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Carolyn Acker
Founder, Pathways to Education
Gabrielle Scrimshaw
Co-founder, Aboriginal Professional Association of Canada
Robert (Bobby) Watt
President, RJW Stonemasons Ltd.
Deb Matthews
Ontario’s Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development
Liban Abokor
Executive Director, Youth LEAPS
Rona Abramovitch
senior policy advisor, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development & Ministry of Education
Tyrenny Anderson
managing director, Vuka Innovation, Inc.
Paul Anisef
Emeritus Professor, York University
Daniel Ansari
Principal Investigator, Numerical Cognition Laboratory
Fiona Bain-Greenwood
chair, English, Liberal Studies, Seneca College
Noel Baldwin
Coordinator for Postsecondary Education, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Anthony Bertin
Manager, Centennial College
Marie Bountrogianni
dean, G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University
Neil Buddel
Dean of Students, Centennial College
Susan Burhoe
coordinator of programs, Centre for Initiatives (CIE) in Education, Carleton University
Eliza Byard
executive director, GLSEN
David Coletto
CEO and Founding Partner, Abacus Data
Sabra Desai
Consultant, Education, mental health and organizational change
Rosa Duran
program coordinator, Community Partnerships Office, George Brown College
O’neil Edwards
program director, Ryerson University
Kate Feightner
Consultant, Feightner & Associates
Reuben Ford
Research Director, Social Research and Demonstration Corporation
Gail Forsyth
associate director, retention and learning, at Wilfrid Laurier University
Linda Franklin
president and CEO, Colleges Ontario
Heather Fraser
Founder and CEO, Vuka Innovation, Inc.
Marc Frenette
researcher, Statistics Canada
Tim Fricker
Director, Student Success Initiatives, Mohawk College
Kelly Gallagher-Mackay
Professor, Wilfrid Laurier University
Patrick Gaudreau
Associate Professor, University of Ottawa
Brenda Gilmore
Program Manager, School of Trades and Apprenticeship, Conestoga College
Jay Gosselin
Founder, Mentoru & Discover Year Program
Scott Greenberg
associate vice president, academic affairs and dean, continuing education, Framingham State University
Reno Michel Haché
Design & Development Coordinator, Restigouche Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC)
Sherri Haigh
president, Haigh Communications
Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo
Director, First Nations House, University of Toronto
Keith Hampson
Founder, Digital/Education/Strategy
Martin Hicks
executive director of data and statistics, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
Kyle Hill
co-founder and executive director, Teach For Canada
W. Aaron House
director of postsecondary affairs, Pathways to Education Canada
Lauren Hudak
senior researcher and manager of strategic projects, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
Melanie Janzen
assistant professor, University of Manitoba
Brandi Jonathan
Aboriginal Apprenticeship Board of Ontario
Richard M. Jones
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO)
Annie Kidder
executive director and founder, People for Education
Darlene Klyne
program director, Pathways to Education Winnipeg
Martha Krzic
director of programs, Pathways to Education Canada
Annie Laroche
project manager, Partnership for Supporting Student Success, Dalhousie University
Ann LeSage
associate professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Carlana Lindeman
Education Program Director, Martin Family Initiative
Ruth MacKay
Consultant
Erin Maloney
defence scientist, Department of National Defence
Tesfai Mengesha
Academic and Social Co-ordinator, Success Beyond Limits
Phil Maurizi
vice president operation, Promise Indiana
Eric Mézin
director, Council of Educators of Toronto
Toni Morgan
Fellow, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University
Noah Morris
Director, OSAP Transformation, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development
Sherri Murray
manager of academic pathways and partnerships, Sheridan College
Jenny Nagaoka
Deputy Director, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Lisa Nazar
secondary principal, District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) Academy
Brian O’Leary
superintendent, Seven Oaks School Division
Philip Oreopoulos
professor, University of Toronto
Jennifer Pearson
project co-ordinator for Grad Track, Hamilton Community Foundation
Jackie Pichette
Senior Researcher, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
Mary Pichette
director general, Canada Student Loans Program Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada
Mary Pierce
Lawrence Kinlin School of Business (Chair), Fanshawe College
Danielle Pierre
research and policy analyst, Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance
Jennifer Reddy
program coordinator, Vancouver School Board
Tina Reed
Director, Recruitment & Partnerships, Contact North | Contact Nord
Kate Rootman
business designer, Vuka Innovation
Mirella Rossi
principal, Precious Blood Catholic School
Jessica Santana
Co-Founder, New York on Tech (NYOT)
Toni Schmader
Canada Research Chair and Professor, University of British Columbia
Carrie Smith
analyst, Earnest Inc.
Michel Singh
senior adviser, technology integration, Collège La Cité
Sally Spencer
CEO, The Peer Project
Mehnaz Tabassum
advisor, Centennial College
Helen Tewolde
Senior Researcher, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
Nora Trask
co-founder, Cloudberry Forest School
Chirag Variawa
director of first-year curriculum, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
Sarah Watts-Rynard
Executive Director, Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
Janet Webber
executive director, Simon Fraser University’s SFU Public Square
Harvey P. Weingarten
president and CEO, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
Richard Wiggers
associate dean of liberal studies, Mohawk College
May Wong
Executive Director, Omega Foundation
