Carly is from Niagara Falls and works at Post Foods. She is a member of Unifor Local 1101, where she has been a union rep for 12 years. Carly has held numerous positions on her Local’s executive, including being on the bargaining committee for the last three contracts. She is also the chair of Unifor’s…
Alexandra (Sasha) is Curator of European Art and R. Frasier Elliott Chair of the Print and Drawing Council at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Sasha was born in Orillia and raised in Toronto before completing a BA at Princeton University, an MA at Williams College, and a PhD at The Institute of Fine Arts at…
RJ is currently at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, where he leads marketing and strategic partnerships for Innovation150, a nationwide program engaging youth and families in science for Canada’s 150th anniversary. RJ’s career in science education and outreach has spanned industry, academia and non-profits, and included the Banff Centre’s Science Communications program and the…
Amanpreet arrived in Canada in September 2005 as an international student and completed his accreditation requirements from the University of Western Ontario. He also holds certificates in Human Rights Protection (International Institute of Human Rights, France) and Advanced Negotiation (Harvard University). He is currently employed in the municipal sector. For the past decade he has…
Ashu is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Industrial Engineer with more than 10 years’ experience designing and implementing radical operational changes to improve productivity and increase overall quality of service. She has also led global and national operational teams with up to 100 employees in the manufacturing, technology and financial services sectors. Ashu has…
Jennifer is responsible for the ongoing investment strategy and portfolio management, including acquisitions, dispositions and financing, for a $1bn Canadian real estate fund (achieving $500 million of growth in the last 24 months) and takes great pride and responsibility knowing that she manages investments on behalf of the retirement wealth of a large number of…
Louis supports the Canada Revenue Agency by providing independent, objective assurance and advice on Agency operations and is involved in the Agency’s Young Professionals Network. Prior to joining the executive ranks of the CRA, Louis started his career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Montreal, after which he joined the Federal Public Service as an…
Merissa has over 15 years’ experience assisting persons with barriers enter into employment, mainly in the construction sector through apprenticeship. Merissa started her career with JobStart in 1999 as a summer student and held various positions from frontline staff to management. In 2010 Merissa became the Coordinator of the Hammer Heads Program that supports youth…
Sarah is a Senior Advisor at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). She spends most of her day working to protect fish from nasty stuff entering water. She has also worked in climate change policy. Before joining ECCC, Sarah was a manager at Natural Resources Canada in a program to provide funding for deployment of…
A Torontonian at heart, Archana now lives (reluctantly) in Ottawa and works (enthusiastically) for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Canada’s largest union. Archana is CUPE’s Senior Officer for Political Action, working alongside staff and members on campaigns that range from protecting public healthcare to trying to keep water services public. Archana, a political…