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!I am comfortable providing support in these areas
 
!I am comfortable providing support in these areas
 
Je suis à l'aise d'offir du support dans les domaines suivants
 
Je suis à l'aise d'offir du support dans les domaines suivants
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!Language(s)/Langues(s)
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About me/Sur moi
 
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|Aaron Pinto
 
|Aaron Pinto
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|Leadership, management
 
|Leadership, management
 
|Trade, investment, US-Canada relations  
 
|Trade, investment, US-Canada relations  
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|English
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Aaron Joshua Pinto serves as the Government of Ontario's official Trade & Investment Representative in New York & the Northeastern United States.
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Previously, he worked as a Trade Commissioner focused on Foreign Direct Investment at the Consulate General of Canada in New York, advising growing US companies in their international expansion. During his tenure, Aaron supported Canada's commercial diplomacy by assisting tech scaleups and F500s in the fields of fintech, AI and life sciences.
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Aaron's interests are wide and varied - he has contributed to good governance initiatives and engaged in socioeconomic issues worldwide which have taken him on deployments from post-Apartheid townships in Cape Town to Ukraine and Malawi’s polling stations to Colombia's hilltop villages.
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His avid interest in global affairs also steered him to Central and South America and Canada's Arctic where he partook in trade and development missions. He was appointed as Canada's Youth Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and is a former member of Canada’s Volunteer Awards National Advisory Committee.
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Aaron holds an Honours BA in International Relations from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. After a stint in Central Asia, Aaron graduated cum laude with a Master’s in Politics and Security from the Academy of the OSCE.
 
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|Ashley Shaffer
 
|Ashley Shaffer
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|people management, communicating to influence, strategy development, time management, team building  
 
|people management, communicating to influence, strategy development, time management, team building  
 
|I will peer support anyone
 
|I will peer support anyone
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|English/Intermediate French
 
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|Candace Park
 
|Candace Park
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|Change Management.  Using GC tools.  Handy tricks like:  How to create links with icons, fancy signatures, use of surveys in MSTeams, or other applications, basically anything that would make my day run smooth.  Fuller understanding on Outlook and all the functions
 
|Change Management.  Using GC tools.  Handy tricks like:  How to create links with icons, fancy signatures, use of surveys in MSTeams, or other applications, basically anything that would make my day run smooth.  Fuller understanding on Outlook and all the functions
 
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|English
 
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|Catarina Ferreira
 
|Catarina Ferreira
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|Vulnerable leadership, HR and procurement
 
|Vulnerable leadership, HR and procurement
 
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|English
 
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|Catarina Martins
 
|Catarina Martins
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|catarina.martins@veterans.gc.ca
 
|catarina.martins@veterans.gc.ca
 
|Veterans Affairs Canada
 
|Veterans Affairs Canada
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|Veterans Service Team Manager
 
|Change Management, Staffing, Performance Management
 
|Change Management, Staffing, Performance Management
|Wellness - Exercise/Physical Activity/Fitness
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|Wellness - Exercise/Physical Activity/Fitness, Mental Health & Wellness, Can provide ideas on wellness programming and presentations on wellness from a physical activity standpoint, health promotion, and stretching sessions.
Mental Health & Wellness
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|English
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Can provide ideas on wellness programming and presentations on wellness from a physical activity standpoint, health promotion, and stretching sessions.
 
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|Christine
 
|Christine
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|Canada Border Services Agency  
 
|Canada Border Services Agency  
 
|Chief of Operations
 
|Chief of Operations
|EDI, Leadership, I have BBB levels in french- and would love the chance to practice in a non-judgmental environment. So, if you are interested in putting up with my errors, I would love to learn en français
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|EDI, Leadership,  
 
|Leadership, staffing, engagement
 
|Leadership, staffing, engagement
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|English/French
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I have BBB levels in french- and would love the chance to practice in a non-judgmental environment. So, if you are interested in putting up with my errors, I would love to learn en français
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|Dana Fotiadis
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|She/Her
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|dana.fotiadis@veterans.gc.ca
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|Veterans Affairs Canada
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|Case Manager
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|Best practices in case management, management ethics, program management
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|Case Management, mentoring in various social work-related areas
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|English
 
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|Emma
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|she/her
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|emma.ashurst@ccohs.ca
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|CCOHS
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|Manager, Inquiries and Technical Services
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|leadership, mental health, financial literacy, budgets
 
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|English
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Looking forward to brainstorming and supporting each other
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|Hayden Pare
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|He/Him
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|hayden.pare@irb-cisr.gc.ca
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|Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
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|Deputy Registrar
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|Delivering poor performance reviews.
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|Day to day leadership and organization.
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|English
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|Jane Fitzgerald
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|she/her
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|jane.fitzgerald@veterans.gc.ca
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|Veterans Affairs Canada
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|Manager
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|Anything to improve my management.
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|Coaching, growth based mindset, showing appreciation in workplace.
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|English
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|Jeff Seguin
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|he/him
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|jeffrey.seguin@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
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|Canada Border Services Agency
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|A/Chief of Operations
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|Applying change in a 24 hr shift working environment. Effective management techniques in a 24 hr shift working environment
 
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|English
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|Kate Horrigan
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|She/Her
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|kaitlin.horrigan@veterans.gc.ca
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|VAC
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|National Consultant
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|Effective change versus ease of implementation with budget restrictions/periods of fatigue on teams. Leveraging technology - What should we be doing? /How much time should we be investing in improving our technological skills and abilities?
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|Maintaining healthy boundaries during change/high volume workload (multiple competing priorities)
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|English
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|Kelsey Lange
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|she/her/elle
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|kelsey.lange@irb-cisr.gc.ca
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|Immigration Refugee Board
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|Coordinating Member
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|HR and management trainings
 
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|English
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|Kim Gravelle
 
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|kim.gravelle@ec.gc.ca
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|Environment and Climate Change Canada
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|Manager, Ontario Operations
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|Engaging virtual teams and good training resources and tools (M365)
 
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|English
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Virtual team charters
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|Mary Heyes
 
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|mary.heyes@irb-cisr.gc.ca
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|Immigration and Refugee Board
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|Acting Coordinating Member
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|practical tips on performance management of senior staff
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|keeping in touch while working remotely
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|English
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I have been involved in training and mentoring staff for close to 20 years.
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|Meredith Richmond
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|she/her
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|meredith.richmond@csps-efpc.gc.ca
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|Canada School of Public Service (secondment) / Veteran's Affairs Canada (Substantive)
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|Ontario Regional Lead, National Managers' Community (secondment) / Veterans Service Team Manager (Substantive)
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|how managers can actively support actions toward reconciliation and an anti-racist public service, managing up, helpful credentials ie PROSCI, PMP, moving to the executive rank
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|succession planning/career planning for self and staff, effective use of learning plans, leadership skills (especially vulnerability and building trust), mentoring, coaching, mental health disability, positive space/Queer inclusion
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|English
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Queer with a mental health disability and very committed to supporting the creation of a truly diverse public service that represents all of Canada. Currently completing my Professional Master of Public Administration. Always open to virtual or in person coffee chats and connecting.
 
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|Natasha Côté-Khan
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|She/Her
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|natasha.cote-khan@infc.gc.ca
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|Transport Canada - Posted to INFC
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|Principal Advisor / Manager
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|Always looking to better understand change management, transformation
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|Anything with culture support, management tips and tricks in a hybrid environment, organizational and operational change supports
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|English/French
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I lead GCFlex
 
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|Rachael Pasma
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|she/her/elle
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|Rachael.pasma@veterans.gc.ca
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|Veterans Affairs Canada
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|Veteran Service Team Manager (acting)
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|Creating an effecting team, how to increase engagement, general management competencies
 
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|English
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|Sanjay Jeganathan
 
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|sanjay.jeganathan@cra-arc.gc.ca
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|Canada Revenue Agency
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|Manager
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|Networking, Virtual/hybrid work, performance management in the virtual/hybrid work environment
 
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|English
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I have both Private and Public service experience.
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|Sarry Zheng
 
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|sarry.zheng@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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|Natural Resources Canada / Canadian Intellectual Property Office
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|Policy Advisor / Canada's Free Agent
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|More on data science and AI, Finding mentorship
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|Share resources on digital and data, spend last 10 years in this space
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Discuss mobility around the public service, currently working in my 10th department
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Remote working tips and time management
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|English
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I am a Canada's Free Agent, first regional free agent, started in fall 2016.
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I have changed classifications during my short-but-not-so-short public service career (EC to IS and back to EC).
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My first indeterminate job working for the federal public service was remote, where I worked from Kitchener-Waterloo and reported to RHQ in Toronto.
 
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|Sharyne Williams
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|she/her
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|sharyne.williams@cic.gc.ca
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|Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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|a/Supervisor
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|I would love to learn more about research and evaluations in the public service. I am also looking to learn about how to make pivotal career changes within the government.
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|Leading a team with many new staff members, leading in a virtual environment, and EDI in the workplace.
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|English/French
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I hold a Master's degree in Immigration and Settlement Studies- Immigration has always been a passion of mine and I enjoy learning the many facets of it. I am very passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) work, especially in the workplace. Some fun hobbies of mine are doing hot yoga and reading!
 
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|Stefany Cutuli
 
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|stefany.cutuli@cic.gc.ca
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|IRCC
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|Manager
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|developing staff, effective leadership
 
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|English
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|Victoria Totten
 
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|Victoria.Totten@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
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|Canada Border Services Agency / Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
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|Lead, Planning and Integration / Chef, Planification et intégration
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|The regional operations of various organizations, including my own.  I would like to continue networking with other managers in the GTA and across Ontario.
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|I have ~ 15 years' experience in management roles - I love to share my experience and also learn from others.
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|English
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I am super passionate about working in the public service.  I am always happy to have a coffee chat, either virtually or in person, with my peers in the region.  Since 2016, I have occupied headquarters positions while residing in Toronto.  I have also been an active mentor in various mentoring programs since 2006.
 
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