chemical Engineering degree at…
Salima is a finance executive with international experience directing corporate strategy and building high-performance teams. She is Vice President, Operations and Corporate Strategy at Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel. Previously, Salima was the COO of Global Private Investing at the D. E. Shaw Group, a hedge fund based in New York City. She is a graduate…
In the pursuit of work-life balance, Ajay’s interests and accomplishments have led him on a personal and professional journey. These interests and accomplishments include: spending time with his three boys; playing hockey, golf and hiking; volunteering to create positive impact in his community; and being a board members for the Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Recovery…
Edith is Manager of the Capital Maintenance and Pipeline projects team at Enbridge Pipelines in Edmonton. She has worked for Enbridge in various roles for 19 years. Edith holds an MBA and BSc in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Alberta, and is registered as a Professional Engineer with APEGA, a Project Management Professional…
Simon has worked as a heavy vehicle technician for the Department of National Defence since 2010 and has been a union delegate since 2012. Currently Second Vice President of his union local, he is Quebec Young Workers Director for the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and sits on various committees of PSAC, the Quebec…
Evan serves as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister of the Alberta Government’s Executive Council. Prior Alberta Government roles involved advising on policy and directing strategy and operations for senior leadership in the departments of Innovation and Advanced Education; Human Services; and International and Intergovernmental Relations. Previously Evan worked in the non-profit sector and…
Ana wants to live in a world where everyone has equal access and opportunity to find the information they need to be able to create the life they chose. She has found that slice of utopia in public libraries. Ana has been with the Chetwynd Public Library since 2012. She believes passionately in public libraries…
