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| Neil holds degrees from two Canadian universities: a Bachelor of Commerce from Carleton University (2002), and a Master of Business Administration—International Business from the University of Ottawa (2003). Originally from Aylmer, Quebec, he currently resides with his family in Yellowknife, NT. | | Neil holds degrees from two Canadian universities: a Bachelor of Commerce from Carleton University (2002), and a Master of Business Administration—International Business from the University of Ottawa (2003). Originally from Aylmer, Quebec, he currently resides with his family in Yellowknife, NT. |
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| + | |'''<big>Pierre Bilodeau</big>''' |
| + | |Executive Director |
| + | |Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Science |
| + | |In his current position, Dr. Bilodeau is responsible for plant health science leadership in protecting Canada's plant resource base. His Directorate provides a valued source of scientific knowledge, analysis, risk assessment, and advice for stakeholders to support policy making, program design and program delivery. |
| + | Dr. Bilodeau has 20 years of experience in managing S&T partnerships, program delivery, and R&D activities. He previously served in various senior management positions including Chief Operating Officer at International S&T Partnership Canada, an Ottawa-based national not-for-profit organization, Director in Research Partnerships and Research Grants & Scholarships directorates at the Natural Sciences an Engineering Research Council (NSERC) a federal granting agency, and prototype/research manager at Medicago Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. |
| + | Pierre was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to attend the Australian National University for his PhD (1997) in plant sciences. He holds a bachelor degree (1990) and a Master’s degree (1992) in biochemistry from Université Laval in Quebec City. |
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| + | |'''<big>Sylvain Beauchamp</big>''' |
| + | |Director, Client Support Guidance and Solutions |
| + | |Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Client Experience Branch, Operations Sector |
| + | |Sylvain Beauchamp was appointed Director for the Client Support Guidance and Solutions Division of the Operations Sector with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in August 2019. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Beauchamp spent 15 years of his public service career at the department of Employment and Social Development Canada diversifying his experience by accepting challenges to work in various areas including policy (Employment Insurance), programs (integrity) and enabling functions (human resources and information technology). Prior to this, he spent the early part of his career working in his field of study which is geospatial analysis … if you’re asking how this field relates to the rest of the bio provided above, then please join him in his Speed Mentoring Session! |
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