InformalLearningNetwork
Informal Learning Network
There are numerous public servants who have a career’s worth of knowledge, dedication and experience. This represents a tremendous amount of skills and abilities that can be tapped into through the Informal Learning Network.
This is a centralized page where employees of any department and level can register to act as collaborators, mentors and/ or guest speakers. Employees are encouraged to indicate their name, current title, location and whether or not they have access to a Web Ex account. They may then add their areas of proficiency and personal email addresses.
Employees, leaders, communities of practice and members of working groups or teams can then use this database to contact interested public servants for mentorship opportunities, collaboration on projects or for WebExes or teleconferences to further enlighten themselves or their colleagues. This should aid in breaking down silos, building networks, increasing collaboration and spreading best practices within the public service.
Below is a list of employees who are willing to engage with their colleagues across Canada. Please feel free to edit the table below and add your information!
See also the Federal Speakers Bureau on Mental Health
Further discussion, resources, links and presentations can be found on our GCConnex group.[1]
Réseau de l'apprentissage Informel
Il y a une multitude de fonctionnaires qui comptent à leur actif des années d’expérience, de savoir accumulé et de dévouement. Ceci représente une source gigantesque de compétences et habiletés dans laquelle il est possible de puiser grâce au Réseau de l’apprentissage informel.
Il s’agit d’une page centralisée à laquelle les employés provenant de tous les niveaux et ministères peuvent s’inscrire en tant que collaborateurs, mentors ou conférenciers. Tous sont encouragés à indiquer leur nom, leur fonction actuelle, leur emplacement et s’ils ont accès à un compte WebEx. Ils sont ensuite invités à ajouter leurs champs de compétences ainsi que leur adresse courriel personnelle s’ils le désirent.
Employés, leaders, communautés de pratiqueet membres de groupes de travail peuvent se servir de cette base de données pour entrer en communication avec les fonctionnaires participants. Ils auront ainsi la possibilité de créer des opportunités de mentorat, de collaborer à desprojets, ou d’organiser des téléconférences WebEx dans le but d’accroître leurs connaissances ou celles de leurs collègues.
Ceci devrait contribuer à briser les silos, créer des réseaux et favoriser la collaboration et le partage des meilleures pratiques au sein de la fonction publique. Vous trouverez ci-dessous une liste avec le nom des personnes qui souhaitent se rendre disponibles pour leurs collègues de partout au Canada. N’hésitez pas à modifier le tableau ci-dessous pour y inclure vos coordonnées!
Jetez également un coup d’œil à cet article :Le Bureau des conférenciers fédéraux pour des milieux de travail sains
De plus amples renseignements, présentations, fils de discussions et liens sont mis à votre disposition dans notre groupe GCConnex .[1]
| Name | Position / Dept | Language | Location | Can Travel | Can Mentor | Teleconference
Videoconference |
WebEx | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi Omar-Ali | Learning Advisor | English | GTA | Yes, if funded | Yes | Yes | Yes | Adult Education, Learning and Development, Project Management for Training projects, Learning Online, Program Planning and Evaluation | naomi.omar-ali@irb-cisr.gc.ca |
| M. Yasin Janjua | Policy Advisor | English | NCR | Yes, within NCR. For Outside travel, if you pay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Project Management, Economics, Econometrics, Time Series Forecasting, Business Forecasting, Designing surveys
Using primary survey data in research |
yasin [ dot] janjua[ at ] canada [dot] ca |
| Kevin Lagacé | Manager / Agriculture AgriFood Canada | English and French | Winnipeg | Yes if you are paying | Yes | Yes | Yes | GCTools, WebEx, Coaching, Leadership, Facilitation, Insights, Listening, Mental Wellness, Leading Teams, Collaboration, Client Service, TOKTW, Positivity, GCconnex, GCcollab, OneNote | Kevin.lagace@canada.ca |
| Calvin Rodo | Senior Advisor - Application Development, ESDC | English | Ottawa | If you are paying | yes | yes | yes | Open Source (how to open source software, what it means), Software Development, Maintainable Software Development Practices, Containers, Cloud, Cloud Native Development. | calvin.rodo@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca |
| Vivian Nobrega | Open Source Advocate for Government of Canada, TBS | English | Ottawa | If you are paying | yes | yes | yes | Open Source, Working in the Open (IT and Policy), Software Development, Agile Methodologies (IT, Research and Business Line Implementations), Project Recovery, Automation | vivian.nobrega@tbs-sct.gc.ca |
| Christine Larade | Senior Communications Advisor, Corporate Communications | Bilingual | Halifax | If you are paying | yes | yes | yes | Workshop Facilitation, SharePoint, Social Media Tools, Personal Brand, LinkedIn | christine.larade@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca |
| Louise.Smolska | Senior Advisor, Rail Safety Transport Canada | French/English | Ottawa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Understanding the private sector and industry associations including: drivers; lobbying; governance. | Louise.Smolska@tc.gc.ca |
| Justin Patrick | Policy Analyst | English | Phase IV, Gatineau, QC | Ideally within the NCR | Yes | Video - Possible
Tele - Yes |
Yes | Digital Government, GCTools, Employee Engagement, Student Engagement, Youth Policy | justin.patrick@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca ; justincmpatrick@gmail.com |
| Etienne Laliberté | Free Agent | Bilingual | Ottawa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | HR Innovation, Staffing and Recruitment, People Management, Change Management | Etienne.Laliberte@canada.ca |
| Jana.Seymour | Senior Learning Consultant | English | Toronto | within GTA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Consulting Skills, Instructional Design, Performance and Learning, Competency Based Management, Organizational Effectiveness | jana.seymour@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Laura Green | Business Expertise | English | Chatham | Within Chatham | Yes | Yes | Yes | Business Expertise, Vocational Rehabilitation | laura.green@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Karen Igra Wolanski | Service Manager | English | Toronto | within GTA | Yes | Yes | Yes | People Management, Goal Setting, Staffing | karen.igrawolanski@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Jessica Dhaliwal | Integrity Services Investigator | English | Abbotsford | Within Lower Mainland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Governexx, Career Marketplace | jessica.dhaliwal@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Kate Mckerlie | Free Agent | English/(French) | Ottawa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Management/Leadership, Employee Engagement, Stakeholder Consultations, Facilitation Tools, Collaborative processes, Public Sector Innovation and Change Management, Accessibility and Duty to Accommodate | kate.mckerlie@canada.ca
k8m.at.work@gmail.com |
| Corp Minh Nguyen | Recruiting O Division | English | Toronto | Within GTA | Yes | Video - No
Tele - Yes |
No | History of the RCMP | Minh.Nguyen@rcmp-grc.gc.ca |
| Sarah Sulaman | Service Canada Benefits Officer | English | Toronto | Within GTA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writing and Editing Workshop (Grammar, Syntax, Style) | sarah.sulaman@service.canada.gc.ca |
| Mélanie Legault | Executive Coach and Talent Management Advisor | Bilingual | Ottawa | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Leadership Development, Career Management and Development, Coaching, People Management | melanie.legault@tc.gc.ca |
| Sarah Reda | Conseillère en communications / Communications Advisor | Bilingual | Montreal | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Social Media, GCTools, Networking, Career Dévelopment, Employee Engagement | sarah.reda@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Naomi Bambara | Senior Policy and Program Analyst | Bilingual | Ottawa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Public Speaking, Engagement, Mentoring, Career Development, Consciousness | naomi.bambara@tbs-sct.gc.ca |
| Danielle Provencher | Senior Policy Analyst | Bilingual; | NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Race
Diversity Multiculturalism Allyship |
Danielle.provencher@justice.gc.ca |
| Sarry Zheng | Free Agent | English | Toronto | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Data Visualization, Digital Communications, User Research | sarry.zheng@canada.ca |
| Georgina Bassett | Technical Advisor | English, French (B level) | Charlottetown, PEI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | georgina.bassett@canada.ca | |
| Jennifer Dyke | Advisor with ESDC | English | St. John's, Newfoundland | Yes | Yes | Tele - Yes
Video - Possible |
Yes | Indigenous Recruitment, Retention & Advancement; Reconciliation;
Career Development; Networking; Public Speaking; Design Thinking; Co-Development; Engagement; GoC Communities of Practice |
Jennifer.Dyke@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| James O'Regan | Team Lead
Media Analysis |
English | NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Data Visualization | james.oregan@canada.ca | |
| Stuart Spence | Scientific programmer analyst at Environment and Climate Change Canada | English, French | Montreal (Dorval) | Probably | Yes | Maybe | Maybe | Computer topics for non-technical people: Python, git, GitHub/GitLab, Linux, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics programming, workflow automation. See here. | stuart.spence@canada.ca |
| Ben Sharpe | Strategic Planning Analyst | English | NCR | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Change Management; User Engagement; Strategic Communications; Stakeholder Consultations | ben.sharpe@justice.gc.ca | |
| Mark MacPherson | Service Design Manager and Project Manager | English | NCR | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Agile Project Management, Remote Work, Scrum, Story Mapping | mark.macpherson@forces.gc.ca |
| Fannie Bernard | Project Manager | Bilingual | Bathurst New Brunswick | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence, 5 Languages of Appreciation, People Managemenet | fannie.bernard@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Cynthia Bouchard | Manager, BC Federal Council | Bilingual | Vancouver | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Regional reality, how to best work with your regional teams, cultural transformation | Cynthia.bouchard@canada.ca
cynbouchard@hotmail.com |
| Robyn Paton | Senior Program Specialist/Product Owner, CRA | English | NCR | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Agile product/project management, service design, strategic marketing and communications | Robyn.Paton@cra-arc.gc.ca
robyn@robynpaton.com |
| Rod Gallant | Senior HR Analyst, Policy & Programs, CRA | English | PEI, but in NCR regularly | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Social Media, HR Planning, Recruitment, GCTools | Rod.Gallant@cra-arc.gc.ca |
| Val Kolev | Project Management Intern | English | NCR | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | People Management, Leadership Development, Change Management | valentin.kolev@canada.ca |
| Bruce Radburn | Senior Advisor, Innovation | English | NCR | NCR | Innovation, Idea Farm, Policy Community of Practice | bruce.radburn@canada.ca | |||
| Mohammed Ansari | Scientific Evaluator | English | NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Public Health and Clinical Practice Guidelines, Evidence-based Decisions, Therapeutic and Diagnostic Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Causal Inference and GRADE certainty of evidence. | mohammed.ansari@canada.ca | |
| Roger Otis | Service Manager, Service Canada | Bilingual | Quebec City | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Leadership LMX, Resilience, Achieving High Reliability Organization Status, Integrated Management Framwork, Mental Health, Cognitive Dominance, Individual Performance Evaluation, Strategic Planning and HR Strategic Planning | roger.otis@servicecanada.gc.ca
otisr@videotron.ca |
| Saoussene Zair | Conseillère en RH / HR Advisor | Bilingue | Montréal, Qc | Possible | Open to the idea to mentor students ! | Yes | Yes | Human resources, Innovation in HR, Engagement, Planning, Diversity. | saoussene.zair@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
saoussene.zair@gmail.com |
| Chenai Tukiso Muzondo | Business Expertise Advisor / Conseillère en expertise opérationnelle | Bilingual | Vancouver | Possible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Performance measurement / mesure du rendement, organization development / développement des organisations | chenaitukiso.muzondo@servicecanada.gc.ca
chenaitukiso.muzondo@gmail.com |
| Enza Bongiorno | Information Management Officer | English | Winnipeg | Possible | Posible | Yes | Yes | Information Management (IM);
GCdocs; GCTools |
enza.bongiorno@canada.ca |
| Ainslie Nolan | Audio & Web Conferencing Support Analyst | Bilingual | 70 Crémazie, Gatineau | Within NCR but, conferencing preferred! | Possible | VMR - Yes
Jabber - Yes Audio Conf ID - Yes |
Yes | Organizing, hosting, & management of audio & web conferences:
-Reservationless (Conf ID); -Operator Assisted -WebEx |
ainslie.nolan@canada.ca |
| Valérie Gaudreault | UX Researcher | Bilingual | NCR | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Coaching, Networking, Leadership Development, Mental Health, Emotional Intelligence, Career Development, | valerie.gaudreault2@canada.ca
val.gaudreault@hotmail.com |
| Alvaro Vargas | Problem Addresser/Solver | Bilingual | NCR | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Problem definition, facilitation, experience design, business analysis, design thinking, idea muse, coaching, networking, career development | alvaro.vargas@canada.ca, alvaro@pHacktory.com |
| Mari Takeda | Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada | English | NCR | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writing for the audience, user-centred approaches, national compliance and enforcement operational programs | mari.takeda@canada.ca |
| Renee Robinson | Client Service Office, ESDC | English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 hour Indigenous Awareness session. Experiences within residential schools. Article 57 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Executive Summary on the education of public service employees. | renee.robinson@pptc.gc.ca | |
| Gaylene Higgs | Team Leader Service Canada | English | Toronto | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Employee Management, The Pride Network, Positive Space | gaylene.higgs@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Barb Yorke | Training and Learning Coordinator, CRA PEI TC/TSO | English | Summerside PE | Yes | Yes | Not ideal | Yes | Insights Discovery Practitioner; MS Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook); Soft Skills; facilitation, and more. | barb.yorke@cra-arc.gc.ca |
| Alexandre Enkerli | Ethnographer, Consultation Research Analyst, Privy Council Office | Bilingual | NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ethnography, public engagement, dialogue facilitation, cultural awareness, participatory-action research, qualitative research, adult learning, learning analytics, educational technology, data literacy, open innovation, technological appropriation. | alex@ethnographer.ca |
| Melissa Chow | Enterprise Architecture, Shared Services Canada | English | Toronto | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Women In STEM, Enterprise Architecture, Career Development, Regional Engagement, Diversity, Presentation skills, Sharepoint, Coaching | melissa.chow@canada.ca |
| Nickolas Vaessen | IT Market Research Analyst, Shared Services Canada | English | Virtual, Full-Time Teleworker | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | IT Research, How to Efficiently Telework/Work Remotely, Regional Engagement, Young Professional Coaching, Briefing for Senior Management, Social Media Monitoring, Benefits Realization, and Security. | nickolas.vaessen@canada.ca
njvaessen@gmail.com |
| John Bain
(BIO) |
Enterprise Architecture, Shared Services Canada | English | NCR,Virtual, Full-Time Teleworker | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enterprise Architecture, Desktop Engineering, Technical Stuff, Career Development, Data processing, Social Engineering. | John.Bain@canada.ca |
| Aalya
Dhanani Essa |
Community Broker, Policy Professional | English | NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | What is a Community Broker? Networking/Career Development & Value of Networks (e.g. YPN), Working in a Multidisciplinary Team, Coaching, OneTeamGov, GBA+, Mentoring / Coaching | aalya.dhananiessa@tc.gc.ca |
| Helen Daniels | Senior Advisor, Learning for the Future of Work | English avec du Français | NCR, remote | yes | yes | yes | yes | Career path, giving feedback, coaching, generative listening, learning, facilitation. | helen.daniels@cra-arc.gc.ca |
| Frank Assu | Free Agent - Home Dept - TC | English | Comox, BC, in NCR regularly | se | Yes | Yes | Yes | Regional perspective, Remote/Telework experience, Relationship Building, Operational Perspective, Indigenous Culture/Knowledge, Mental Health, Engagement, Social Media | frank.assu@tc.gc.ca |
| Waheed Khan | Senior Advisor | English | NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mental Health, Respectful Workplaces, Diversity & Inclusion, Visible Minorities Issues, Employees' Rights under Collective Agreements | Waheed.Khan@Canada.ca |
| Rowena Santo | Training Coordinator, CRA | PAB | Digital Design and Publishing Directorate | English | Penticton, BC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | All Microsoft Office products, WebEx, emotional intelligence, security, time management, working virtually, life skills, organizational skills, and more. | rowena.santo@cra-arc.gc.ca |
| Corina Franklyn | Learning Consultant | English | Vancouver, BC | In the Vancouver Area | Yes | Yes | Yes | Event Planning, Facilitation. | corina.franklyn@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Cat McDonald | Customer Service Officer | English | Edmonton, AB | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Professional writing, technical writing, editing and design. Production of promotional and professional material. | Catharine.mcdonald@servicecanada.gc.ca |
| Sanchit Sharma | IT Analyst/Developer,
Horizontal and Strategic Services (HSS) Section Compliance Analytics, Reporting & Provisioning(CARP) Division / Compliance and Debt Management Directorate (CDMD) Information Technology Branch (ITB) Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) |
English | Ottawa, ON | Yes | Possibly to junior entry level professionals in IT | Yes | Yes | I am new to the public service (0 yrs) but below are my proficiencies and areas of interests (for my learning/development).
Proficiencies: Business Analysis, IT Consulting, Systems Analysis and Design, Database Development, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Requirements Modelling Areas of Interests: Technology Leadership and Innovation, Career Development, Leadership Development, Networking, Mentoring , Being Mentored (Mentee), Coaching, Facilitation and Collaboration. |
sanchit.sharma@cra-arc.gc.ca |
| Nadine Lacelle | Manager NextGen Learning | English / French | Gatineau, QC | Within NCR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Learning, Instructional Design, Educational Technologies, Project Management, MS Office Products, Leadership, Virtual Tools, and many other tools and technologies. | Nadine.Lacelle@canada.ca |