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|Drawing on her diverse experience within various ministries, such as Environment Canada, Social Development Canada, Service Canada, National Defence, Health Canada, and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), at regional and national levels, Stella Mylonakis has acquired a deep understanding of organizational dynamics and the ability to adapt to various contexts. From operational roles to corporate functions, through planning, policies, corporate services, and program management, she has held various positions over the years. Currently, as the Manager of the Litigation Management Unit for the Human Resources Management Sector at CSC, she oversees civil claims, human rights complaints including mediations and conciliations, human rights complaints referred to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, workers' compensation claims referred to Tribunal, and class actions. Since 2007, she has had the privilege of leading teams and seeing them grow and succeed earning them national and international recognition. As a manager, she has had the opportunity to restructure teams, review operational processes, and establish new areas of activity, which has nurtured a management approach balancing results and individual/collective development.
 
|Drawing on her diverse experience within various ministries, such as Environment Canada, Social Development Canada, Service Canada, National Defence, Health Canada, and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), at regional and national levels, Stella Mylonakis has acquired a deep understanding of organizational dynamics and the ability to adapt to various contexts. From operational roles to corporate functions, through planning, policies, corporate services, and program management, she has held various positions over the years. Currently, as the Manager of the Litigation Management Unit for the Human Resources Management Sector at CSC, she oversees civil claims, human rights complaints including mediations and conciliations, human rights complaints referred to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, workers' compensation claims referred to Tribunal, and class actions. Since 2007, she has had the privilege of leading teams and seeing them grow and succeed earning them national and international recognition. As a manager, she has had the opportunity to restructure teams, review operational processes, and establish new areas of activity, which has nurtured a management approach balancing results and individual/collective development.
 
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|'''Cara Vandale'''[[File:Cara Vandale.jpg|left|thumb]]
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|Canada School of Public Service
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|Cara's roots go back to the Red River Métis as well as Franco-Manitoban and Welsh origins.
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She became an executive in 2016 and currently serves as the Director General of Indigenous Learning at the Canada School of Public Service.
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Her work involves the creation of learning products on Indigenous history, cultures and realities and largely relies on the ability to foster and maintain partnerships.
 
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|'''Christina Janzen'''[[File:Christina Janzen – Speed Mentoring 2025.jpg|left|thumb]]
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|Deputy Warden, Pacific Institution
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|Correctional Service Canada
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|Christina currently works for the Correctional Service of Canada as the acting Deputy Warden at Pacific Institution. Pacific Institution, otherwise known as PIRTC is a multi-level institution that holds the Regional Assessment and Reception centre, and the Regional Treatment centre (hospital) for federally incarcerated male offenders, in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
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Christina has over 20 years combined experience working in Corrections – 5 of which working as a Probation Officer for Provincial Community Corrections, and 15 years has been spent working for CSC, in a variety of different interventions role, including Assistant Warden, Interventions, Operations and rotating through a Deputy Warden role for the last 3 years.
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Christina has worked at 5 different Institutions within the Pacific Region, including a Women’s institution, and has also had experience working at Regional Headquarters (RHQ). Her mantra is work-variety is the spice of life.
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Lastly Christina has a Masters in Criminology.
 
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|'''Ari Slatkoff (he)'''[[File:Ari Slatkoff.jpg|left|thumb]]
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|General Counsel, Office of the Legal Advisor to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces
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|Department of Justice
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|Ari Slatkoff is General Counsel with the Department of Justice Canada, in the Office of the Legal Advisor to the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces, where he provides legal advice and litigation support on a wide range of issues.
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In his 26 years with Justice, Ari has worked as a legal advisor and manager in several different units, including as a Crown prosecutor, and in the National Security Group, the Human Rights Law Section and Public Safety Legal Services Unit. He has expertise on criminal law, national security law, and public law, including administrative law and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Ari is a mentor and sponsor of many newer colleagues from diverse backgrounds, always willing to share his knowledge and experiences on navigating public service careers. A father of three boys, he enjoys coaching minor hockey, canoe tripping, skiing, biking, and swimming.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-slatkoff-4504a136/?originalSubdomain=ca
 
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