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Speakers - Career Boot Camp

January 20, 2026

Speaker Name and Biography
Rena Gagnon Senior Human Resources Advisor, Public Service Commission of Canada
Alison Szawiola Senior Learning Advisor, Treasury Board Secretariat
Aaron Kaatz Head Coach, Balmoral Hall School

Speaker Name and Biography
Germain Aoun Director, Courts Administration Service
Arlette Kasongo Policy Analyst, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Laura Richardson Manager, Parks Canada


Speaker Name and Biography
Elizabeth Niland Governance and Public Administration Officer, United Nations
Jose Jimenez Product Marketing Specialist, Canadian Digital Service
Yuan (Linda) Zhou Programs Economist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


Speaker Name and Biography
Lori Shreve Senior Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada
Jennifer Tessier Senior HR Analyst, Canada Revenue Agency
Alicia Seifert Project Manager, Canada School of Public Service


Speaker Name and Biography
Hodan Mohamud Early Resolution Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada
Marie-Michelle Craig Senior Advisor, Parks Canada
Tasha Cloutier Chief of Staff, Indigenous Services Canada


Speaker Name and Biography
Richard Sharpe Director, Ontario Public Service
Gaveen Cadotte Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office
Susan Badame Ontario Regional Lead, National Managers Community


Speaker Name and Biography
Jimmy Lou Economist, Finance Canada
Cori Zarek Vice President, North America, Apolitical
Dawn Hall Senior Advisor, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat


Speaker Name and Biography
Farah Al-Behadili Manager, Canada Revenue Agency
Shalene Curtis-Micallef Deputy Minister and Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
Jaimie Boyd Partner, National Central Government Leader, Deloitte


Moderator Name and Biography
Marcus Wong Epidemiologist, Public Health Agency of Canada
Mahfuza Rahman Taxpayer Services Agent, Canada Revenue Agency
Valerie Gideon Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Mollie Johnson Deputy Minister, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Sanjana Anwar Research Analyst, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Gina Wilson Deputy Minister, Indigenous Services Canada
Julie Pellerin Policy Analyst, Indigenous Services Canada
Amanda Krocko Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs