Leah has a diverse professional background with a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology. At the onset of her career, she worked across a number of clinical settings in Vancouver. She then moved to Ottawa and served as a policy advisor in the Federal Government contributing to legislation in health, environment and technology. Currently, she works as…
Eric is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, McGill University and Dalhousie University, holding graduate degrees in Urban Planning and Business Administration. Eric has 18 years of professional experience within the development field in a range of roles in both the private and public sectors. Eric is active in the community, volunteering with…
Tricia has been the Chair of the Aboriginal and Workers of Colour Committee and Co-chair for the GTA caucus for several years. Tricia is a trained Discussion Leader for Unifor delivering courses in human rights and leadership for Aboriginal and Workers of Colour, to name a few. Also, Tricia is the financial secretary for the…
Pat is a research scientist at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes. In this role he generates, analyzes and publishes information on species impacting the Canadian economy and environment, in order to support regulatory and policy decisions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. He has traveled broadly,…
A proud northerner, Christian has over ten years of research and public service experience with Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments. He has worked in the fields of communications, policy, Aboriginal and treaty rights, systems implementation and program administration across the North. To play a part in building the Canada of tomorrow, Christian has led federal…
Mother to two young children, an avid sports enthusiast and T-ball coach, Taryn has held progressively senior marketing and communications roles across a broad range of industries including media, sport, tourism and energy. During her 16-year career, Taryn has marketed a major newspaper, supported the launch of a multi-million dollar capital campaign and rebranding of…
A graduate from the Alberta College of Art and Design, Jason has been involved in the creation of over 200 murals internationally since 2009, while exhibiting in solo and group exhibitions throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. His body of work includes the co-creation and ongoing direction of the EN MASSE Project – a…
Guy works as a neuropsychologist with military personnel, veterans and RCMP officers at the Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic in Quebec City. He is also an EMDRIA-approved supervisor and a facilitator for the Niagara Stress and Trauma Clinic training school. Furthermore, he is a clinical professor at Laval University. Guy was previously a program manager…
Patrick is currently the Director General for the Review of Laws and Policies Secretariat at Justice Canada, where he is accountable for leading the Department’s review of laws and policies to ensure that the Crown is fulfilling its constitutional and international human rights obligations, including Aboriginal and treaty rights, and in support of the Minister…
