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<big>'''Featuring:''' Sarah Francescutti, Maj Andrea MacEachern, Cdr Ajiri Ikede, LCol Doris Berscheid-King, and Col Sylvestre Bishop</big>

'''Featuring:''' Maj Ryan Carter, LCol Adam Emond, and Maj Jangmi Mboumba-Hervé</big>

<big>'''Date and time:''' Wednesday, November 19, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EST</big>

 

<big>'''Date and time:''' Wednesday, November 13, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EST</big>

<big>'''Audience:''' Open to all Government of Canada employees</big>

<big>'''Audience:''' Open to all Government of Canada employees</big>

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==<big>'''Event description'''</big>==

==<big>'''Event description'''</big>==

<big>Join us for Ask Me Anything - Military and Veterans: Celebrating Service Past and Present, a unique event that honours the dedication, resilience, and achievements of service members and veterans. The panellist will offer insights into the experiences and perspectives of those who have served—whether on active duty or through their transition back to civilian life. It’s a chance to celebrate, learn from, and show appreciation to those who have contributed to Canada’s defence and well-being. All welcome to connect and engage in this meaningful discussion.</big>

<big>Join us for Ask Me Anything - Military and Veterans: Celebrating Service Past and Present, a unique event that honours the dedication, courage and achievements of service members and veterans. The panellist will offer insights into the experiences and perspectives of those who have served—whether on active duty or through their transition back to civilian life. It’s a chance to celebrate, learn from, and show appreciation to those who have contributed to Canada’s defence and well-being. All are welcome to connect and engage in this meaningful discussion.</big>

<big>Join us as our speakers share their sincere stories and candid reflections on the Ask Me Anything stage!</big>

<big>Join us as our speakers share their sincere stories and candid reflections on the Ask Me Anything stage!</big>

=== <big>Meet our panellists</big> ===

=== <big>Meet our panellists</big> ===

====<big>'''Major Ryan Carter, Chaplain, Office of the Chaplain General, Department of National Defence'''</big>====

====<big>'''Sarah Francescutti, Senior GBA+ Culture Evolution Strategy Advisor, Materiel Group'''</big>====

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<big>Major Ryan Carter is a military Chaplain, serving the CAF for over 13 years. He is currently posted to Ottawa at the Office of the Chaplain General, where he leads chaplain recruitment. He holds a BA with Honours in Criminology and Social Policy from Ontario Tech University, an MA in International Relations from Durham University in the UK, and an MA in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary in the USA.</big>

<big>Sarah Francescutti began her public service journey in uniform, serving six years as a Reserve Force Resource Management Support Clerk with 11 Field Ambulance and 11 Service Battalion, as well as working with Air Cadets. Following a medical release, she continued her commitment to supporting Canada’s Defence Team as a civilian — first as Administrative Officer and Business Manager within the Executive Branch at CFB Esquimalt, then through a decade of service with the Transition Centre and Office of Disability Management, where she helped ill, injured, and transitioning military and civilian members reintegrate and thrive in both military and civilian roles.</big>

 

<big>Now serving as the Senior GBA+ Culture Evolution Strategy Advisor for the Materiel Group, Sarah leads strategic initiatives to foster inclusive leadership and a culture of belonging across the Defence Team. Her dedication extends beyond the workplace through her volunteer work with the Commissionaires, as Chair of the CVIY Strategic Direction Committee, and as a member of the National Equity Committee in support of creating meaningful employment opportunities for military veterans.</big>

 

<big>Deeply connected to the military community, Sarah is honoured to co-host this Ask Me Anything event celebrating military members past and present. She brings forward a unique perspective shaped by her own service, transition, and continued advocacy — championing recognition, respect, and inclusion for all who serve and have served.</big>

<big>Throughout his career, Major Carter has deployed on various operations both domestically and internationally. He serves as the military co-chair for the Defense Team's Black Employees Network and is a nationally recognized leader in anti-racism education and training. In addition, he is a part-time instructor at the Canada School of Public Service.</big>

====<big>'''Major Andrea MacEachern, Human Systems Integration Lead, Maritime branch, Materiel Group, National Defence'''</big>====

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<big>As the Human Systems Integration lead within the Maritime branch of the Materiel Group, Maj Andrea MacEachern oversees efforts aimed at ensuring human considerations are integrated into the design and management of Naval platforms. A seasoned Bioscience Officer with 26 years of service, Andrea has applied Human Factors expertise to a wide variety of Army and Navy projects over her career.  At home she is a mother of five, backed by a very supportive husband. Beyond her professional role, she dedicates much of her time to coaching various sports and volunteering across her community.</big>  

<big>He deployed on Op ATHENA in 2009 with the Tactical Airlift Unit.</big>

====<big>'''Lieutenant-Colonel Doris Bersheid-King, Logistics and Financial Management Officer, Business Planner, National Defence'''</big>====

<big>Lieutenant-Colonel Doris Bersheid-King is a highly experienced logistics and financial management officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, currently serving in Ottawa as a Business Planner with ADM(Mat) Comptrollership and the Director General Strategic Portfolio (DMGSP). Her career spans over three decades and includes a wide range of leadership roles across Canada and abroad. From 2022 to 2024, she supported the Comptroller of Chief Military Personnel remotely from Edmonton, following her tenure as Comptroller for the 3rd Canadian Division from 2017 to 2022. Between 2015 and 2017, she was part of the CJOC Comptroller staff in Ottawa, coordinating Level 2 and deployed finance assistance and inspection visits. Earlier postings include serving as Senior Logistics Officer (G4) at the Army Reserve Brigade HQ in Winnipeg (2012–2015), and as J4 during a deployment to Afghanistan (2010–2011), where she led the closeout tour for backloading CAF equipment from Kandahar Airfield. From 2005 to 2010, she commanded the G4 Logistics Support organization at CFB Shilo, overseeing a team of approximately 160 military and civilian personnel across multiple logistics functions. She also served as Comptroller at Camp Wainwright (1999–2005), and held finance and comptroller roles in Petawawa, including a NATO tour in Bosnia (1996–1999). Earlier in her career, she was Paymaster with the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Winnipeg, where she was among the first women posted to the unit and deployed to Croatia during the Battle of Medak Pocket. Her foundational years included roles at CFB Calgary and 1 Service Battalion, and she began her military journey at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria, graduating in 1989 with a BA in Military and Strategic Studies, specializing in Economics and Politics.</big>

<big>Lieutenant-Colonel Emond holds a Bachelor and two master’s degrees.  He is a graduate of the Canadian Armed Forces Joint Command and Staff Program, as well as an alumnus of the Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference. He holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.</big>

<big>Over the course of her career, LCol Bersheid-King has completed more than ten postings across nine locations, including four on Imposed Restriction, and has supported or experienced seven deployments involving either herself or her spouse. She is married to Chief Warrant Officer Bill King, currently serving as the Brigade Sergeant Major of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Edmonton. Together, they have four daughters—two of whom are still at home or in post-secondary education—and are proud grandparents to three grandchildren. Her career has been marked by dedication, adaptability, and a deep commitment to service, making it, in her own words, “a great ride”.</big>

<big>Lieutenant-Colonel Emond was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario.  He is in awe of the compassion and accomplishment of two step-sons and is excited by the challenges of raising two fiercely independent daughters.</big>

====<big>'''Colonel Sylvestre Bishop, Director, Aerospace Equipment Program Management, National Defence'''</big>====

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<big>Col Bishop is originally from Montreal and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 2005 as an aerospace engineer officer. After the AERE Officer Basic Course in CFB Borden, he was posted to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he held several junior officer positions at 435 (Transport & Rescue) Squadron, and at 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters (A4 Maint AM Stds, AM Eval, and A4 Maint TptSAR).</big>

==== <big>'''Major Jangmi Mboumba-Hervé, C Army Personnel Selection Officer, Department of National Defence'''</big> ====

<big>While in sunny Winnipeg, he participated in domestic deployments in support of national and international operations, which included a deployment as part of the Joint Task Force Afghanistan, where he was the CC-130 Hercules aircraft maintenance officer for the Tactical Airlift Unit.</big>

<big>Maj Mboumba-Hervé joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2007 in the Primary Reserve as an NCM with the Regiment de Hull, as a Supply Technician. She participated in multiple Division and Brigade exercises including in Fort Pickett (Virginia) and Camp Lejeune (North Carolina). While being a reservist she began her university studies in Psychology at the University of Ottawa where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in 2013. In 2016, she was commissioned as a Personnel Selection Officer and joined the Regular Force at the same time.</big>

<big>Her first posting was in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu as a Career Counsellor where she guided members through their military career through interviews and counselling as well organized second career workshop for members preparing for a release. In 2017, she completed a post-graduate certificate in Mental Health at the Teluq. In 2018, Maj Mboumba-Hervé was then posted to the Canadian Forces Recruiting Center Pacific where she was the SME regarding selection matters. She was overseeing 2 Detachments (Det Vancouver and Det Victoria) where she was responsible of ensuring quality control in file processing, mentoring Military Career Counsellors, Recruiters and Recruiting File Administrators, advising the Commanding Officer, and working along side the Production Officer and the Attraction Officer. In 2019, she was promoted to Capt. in the same position. In 2021, Maj Mboumba-Hervé was posted to CANSOFCOM where she was the SME regarding recruiting and selection matters. She was responsible of ensuring a standard on the assessment centers, advising the Chief Instructor and Commanding Officer, supporting the Force Generation of supporters, specialist and assaulters joining the Command, as well as assuming In-Service-Selection duties in a high operational tempo.</big>

<big>He was then selected to be the Senior Aide-de-Camp for the Governor General, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, from 2012 to 2014. Subsequently, he was then posted to the DGAEPM as the CC-130 E/H Legacy Hercules Aircraft Engineering Officer and Senior Design Engineer from 2014 to 2016.</big>

<big>Promoted to her current rank in 2024, Maj Mboumba-Hervé is now the PSO for the Command Army G1.</big>  

<big>From 2016 to 2018, he was posted to Beautiful British Columbia as the Commanding Officer of 19 Air Maintenance Squadron.</big>

=== <big>Meet our co-hosts</big> ===

<big>In 2019, he had the privilege to be the Commandant of the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering (CFSATE), where he was greatly impressed by the staff and the new generation of Air Maintenance Branch members. Additionally during his time 16 Wing, he also had the privilege to be CFB Borden Pride Champion.</big>  

<big>LCol Moreau joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2000 as a Regular Officer Training Program candidate. Upon graduation from the Royal Military College in 2005 with a major in history with honours and completing his trade training at the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre, he was posted to 2 Service Battalion in Petawawa as a troop commander and as the Administration Officer for both the Administration and Transport Company. After two years with the unit, he was posted to the Land Force Doctrine and Training System Headquarters in Kingston in 2007 as the Quartermaster. Subsequent postings in Kingston include logistics operations officer (J4 Ops) at the Canadian Forces Joint Headquarters and Adjutant at 1^st Canadian Division Headquarters. Posted to Montreal in 2011, he was employed as the Deputy Commanding Officer of the Material Support Services (Tech Svcs) of 5 Area Support Group (ASG) and then was selected to become the Executive Assistant to the 5 ASG Commander in 2012. Following his completion of the Army Operations Course 30 in June 2014, he was posted to 2 Division Headquarters as the Logistics Planner (J4 Plans). LCol Moreau was promoted to major in 2015 and posted to the Canadian Joint Operations Command Headquarters in Ottawa as the Chief of Staff Support Operations Coordinator. He took command of the Support Squadron of the Canadian Joint Immediate Response Unit in Trenton in July of 2016 and after 3 years of command, he was selected to become the Senior Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General of Canada in 2019.</big>

<big>After his tour at Rideau Hall, he completed the Joint Command and Staff Program followed by a year at the Canadian Army Staff as the Logistics Operations Officer 2 (G4 Ops 2). LCol Moreau was promoted to his current rank in 2023 and has been employed in the Assistant Deputy Minister Materiel as both the Senior Operations Officer (J3) and the Head of Military Human Resources (J1). His operational deployments include the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) on Operation HESTIA in 2010 and a recent deployment once again to Haiti in support of Global Affairs’ Interdepartmental Task Force in 2023. LCol Moreau also had the opportunity to represent Canada and the CAF 3 times at the World Military Taekwondo Championships. He is now a squash enthusiast having won the once the CAF Championships and represented the CAF at the Canadian Team National Championships. He is married to Vanessa Bergeron, with whom he has two kids, Logan, 15 and Mila, 12.</big>

<big>Col Bishop returned to Winnipeg in 2022 and 1 CAD A4 Maint as Officer Commanding Air Maintenance Standards & Evaluation Team (OC AMSET) and in July 2023, as the Combined Air Operation Centre (CAOC) Mission Support Division Chief for the Canadian NORAD Region as well as one of the On-duty CANR Chief of Combat Operations (CCO).</big>  

====<big>'''Sailor 3rd Class Victor Wilson, Regional Senior Program Officer, Indigenous Services Canada, Reservist, Canadian Armed Forces'''</big>====

<big>Since April 2024, Col Bishop was posted within the world of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Materiel as Director – Aerospace Equipment Program Management for the Transport fleets where he oversees the management of full lifecycle of defence weapons systems, from acquisition, through maintenance and support to disposal to meet the mandates of the RCAF.</big>

<big>Victor Wilson is a dedicated Regional Senior Program Officer with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), where he focuses on enhancing the well-being of Indigenous communities in Alberta through effective programs and policies. Alongside his public service career, Victor is a Reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces, holding the rank of Sailor 3rd Class. His military experience brings valuable leadership, discipline, and teamwork skills to his professional life.</big>

<big>Originally from Nigeria, Victor holds a master’s in public Ethics and a Bachelor's in Conflict Studies, both conferred jointly by the University of Ottawa and Saint Paul University. He is actively involved in volunteer work and currently serves as Chair of the ISC-Alberta Region Black Employee Network, advocating for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. In this role, he fosters professional development and cultural awareness for Black employees.</big>

<big>Col Bishop holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University and a masters in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. He is also a graduate of the Canadian Forces College's Joint Command and Staff Programme, and a member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (P.Eng).</big>

<big>Victor is also a Peer Supporter with the ISC-Alberta Regional Wellness Committee, where he provides crucial support to colleagues, focusing on mental health and well-being. His commitment to public service, equity, and community building drives his work both within the Canadian Public Service and beyond.</big>

<big>Col Bishop enjoys the outdoors and is a fan of the great dynasty of the Montreal Canadiens.</big>

==<big>'''About the Ask Me Anything series'''</big>==

==<big>'''About the Ask Me Anything series'''</big>==

<big>This session is part of a series of Ask Me Anything discussions that give us a platform to share stories, listen, ask respectful questions and continue on our journey towards more inclusive organizations.</big>

<big>This session is part of a series of Ask Me Anything discussions that give us a platform to share stories, listen, ask respectful questions and continue on our journey towards more inclusive organizations.</big>

<big>We encourage others to have courageous conversations with their peers. Use the monthly Ask Me Anything sessions as an opportunity to have brave conversations in your workplaces with your teams.</big>

<big>We encourage others to have courageous conversations with their peers. Use the monthly Ask Me Anything sessions as an opportunity to have brave conversations in your workplaces with your teams.</big>

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=====<big>Thank you to our contributors</big>=====

=====<big>Thank you to our contributors</big>=====

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|<big>Lyrique Richards, Sarah Francescutti, Adele Dacres, Marika Brown, Samantha Moonsammy</big>

|<big>Lyrique Richards, Sarah Francescutti, Marika Brown, Allison Somenzi, Samantha Moonsammy, Sandra van Starkenburg</big>

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