Juanita Lawson Chief Executive Officer NorWest Community Health Centres Thunder Bay, Ontario Juanita Lawson is the CEO of a not for profit community health centre in northern Ontario. In the past few years, Juanita has worked to expand the organizations programs and services to support the growing needs of individuals in the Thunder Bay…
Denyse Lafrance Horning Marketing Professor Nipissing University Corbeil, Ontario Dr. Denyse Lafrance Horning is a marketing professor at Nipissing University. Her career began as a sales representative with Johnson & Johnson and progressed to various brand management roles. In 2007, she embarked on a significant career shift and redeployed her marketing expertise to the…
Kevin Kozak Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Ottawa, Ontario Colonel Kevin Kozak is a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot who is the first ever Air Director for the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command in Ottawa. In over 24 years in the military, “Kozy” has flown and deployed on missions…
Kapil Khimdas Director of Operations Wattpad Toronto, Ontario Kapil grew up in Sarnia, Ontario, lived in the UK and Boston and now resides in Toronto. By day, he uses narrative and storytelling to help organizations scale their impact. His consulting work ranges from helping speakers prepare compelling talks, to advising organizations on how strong…
Gregory Keeling Director, Ethics & Conduct BMO Financial Group Toronto, Ontario Gregory is the Director, Ethics & Conduct for BMO Financial Group in Toronto. Before joining BMO, he worked in the Government of Ontario and the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Gregory has experience in workplace environmental issues, privacy, access to information, procurement,…
Joseanne Job President OPSEU Local 527 Mississauga, Ontario Joseanne holds the position of Assistant to the Vice Chairs at the Ontario Labour Relations Board and is currently the President of OPSEU Local 527 and also sits on various committees within OPSEU. Joseanne is passionate about educating young workers in her workplace about their rights…
Rebecca Jesseman Director, Planning and Operations Mental Health and Addictions Health PEI Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Rebecca’s primary professional interest is the regulation of drugs. She has advised on cannabis legalization nationally and internationally, with interest in promoting effective health, social, and criminal justice responses to substance use, and a focus on collaborative, community-based…
Mark Hutton Associate Vice President TD Bank Group Toronto, Ontario Mark is an Associate Vice President with TD Bank. Constantly looking for new problems to solve, he’s worked across a number of functions in the bank (Treasury, Risk, Payments, Strategy, Business Architecture, Operations) – always anchored in transformation and building better experiences for colleagues…
Ali Husain Director, Manufacturing Excellence Sanofi Pasteur Toronto, Ontario Ali is the Director of Manufacturing Excellence at Sanofi Pasteur, a global pharmaceutical company which produces over one billion doses of vaccine each year. Located in Toronto, Ali leads a team of continuous improvement professionals with the privilege of driving transformation across the Canadian business’…
Jill Henry Director, Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Secretariat Employment and Social Development Canada Ottawa, Ontario Jill is a Director in the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Secretariat with Employment and Social Development Canada. She has over a decade of experience developing strategies to address social, economic and security issues with the…