Public Consultation & Engagement | List of Speakers
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Storm Cunningham,CEO,ReCitizen, L3CAuthor,The Restoration Economy, ReWealth, and Weapon of Paradise |
Paul Henning,VP, Strategic Projects – Western Canada,Rio Tinto Alcan |
Susan Pigott,VP, Communications and Community Engagement,Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
Dina Graser,Director, Community and Stakeholder Relations,Metrolinx |
Michele Perret,Senior Manager, Community and Municipal Relations,Enbridge Northern Gateway |
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Bill Galloway, Senior Vice President, Holcim Canada
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Bill Galloway is the Senior Vice President at Holcim (Canada) Inc. He joined the company in 1993 as General Manager of Boehmers, which was then a subsidiary of Holcim Canada, where he was responsible for ready-mix operations, concrete management, building materials and fuel oil. He was named General Manager of Dufferin Aggregates in 1996. In 2007, he was promoted Senior Vice President of Cement for Ontario and Western Canada. In recognition of his significant contribution to the local community Bill was awarded the commemorative medal for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Over the years, he has made it his personal mission to ensure that Holcim (Canada) Inc. assumes a leadership role in good corporate citizenship and sustainable environment performance. Under his leadership Dufferin Aggregates, a division of Holcim Canada Inc. has won numerous awards for property enhancements, community relations, environment manage and progressive rehabilitation. More recently, Bill received the Green Living Excellence in Corporate Responsibility (ECR) Awards for demonstrating leadership and committing to create sustainable change in the Canadian aggregate sector. Bill has a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelors of Business Administration from St. Mary's University in Halifax. Bill serves on the board of Sustainable Environmentally Responsible Aggregates (SERA) and the National Sand Stone and Gravel Association. Married to Anne, 38 years. He has three children: Kate (PhD), Rob (law student) and Stuart (teacher)
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Catherine Talbot, Principal, C. Talbot & Associates
Colin Ellis, Enterprise Account Manager, SustaiNet Software International Inc.
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Colin Ellis is SustaiNet Software International's Enterprise Account Manager for their StakeTracker database product. Colin joined SustaiNet in 2005 and has over 10 years of experience in the international business arena with a focus on enterprise level software database technologies. Prior to joining SustaiNet, Colin held the position of Enterprise Software Specialist with Fuji Xerox Australia and Xerox Corporation Canada. Through his relationships with government, industry, and Aboriginal groups, he has become a trusted advisor for the efficient information management aspect of their work. He has been involved in some of the country's highest profile projects within the energy and resource sectors. Colin has extensive experience with Aboriginal community engagement processes, and Provincial and Federal regulatory engagement requirements.
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Colin Webster, Director - Aboriginal, Government, Community Relations, Canada & US, Goldcorp
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Colin Webster joined Goldcorp as the Director of Aboriginal, Government and Community Relations, for the Canada & USA Region in October of 2009. Prior to joining Goldcorp, Mr. Webster was partner (co-founder) at Blue Heron Solutions for Environmental Management, an environmental consultancy based in Northern Ontario, providing services to the resource development industry. He is a Professional Engineer with a degree in Mining Engineering from Queen's University and has over 20 years of experience within industry and consulting. During his career Mr. Webster has gained valuable experience and insights within the areas of environmental management, community relations and Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Dina Graser, Director, Community and Stakeholder Relations, Metrolinx
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Dina Graser is the Director, Community and Stakeholder Relations at Metrolinx, the regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Prior to joining Metrolinx, Dina worked as a communications lawyer, community organizer and arts producer. In the early 1990s, she was the founding producer of First Night Toronto: Celebration of the Arts, a family-oriented, culturally diverse New Year's festival of the arts throughout downtown Toronto; after three years under her leadership, the festival employed more than 300 artists, engaged 700 volunteers, and drew an audience of an estimated 50,000 people. Over the ensuing decade, she produced shows and events, organized a successful mayoral campaign, and managed local and national projects for a wide variety of clients, including all three levels of government. She then obtained her LLB from the University of Toronto and practiced Communications Law at a major Bay Street law firm for eight years. She remains active in the arts community as a board member of Artscape, and for the past three years has chaired a citizens' group, People Plan Toronto, which advocates for better urban planning and stronger community engagement in the planning process.
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Don Spicer, Superintendent, Public Safety Officer, Halifax Regional Municipality
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Superintendent Spicer began his policing career in 1978, working primarily in the Patrol Division over the past three decades. He has also worked in the General Investigative Section and Media Relations Office. He has been a member of the Executive Management Team at Police as Superintendent since 2007 when he was appointed officer-in-charge of Administration. In 2009, Superintendent Spicer was appointed HRM's first Public Safety Officer. Superintendent Spicer is known for bringing new and innovative ideas to HRM that contribute greatly to community safety. He eagerly shares these ideas with community partners and through two national committees on community safety on which he serves. Of particular note, Superintendent Spicer has helped make significant strides in community safety around root causes of crime, including affordable housing, mental health and race relations. He also ran the most successful gun amnesty program in the history of the province. He is known and respected locally and nationally for his work in crime prevention, public safety and community engagement. Superintendent Spicer regularly spreads the crime prevention/community engagement message by lecturing to university classes, community and government groups and nationally at various conferences. Superintendent Spicer further spreads his message in the social media realm by regularly engaging citizens on Twitter and writing a weekly blog that has been read by people in 34 countries around the world.
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Ellie Marshall, Communications Coordinator, Open North
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Ellie Marshall is the communications coordinator for Open North, a Canadian nonprofit that builds web tools to make democracy better. As experts in online consultation, Open North aims to engage citizens in the decision-making processes of government and to make government information fun, easy, and meaningful. Citizen Budget is an online budget simulator that allows municipalities to consult residents on their budget priorities. The tool challenges citizens to balance the budget by modifying the amounts allocated to municipal activities and services – a format that encourages residents to submit realistic budget proposals. Ellie graduated from McGill University with a bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies, Communications and Economics. Her thesis explored the political economy of Google's search algorithm and its substantial impact on the information commons. Ellie joined Open North to assist with the organization's funding, outreach, and marketing campaigns.
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Eric Collard, Practice Lead, Social Media and Strategic Communications, Intersol Group
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Eric Collard is a consultant with the Intersol Group. Eric is a seasoned communications professional, with over 10 years' experience in government, NGO's and the private sector. He now specializes in stakeholder relations, social media and crowdsourcing. He has also been speaking on these subjects at conferences across North America over the past two years.
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Hassaan Basit, Director, Communications, Conservation Halton
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Hassaan Basit has a biology and political science bachelors degree from the University of Toronto, and a Masters degree in Science Communication from Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He also has a Masters certificate in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. Hassaan is currently the Director of Communications and Marketing at the Halton Region Conservation Authority in Ontario. His team is responsible for marketing services, corporate communications and PR, graphics services, digital media and community outreach. His department was among the first government agencies in Ontario to embrace social media and launch a formal digital media strategy. His latest project involves community mapping in Canada's fast growing and ethnically diversifying city to understand attitudes and engage new Canadians in a two-way dialogue on environmental issues. He has also served as Director of Recreation services, overseeing North America's third largest ski and snowboard school along with six other conservation parks spread over 8000 acres. He speaks regularly on the topic of science communication, his preferred subject of choice and his true passion. He also delivers talks on social media and marketing management at conferences and universities. He is active as a mentor to several young graduates in the PR field. Hassaan has a keen interest in academia and research and welcomes collaboration and discussion.
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Jacqueline Bannister, Director, Communications Directorate, Canadian Transportation Agency
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Jacqueline Bannister is the Director of Communication at the Canadian Transportation Agency. In addition to heading up the Communications Directorate, in 2007 and 2008, she led the Agency's organizational renewal initiative and implemented comprehensive strategy to engage managers and employees in the renewal process. Over her career, she has held several senior-level positions in various government departments and agencies, such as the Canadian Space Agency, Industry Canada, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority and Canadian Institutes of Health Research, heading up departmental communications, marketing, knowledge management, strategic planning and governance, and national organizational change initiatives. She is also the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors for Help Age Canada, a registered non-profit dedicated to ensuring quality of life for older persons who are destitute and living in poverty in Canada and developing countries worldwide.
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Jeff Monague, Councillor and Former Chief, Beausoleil First Nation (Christian Island, ON)
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Jeff Monague is an Anishinaabe from the Beausoleil First Nation on Christian Island. Jeff is a former Chief of the Beausoleil First Nation and also a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. He was recently re-elected as a Councilor, and is on faculty at Georgian College in Barrie in the Aboriginal Studies Department. He teaches all aspects of the history and culture of the Anishinaabe and does so under the mantra of "Language is the Culture, Culture is the Language." Jeff has been involved in the successful termination of "Site 41" landfill in Simcoe County and is now active in the "Stop the Mega Quarry" campaign in Melanchton Township near Orangeville Ont.
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Jim Faught, Director of Community Engagement, Lura Consulting
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Jim Faught is Lura's Director of Community Engagement and he has a wealth of experience with designing and delivery of public and multi stakeholder collaborative engagement processes. Jim spent over 20 years of his career in the provincial public service advancing environmental sustainability through policy, legislation and planning integration. Jim moved from the Provincial Stewardship Coordinator position with the province to become the Executive Director of Ontario Nature (Federation of Ontario Naturalists) He was a member of the both the Central Ontario Smart Growth Panel and the Greater Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt Task Force. The recommendations from these two panels were the motivation for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, Ontario's Greenbelt, and the Big Move: Transforming Transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) plan. Jim's work with Lura Consulting focuses on all facets of collaborative sustainable community planning with public, private and first nation clients. Through the use of strong, neutral facilitation and community engagement processes, communications, and research in all aspects of sustainability planning, Jim aids his clients in achieving award-winning community change projects. He directs communications and consultation for a number of infrastructure projects including the Windsor-Essex Parkway project, Toronto Transit Commission transit expansion and the Niagara to GTA Transportation Development Strategy. Jim is currently leading the community engagement process for the Guelph Wellbeing Strategy. Jim has been a key-note speaker for national conferences and has been a regular guest on CBC Metro Morning, speaking on the topics of sustainable planning and greenway protection.
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Karen Wianecki, Director of Practice, Planning Solutions Inc.
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Karen Wianecki is a professional planner, mediator and facilitator who specializes in stakeholder engagement. Karen holds an Undergraduate Degree in Geography from the University of Toronto and a Masters Degree in Urban & Regional Planning from Queen's University at Kingston. Karen has studied environmental mediation through the Harvard Mediation Project and is one of three Canadian mediators on the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Roster as well as the Native Sub-Roster based in Tucson, Arizona. Karen spent sixteen years of her career with the Ontario Public Service, working for the Ministries of Municipal Affairs, Housing and Natural Resources. She left the Province in 2000 to establish Planning Solutions Inc., a professional consulting practice devoted to stakeholder engagement and facilitation, public policy development and environmental issues management. Through her consulting practice, Karen has been employed by a variety of public and private sector clients here in Ontario as well as in Western Canada. She has worked extensively with First Nations, government at all levels, special interest and environmental non-government organizations, industry and business as well as communities. Karen subscribes to the notion that none of us have all of the answers, but all of us have some of the answers. She believes that collaboration and partnership leads to innovation and learning which in turn can produce results that are truly remarkable.
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Lancefield Morgan, Community Revitalization Consultant, Toronto Community Housing
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Since 2006 Lancefield Morgan has held the position of Community Revitalization Consultant for Toronto Community Housing working in Regent Park and other revitalization communities. As a key member of interdisciplinary teams, Lancefield's primary role is leading the community engagement process and managing local stakeholder relations. He is responsible for identifying and developing partnerships and projects that respond to the changing needs of communities undergoing revitalization. A key component of his work is bridging the concerns, ideas and priorities of social housing residents and non-profit organizations that serve the community, with the strategic directions, housing policies and redevelopment activities of the City of Toronto, Toronto Community Housing and the private land developer. Prior to this position Lancefield has worked in community development for several years coordinating educational projects, developing special programs, and working with youth. Lancefield is a graduate of the University of Guelph in Political Science.
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Leonard Rickard, Aboriginal Affairs Manager, Detour Gold
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Leonard Rickard is the Aboriginal Affairs Manager for Detour Gold – which is in the process of building Canada's largest gold mine. Prior to joining Detour Gold, Leonard was the Chief Executive Officer of CreeWest GP Inc. – the only First Nation owned aviation service company operating in the GTA. Leonard has over thirteen years of Community Economic Development experience specializing in Human Resource Development and Small Business Financing. He holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario and recently completed the Directors Education Program at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. In 2009, Leonard obtained a Senior Diploma in Airline Management from the IATA Training & Development Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. Leonard and his family live in Northern Ontario and he is originally from the Moose Cree First Nation.
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Marc Valois, Practice Lead, Stakeholder and Community Engagement, Intersol Group
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Marc Valois is a Senior Consultant and the immediate past Chairman of The Intersol Group. Marc has delivered strategic and business planning, participative public consultation, group facilitation and conflict resolution/mediation services to a number of clients in both the public and private sectors. He has provided consulting, professional and strategic development advice and services to support, plan, design and deliver multi-stakeholder consultations for clients' at the most senior levels of government, involving Ministers, Deputy and Assistant Deputy Ministers, as well as engagement strategies for senior executives from federal and provincial governments, national industry associations and the private sector. Marc has led hundreds of projects, his work has included designing and conducting a Minister's Round Tables for Parks Canada Agency, a national stakeholder consultation on behalf of Natural Resources Canada for the renewal of the National Forestry Strategy, designing and facilitating strategy meetings on behalf of the RCMP and the Department of Justice to develop and maintain continuing commitments to the anti-smuggling initiatives across Canada and designing and delivering several multi-stakeholder consultations on behalf of Health Canada to develop new policies and regulations appropriate to the Canadian context. As project leader and lead facilitator, Marc Valois is an extremely dynamic and effective group "architect", facilitator and "enabler" of meaningful dialogue.
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Mark Gerretsen, Mayor, City of Kingston
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Mark Gerretsen was elected as the 95th mayor of the City of Kingston on October 25, 2010. Prior to that, Mark served as the Kingston City Councillor for Portsmouth District. In addition to his role as Mayor, Mark serves on the Police Services Board, Kingston Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (KEDCO), the Mayor's Task Force on Development, Kingston Hydro Board, St. Lawrence College Community Council, the FOCUS Kingston Steering Committee and is the ex-officio of all council committees. Mark has always advocated for the betterment of the Kingston community and prior to being elected as Mayor was instrumental in advocating for the re-location of the Portsmouth Half Way House and was a member of several boards and committees throughout the city. These include KEDCO, the Kingston Affordable Housing Development Committee, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Health Unit, The Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee and Focus Kingston and most recently the Mayor's task force on development. Mark studied computer science at St. Lawrence College before and has a degree in Economics from Queen's University of Kingston. He is a self-employed property manager who currently resides in the Portsmouth district with his fiancée Vanessa.
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Matthew Coon Come, Grand Chief, The Grand Council of the Crees
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Matthew Coon Come is an indigenous leader and advocate for the aboriginal, treaty and other human rights of indigenous peoples in Canada and internationally. His election in July 2009 to the office of Grand Chief of the James Bay Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee is his fifth re-election to that position. Matthew was first elected as Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees in 1987 and served for four terms of office. Matthew was former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Canada from 2000 to 2003. He has become known throughout Canada for his efforts:
In recognition of his leadership in marshalling local, national and international environmental, human rights and tribal communities to create a strong coalition to stop a massive hydro-electric project on his people's land-Matthew Coon Come was awarded the Goldman prize, the "Nobel Prize of Environmental Awards" in 1994. In 1998, Trent University granted him the degree of "Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa" in further recognition of the significance of his work, and in 2000, the University of Toronto also awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws. He also received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1995. Most recently, Matthew oversaw the conclusion of a landmark agreement with Quebec dealing with the governance of the entire James Bay region of Quebec. This Agreement, signed on July 24, 2012, substantially increases the scope of Cree jurisdiction over their traditional lands and resources, while at the same time, establishes a new regional government in partnership with the non-indigenous municipalities in the region. Born in 1956 on his parents' hunting territory of the Cree community of Mistissini, Matthew was soon recognized by the elders as a natural leader. He was asked to be coordinator for all the inland Cree communities for the negotiations with Canada that enabled the James Bay Crees to achieve the first ever aboriginal self-government legislation in Canada, the Cree-Naskapi Act. Matthew studied political science, economics, native studies and law at Trent and McGill Universities, and also undertook theological studies in the United States following his tenure as National Chief in 2003. He married Maryann Matoush in 1976, and together they have three daughters and two sons.
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Michele Perret, Senior Manager, Community and Municipal Relations, Enbridge Northern Gateway
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As Senior Manager of Municipal and Community Relations, Michele works with communities and municipal governments along the pipeline to maintain communication links to discuss matters concerning planned Enbridge projects. Michele is also responsible for identifying community investment opportunities for projects and represents Enbridge at a variety of conferences and functions. Since 2010, she has focused her attention on the communities along the proposed Northern Gateway Pipelines Project route. Michele joined Enbridge in 1991 in the Regulatory Affairs department at Enbridge Pipelines Inc. where her responsibilities included developing pricing mechanisms for the transportation of crude petroleum in Canada and the United States, coordinating applications to the National Energy Board and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, working on acquisitions, and negotiating short and long term agreements with industry. In 2005, Michele joined the Public and Government Affairs department and in 2007 was provided the opportunity to develop the Community Relations department at Enbridge. Prior to joining Enbridge, Michele worked for General Motors of Canada in Oshawa, Ontario. Michele has a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Alberta. Michele enjoys volunteering in the community and has been on the Board of Trustees for the Edmonton Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, President of the Board of Teatro La Quindicina, and the Executive Committee for the Curling Olympic Trials.
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Pamela Hubbard, Principal, PMHubbard and Associates
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Pamela Hubbard is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and full Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP) with over 25 years of experience in the municipal, provincial and private sector. For many years she employed traditional planning processes and stakeholder/community engagement methods to environmental assessments, watershed planning and other public sector projects. She has evolved her practice to use visuals (graphic facilitation) and dialogue methods to help participants work more effectively and collaboratively in small and large groups. She has worked in many sectors including environment, health, waste management, and community based planning. Response to this way of working has been overwhelmingly positive as people experience how visuals and dialogue enhance their large and small group meetings and allow them to see the "whole conversation". Pamela's extensive understanding of planning processes combined with her artistic training give her the insight to work effectively with all types of groups who come together to explore ideas and to make things happen. Pamela's graphic work has been used to help all types of organizations to visualize their meetings. She has recorded and provided training and seminars in New Zealand and Australia. Her stakeholder engagement work was highlighted in a recent online WebSeminar sponsored by ISOS, a sustainability company based in San Diego. http:// www.anymeeting.com/WebConference/RecordingDefault.aspx?c_psrid=EA53D8878247 She was retained by Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone to graphically record key messages on a wall using a digital app during Prince Charles' visit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkw0zvDdoe4&feature=youtube_gdata_player Pamela is passionate about bringing people together in engaging and interactive ways to have useful conversations. She is currently part of a volunteer group developing a neighbourhood based plan using dialogue methods and graphic recording.
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Paul Henning, VP, Strategic Projects – Western Canada, Rio Tinto Alcan
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Paul Henning became Rio Tinto Alcan's Vice-President, BC Operations & Strategic Projects Western Canada on May 1, 2008. Under this portfolio Paul's responsibility has included managing the business of the Rio Tinto mining & minerals giant in the province of British Columbia which includes one of the largest manufacturing industrial complexes in the province located in Kitimat; one of the worlds finest and largest hydro generating stations in Kemano; and one of the largest reservoir operations in the country located in the central interior of northern BC. In addition, Paul is charged to look at strategic project potential for Rio Tinto Alcan in Western Canada. Paul arrived to work in Canada in July 2003 from the United Kingdom where he was the company's Operations Manager at Lochaber smelter in Scotland. Paul didn't waste any time in Kitimat, BC before he embarked on the modernization plan to upgrade the existing 282,000 tonnes per year capacity aluminium smelter there to a new state of the art 420,000 tonnes per year capacity smelter. In 2011, under Paul's leadership final board approval of the long awaited $3.3 Billion modernization project was achieved. Paul was born in the UK and that is where his career with Alcan Inc. began at the tender age of 18 in England's Lynemouth smelter in 1980. He began as a trainee science technician but quickly advanced through the ranks by pursuing technical and engineering opportunities and in 1993, Paul was promoted to a Manager position. Paul also spent career time in the company's aluminium smelter in Sebree, Kentucky where, as Reduction Manager, he was responsible for integrating and facilitating stronger relationships within the organization. Paul is an Associate Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and has chaired numerous professional events; served on various educational councils; participated as a key note speaker at many industrial and business functions; and is an avid golfer and dragon boat paddler. Paul has a B. Eng in Engineering Technology (Thermodynamics) from Newcastle Polytechnic and certification / designation in HNC Manufacturing Techniques from Northumbria College, ONC Metallurgy, and ONC Physical Chemistry from Newcastle C.A.T. Paul is an Associate Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.
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R.D. (Bob) Waldon, Managing Principal, Bedford Consulting & Associates, IAP2 Canada
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Bob has 30 years experience working across Canada in negotiations, community engagement, project management, Aboriginal relations and regulatory hearings. Through this work and as a consultant, Bob has designed and facilitated many consultation processes. This includes: an Offshore Energy Regulations "Lessons Learned" workshop with over 26 energy companies and regulatory agencies; the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline landowner committee process; Aboriginal consultation on projects and policy development; and, stakeholder forums at provincial and municipal levels. Bob holds a Certificate in Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution from Dalhousie Law School/Henson College and a masters degree in Canadian History from the University of Western Ontario. He is an active volunteer both professionally and in his community. In 2011, Bob was founding president of IAP2 Canada, the Canadian affiliate of International Association for Public Participation. He is a member of the ADR Institute of Ontario and a long-time volunteer mediator and facilitator for Restorative Justice Programs under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Bob is married with three children and lives in Caledon, Ontario.
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Rick Goldring, Mayor, City of Burlington
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On December 1, 2010 Rick Goldring was sworn into office as the City of Burlington's 28th Mayor, after serving four years as Ward 5 City & Regional Councillor. A lifelong Burlington resident, Rick went to Nelson High School and earned his BA (Economics) from McMaster University. He and his wife, Cheryl, have a combined total of seven daughters. Having been in business locally for 30 years, most recently as a senior financial advisor with Assante Financial Management Ltd., Rick has always been actively involved in community affairs. In addition to co-hosting Taking Care of Your Future on TV Cogeco, Rick is a member and past president of the Hamilton Chapter of Advocis - Canada's largest association of financial advisors. Rick is a Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow, and has also been on the board of the Ron Edwards (Burlington) Family YMCA and the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. Along with being Mayor, Rick also serves on the Board of Directors for the Burlington Economic Development Corporation, the Burlington Performing Arts Centre and Burlington Hydro. Rick is passionate about his community and plans to address major concerns during his term including sustainable development, environmental issues and long term fiscal management.
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Rodney Mark, Chief, Cree Nation of Wemindji (Northern Québec)
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Rodney Mark has been Chief of the Cree Nation of Wemindji for six years. He has served the Cree Nation since 1993 as Deputy Chief, social development co-ordinator, employment officer, and Youth Chief. He attended Heritage College and Carleton University. His interests range from spending time with family to reading, walking, and hunting.
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Scott Schreiner, Director, External Engagement, AltaLink
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Scott is the Director of External Engagement for AltaLink, Canada's only stand-alone transmission company. His role includes the design and delivery of messages to all external stakeholders, managing and enhancing AltaLink's reputation through a variety of media, and leading AltaLink's municipal and community relations teams. Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Applied Communications from Mount Royal College. AltaLink's transmission system efficiently delivers electricity to 85% of Albertans. Dedicated to meeting the growing need for electricity, AltaLink connects Albertans to renewable, reliable and low-cost power. With a commitment to community and environment, AltaLink is ensuring the transmission system will support Albertans' quality of life for years to come. Learn more at www.altalink.ca.
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Sean Meagher, President, Public Interest
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Sean Meagher has been President of Public Interest since 2002. During that time, he has managed a wide range of projects for the not-for-profit and public sectors. Sean has also developed public policy in areas as diverse as food security, child poverty, seniors' services, tax policy, employment programs, youth services, and recreation. Sean has worked on a variety of community and organizational development projects for:
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Sherry Campbell, Project Director, Integrated Assessment Service for Internationally Educated Health Professionals
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Sherry Campbell has over 15 years experience as a director of change management, communications and public stakeholder engagement programs. Her experience includes leading government and crown agencies through large scale change, and designing communications and stakeholder consultation approaches. Current projects include a collaborative initiative with multiple government ministries to achieve integrated cross-ministry objectives and facilitation of diverse stakeholder commitment for transformation of provincial program design to realize cost and process efficiencies. In addition, an initiative with a B.C. crown agency will generate innovative redesign of pricing structures through citizen and key stakeholder engagement. Dr. Campbell holds degrees in psychology, public administration, organizational development and leadership. She is a requested speaker on topics of implementing and managing the impact of change, and developing strategies for public/stakeholder engagement.
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Stephani Roy McCallum, CPF, Managing Director, Dialogue Partners Inc.
Storm Cunningham, CEO, ReCitizen, L3C, Author, The Restoration Economy, ReWealth, and Weapon of Paradise
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Storm Cunningham is CEO of ReCitizen, L3C in Washington, DC. ReCitizen, L3C is a new Washington, DC-based global network for citizen-led regeneration of communities and natural resources. As an L3C (a cross between a non-profit and for-profit organization), ReCitizen will soon provide free, leading-edge online tools for crowdsourcing, crowdmapping, and crowdfunding citizen-led renewal projects and programs. Storm is the author of 2002's The Restoration Economy, which has been hailed by government and business leaders around the world as "Extraordinary", "Remarkable", "A modern classic", "A landmark work", "Required reading", and "The most important and valuable business book I have read in many years." His second book, reWealth , was published by McGraw-Hill in 2008. George Ochs, Director of Real Asset Investment at JP Morgan calls Storm "the world's thought leader on community revitalization and natural resource restoration" and calls reWealth: "The secret weapon...for economic recovery at both local and global scales." Storm's third book, ReCivilizing, will be published in January of 2013. It will be the first book to document the global rise of citizen-led regeneration. Storm Cunningham was—from 1996 to 2002—Director, Strategic Initiatives at the Construction Specifications Institute, a 50+ year-old association of 18,000 architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers. A former Green Beret SCUBA medic, he is an avid SCUBA diver, motorcyclist, and amateur herpetologist. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
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Sue Foster, Deputy Project Manager, BC Hydro
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Sue is a Deputy Project Manager with BC Hydro's Generation business unit and has extensive project management experience working with First Nations, government agencies, key stakeholders and the public to ensure their interests are reflected in projects, programs and portfolios. She has managed complex water use planning projects using a consensus-based, collaborative, and structured decision making process. She established a Program Management Office and developed standard practices to ensure regulatory compliance and alignment with corporate strategic objectives. Recently her focus has been devising and implementing successful engagement, consultation and negotiation strategies for large projects in a regulated environment.
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Susan Pigott, VP, Communications and Community Engagement, CAMH
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Susan Pigott is the Vice President, Communications and Community Engagement at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. She trained as a nurse at the Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing in Toronto and then worked as a registered nurse for 10 years in Toronto and in Australia and Papua New Guinea. In 1978, Ms. Pigott earned a master's degree in social work at the University of Toronto. Since then, she has worked in the non-profit human services field for over 25 years. Prior to CAMH, she was Chief Executive Officer of St. Christopher House, a community-based, multi-service agency that operates in the west end of Toronto. Prior to that, she spent seven years at the United Way of Greater Toronto, first as Allocations Director and then as Vice President of Fundraising. In 2006–07, she took a leave of absence from St. Christopher House to serve as the Executive Lead for Citizen Engagement, supporting the Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform. An active volunteer, Ms. Pigott has served on several boards including the Community Social Planning Council, the Hospital for Sick Children and Soulpepper Theatre Company. Currently, she is a board member of the Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance, the Change Foundation, LCBO and Workman Arts.
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