Federal Youth Network/Career Boot Camp/Speakers

What I Wish I Knew at the Beginning of my Career (English)

Name	Biography
Kathy Lusk	Kathy is the Director, Regional and National Integrity Services at Service Canada in the Atlantic Region.  Her team supports the compliance and enforcement of Service Canada social programming and benefits.  She has been a member of the Public Service since 2002 and prior to joining Service Canada in 2018, she worked in the field of Human Resources Management.  Her career with the federal government spans about 20 years and most of those years have been spent in Nova Scotia, with some time in Ottawa.  She made her way up through the ranks to become a Human Resources Director and has worked in several federal organizations including, the Public Service Commission, Canada Border Services Agency, and the Department of National Defense.  She was two key passions in her work: she enjoys creating paths to success through mentorship programs, and facilitating change.
Sean Kibbee	Sean has spent the last 20 years working in Government of Canada IT. He’s a Free Agent based out of NRCan currently posted at Transport Canada where he’s working on centralizing and modernizing stakeholder data management. As a Free Agent Sean is often called upon when an experienced resource is required to navigate the complex government IT landscape to modernize services. He moves between departments at an average rate of 2 per year which allows him unique insight into varying processes and policies and how they differ across government.
Aretha Constant	Aretha Constant began her career with Employment and Social Development Canada (formerly known as Human Resources Development Canada) as a Programs Officer, with the Canada Student Loans Program, 22 years ago. Aretha was first introduced to the Federal Public Service as a student with the Federal Student Work Experience Program. In 2004, following an Interchange Assignment with the Conference Board of Canada, Aretha moved from Ottawa to Toronto to undertake her first local office position, as a Service Manager with in-person Citizen Services. In 2015 Aretha was appointed to her first Executive role as an Integrity Operations Director, also within Service Canada, Ontario Region. Since 2018, Aretha has led Ontario Region’s Management Services Branch, which is responsible for providing strategic leadership on internal management and transactional services to efficiently support regional business lines in a number of areas, including strategic workforce planning and strategic accommodations planning. On a more personal note, Aretha firmly believes in the value of coaching and mentoring as means of supporting managers and employees in career development.