Mentorship Resources/Mentoring Living Library
Welcome to the GC Mentorship Community / Bienvenue!
Who Are We?
The GC Mentorship Community on GCPedia is a grassroots initiative supported by the NCRYPN, the Federal Youth Network, and GC Students, that provides young GofC professionals and students with the opportunity to informally connect with, and learn from, experienced employees. This community consists of mentors, listed in the table below, who have graciously volunteered their time and stories to share with you, our interested mentees. The purpose of this initiative is to mirror the beauty of the "Living Library" trend, which aims to bring back the art of connecting with others by providing access to individuals who are willing to share their time, their energy, and their stories. By engaging with our Community, you are learning from the stories and experiences of a wide range of individuals in the Canadian public service.
Please note that this initiative is evergreen. Mentors are welcome to join and withdraw from the community as needed, as are mentees.
How It Works:
Below, you will find all of the mentors participating in this initiative, along with their relevant details. Mentees - please feel free to scan our list of mentors below. When you find one who speaks to your interests and goals, click on their contact information and send them an email to schedule a one-on-one chat. The suggested amount of time for a chat is 30 minutes. Please be respectful of your mentors - they are volunteers, after all!
Want To Get Involved?
Mentors:
There are two ways to become a mentor. 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 Mentor Community 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 become a Mentor in our library!
GC Mentorship Community (Mentors)
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 | Free Agent | 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 | Director General, HR To Pay Operations | Public Services and Procurement Canada | Darryl.Sato@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.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 | Project Manager | Quebec Federal Council (Innovation Lab) | Paul.Keller@dec-ced.gc.ca | @PoltheWanderer | Bilingual | networking, accelerated learning, influencing change, storytelling, digital literacy, resilience |
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 | Assistant Director, Enterprise Change and Learning Academy | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Abe.Greenspoon@cic.gc.ca | Abe Greenspoon | English | community building, innovation, and intrepreneurship. |
Aalya Dhanani | Transport Canada | aalya.dhananiessa@tc.gc.ca | @AalyaDhanani | English | dismantling systemic racism, mental health advocacy, mentoring, networking, career development | |
Kristina Legrand | Canadian Human Rights Commission | Kristina.legrand@chrc-ccdp.gc.ca | @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. |
Contact the GC Mentorship Community
Please email: fynrjff1@gmail.com