A Logistics Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Amanda, 32, has served at the tactical, operational and strategic levels in multiple positions across Canada, including six months as the Acting 4 Wing Administration Officer. Specialized in human resources management, she has completed two deployments: to Afghanistan as an Advisor with the NATO Training Mission,…
Diane is Inuvialuit, from Aklavik, Northwest Territories. She lives in Inuvik, where she is the Self-Government Negotiator for the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) and sits on various working groups established to support the transition to self-government including Implementation, Fiscal Arrangements, and Taxation. Previously, Diane spent eight years as the Executive Director of the Community Development…
Mathieu is a trilingual Acadian consultant in Charlottetown. He is the president of consulting company Think Forward Solutions (TFS). TFS exists to accelerate constructive social and economic change. Mathieu is currently working on facilitating an initiative to reverse the trend of outward migration of youth on PEI. TFS’s earlier work includes supporting the development of…
Gideon is CEO of the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS), the only institution in Canada entirely devoted to providing professional training in all of the theatre crafts, in both official languages. He is currently the President of the Board of La Serre/OFFTA, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Canada Arts Summit.…
Kluane is a citizen of the Kluane First Nation from the Dakl’aweidi- Killer Whale Clan and dances with the Dakhká Khwáan Dancers, an Inland Tlingit Dance group. She has a BA from Carleton and is currently pursuing her MBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership at Simon Fraser. Kluane’s previous professional experience includes work with the…
Jhillian is a born and raised Yellowknifer who is lucky enough to call Yellowknife home. After completing university in Ottawa, she returned North where she has worked for the Government of the Northwest Territories in various positions in the policy and communications fields. Jhillian loves her community and all that it offers, from sports to…
Louise works in Corporate Policy at Service Nova Scotia. A social change agent with strong leadership and collaborative capacity, she has received a GoverNEXT Rising Star award, Minister’s and Premier’s Awards of Excellence, and a Woman of Influence peer-recognition award from the African Canadian Woman in Public Service. She currently sits on the Board of…
Mathieya is an experienced leader with a strong voice and diverse work history. She has a compelling and simple vision for the people of the Yukon: for people and businesses to thrive and to improve health and grow wealth now and in the future. She believes the catalyst for change within the Yukon is the…
