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|'''Designer, Author and Professional Speaker'''

|'''Designer, Author and Professional Speaker'''

Kristen has lead two careers as a elite high performance athlete representing Canada on an off the field of play. As well, an extensive career across industry practice areas as a designer in the professional field of architecture, with a keen focus on human centred design I her design practice.  

Kristen has lead two careers as a elite high performance athlete representing Canada on an off the field of play. As well, an extensive career across industry practice areas as a designer in the professional field of architecture, with a keen focus on human centred design I her design practice.  

 

 

Kristen sees herself as a design steward by taking complex issues and developing applications and through the ''power of design'' to create unique solutions, while enabling critical thinking and allowing for effective approaches and due diligence for meaningful stakeholder engagement. Helping organizations and businesses to transcend their traditional business boundaries and industry touch points, and re-imagining through the ‘power of design’ a more comprehensive integrated approaches through the lens of prevention, with the focus on individual health, well-being, while elevating communities and cities''.''

Kristen sees herself as a design steward by taking complex issues and developing applications and through the power of design to create unique solutions, while enabling critical thinking and allowing for effective approaches and due diligence for meaningful stakeholder engagement. Helping organizations and businesses to transcend their traditional business boundaries and industry touch points, and re-imagining through the ‘power of design’ a more comprehensive integrated approaches through the lens of prevention, with the focus on individual health, well-being, while elevating communities and cities.

Kristen’s autobiography titled ‘Woman Enough’; published by Penguin Random House Canada Spring 2018.  As well honoured and in recognition by Harper Collins titled ‘Canadian Courage’; published Fall 2021 for her life’ story and commitment to diversity and inclusion within the Olympic and global sporting systems and beyond the field of play, worldwide.

Kristen’s autobiography titled ''‘Woman Enough’''; published by Penguin Random House Canada Spring 2018.  As well honoured and in recognition by Harper Collins titled ‘''Canadian Courage’;'' published Fall 2021 for her life’ story and commitment to diversity and inclusion within the Olympic and global sporting systems and beyond the field of play, ''worldwide.''

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|'''Assistant Deputy Minister, Departmental Program and Operations, Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada'''

|'''Assistant Deputy Minister, Departmental Program and Operations, Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada'''

Gail Mitchell joined the public service in 1997 and has worked in the areas of program policy and delivery, strategic policy and corporate services across several departments. Gail recently joined Women and Gender Equality as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Departmental Programs and Operations.

Gail Mitchell joined the public service in 1997 and has worked in the areas of program policy and delivery, strategic policy and corporate services across several departments.  Gail recently joined Women and Gender Equality as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Departmental Programs and Operations.

Previously, Gail Mitchell was the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Strategic Policy and Partnerships (SPP) sector at Indigenous Services Canada from March 2019.

Previously, Gail Mitchell was the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Strategic Policy and Partnerships (SPP) sector at Indigenous Services Canada from March 2019.