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==== Lynne Lariviere ====
==== Lynne Lariviere ====
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|Lynne Lariviere currently holds the position of Senior Manager, Recruitment and Staffing with ESDC’s Labour Program. Prior to joining the Labour Program, she was the Assistant Director of the Public Service Commission’s Toronto regional office (Ontario and Prairies region). Lynne has over 20 years of experience in the public service in Human Resources and Diversity and inclusion having worked in multiple departments mainly in staffing, recruitment, HR planning, outreach and talent scouting. Lynne is based in Toronto after having resided in the national capital region for many years. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology and Women’s Studies from the University of Ottawa.
|Lynne Lariviere currently holds the position of Assistant Director, Indigenous Recruitment, Retention and Advancement with Employment Social Development Canada (ESDC). She most recently worked with the Labour Program as Manager of Recruitment and Staffing. Prior to joining the ESDC, she was the Assistant Director of the Public Service Commission’s Toronto regional office (Ontario and Prairies region). Lynne has over 20 years of experience in the public service in Human Resources and Diversity and inclusion having worked in multiple departments mainly in staffing, recruitment, HR planning, outreach and talent scouting. Lynne is based in Toronto after having resided in the national capital region for many years. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology and Women’s Studies from the University of Ottawa.
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=== <small>Stand-Out Resume Formats and Techniques (English)</small> ===
=== <small>Stand-Out Resume Formats and Techniques (English)</small> ===
|Zineb has worked in Human Resources, both in the private and public sector, for approximately 5 years. While completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa in Human Resources Management, Zineb began her journey in the Government of Canada. Zineb is now a Human Resources Advisor, in a Developmental program, at the Public Service Commission of Canada. Much of Zineb’s role involves promoting the Public Service Commission’s programs for students and graduates and she can provide you with tips and tricks on applying to jobs in the federal public service.
|Zineb has worked in Human Resources, both in the private and public sector, for approximately 5 years. While completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa in Human Resources Management, Zineb began her journey in the Government of Canada. Zineb is now a Human Resources Advisor, in a Developmental program, at the Public Service Commission of Canada. Much of Zineb’s role involves promoting the Public Service Commission’s programs for students and graduates and she can provide you with tips and tricks on applying to jobs in the federal public service.
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===<small>Stand-Out Resume Formats and Techniques (Français)</small>===
===<small>Stand-Out Resume Formats and Techniques (French)</small>===
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==== Charlie Tsao ====
==== Charlie Tsao ====
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|Charlie has been a member of the Public Service Renewal Secretariat at the Privy Council Office since 2015, providing advice and support on outreach and engagement. In this role, Charlie is responsible for building relationships both internal and external to the public service; engaging on the current renewal framework, Beyond2020; and event planning, most notably for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Innovation Fairs, as well as the recent FEDTalk event in 2020 (FEDTalks – Beyond2020 in Action), where he served as lead project manager.
|Charlie has been a member of the Public Service Renewal Secretariat at the Privy Council Office since 2015, providing advice and support on outreach and engagement. In this role, Charlie is responsible for building relationships both internal and external to the public service; engaging on the current renewal framework, Beyond2020; and event planning, most notably for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Innovation Fairs, as well as the recent FEDTalk event in 2020 (FEDTalks – Beyond2020 in Action), where he served as lead project manager.
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===<small>When Demonstrating Your Experience, K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple S'il-Vous-Plait) (Français)</small>===
===<small>When Demonstrating Your Experience, K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple S'il-Vous-Plait) (French)</small>===
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|Audrey-Anne Racine (Elle/She/Her) works as a Human Resources Advisor and her tasks are mainly focused on the needs of the students. She is the National Student Ambassador at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and co-chair of GC Students. Audrey-Anne completed her bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources in 2020 and is in the process of obtaining a master's degree in project management from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. She got her first public service job as a student in 2019, then went through the student bridging process in May 2021.
|Audrey-Anne Racine (Elle/She/Her) works as a Human Resources Advisor and her tasks are mainly focused on the needs of the students. She is the National Student Ambassador at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and co-chair of GC Students. Audrey-Anne completed her bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources in 2020 and is in the process of obtaining a master's degree in project management from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. She got her first public service job as a student in 2019, then went through the student bridging process in May 2021.
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==== Rosa Montoya ====
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|Rosa Montoya (she/her/elle) is a Senior Project Officer and the Co-Chair of the Latin American Employees Community at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). She holds a bachelor degree in Educational Sciences and has a Certificate in German Studies from the Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Rosa has been a public servant since 2010, mainly within IRCC. She implemented and led the first initiative in her organization to celebrate Latin American Heritage Month (LAHM) at IRCC Montreal local office in October 2019. Last year, she formed the Latin American Employees Community at IRCC and launched multiple LAHM events open to public servants. Rosa and has been recognized as a strong leader, a communicator, and a speaker in the areas of community building, anti-black racism, and LatinX subjects.
Twitter: @RosaMontoyaMTL
LinkedIn : Rosa Montoya
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==== Justin Mathews ====
==== Maame De-Heer ====
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|Justin Mathews is currently a Senior Analyst for Digital Communications at the Privy Council Office (PCO). Previous to this he served as Digital Communications Lead for Beyond2020 and in various roles at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Justin moved to Ottawa in 2015, initially with the intent to pursue a career at the intersection of comedy and journalism. Despite a failed standup career and the spectre of millennial purgatory, through coffees and cold emails, Justin was able to find his calling and career in the Public Service. He is a big fan of bars, biking, and battle rap. Justin also finds self-authored bios a bit cringey. You can connect with him on all social media: @justmath19
|Maame De-Heer is an adept Public Health Professional with 9 years academic and professional expertise in healthcare. She serves as a Policy Analyst with the Government of Canada in the Public Health Agency of Canada division. Her role as a Policy Analyst is with the Mental Health for the Black Canadians Initiative where she contributes to building evidence and enhancing community-led, culturally focused mental health interventions that address mental health and its determinants for diverse Black communities across Canada. Within the Government of Canada, Maame engages in diverse leadership and executive roles where she supports the Co-Leads for the Black Employees Matter chapter within the Government of Canada, and is also an Inclusive Staffing Working Group Member where she imparts concepts and tenets that address challenges in a bias-free appointment process and identify areas in the appointment process where bias-related problems can occur. Recently, Maame was appointed Associate Editor for the Canadian Review Editorial Law Proposal, where together with the Advisory Board and Senior Editors, she assesses and examines Canada’s National Undergraduate Law Journal. Remarkably, Maame is the Founder of a grassroots initiative called the Power of Love Foundation Canada. This organization provides services and resources to Black women and girls in low-income setting, with the aim of improving their overall wellbeing. Maame acquired a Masters of Public Health in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, from the University of Toronto, alongside a Collaborative Specialization in Global Health, Health Services & Policy Research. Comprehensively, Maame’s lifelong goal is to impact members of the society through community engagement, mentorship, and service. Her life is guided by a famous quote from Muhammed Ali, which reads, "if your mind can conceive it and your heart can believe it, then you can achieve it."
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==== Ève Grébert ====
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|Ève is a policy analyst with the Open Government team at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). She joined TBS from Shared Services Canada (SSC), where she worked on women in science, technology, engineering, and math files and co-chaired SSC’s Young Professionals Network, Agora. She is passionate about connecting people and fostering open and inclusive spaces to develop sustainable and innovative ideas. When she’s not thinking of ways to engage the open government community across Canada, she’s working with the Federal Youth Network to expand diversity initiatives like the Panel Pledge, or dreaming up ways to improve onboarding in the public service.
When Ève isn’t at her desk, you can find her running along the canal training for her first half-marathon.
Connect with her on [https://twitter.com/EveGreb Twitter] or [https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%A8ve-gr%C3%A9bert-694649114/ LinkedIn].
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===<small>Applying TikTok Principles to Interview Storytelling (Français)</small>===
===<small>Applying TikTok Principles to Interview Storytelling (French)</small>===
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==== Jillian Leblanc ====
==== Jillian Leblanc ====
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|Jillian LeBlanc (she/her/elle) is a feminist policy specialist who works for the Government of Canada as a Senior Communications Adivisor-Consultations. She is also the outgoing Head Delegate to the OECD representing the Young Diplomats of Canada.
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In her previous role she was at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) as a Senior Analyst on Gender and Technology. . In this role she served as the Government Lead for the Dr. Robert Bondar Career Development Program and was the Creator and Chair of the Government of Canada's Gender and Technology Working Group. In 2019, Jillian was the lead for Feminist Open Government during th Global Open Government Summit, and led on the co-creation of the Guide to Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) and Inclusive Open Government.
|Runa Angus has been with the Department for Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) since 2019, first as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister and then as acting Corporate Secretary, responsible for Cabinet Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Access to Information and Privacy, Governance, Correspondence, the Departmental Liaison Office, and Executive and Ministerial Services.
Jillian was a Ryerson University Can Study US fellow and a 2021 delegate to the United Nations ECOSOC Youth Forum representing the United Nations Association in Canada.
Prior to joining the government, Jillian worked for Equal Voice National and Skills/Compétences Canada.
Jillian holds a BA from the University of Ottawa and is working to complete a Certificate in Law from Queen’s University.
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===<small>Not Done Yet...Equip Yourself for Beyond the Process (Français)</small>===
===<small>Not Done Yet...Equip Yourself for Beyond the Process (French)</small>===
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==== Deinabou Sow ====
==== Dienabou Sow ====
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|Dienabou is currently the Director, Strategic HR and Program Development at a Federal Government Agency. She is a seasoned HR professional and leader with over 10 years’ experience in human resources. She leads the design and implementation of national Human Resources strategies, programs, and policies. Her expertise ranges from diversity, equity and inclusion, talent management and leadership development, to employee relations and corporate planning to name a few. She values establishing solid and trusting partnerships through exceptional relationship-building.
|Dienabou is currently the Director, Strategic HR and Program Development at a Federal Government Agency. She is a seasoned HR professional and leader with over 10 years’ experience in human resources. She leads the design and implementation of national Human Resources strategies, programs, and policies. Her expertise ranges from diversity, equity and inclusion, talent management and leadership development, to employee relations and corporate planning to name a few. She values establishing solid and trusting partnerships through exceptional relationship-building.
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===<small>Influencing Your Reputation (Français)</small>===
===<small>Influencing Your Reputation (French)</small>===
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|After nearly 5 years as one of Canada's Free Agents, Steph Percival recently joined the Canada Revenue Agency's Research and Innovation Lab as a Senior Analyst. Steph has been fortunate to experience the public service through a variety of career opportunities in her 13 years as a public servant: in policy, communications, human resources, innovation, learning, client service and more. Reflecting on these experiences has helped her understand what she needs to thrive in her work. For her, she's happiest in roles where she can be creative, have autonomy, contribute to a bigger picture, and empower other public servants. Steph remains an active part of the public service community while she's on maternity leave with her second baby boy.
|After nearly 5 years as one of Canada's Free Agents, Steph Percival recently joined the Canada Revenue Agency's Research and Innovation Lab as a Senior Analyst. Steph has been fortunate to experience the public service through a variety of career opportunities in her 13 years as a public servant: in policy, communications, human resources, innovation, learning, client service and more. Reflecting on these experiences has helped her understand what she needs to thrive in her work. For her, she's happiest in roles where she can be creative, have autonomy, contribute to a bigger picture, and empower other public servants. Steph remains an active part of the public service community while she's on maternity leave with her second baby boy.
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|Nayla is a Senior Conflict Resolution Practitioner who is passionate about helping people gently stretch out of their comfort zones so they can reach their goals. She began her career in law and has over 15 years of experience in conflict resolution, coaching and leadership development. She is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation. Nayla has been published by the Tiny Buddha website and was featured as a leadership expert on the Bolder Podcast.
|Nayla is a Senior Conflict Resolution Practitioner who is passionate about helping people gently stretch out of their comfort zones so they can reach their goals. She began her career in law and has over 15 years of experience in conflict resolution, coaching and leadership development. She is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation. Nayla has been published by the Tiny Buddha website and was featured as a leadership expert on the Bolder Podcast.
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==== Samantha Moonsammy ====
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|Samantha Moonsammy, Section Head, Lead Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion, Materiel Group, National Defence
Samantha has spent over 15 years in the public service working in numerous communications, outreach and engagement initiatives that focuses on the people side of business.
But Samantha is much more than that. Her layers include being a woman, mother, partner, daughter, sister, community builder and immigrant. As an Indo-Caribbean Canadian she was born in Guyana, South America and immigrated to Canada as a toddler. From a young age, dating back to elementary school to the present, Samantha has been a leader in diversity, inclusion and equity always helping to amplify the voice of others and create sustainable change in organizations to build deeper respect and understanding for all humans. Samantha lives in the Ottawa area and spent some time in Toronto and Barbados during her Master’s degree in Communications and Culture. She is a passionate world traveller who has worked and studied in India, China, France and the Caribbean. Her daily mantra: Be the change you wish to see in the world.
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===<small>Weighing Variables of Different Positions (Français)</small>===
===<small>Weighing Variables of Different Positions (French)</small>===
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==== Emily Smith ====
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|Emily joined the federal public service as a student in 2017 at the Corporate Services Unit at Pearson Airport for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). In 2019 she moved to Ottawa and has been working for the Indigenous Affairs Secretariat of the CBSA ever since. She is currently an Engagement Officer, the co-chair of the CBSA’s Next Generation Network and an administrator for the GC Mentorship and Career Development (informal/unofficial) Facebook group. She is passionate about mentoring, mental health, and sharing information in engaging ways.
She has a Joint Honours B.A. in Psychology and Linguistics and a Master of Education from the University of Ottawa.
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==<big>DAY 4: January 26, 2022</big>==
==<big>DAY 4: January 26, 2022</big>==
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===<small>Nurturing Your Professional Support System (Français)</small>===
===<small>Nurturing Your Professional Support System (French)</small>===
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==== Taran Wasson ====
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|Taran S. Wasson is an Acting Senior Manager of Strategic Policy at Shared Services Canada. In 2018-2019, he setup the innovative Canada’s Free Agents program at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) that envisions a new model for workforce mobilization for the Government of Canada. Previously, he worked in Open Government, TBS, and has worked with the Privy Council Office, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Labour Program, and Canada Border Services Agency.
Taran also currently serves as the Past Chair of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada – National Capital Region (IPAC-NCR), and has been with the IPAC-NCR Board since 2014. From 2012 to 2014, he wastheNationalCo-Chair of YMAGIN,ESDC’s youth professional network, which he led to become the largest departmental employee-led youth network and actively worked with senior management to advance key priorities (e.g., renewal and innovation). He was previously the YMAGIN Labour Co- Coordinator from 2009 to 2012.
He is happy to connect with like-minded professionals on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and GCcollab.
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==== Justin Ford ====
==== Justin Ford ====
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|Justin has worked at the Canada School of Public Service for 5 years, and is an advisor on the GBA Plus file, as well as events coordinator. Before his time in government, he worked as a special needs educator in high schools, focusing on vocational training for students with specific educational and accessibility needs. He completed his studies in special needs education and psychology. While his entrance into the federal public service was unexpected, he has nonetheless found his time at the School both enlightening and enriching, and believes education plays a pivotal role in government.
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===<small>Strategically Building Your Learning Plan to Connect to Needs (Français)</small>===
===<small>Strategically Building Your Learning Plan to Connect to Needs (French)</small>===
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==== Annie Therriault ====
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|Annie is a dynamic, high-energy visionary who likes to do things differently. Her collaborative approach, with a focus on client excellence and social involvement, earned her a solid reputation as an authentic leader. She pursued a career in management so she could have a greater impact on improving well-being in the workplace, determined to make a difference and coach the people around her to become the best they can be.
Starting out as a high school teacher of French as a first language in her hometown of Sherbrooke, Québec, Annie became a lecturer in the Education Faculty at Université de Sherbrooke. After moving to the National Capital Region (NCR) in 1998, she took a position with the Public Service Commission as Language Assessor and then joined the Management Trainee Program (MTP) in 2002. She left the NCR for a regional assignment to hone her skills in financial management and supervision with Canadian Heritage in New Brunswick. Charmed by the beaches and the ocean, she decided to move permanently to Moncton, where she was able to work on the beginnings of the Canada School of Public Service Atlantic in 2004.
She designed, created and worked in the role of Regional Learning Advisor, developing a culture of Service Excellence in the Atlantic Region. She took on the role of Regional Manager of professional development programs and was in that job for seven years. Annie has been the Regional Director of the Atlantic Region and the Centre of Excellence in Language Training from 2012 to 2017. In September 2017, she got appointed as Director of Regional Delivery and became responsible for the 12 Canada School regional offices and the delivery of courses and events across the country to a client-base of 150 000 public servants. Annie has more than 18 years of experience in supervising employees and she managed virtual teams since 2003.
She is now the Director of Shared Human Resources Services pour Public Services and Procurement Canada, a dynamic group that offers the full range of HR services to Federal departments and Agencies.
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==<big>DAY 5: January 28, 2022</big>==
==<big>DAY 5: January 28, 2022</big>==
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==== Lynne Lariviere ====
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|Lynne Lariviere currently holds the position of Assistant Director, Indigenous Recruitment, Retention and Advancement with Employment Social Development Canada (ESDC). She most recently worked with the Labour Program as Manager of Recruitment and Staffing. Prior to joining the ESDC, she was the Assistant Director of the Public Service Commission’s Toronto regional office (Ontario and Prairies region). Lynne has over 20 years of experience in the public service in Human Resources and Diversity and inclusion having worked in multiple departments mainly in staffing, recruitment, HR planning, outreach and talent scouting. Lynne is based in Toronto after having resided in the national capital region for many years. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology and Women’s Studies from the University of Ottawa.
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==== Isabelle Racine ====
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|Isabelle Racine has worked for the federal public service since 2001. She holds a BA and a Masters in sociology from the University of Ottawa.
Isabelle was appointed Executive Director of the National Managers’ Community in October 2020. Prior to that, she was the Director, Compensation Centre of Expertise & Business Transformation at the Canada Border Services Agency for three years where she was responsible for the nationalisation and transformation of the compensation program and led a Centre of Expertise and offices in eight regions across the county.
Isabelle started her government career as a management consultant for Government Consulting Services. She specialised in OD-HR and Governance projects. Isabelle also gained central agency experience namely during her four years at the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer where she worked on various Government priorities including collective bargaining and HR transformation.
Isabelle has also worked on a senior official development program at the Canada School of Public Service and on capacity building initiatives to strengthen the HR and Audit communities of practice.
Isabelle is a mother of two teenagers.
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==== Muhammed (Ali) Khan ====
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|Ali is the Diversity and Inclusion lead with the Federal Youth Network and currently works at Indigenous Services Canada. He is a cofounder of the Anti Racism Ambassadors Network - a grassroots interdepartmental initiative aimed at supporting existing efforts in the public service to dismantle systemic racism with an intersectional lens. Ali maintains the Career Development In The Public Service site, which provides resources on mentorship and networking along with the Informal Learning Network that can be used by public servants across departments and levels to find project collaborators, mentors and/or guest speakers. Ali enjoys supporting employee driven networks across the government of Canada particularly those with a focus on career development and health and wellness.
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==== Caleigh Miller ====
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|Caleigh Miller (she/her) is a Métis woman from Northern Saskatchewan, who now resides in Whitehorse, Yukon on the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwach’an Council. Caleigh started her career as a student and then moved into Human Resources. She has worked in a variety of disciplines, like staffing, labour relations, health & safety, HR Planning, disability management, and on Isolated Posts issues.
Caleigh is a Free Agent with the Canada’s Free Agents program, currently working on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility at the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor). Caleigh has also chaired the BC & Yukon Interdepartmental Staffing Community of Practice since 2015. Caleigh is passionate about breaking down barriers and promoting HR as a partner in the achievement of business goals.
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==== Audrey-Anne Racine ====
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|Audrey-Anne Racine (Elle/She/Her) works as a Human Resources Advisor and her tasks are mainly focused on the needs of the students. She is the National Student Ambassador at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and co-chair of GC Students. Audrey-Anne completed her bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources in 2020 and is in the process of obtaining a master's degree in project management from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. She got her first public service job as a student in 2019, then went through the student bridging process in May 2021.
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==== Ève Grébert ====
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|Ève is a policy analyst with the Open Government team at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). She joined TBS from Shared Services Canada (SSC), where she worked on women in science, technology, engineering, and math files and co-chaired SSC’s Young Professionals Network, Agora. She is passionate about connecting people and fostering open and inclusive spaces to develop sustainable and innovative ideas. When she’s not thinking of ways to engage the open government community across Canada, she’s working with the Federal Youth Network to expand diversity initiatives like the Panel Pledge, or dreaming up ways to improve onboarding in the public service.
When Ève isn’t at her desk, you can find her running along the canal training for her first half-marathon.
Connect with her on [https://twitter.com/EveGreb Twitter] or [https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%A8ve-gr%C3%A9bert-694649114/ LinkedIn].
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==== Robert Armstrong ====
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|Based in Halifax, Robert Armstrong is the Atlantic Regional Manager of HR Programs at Public Services and Procurement Canada. His team is responsible for a wide variety of workplace programs and initiatives including diversity, equity and inclusion, official languages, learning and development, workplace wellness, awards and recognition, and talent management. Before returning to PSPC, he spent 11 years at the Canada School of Public Service working on employee and organizational development across departments. Robert has years of experience working in virtual and dispersed teams before the current pandemic, and continues to adapt as the virtual workplace evolves. In addition to being an experienced moderator and facilitator, he is also a board member of IPAC Nova Scotia.
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==== Katherine Leblanc ====
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|Katherine LeBlanc is a Senior Advisor in Internal Communications at Employment and Social Development Canada. She has also been the Co-Chair of the New Brunswick Federal Youth Network (NBFYN) since September 2020. She began her career in the federal public service in 2015 as a student with the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. She has since held positions at Public Services and Procurement Canada, at the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and with Transport Canada.
She is used to young professionals networks, having sat on the network of each department she has worked. She has a passion for learning, networking and career development. Last year, she discovered a new passion: moderating panel discussions!
Katherine is a proud Acadian. She holds two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Ottawa, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the Université de Moncton. She currently lives in Dieppe, New Brunswick with her husband Ghislain, and their pets Jack and Winston.
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==== Brittaney Lewis ====
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|A/Training Officer, Department of National Defence & Co-Chair, the Future Leaders Network of Nova Scotia.
Brittaney Lewis is the current co-chair of the Future Leaders Network of Nova Scotia - the Nova Scotia regional network of the Federal Youth Network. Brittaney has been with the network since 2018 and took over as co-chair in April 2020.
Originally from PEI, Brittaney graduated with her Bachelor of Science from the University of Prince Edward Island in 2017. Brittaney moved to Halifax, NS in 2018 and began working in Procurement for the Department of National Defence. She has been acting as the Training Officer for Base Logistics at CFB Halifax since April 2020, managing training for more than 500 military members and civilian personnel.
A member of Abegweit First Nation, Brittaney is passionate about Indigenous heritage and the importance of diversity and employment equity in government. In her spare time, Brittaney enjoys all things music and spending time with her fiancé Coady and 7-year-old son Liam.
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==== Zineb Essaydi ====
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==== Maxine Byam ====
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|Maxine Byam started her career in the federal public service as an FSWEP student with Canadian Heritage (PCH), while completing her undergraduate studies at McGill University. As a public servant, she has worked primarily in Grants and Contributions, including delivering the Canada 150 Fund at PCH, and more recently providing support to First Nations Police Services in Ontario through the First Nations & Inuit Policing Program at Public Safety Canada (PS). As a new member of Canada’s Free Agents, she is looking forward to broadening her skill set by exploring roles in policy and communications. Maxine is passionate about the arts, and in her spare time, serves on the board of Music at Port Milford and is a budding ceramic artist.
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==== Alex Mercier ====
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==== Gina Scaramuzzi ====
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==== Elaine Edache ====
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|Ella is a communications advisor at the Digital Engagement Office (Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs branch at the Treasury Board Secretariat). My team is involved in spearheading (from the communications side) the new GC wide platform GCxchange. I am also a writer for Living Digital, a blog on Canada.ca. as well as a volunteer for the Federal Youth network.
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==== Nadia Descolines ====
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|Nadia is on secondment from CBSA and works at the Government Operations Centre as a senior advisor in Emergency Management. She has worked in various regions as well as at Headquarters, and has collaborated with several Departments and Agencies. Nadia managed to adapt to various fields of expertise, from Law Enforcement to Executive Governance, from corporate learning events to leadership development in non-traditional fields. Nadia was also CBSA’s Next Generation Network co-chair for four years, where she won a Public Service Award of Excellence for developing coast-to-coast professional development projects for young employees.
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==== Morrell Andrews ====
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|Morrell Andrews (she/her) currently serves as a Policy Advisor for the Elsie Initiative for Women in Peace Operations at Global Affairs Canada. Passionate about making the federal public service a better place for everyone, she helped found GAC’s Young Professionals Network to advocate for the concerns of young and precariously employed staff. Prior to joining GAC in 2018, she completed a fellowship with the Aga Khan Foundation in Nairobi and an internship with the UN Department of Field Support in New York. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of British Columbia (2017) and lives in Vancouver.
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==== Alex Gunasselan ====
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|Since 2016, Alex has been working at Environment and Climate Change Canada, in Quebec, for the Carbon Markets Bureau. If there’s anything involving data and project management, you’re bound to find Alex there! Since joining the department, Alex has witnessed an increased presence of youth employees, and as a result, youth networks have grown significantly. One of Alex’s fondest memories was acting as the Master of Ceremonies for an event hosted by the National Youth Network where he facilitated a Q&A session between the then Deputy Minister and students at ECCC.
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==== Justine Reynolds ====
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|Justine Reynolds is from Infrastructure Canada where she works as the Departmental Liaison in the Deputy Ministers Office and is the National Capital Region Youth Professional’s Network (NCRYPN) Co-Chair, the interdepartmental network of YPNs across Government. Justine joined the public service 9 years ago, originally as a Co-op student through the University of Ottawa. She has worked in many federal government departments including Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO), Correctional Services Canada, and Statistics Canada. Her most recent role prior to her current position was working as Manager of Change Management on the “Beyond COVID” team at DFO, an interesting and rewarding challenge to assist in the departmental response to a pandemic that will hopefully happen once in a lifetime. Prior to this she worked as the lead for DFOs YPN, where she ably expressed the voice of YPNs at senior levels of Management at DFO. She also has a long history of running YPN-led events and initiatives within DFO and across Government. She lives in Ottawa and holds a double major in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Ottawa. Reach out to Justine anytime if you want advice on anything related to YPN, mentoring, career development, employee mental health and wellbeing, or just to chat!
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==== Audrey-Anne Racine ====
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|Audrey-Anne Racine (Elle/She/Her) works as a Human Resources Advisor and her tasks are mainly focused on the needs of the students. She is the National Student Ambassador at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and co-chair of GC Students. Audrey-Anne completed her bachelor's degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources in 2020 and is in the process of obtaining a master's degree in project management from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. She got her first public service job as a student in 2019, then went through the student bridging process in May 2021.
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==== Sarah Scott ====
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|Sarah started her career at the CRA as a student in 2018 while completing her bachelor's degree in Political Science and Human Rights. She found a home right away, and got involved in the YPN before being elected as National CRA YPN Chair in September 2020.
Bridged in January 2019, Sarah helps young professionals grow personally and professionally through engagement and collaboration as YPN National Chair. Her goals are to lead the network in achieving its mandate of Engage, Support, and Innovate by facilitating meaningful contributions to the Agency and fostering a sense of community at a time when many employees feel isolated.
In her free time, Sarah volunteers for various local initiatives in her home of Ottawa, and is working on launching her own charity. Sarah also enjoys Sci-fi, creative writing, baking cookies, and dabbling in photography.
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==== Maria Shurshilova ====
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|Maria Shurshilova started her public service career with the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer (TBS) in 2019. She has a formal degree from the University of Ottawa, where she studied Political Science and Criminology. She serves as co-chair of Renaissance, the TBS’ Young Professionals Network, and draws inspiration from the people around her to advance the goals and values of a high-performing public service.
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==== Marcela Popowich ====
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|Marcela is the Virtual Event Lead for the Federal Youth Network. She loves bringing people together and providing a platform to share their lived experiences - from issues of racism, inclusion to career discussions. Currently she plans, research’s and executes virtual learning events for the Federal Youth Network. This involves understanding the pulse of what's going on with the public service, the needs of young and new public servants and coordinating, at times massive amounts, of panelists, moderators and production crew. Having worked within the Government of Canada for a while, she’s experienced the entry level work all the way to working as an HR Learning Advisor, and then Team Leader. Marcela believes in giving back by volunteering in her community and looking for opportunities to help people become the best version of themselves.
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==== Valerie Plourde ====
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|Valérie Plourde holds a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Career Counselling from Laval University as well as a Master's degree in Organizational Development - Public Administration from ENAP. She is also a member of the Order of Guidance Counselors of Quebec. Since the start of her career, she has worked in the training and career development sector in various organizations such as DND, Desjardins, CSPS, CGI among others. Today, she is the Quebec and Nunavut Regional Lead for the National Managers' Community where she help managers cultivate/ build & maintain their professional support network.
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==== Laura Jones ====
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|Laura Jones (she/her/elle) is a Canada’s Free Agent who works, plays and raises a family in the prairies, on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and homeland of the Métis Nation. Laura works hard to build trust, respect and comradery in diverse work teams so they can fully collaborate and deliver the best possible service to Canadians, having fun in the process! Over her 12 years in the Federal Public Service, Laura has seized many learning and development opportunities that produce direct benefits for the organization. She feels these are win-win scenarios and is pleased to moderate the session.
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==== Marc-Andre Leblanc ====
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|Marc-André LeBlanc is originally from Haute Aboujagane, New Brunswick. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Information-Communication from the Université de Moncton and a Master's degree in Communication-Media Studies from the University of Ottawa.
Marc-André has a lot of professional experience in project and team management in the world of communications and events. He was the Executive Director of the Fédération des jeunes francophones in New-Brunswick and has also worked in event management for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2019 World Acadian Congress.
As a hobby he produces and hosts the podcast Yousque t'es rendu?
He joined the public service in September 2019 as a communications advisor at the Department of Canadian Heritage. Since last May he has been a member of the Free Agents of Canada team. He works from his home in Moncton, New Brunswick.
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=== Joshua Frame ===
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|Joshua started his public service career in Ottawa in the Canada Revenue Agency and has held roles in management, project management, budgeting and service renewal over the last 10 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from York University and has lived in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Honolulu over the past 15 years. In his spare time Joshua participates in triathlons and running and cycling events across Canada and the United States.
He became the National Chair of the Federal Youth Network (FYN) in November 2016 and has been shaping the FYN to be a driver of innovation, regional engagement and career development, with regular webcasts on topics such as the Free Agent Program and the GC Talent Cloud, and in-person learning events such as Career Boot Camp 2018 and 2019. In March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joshua helped to launch the FYN Virtual Learning Series that provides 1-3 webcasts per week, and has hosted over 75 webcasts from March to November 2020 and was recognized with the Canada School of Public Service’s Award of Excellence in Innovation for this project.
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