A common thread in Darren’s life is a desire to make the world around him a better place. An Ontario public servant, he has provided advice to Government on significant social policy and transformation initiatives. Darren’s team promotes policies to create complete communities, curb urban sprawl, protect the environment and support economic development. Darren chairs…
Gillian is the Vice President, Negotiations for the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA), Local 5 of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) and chair of FPSE’s Bargaining Coordination Committee. She has also served as Vice President, Grievances and Member-at-Large for the KFA. Gillian is a faculty member in the Department of English at Kwantlen…
Eric is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, McGill University and Dalhousie University, holding graduate degrees in Urban Planning and Business Administration. Eric has 18 years of professional experience within the development field in a range of roles in both the private and public sectors. Eric is active in the community, volunteering with…
Pat is a research scientist at the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes. In this role he generates, analyzes and publishes information on species impacting the Canadian economy and environment, in order to support regulatory and policy decisions at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. He has traveled broadly,…
Cedric grew up in the remote community of Chesterfield Inlet when it was still part of the Northwest Territories and the population was around 300 people. He now resides in Rankin Inlet. Along with many of his classmates, Cedric had to leave his home community to attend high school in Rankin Inlet, which has been…
Lisa is a Regional Representative with the Canadian Labour Congress where she assists area Labour Councils to engage in their communities. Prior to this, she was a Constituency Assistant to a Federal Member of Parliament. She began her career working as a machine operator in an iron foundry where she quickly learned to stand up…
