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  Welcome to the Federal Youth Network's Virtual Learning Series for Employment Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
 
  Welcome to the Federal Youth Network's Virtual Learning Series for Employment Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Anti-Racism
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''[[Série d'apprentissage virtuel du RJFF/EEDIAR|Français]]''
    
=== Career for Employment Equity Deserving Public Servants - February 22, 2022 - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm EST ===
 
=== Career for Employment Equity Deserving Public Servants - February 22, 2022 - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm EST ===
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|[https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabassum-khan-she-elle-564b0490/ Tabassum Khan (she/elle) | [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabassum-khan-she-elle-564b0490/ Tabassum Khan (she/elle) | LinkedIn]
 
|[https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabassum-khan-she-elle-564b0490/ Tabassum Khan (she/elle) | [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabassum-khan-she-elle-564b0490/ Tabassum Khan (she/elle) | LinkedIn]
 
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|[[File:Michele Elliott.png|center|thumb|203x203px]]
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|'''<big>Michèle Elliott</big>''' (Her/She)
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|Senior Advisor and Subject Matter Expert, Talent Management, Knowledge Circle for Indigenous Inclusion &amp;amp;
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Manager of the Indigenous Career Navigators Program (ICNP)
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|Prior to joining the Public Service, Michèle was a schoolteacher for over 10 years.
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She then made the move to the Federal Government as an HR assistant. Within her
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first year in government, Michèle successfully landed a supervisory role at First
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Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) at Health Canada. There she worked on
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Indigenous files, where she could follow her passion of contributing to the career
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development, personal growth and better living environment of First Nations,
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Métis and Inuit people and communities.
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Michèle then became the Lead of the Indigenous Development Programs. In 2019,
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following 11 years of service as the Lead for Indigenous Development Programs, Michèle assumed the
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role of Indigenous Navigator for FNIHB. In this new role, Michèle supported Indigenous employee
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recruitment, retention, and advancement within the department. She offered career advice and guidance to
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Indigenous employees. She helped managers who were looking to staff positions with Indigenous
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candidates. She assisted Indigenous employees, located across the country, with mapping out career
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paths, creating learning plans, providing advice on how to be successful in staffing processes, and helping
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them find staffing opportunities. Michèle is now at the Knowledge Circle for Indigenous Inclusion where
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she has developed and is currently implementing the Indigenous Career Navigators Program enterprise-
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wide across Canada. Her passion remains supporting Indigenous peoples and making a difference where
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she can.
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Michèle a Mi’kmaq woman who also has ties with the Algonquin culture. She is happily married and a
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proud mother of three. She has a Degree in Psychology, a Degree in Education, and an Additional
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Qualification Course: Teaching French as a Second Language from the University of Ottawa.
 
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|'''<big>Samantha Moonsammy</big>''' (Her/She)
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|Section Head, Lead Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion, Materiel Group, National Defence
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|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.
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But Samantha is much more than that. Her layers include being a woman, mother, partner, daughter, sister, community builder and immigrant. 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 traveler 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.
 
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