Aimee Hopeson

Ottawa, Ontario Director of Counselling & Client Services, Credit Canada Aimee Hopeson is an energetic, results driven non profit professional with a foundation in the financial services sector. She is passionate about helping people and delivering high quality experiences through dynamic, strategic, and inclusive leadership. Aimee is motivated by innovation in her work at Credit […]

Andrew Harrigan

Innisfil, Ontario Child Protection Worker, York CAS President OPSEU/SEFPO Local 304 Andrew is a Child Protection Investigator and long-standing union president with more than 20 years in protection services. He began his career in Central Massachusetts, working on the front lines with high-risk youth involved in crime and gangs, an experience that shaped his lifelong […]

Jacquelyn Hayward

Toronto, Ontario Director, Planning, Design and Management, Transportation Services, City of Toronto Jacquelyn is the Director of the City of Toronto’s Strategic Capital Coordination Office, leading an integrated approach to major capital planning and cross divisional collaboration. Previously, she guided high profile programs in Transportation Services, including the King Street Transit Pilot and Toronto’s significant […]

Dan Hendry

Kingston, Ontario Co-founder, Program Director, Get on the Bus Driven by Small Change Fund Dan Hendry is a sustainability and community building leader focused on youth mobility, climate action, and systems change. He helped pioneer a simple and effective model in Kingston, Ontario that combined youth transit training with free transit passes, increasing annual high […]

Jordan Gray

Mississauga, Ontario Team Lead, National On-Reserve Housing Programs, Indigenous Services Canada Jordan Gray is a public policy leader with over 13 years of experience in government, international advocacy, and nonprofit leadership. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, he currently leads national housing funding for First Nations communities at Indigenous Services Canada. His work has contributed to education […]

Ryan Grech

Mississauga, Ontario Executive Officer, Toronto Professional Firefighters’ Association Ryan Grech is a senior public safety leader with experience spanning emergency operations, labour relations, and public-sector governance. He holds a Master and Bachelor of Public Administration and is recognized for bridging operational leadership with policy and institutional accountability. His professional interests include public trust, intergovernmental collaboration, […]

Michael Hamilton

Mississauga, Ontario Customer Service Representative Liquor Control Board of Ontario Michael Hamilton has a strong interest in lifelong learning and staying engaged with current events, particularly the ways public policy and politics shape everyday life. He values being well informed as a foundation for meaningful personal and collective progress. Michael also enjoys building LEGO, especially […]

Joshua Girard

Collingwood, Ontario Firefighter-HazMat Technician, Whitby Fire & Emergency Services Vice-President, Whitby Professional Firefighters Association Peer Support Lead and Emerging Technologies District Lead, International Association of Firefighters Josh Girard is a professional firefighter with Whitby Fire & Emergency Services whose work spans frontline emergency response, labour leadership, and firefighter wellbeing. He serves as Vice President of […]

Kent Glowinski

Toronto, Ontario Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Freedom of Information, Ontario Securities Commission Law Instructor, Toronto Metropolitan University Kent Glowinski is Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Freedom of Information, at the Ontario Securities Commission and a law instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University. A member of the Ontario bar, he focuses on privacy law, securities law, […]

Mark Garcia

Ottawa, Ontario Government Relations and Advocacy Coordinator, The Canadian Teachers’ Federation Mark Garcia serves as Advocacy and Government Relations Coordinator for the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. Mark is passionate about advancing the democratic and labour rights of Canadians and has built a career advocating for unions, the working class, and public services. He’s held advocacy roles […]