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=== <big>Meet our panellists</big> ===

=== <big>Meet our panellists</big> ===

==== <big>Richard Soulliere, Senior Procurement Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada</big> ====

==== <big>Richard Soulliere, Senior Procurement Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada</big> ====

<big>Richard’s technical interests also flourished with Master’s studies in data analytics, although he focuses on procurement and special projects. He has participated in the Government Games, created Procurement Bliss (on GCpedia), and has been learning more about how to engage colleagues with disabilities and those from cultural minorities. He has published many articles on vocal.media and continues to author books.</big>

<big>Richard’s technical interests also flourished with Master’s studies in data analytics, although he focuses on procurement and special projects. He has participated in the Government Games, created Procurement Bliss (on GCpedia), and has been learning more about how to engage colleagues with disabilities and those from cultural minorities. He has published many articles on vocal.media and continues to author books.</big>

==== <big>Elyse Hamel, Acting Strategic Communications Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada</big> ====

 

====<big>Elyse Hamel, Acting Strategic Communications Manager, Environment and Climate Change Canada</big>====

<big>Elyse discovered her passion for communications during her master’s degree in international relations at the University of Ottawa, where she studied political speeches and discourse. A creative soul with years of improv theatre experience, she was unsure how the public service’s rigidity would suit her, but quickly changed her mind after joining the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency as a senior communications officer in 2017.</big>

<big>Elyse discovered her passion for communications during her master’s degree in international relations at the University of Ottawa, where she studied political speeches and discourse. A creative soul with years of improv theatre experience, she was unsure how the public service’s rigidity would suit her, but quickly changed her mind after joining the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency as a senior communications officer in 2017.</big>

<big>Elyse’s Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis in 2021 came as a surprise, generating both questions and answers. She has since applied herself to reconciling her new label with her sense of identity, celebrating how her neurodivergence helps her thrive in her chosen career while recognizing how it may have hindered her in the past. As a manager, she uses this experience to lead her team with authenticity and compassion.</big>

<big>Elyse’s Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis in 2021 came as a surprise, generating both questions and answers. She has since applied herself to reconciling her new label with her sense of identity, celebrating how her neurodivergence helps her thrive in her chosen career while recognizing how it may have hindered her in the past. As a manager, she uses this experience to lead her team with authenticity and compassion.</big>

==== <big>Myriam Fucina, Specialized Graduate Diploma (DESS) in andragogy, reflexology therapist</big> ====

 

====<big>Myriam Fucina, Specialized Graduate Diploma (DESS) in andragogy, reflexology therapist</big>====

<big>Myriam Fucina is a Quality Assessment Agent at Public Service and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Customer Contact Centre, and is also involved in committees such as the Well-Being Committee, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Committee of PSPC.</big>

<big>Myriam Fucina is a Quality Assessment Agent at Public Service and Procurement Canada’s (PSPC) Customer Contact Centre, and is also involved in committees such as the Well-Being Committee, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Committee of PSPC.</big>

=== <big>Meet our co-hosts</big> ===

=== <big>Meet our co-hosts</big> ===

==== <big>Samantha Moonsammy, Section Head Lead Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion, Materiel Group, National Defence</big> ====

====<big>Samantha Moonsammy, Section Head Lead Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion, Materiel Group, National Defence</big>====

<big>Samantha has spent over 15 years in the public service working in numerous communications, outreach and engagement initiatives that focuses on the people side of business. She presently leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion portfolio at Materiel Group National Defence and is the creator of the Lifting as you Lead Mentoring Circles program - the largest group mentoring program for the Government of Canada. But Samantha is much more than that. Her layers include being a woman, mother, partner, daughter, sister, community builder and immigrant.</big>

<big>Samantha has spent over 15 years in the public service working in numerous communications, outreach and engagement initiatives that focuses on the people side of business. She presently leads the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion portfolio at Materiel Group National Defence and is the creator of the Lifting as you Lead Mentoring Circles program - the largest group mentoring program for the Government of Canada. But Samantha is much more than that. Her layers include being a woman, mother, partner, daughter, sister, community builder and immigrant.</big>

<big>As an Indo-Caribbean Canadian she was born in Guyana, South America and immigrated to Canada as a toddler. From a young age, dating back to elementary school to the present, Samantha has been a leader in diversity, inclusion and equity, always helping to amplify the voice of others and create sustainable change in organizations to build deeper respect and understanding for all humans. Samantha lives in the Ottawa area and spent some time in Toronto and Barbados during her Master’s degree in Communications and Culture. She is a passionate world traveller who has worked and studied in India, China, France and the Caribbean. Her daily mantra:  Be the change you wish to see in the world.</big>  

<big>As an Indo-Caribbean Canadian she was born in Guyana, South America and immigrated to Canada as a toddler. From a young age, dating back to elementary school to the present, Samantha has been a leader in diversity, inclusion and equity, always helping to amplify the voice of others and create sustainable change in organizations to build deeper respect and understanding for all humans. Samantha lives in the Ottawa area and spent some time in Toronto and Barbados during her Master’s degree in Communications and Culture. She is a passionate world traveller who has worked and studied in India, China, France and the Caribbean. Her daily mantra:  Be the change you wish to see in the world.</big>

 

==== <big>Chichi Ayalogu, MA, PhD Student, Diversity and Inclusion Office, Materiel Group, Department of National Defence</big> ====

====<big>Chichi Ayalogu, MA, PhD Student, Diversity and Inclusion Office, Materiel Group, Department of National Defence</big>====

<big>Chichi Ayalogu is a mother to two children, a wife, PhD student at Carleton University in the cultural mediations program, and a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Office. She immigrated to Canada from Nigeria in 1998 at the age of nine, and situates her doctoral research and writing in her experience as a member of the Nigerian diaspora. Her work is grounded in a commitment to human rights and the recognition of its denial to numerous communities globally.</big>

<big>Chichi Ayalogu is a mother to two children, a wife, PhD student at Carleton University in the cultural mediations program, and a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Office. She immigrated to Canada from Nigeria in 1998 at the age of nine, and situates her doctoral research and writing in her experience as a member of the Nigerian diaspora. Her work is grounded in a commitment to human rights and the recognition of its denial to numerous communities globally.</big>

== '''Mission: Ask Me Anything series''' ==

== '''Mission: Ask Me Anything series''' ==