Biographies - Good Jobs Summit

Peter Edwards

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:08:00 -0400

Peter Edwards was appointed Vice-President Human Resources and Industrial Relations in August 2010, responsible for the integrated function across North America.

Tony Clarke

Ethan Clarke — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:29:00 -0400

Tony Clarke is a longtime political activist and author who has worked with unions on economy and environmental issues.

Mark Brown

Ethan Clarke — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:22:00 -0400

As a Canadian of Jamaican decent Mark Brown came to Canada when he was two years old. He started working at Canada Post when he was eighteen years old as a temporary worker on the midnight shift. After working all night Mark Brown would attending the north campus of Humber College studying accounting during the day. He am a Truck Driver by trade and currently holds a position as a Truck Driver for Canada Post. Mark Brown has been representing the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in one form or another since 2000.

Keith Brooks

Ethan Clarke — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:47:00 -0400

From 2010 to 2014, Keith coordinated the activities of Blue Green Canada, an alliance between Canadian labour unions and environmental organizations to advocate for green jobs and a green economy.

Joseph P. Leon

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:23:34 -0400

Joe Leon is the Co-President of AGS Automotive Systems and Tiercon Corp., both members of the J2 Group of Companies. As Tier 1 automotive parts suppliers, AGS and Tiercon manufacture high performance complex plastic-metal integrated modules for the automotive industry, such as bumper systems and running boards. Together, AGS and Tiercon employ over 1,000 people and have 2 million square feet of manufacturing space in North America.

Sarah Watts-Rynard

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:13:26 -0400

Sarah Watts-Rynard has been Executive Director of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum since October 2010. She oversees a team working to develop and deliver initiatives in support of Canada’s apprenticeship community. This work includes promoting skilled trades careers, undertaking research to inform evidence-based apprenticeship policy and practice, and connecting stakeholders through events designed to share best practices.

Dena Warman

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:54:22 -0400

Dena Warman is a Policy Development Officer with the City of Toronto. Living and working in many different settings Dena's professional experience includes urban planning, economics, and community development. Dena holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics in City Design and Social Science from the Cities Program, a bachelor's degree from the University of Waterloo in Planning, and a Certificate in Community Economic Development from Simon Fraser University.

Michael Walsh

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:26:48 -0400

Michael works as the Newfoundland and Labrador Organiser for the Canadian Federation of Students. The Canadian Federation of Students - Newfoundland and Labrador unites every public post-secondary student in that province.

Kathleen Monk

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:52:00 -0400

Kathleen is a strategic communications professional and project consultant. She was the founding Executive Director of the Broadbent Institute, a progressive organization focused on public policy and training. Prior to that, she served as Director of Strategic Communications for Jack Layton. Before entering politics, Kathleen worked as a producer in newsrooms Toronto, Ottawa and Washington.

Michelynn Laflèche

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:44:46 -0400

Michelynn Laflèche is Director of Research, Public Policy and Evaluation at United Way Toronto. Prior to joining United Way in 2011, she worked as a consultant with Civic Action and from 2001 to 2009 was Chief Executive of the Runnymede Trust, a leading social policy and research charity in the UK. Michelynn holds a master’s degree from the University of Toronto and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ottawa.

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Bilan Arte

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:22:00 -0400

Bilan is the National Deputy Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students, a (proud) woman of colour and student activist with over three years of involvement in the student movement. Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, her passion for equity and social justice led her to represent students previously as the President of the University of Manitoba Students' Union and Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students Manitoba.

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Melissa Cook

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:35:27 -0400

Born in Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, Melissa has true Northern roots. Melissa graduated from Lakehead University in 2014, earning a Honours Bachelor Degree (2013) and Master’s of Arts degree in English Literary Theory with a focus on social justice and cultural studies.

Mario Tremblay

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:22:00 -0400

Mario Tremblay has been Vice-President, Public and Corporate Affairs, of the Fonds de solidarité FTQ since 2006. A member of the Fonds' Executive Committee, he also holds the position of Chief Regulatory Compliance Officer.

Andrew Cardozo

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:55:00 -0400

Andrew Cardozo is President of the Pearson Centre for Progressive Policy, a new think tank that addresses a range of social, economic and international issues

He has been Executive Director of the Alliance of Sector Councils, a multi-sectoral industry network that addresses skills development in key sectors of the Canadian economy, a position he has held from 2005 till early 2013.

Joie Warnock

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 08:56:00 -0400

Joie Warnock was an officer of Unifor Local 2000, Media Union of BC until becoming a National Representative in 1996.

Joie has broad experience in our union working with members in many sectors and she has been a leader in the labour movement in several roles.

Lana Payne

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:23:00 -0400

Lana Payne brings two decades of dedication to Atlantic workers to her position of Atlantic Director of Unifor.

Lana found her home in the labour movement in 1991 as a member of the CAW/FFAW. Lana is a proud feminist and activist.

David Lindsay

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:36:00 -0400

David Lindsay became the President and CEO of FPAC in September 2012. He was most recently a senior Deputy Minister in the Government of Ontario serving in the portfolios of Energy and Infrastructure, Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, Natural Resources, and Tourism and Culture.

Steve Shallhorn

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:58:00 -0400

Since 2011, Steve Shallhorn has been the Executive Director of the Labour Education Centre (LEC),a Literacy and Basic Skills and Employment Service provider for adults. LEC is a project of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council. He is also the Chair of the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN), which originated in the Mount Dennis- Weston area of Toronto. The TCBN is a network of labour and community groups working to ensure that training and jobs building Toronto’s Light Rail Transit are available to historically disadvantaged communities and equity seeking groups. The TCBN has been working with the regional transit authority, Metrolinx, and the Ontario government to bring the Community Benefit Agreement model to Ontario.

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Gerald Hunt

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:19:38 -0400

Dr. Gerald Hunt is a Professor of Human Resources Management and Organizational Behaviour at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. Since July 2014, he also been the Director of the Centre for Labour Management Relations at Ryerson. He has written about union engagement with women, visible minorities and the LGBTQ community.

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Dr. Cheryl Teelucksingh

Good Jobs Summit / Sommet sur les emplois de qualité — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:15:00 -0400

Dr. Cheryl Teelucksingh is an Associate Professor at Ryerson University in the Sociology Department and a member of the Yeates School of Graduate Studies at Ryerson University Ryerson University. In addition to her undergraduate teaching in the Sociology Department, Dr. Teelucksingh also teaches graduate students in the Immigration and Settlement Graduate Program at Ryerson University and is an adjunct faculty and member of supervisory teams for doctoral students at both York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies and The University of Toronto’s Department of Geography.