Elaine is an Inuk from Arviat. She holds a diploma from Nunavut Sivuniksavut and has also successfully received the Certified Aboriginal Professional Administrator designation with AFOA Canada. She is a Senior Business Officer with the Nunavut Arctic College, where she has made important contributions for the last 13 years. Her main responsibilities are overseeing the…
Geneviève has been an aerospace engineering officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force for the last 14 years. In her current job, she serves as a project manager in training and flight simulators at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. She previously worked as a professor of mechanical engineering and aerospace at Royal Military College in…
Graham is the Director of Legal Services for the Regional Municipality of Peel. Previously, Graham worked in Toronto for one of Canada’s largest law firms before moving to the legal department of Waterloo-based BlackBerry (formerly Research In Motion). Most recently Graham was Deputy City Solicitor for the City of Mississauga. Graham is also a Lieutenant-Colonel…
Penny is Executive Director of the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce, which serves as the “voice of business” on economic issues for close to 1,000 members. Prior to joining the Chamber, Penny was Executive Director of Prince Edward Island 2014 Inc., an organization dedicated to celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the historic Charlottetown Conference.…
As Vice President of CMAW Local 1995, Chris advocates for 1000 members in the areas of safety, workplace harassment, contract negotiations and benefits. His union contributes to the community by sponsoring local teams and volunteering to help youth develop an interest in the trades. As trustee on the Pension and Benefit Board, Chris increased benefits…
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…
Adam is a Director in Air Canada’s Strategic Procurement group where he oversees the commercial and contractual matters related to the IT and Commercial portfolios. He brings extensive experience managing and negotiating high stakes and complex supplier agreements and is known for his ability to find solutions and to defuse conflict. Adam graduated from HEC…
Terry is a Registered Professional Forester and the Tribal Chief of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) since July 2012. Many aspects of Terry’s position as Tribal Chief at CSTC involve being vocal and an advocate for the membership’s rights and title and to address indigenous rights issues with the Federal and Provincial governments. Prior…
John is the Chief Steward, University Operations, for United Steelworkers Union Local 1998 at the University of Toronto. Since joining in 2012, John has worked to help employees manage their employment relationship with the University. In 2015, John led the Local’s by-law review process as Co-Chair of the committee and helped prepared the Local to…
