James Robertson Consultant Port Moody, British Columbia James is passionate about the development of thriving communities and leadership. He comes from an impressive military background as both a naval and special forces officer, where he served along our coastline and abroad, including Afghanistan. Having left the military 5 years ago, he now professionally supports…
Shaheen Rehmat Senior Manager, Critical Infrastructure Protection BC Hydro North Vancouver, British Columbia Shaheen is the Senior Manager of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Program Office at BC Hydro. She has 20 years of leadership experience in the technology and energy sector in cybersecurity, strategic planning, risk management, product management, regulatory, and engineering. Her goal…
Cori Ramsay City Councillor City of Prince George Prince George, British Columbia Cori Ramsay is a City Councillor from Prince George, B.C. and serves on several council committees such as Finance & Audit, Accessibility and the Select Committee on Poverty Reduction. For the Living Wage for Families Campaign, she calculates the living wage for…
Bryan Railton Business Representative International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 Kamloops, British Columbia Bryan is a proud fourth generation labour and social activist. He is an avid outdoorsman, angler, but most importantly the husband to a strong independent woman (Alana) and proud father of two amazing children (Donovan and Ariella). Bryan has been…
Katharina (Trina) Prince Manager of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Kwantlen Polytechnic University Port Moody, British Columbia Trina (they/them) is a trans, non-binary, disabled, white person, who grew up in Ontario, and currently lives on the shared traditional territories of the Kwikwetlem, Qayqayt, Stó:lō, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish, and Musqueam First Nations in Port Moody, BC. Trina…
Anne O’Shea Deputy Executive Director & COO Vancouver Island Regional Library Vancouver, British Columbia Anne is the Deputy Executive Director & COO at Vancouver Island Regional Library, where she leads strategic and operational planning for 39 branch libraries spread across 40,000 square kilometres of coastal British Columbia. She is a member of the Board…
Amandeep Nijjar Regional Representative Canadian Labour Congress Vancouver, British Columbia Amandeep is from Vancouver and currently works at the Canadian Labour Congress as a Regional Representative and is a member of the IAMAW. She began her career by working at the Movement of United Professionals (MoveUP) in 2016 while studying Financial Management at BCIT.…
Ruby Ng Chief Executive Officer Canadian Mental Health Association Burnaby, British Columbia Ruby is most intrigued about organizational development, the role and responsibilities that leaders have and the dynamics of teamwork where people lead an organization that thrives. Before entering the non-profit sector in executive and senior management roles in multiple non-profits including Variety…
Deyanira Mendoza Dominguez Founder and CEO Woman of Action Victoria, British Columbia Made in Mexico but purely Canadian, Deyanira (Deya) is an experienced Professional Engineer, Certified Project Manager, and Woman of Action. Her motto is “making the impossible possible”. Deya is the first published Mexican woman to complete a continuous two year return motorcycle…
Shannon McInnes National Director, Philanthropy Plan International Canada Surrey, British Columbia Shannon has two decades of leadership in charitable fund development, raising over $70M for social service, education and health charities in Canada. As the national Director of Philanthropy at Plan International Canada, her work reaches millions of children globally with life-changing programs in…
