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=== <big>Event description</big> ===

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=== <big>About the Ask Me Anything series</big> ===

=== <big>About the Ask Me Anything series</big> ===

<big>This session is part of a series of Ask Me Anything discussions that give us a platform to share stories, listen, ask respectful questions and continue on our journey to have more inclusive organizations.</big>

<big>This session is part of a series of Ask Me Anything discussions that give us a platform to share stories, listen, ask respectful questions and continue on our journey towards more inclusive organizations.</big>

<big>As an individual, you can’t necessarily change where you live. You certainly can’t change your past, but you can adjust who influences you—through the authors you read, the music you listen to, the movies you watch, and the interactions with your community. The ‘Ask Me Anything’ series provides you with an opportunity to increase your perspective — to learn from the lived experiences of individuals who are bravely sharing their stories to help educate and move the public service towards a culture where equity is embedded.</big>  

<big>As an individual, you can’t necessarily change where you live. You certainly can’t change your past, but you can adjust who influences you—through the authors you read, the music you listen to, the movies you watch, and the interactions with your community. The ‘Ask Me Anything’ series provides you with an opportunity to increase your perspective — to learn from the lived experiences of individuals who are bravely sharing their stories to help educate and move the public service towards a culture where equity is embedded.</big>  

<big>The series also provides an opportunity for you to know that you aren’t alone. These experiences, especially the negative ones, are systemic and happen all too frequently throughout the public service. The objective of shining this light is to continually increase the network of public servants ready to take action and move forward toward a culture of inclusivity and belonging.</big>

<big>The series also provides an opportunity for you to know that you aren’t alone. These experiences, especially the negative ones, are systemic and can happen all too frequently throughout the public service. The objective of shining this light is to continually increase the network of public servants ready to take action and move forward toward a culture of inclusivity and belonging.</big>

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

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

==== <big>Katherine Ip, Administrative Services Coordinator, Social and Political Sciences and Law Directorate Professional Support Centre, Linguistic Services, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada</big> ====

==== <big>Katherine Ip, Administrative Services Coordinator, Social and Political Sciences and Law Directorate Professional Support Centre, Linguistic Services, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada</big> ====

<big>Katherine Ip (she/her - elle/la) began her career in the public service as a casual employee for the Canada Revenue Agency in 1998 while also studying at the University of Winnipeg where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2005, she accepted a full-time position in an English-French bilingual work environment with the Translation Bureau as part of the operations support staff and has since become the Administrative Services Coordinator for the Translation Bureau’s Social and Political Sciences and Law Directorate. In June 2023, Katherine became the interim Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee champion and was nominated into the position officially in October 2023.</big>  

<big>Katherine Ip (she/her - elle/la) began her career in the public service as a casual employee for the Canada Revenue Agency in 1998 while also studying at the University of Winnipeg, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2005, she accepted a full-time position in an English-French bilingual work environment with the Translation Bureau as part of the operations support staff and has since become the Administrative Services Coordinator for the Translation Bureau’s Social and Political Sciences and Law Directorate. In June 2023, Katherine became the interim Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee champion and was appointed to the position officially in October 2023.</big>

<big>Katherine is a cis-gender, late-diagnosed neurodivergent, able-bodied queer woman happily married to her nonbinary genderqueer spouse and, together, share their lives with four rescue dogs, including one who is Deaf and another who is blind. She is also a visible minority whose parents are first-generation immigrants to Canada from Hong Kong and the Philippines. Her name in Cantonese is Yip Bik Wa and she was given a sign name in American Sign Language (ASL) by her friends in the Deaf community in Winnipeg. Katherine speaks Cantonese, is fluent in both official languages, learned some Japanese while teaching English for a year in Japan, and is currently learning ASL virtually from Deaf instructors across North America.</big>

<big>Katherine is a cis-gender, late-diagnosed neurodivergent, able-bodied queer woman happily married to her nonbinary genderqueer spouse and, together, share their lives with four rescue dogs, including one who is Deaf and another who is blind. She is also a visible minority whose parents are first-generation immigrants to Canada from Hong Kong and the Philippines. Her name in Cantonese is Yip Bik Wa and she was given a sign name in American Sign Language (ASL) by her friends in the Deaf community in Winnipeg. Katherine speaks Cantonese, is fluent in both official languages, learned some Japanese while teaching English for a year in Japan, and is currently learning ASL virtually from Deaf instructors across North America.</big>

<big>Katherine’s interests as a portrait artist, member of a Japanese drumming (taiko) group, Certified Family Dog Mediator, and rock climber of over 20 years, along with the many layers of her identity allow her to face challenges and find solutions with creativity, compassion, and always through an intersectional lens.<br /></big>

<big>Katherine’s interests as a portrait artist, member of a Japanese drumming (taiko) group, Certified Family Dog Mediator, and rock climber of over 20 years, along with the many layers of her identity, allow her to face challenges and find solutions with creativity, compassion, and always through an intersectional lens.<br /></big>[[File:Headshot - Mark Mindel.jpg|alt=|left|frameless|282x282px]]

[[File:Headshot - Mark Mindel.jpg|alt=|left|frameless|282x282px]]

====<big>Mark Mindel, Program Officer, Integrity Services Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada, Service Canada</big>====

====<big>Mark Mindel, Program Officer, Integrity Services Branch, Employment and Social Development Canada, Service Canada</big>====

<big>Mark Mindel is growing their career in government by working out of the Prince George Service Canada Centre in British Columbia’s North! As a people person, Mark strives day-to-day to provide excellence in client services.</big>

<big>Mark Mindel is growing their career in government by working out of the Prince George Service Canada Centre in British Columbia’s North! As a people person, Mark strives day-to-day to provide excellence in client services.</big>  

<big>Mark’s non-linear path in gender identity is an experience Mark uses in their elected role for their union to lead the non-binary conversation.</big>  

<big>Mark’s non-linear path in gender identity is an experience Mark uses in their elected role for their union to lead the non-binary conversation.</big>  

<big>That conversation is one that falls alongside Mark’s layers as a parent to three adopted Indigenous children, recent marriage to their husband, and Mark’s Euro-Punjabi roots.</big>

<big>That conversation is one that falls alongside Mark’s layers as a parent to three adopted Indigenous children, recent marriage to their husband, and Mark’s Euro-Punjabi roots.</big>

<big>Mark holds a Master’s degree in Immunology and went all-but-dissertation on a McGill Doctorate publishing in diverse fields of science, medicine and engineering (maiden name of “James-Bhasin”). After taking some law courses, Mark got their feet wet understanding our system of government in Mark’s hometown of Ottawa. After a few years of learning experiences in the proverbial “bubble,” Mark produced Mark Carney’s Global Citizen Award for the United Nations.</big>

<big>Mark holds a Master’s degree in Immunology and went all-but-dissertation on a McGill Doctorate publishing in diverse fields of science, medicine and engineering (maiden name of “James-Bhasin”). After taking some law courses, Mark got their feet wet, understanding our system of government in Mark’s hometown of Ottawa. After a few years of learning experiences in the proverbial “bubble,” Mark produced Mark Carney’s Global Citizen Award for the United Nations.</big>

<big>Mark’s passion for diversity is best understood by their emphasis on ensuring that all voices get brought to the table.</big>  

<big>Mark’s passion for diversity is best understood by their emphasis on ensuring that all voices get brought to the table.</big>

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====<big>Andrea Monrad, Communications Security Custodian, Environment and Climate Change Canada</big>====

====<big>Andrea Monrad, Communications Security Custodian, Environment and Climate Change Canada</big>====

<big>Andrea Monrad joined the Communication Reserves in 1988. She worked within the Forces at Esquimalt, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and the Golan Heights before transitioning to public service in 2009, still within the Department of National Defence. Her military career covered radio and teletype, the start of computer networking and on to supporting Defence Wide Area Network and classified networks at home and deployed. Throughout her military career, she has focused on communication, security, and IT. In 2017, Andrea moved over to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to become the Communications Security (ComSec) Custodian, supporting Classified networks and then in 2020, moved over to the Cyber Security and Policy office.</big>

<big>Andrea Monrad joined the Communication Reserves in 1988. She worked within the Forces at Esquimalt, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, and the Golan Heights before transitioning to public service in 2009, still within the Department of National Defence. Her military career covered radio and teletype, the start of computer networking and on to supporting Defence Wide Area Network and classified networks at home and deployed. Throughout her military career, she has focused on communication, security, and IT. In 2017, Andrea moved over to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to become the Communications Security (ComSec) Custodian, supporting Classified networks and then, in 2020, moved over to the Cyber Security and Policy office.</big>

<big>Andrea is a proud single dad of a twenty-year-old queer kid who ‘came out’ in her teens and helped Andrea realize her own identity journey. Her path led her to become the co-champion of ECCC’s Pride Network, the co-chair of the Public Service Pride Network’s Interdepartmental Working group on Chosen Names and Gender Marker Modernization, and an active participant in both GC and ECCC DIEE and identity issues.</big>

<big>Andrea is a proud single dad of a twenty-year-old queer kid who ‘came out’ in her teens and helped Andrea realize her own identity journey. Her path led her to become the co-champion of ECCC’s Pride Network, the co-chair of the Public Service Pride Network’s Interdepartmental Working group on Chosen Names and Gender Marker Modernization, and an active participant in both GC and ECCC DIEE and identity issues.</big>

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

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

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