Mentorship Resources/Mentoring Living Library
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Welcome to the Mentoring Living Library / Bienvenue!
Come on in: All about the "Living Library"
The Mentoring Living Library is a grassroots initiative created by individuals from the NCRYPN and the Federal Youth Network, supported in partnership with GC Students, that provides young GofC professionals with the opportunity to informally connect with, and learn from, experienced employees.
This 'Living Library' consists of mentors (or 'books') who are volunteers and have generously offered to share their time and individual stories with interested mentees. The purpose of a living library is to bring back the art of connecting with others by providing access to individuals who are willing to share their time, energy, and their stories. By checking out our living library, you are checking out the stories and experiences of a wide range of individuals in the Canadian public service.
This library is evergreen: 'Books' will continue to be added and removed over time.
Get your library card ready: How to 'check out' a mentor
Below, you will find all of the mentors participating in this living library as 'Books', along with their relevant details.
Mentees: In order to identify a 'Book' that interests you, you are welcome to scan through the collection on our shelf. When you find one who speaks to your interests and goals, you're ready for 'check out'! To borrow a 'Book', send them an email and schedule a one-on-one chat. The suggested amount of time for a chat is 30 minutes.
Just as you would with regular library books, please respect these Living Library 'Books'. Remember: they are volunteering their time and knowledge to you!
Want to join the library?
Mentors:
There are two ways to become a 'book' in our Living Library. You can:
- Send us an email (emails at the bottom of the page); or
- You can edit this page yourself and add yourself to our shelves with the follow steps!
- Click the "Edit" button at the top of this page.
- Scroll down to the Mentoring 'Books' section.
- Click a cell in the table. At the side (row) and top (column) of this cell, you will see little arrows ( ">") pointing to the cell. If you click on this, it will give you an option to "Insert Above", "Insert Below", etc. Insert a row and fill out your information in order to book a Mentor 'Book' in our library!
Mentees:
You can join whenever and however you wish! Simply scroll the "library" below and check out a "book" that interests you!
Mentoring 'Books' / Les 'livres' de mentorat
Name | Position Title | Department | Twitter / LinkedIn | Languages | Interests | |
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Wendy Bullion-Winters | Head of Human Resources / Director General, Human Resources Management | Canada School of Public Service | Wendy.Bullion-winters@canada.ca | @wendyBwinters | Bilingual | future of work, beyond 2020, public service renewal, continuous learning, diversity and inclusion |
Kimberley Jessome |
Director General, Investigations | Public Service Commission | Kimberley.jessome2@canada | N/A | Bilingual | career development and empowering emerging talents to develop the career they desire |
Nathalie Bertrand |
ADM Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer | Infrastructure Canada | Nathalie.bertrand3@canada.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, career development |
Sarah Paquet | Director and Chief Executive Officer | Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada | Sarah.paquet@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca | Sarah Paquet | Bilingual | |
Caroline Leclerc | Global Affairs Canada | Caroline.Leclerc@international.gc.ca | Caro Leclerc | Bilingual | life and learning | |
Alexandra MacLean | Canada Revenue Agency, International and Large Business Directorate | Alexandra.MacLean@cra-arc.gc.ca | N/A | English | tax – policy – law | |
Johanna Read | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Johanna.Read@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | Johanna Read | English | career development (within and outside the public service) – leadership development – people management – workplace culture – stress management & preventing or recovering from burnout | |
Nicole Girard | Transport Canada | Nicole.girard@tc.gc.ca | Nicole Girard | Bilingual | mentoring – coaching – learning – governance – transformation – scuba diving | |
Neil O’Rourke | Assistant Commissioner | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Neil.Orourke@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring – helping others by sharing own experience |
Sylvain Beauchamp | Director, Client Support Guidance and Solutions | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Sylvain.Beauchamp@cic.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring – client experience – HR – board games |
Robert Kopersiewich | Statistics Canada | Robert.Kopersiewich@canada.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring – career development – personal growth (spirituality, coaching, mental health) | |
Jennifer MacDougall | Federal Youth Network | Jennifer.Macdougall@sac-isc.gc.ca | @Jen_MacDougall | Bilingual | networking – early career development – GC Learning | |
Chris Henderson | Deputy Commissioner of Operations | Fisheries and Oceans Canada – Canadian Coast Guard | Chris.Henderson@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | @cxh065 | English | mentoring |
Mala Khanna | Assistant Deputy Minister, Sub-Saharan Africa Branch | Global Affairs Canada | Mala.Khanna@international.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | diversity and inclusivity in the workplace |
Pierre Bilodeau | Executive Director | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Pierre.Bilodeau@canada.ca | @pbilodo | Bilingual | science and technology as key drivers for economic development – science policy – governance – value chain partnerships – peer learning |
Rehana Yousaf | Service Canada Benefit Officer | Employment and Social Development Canada | Rehana.Yousaf@servicecanada.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, career development, GC learning and any opportunity to develop competencies |
Corinne Prince | Director General for Francophone Immigration and Official Languages Part VII | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Corinne.Prince-St-Amand@cic.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring, networking |
Brett Zeleznik | Executive Services Coordinator | Employment and Social Development Canada | Brett.Zeleznik@servicecanada.gc.ca | N/A | English | Interesting applications of data in understanding and forecasting changes in the Canadian population. |
Jason Charron | Director General, Compliance Programs | Canada Revenue Agency – Compliance Programs Branch | Jason.Charron@cra-arc.gc.ca | @JasonCharron
www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncharron |
Bilingual | Contributing to a professional, divers and inclusive public service |
Catarina Ferreira | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Catarina.ferreira@canada.ca | https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarina-c-ferreira/ http://www.catarinacferreira.com/ | English | mentoring, networking, career development, GC learning | |
Mary Ann Triggs | Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Canada – Ontario Region | Employment and Social Development Canada, Service Canada | Maryann.Triggs@servicecanada.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | |
Marie-Josée Dorion | A/Director General | CPPB | Marie-Josee.Dorion@cic.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, career development |
Darryl Sato | Senior Director, Client Service Delivery and Management | Shared Services Canada | Darryl.Sato@canada.ca | @darsato | English | Leadership, mentoring, GC Service Delivery |
Natalie Martel | Public Service Procurement Canada | Natalie.Martel@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca | @martel_natalie | Bilingual | Learning and mentoring | |
Maria Montilva | Infrastructure Canada | Maria.Montilva@canada.ca | N/A | Bilingual | data, analytics, good government, efficiency, effectiveness, progress, growth, social inclusion | |
Kathleen Donohue | AAFC – International Affairs Branch | Kathleen.Donohue@canada.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, career development | |
Sam Ryan | Director General, Integrated Technical Services, Fisheries and Oceans Canada | Canadian Coast Guard | Sam.Ryan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca | N/A | English | career development |
Brigitte Gibson | Regional Director General, Prairies and Northern Region | Department of Canadian Heritage | Brigitte.Gibson@canada.ca | @BrigitteGib | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, career development, learning – particularly in the context of language learning (Official Languages and the opportunities language learning can present); as well as on-the-job learning and stretch assignments |
Jacqueline Gonçalves | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Jacqueline.goncalves@canada.ca | N/A | Bilingual | creating happy workplaces and lifelong learning | |
Tina Matos | Director General | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Tina.Matos@cic.gc.ca | N/A | English | leadership, mentoring, networking |
Patti Ryan | Acting Compliance Manager | National Defence | Patti.Ryan@forces.gc.ca | N/A | English | "advising, coaching, mentoring, training, networking" |
Christine Larade | ESDC | Christine.Larade@servicecanada.gc.ca | Christine Larade | Bilingual | public servant’s personal brand, mentoring, networking, career development, GC learning | |
Ernest Nwanguma | Canada Revenue Agency | Ernest.Nwanguma@cra-arc.gc.ca | N/A | English | Becoming a mentee, networking, and career development | |
Nathalie Thiffault | Director, Strategic Directions and Partnerships | Public Service Commission | Nathalie.Thiffault@cfp-psc.gc.ca | Bilingual | le développement et la gestion des personnes, le mentorat, l’apprentissage, le développement de carrière et le coaching | |
Alexandre Contreras | Assistant Director | Canada School of Public Service | Alexandre.Contreras@csps-efpc.gc.ca | @alexandrecontr | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, career development |
David E Elliott | Senior Learning Experience Designer | Canada School of Public Service | David.Elliott@csps-efpc.gc.ca | David E Elliott | English | · Performance improvement, including learning, design, facilitation and coaching
· Design Thinking · Diversity Equity and Inclusion with an emphasis on Equity and power sharing |
Bethany Long | 2SLGBTQ+ Champion Liaison | Indigenous Services Canada | Bethany.long@canada.ca | Bethany Long | English | Mentoring, Networking, Career Development & GC learning |
Frank Assu | Senior Policy Analyst | Substantive with Transport Canada, currently on Assignment with Environment Climate Change Canada | Frank.Assu@tc.gc.c | @frankassubc | English | Mentoring, networking, engagement, career development, learning, getting involved in groups/committees |
Stephane Duplessis | A/ Director of Operations (Nova Scotia) | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Stephane.Duplessis@inspection.gc.ca | @DupesSays | Bilingual | mentoring, career development, design thinking, productivity tools, managers’ community |
Stephanie Simard | Manager, Training | Public Services Procurement Canada | [[1]] | N/A | Bilingual | Emotional intelligence, facilitating, training, networking, leading by example and being transparent, creating a fun environment |
Caleigh Miller | Canada’s Free Agents Program | Natural Resources Canada | Caleigh.Miller@canada.ca | Caleigh Miller | English | HR, Diversity & Inclusion, User Experience |
Natasha Cote-Khan | Canada’s Free Agents Program | Transport Canada | Natasha.Cote-Khan@tc.gc.ca | NatashaCoteKhan | Bilingual | |
John Medcof | Canada School of Public Service | John.Medcof@csps-efpc.gc.ca | John Medcof | bilingual | ||
Susan Johnston (she/they) | TBS | Susan.Johnston@tbs-sct.gc.ca | @JoyCuriosity | English | mentoring on making hard transitions, GC learning relating to facilitation, public engagement | |
Hans Park | HR Advisor Specialist-Labour Relations | Employment and Social Development Canada | [[2]] | N/A | Englsih | career development, networking |
Paul Keller | Quebec Federal Council | Paul.Keller@dec-ced.gc.ca | @PoltheWanderer | Bilingual | mentoring, networking, accelerated learning, influencing, storytelling, tech | |
Hope Harris | Canada's Free Agents | Hope.harris@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca | ||||
Pierre Losier | Chair, Persons with Disabilities Network | Pierre.Losier@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca | Bilingual | |||
Louise Bessette | A/Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Officer of Canada | Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Louise.Bessette@tbs-sct.gc.ca | N/A | Bilingual | mentoring, career development, governance, developing diverse talent |
Abe Greenspoon | Lead - Connections and Research | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Abe.Greenspoon@cic.gc.ca | Abe Greenspoon | English | community building, innovation, and intrepreneurship. |
Aalya Dhanani | Transport Canada | [[3]] | @AalyaDhanani | English | dismantling systemic racism, mental health advocacy, mentoring, networking, career development | |
Kristina Legrand | Canadian Human Rights Commission | [[4]] | @heytherered | Bilingual | career development, coaching and mentoring, cheerleading the next generation | |
Tina Varvaresos | Policy Analyst - Issues Management | Canada Border Services Agency | Tina.Varvaresos@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca | @Tina_Varvaresos | English | Student advocacy, mental health, the future of work, public engagement, networking. |
Questions about the Mentoring Living Library?
Please email: Justine.Reynolds@infc.gc.ca or Tina.Varvaresos@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca