Andrea Murik Department Head of Special Education Hagersville Secondary School Ancaster, Ontario Andrea is the Department Head of Special Education at Hagersville Secondary School. She has been teaching for 22 years and has taught everything from JK to adults. She is very involved with her union and is the Vice-Chair of the provincial Health…
Scott McRoberts Director, Athletics University of Guelph Guelph, Ontario Scott is the Director of Athletics at the University of Guelph and the founding Associate Director of the International Institute for Sport Business and Leadership. Scott has a passion for sport’s power to shape communities and develop individuals of all ages. Over the past 17…
Eric McGoey Director, Remote Generation Development Ontario Power Generation Toronto, Ontario Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Eric and his wife have made Toronto home since 2002. He loves public policy, basketball, election campaigns, cooking, mentoring, reading, cycling, and his kids (not in that order). Eric worked in the Ontario government for over decade,…
Marianne Mader Executive Director Canadian Association of Science Centres Toronto, Ontario Dr. Marianne Mader is the Executive Director for the Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), one of the largest membership-based associations of informal science learning organizations in Canada, collectively reaching more than 8 million citizens per year. Dr. Mader is also the co-founder…
Tammy Lowe Manager, Labour Relations Ontario Nurses Association Elora, Ontario Tammy Lowe has been a proud registered nurse for more than 18 years. She worked in many specialized units including obstetrics, surgery, and the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. Additionally, Tammy spent time working as a sexual assault and domestic violence nurse, where she completed…
Stacia Loft JD Candidate Queen’s University Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario Stacia received her Juris Doctor from Queen’s University in January 2020, and a Bachelor of Arts, Hons. from the University of Western Ontario in 2004. Stacia is Kanyen’keha:ka from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Stacia served as an elected Band Councillor from 2015 to 2019 and…
Elisa Levi Resident Physician Grey Bruce Health Services Owen Sound, Ontario Dr. Elisa Levi graduated from the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (class of 2021) and is currently doing her residency in family medicine at Grey Bruce Health Services – Owen Sound Hospital. As a consultant, she has advised several non profit organizations…
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…