Speaker Bios
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Opening Greeting / Housekeeping | 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.
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Opening Remarks / Land acknowledgement |
She recently joined the College @ ESDC where she is forging ties with employees and Indigenous Communities. Prior to joining ESDC, she was supporting the Learning Series at the Canada School of Public Service, providing opportunities for public servants to increase their cultural competence and awareness of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada, and to understand the Government of Canada’s roles and responsibilities towards them. |
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Opening Remarks / ESDC Learning Champion | Sheri Ostridge is the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). In this role, she is responsible for providing the Deputy Minister of ESDC with independent and objective assessment and assurance on the effectiveness and adequacy of risk management, control and governance processes within the Department. Sheri has 20 years of experience with the Government of Canada, having worked previously at Veterans Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Sheri worked in the academic and private sector before joining the Government of Canada. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and has a Master degree in Education from the University of Prince Edward Island (2002) and a Bachelor degree in Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University (1994). |
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Accessibility Passport | Luna Bengio is a seasoned Canadian public service executive and accessibility expert. Luna joined the Office of Public Service Accessibility when it was established in August 2018 where she was the Principal Advisor to the Deputy Minister until her retirement in June 2021.
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Western Canada and Territories Region’s Employee Wellness Passport | Jackie began her public service career in 2001 as a manager of labour market and social development programs with what is now Service Canada. In 2006, she worked on extended assignment in Ottawa developing the community plan assessment framework for the National Homelessness Initiative (Phase II) as well as the planning framework for what would become the Homelessness Partnering Strategy.
In 2007, she joined the regional Executive Head Office as Chief of Staff and worked there until 2009. During this time, she also served as Management Lead for the implementation of the Service Management Structural Model. Jackie was appointed to her first Executive position on December 8, 2009, as Director, Old Age Security and International Operations. On June 30, 2011, Jackie assumed the role of Executive Director, Business Expertise, for Benefit Delivery Services in the Western Canada and Territories Region. In addition to this role, Jackie was actively involved in regional and national committees. She was the Regional Executive Champion of Employee Engagement and the National Co-Chair of the Executive Community Network. She continues to be engaged at the regional and national level and is currently the Champion for the Employees with Disability Network. In April 2017, Jackie completed 12 months of full-time language training and moved into a national role as Director General with Change Management Leadership and Organizational Readiness (CMLOR). In this role, Jackie provided leadership in building a new Directorate that will play a critical role in enhancing employee engagement and the adoption of the Service Transformation Agenda. Jackie returned to the W-T Region in November 2017, as the acting Director General for BDSB, which is now her substantive role. She is responsible for over 4,200 employees and the successful delivery of Service Canada’s statutory and apprenticeship grant programs across the W-T Region, inclusive of specialized call centres. Prior to joining the federal government, Jackie worked first as a political assistant in both Ottawa and Edmonton before assuming a role with the Alberta Tourism Education Council (ATEC) in 1994. There she became Vice President, Communications, and eventually President and Chief Executive Officer in 1997. Jackie holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Alberta. |
Nisa Tummon, Assistant Deputy Minister for Programs Operations Branch of Service Canada | Co-Champion for Diversity and Inclusion | Nisa Tummon (she/her) is the Assistant Deputy Minister for the Program Operations Branch of Service Canada, which integrates the policy to service delivery continuum for grants and contributions programs under the mandate of the Employment and Social Development portfolio, working in collaboration with ESDC policy branches, and Service Canada Regions. The Program Operations Branch is also jointly responsible for supporting the delivery of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the Work Sharing program, along with partners in the Skills and Employment Branch, Integrity Services Branch, Benefits and Integrated Services Branch, and Service Canada Regions.
Nisa is privileged to serve as one of ESDC’s champions for Diversity and Inclusion, grounded in her personal experiences as a first generation, racialized, queer Canadian. Nisa is originally from Halifax, and is now based in the National Capital Region, after a number of years working on community and rural development initiatives in West Africa, South India and Southeast Asia. |