Kristen is the Vice-President, Distribution Planning and Programs, at Investors Group. She joined Investors Group in 1999, beginning her career in Training and Development and is currently responsible for the compensation policies for financial advisors. She is also a project lead for strategic change initiatives. Kristen has Bachelors’ degrees Commerce and Education and an MBA…
Justin est un Métis de 35 ans natif d’Œle-des-Chênes. Il travaille comme conseiller d’étudiants autochtones. De plus, il coordonne le Indigenous Circle of Empowerment Student Leadership Development Program, et siège à divers comités, dont le University of Manitoba Indigenous Advisory Circle. Justin est titulaire d’un doctorat en sciences biologiques de l’Université de Canterbury (Christchurch, Nouvelle-Zélande), un baccalauréat ès sciences et une maŒtrise ès science en zoologie de l’Université du Manitoba et un baccalauréat ès sciences en géographie de l’Université de Winnipeg. Justin s’intéresse notamment à l’écologie comportementale et à la conservation.
Dan is a Bilingual Staff Officer with the Manitoba Teachers’ Society. He negotiates collective agreements and deals with a wide variety of labour relations issues affecting public school teachers across Manitoba. Before joining the Society in 2012, Dan was a teacher and a Vice-Principal. His greatest joy is spending time with his wife and three…
Basia is the newly-elected President of the Winnipeg Labour Council. Before that, she worked as a Letter Carrier while serving as Vice President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers Winnipeg Local 856. For over two years, she put her considerable energy towards the Restore Door-to-Door Delivery campaign and successfully lobbied for a postal banking…
Mark was born and raised in Cross Lake and is a member of Cross Lake First Nation (Pimicikamak) and resides in Thompson with his wife and five children. Mark has worked for Manitoba Hydro for 19 years. He has held numerous positions in various areas of the corporation that include negotiations, community relations and customer…
After graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Commerce degree (with honours) majoring in Actuarial Mathematics, Shelley joined Great-West Life in 2006 and has assumed roles of increasing responsibility in a variety of areas, including Strategic Investment Planning, Asset/Liability Management, Pricing and Marketing. Shelley now leads the client support and communications teams of Great-West…
Executive Director of the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) and Elected School Board Trustee for the Seven Oaks School Division in Winnipeg, Greg has dedicated his life to improving the lives of working people and continuously strives for universal fairness. Prior to being the MFL’s Executive Director, Greg began his career as a Red Seal…
Michelle advocates for equity in the education system with a focus on inclusive education for gender and sexually diverse people. Now a Representative with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832, Michelle has worked in public and mental health in rural Manitoba for 12 years. Michelle serves her community as Manitoba Federation of Labour executive…
The son of an Ojibway father and Metis mother, Kyle grew up in Winnipeg’s North End, a notorious inner city neighborhood. Wanting to make a difference in his neighborhood, Kyle decided to start a non-profit organization that would work with struggling families while providing a sense of community. Without a budget, Kyle started the North…
