
Mrs. Matilda Lewis
Mrs. Matilda Lewis recently graduated from the Indigenous Languages Certificate Program through the University of Saskatchewan. Mrs. Lewis holds a Bachelor's of Education as well as a Master’s Degree in Education. She has taught for over 30 years at all levels and was a part of the Cree Immersion Program of Island Lake School. She promotes Indigenous languages, has extensive research and experience in community development, and is a strong advocate for teaching languages at home and work. She has also played a foundational role in developing kâniyâsihk Culture Camps as an instructor, Cook, and kohkom.
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Randy Poon
Purpose and Performance Project
Chief Story Officer and Founder of the Purpose and Performance Project, a consulting and coaching collaborative that helps leaders and organizations align purpose with impact.
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Jenna Walsh
Elevated Escapes
Owner of Elevated Escapes, Social Business Coordinator with Be Local YYC, and Co-founder of GOT Foundation
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Barb Rallison
StartWork
Barb serves as the Associate Director at the Institute for Community Prosperity. Her work, both locally and nationally, focuses on applying economic approaches to advance community benefit and address complex social challenges.
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Jeff Loomis
Momentum
Jeff works as the Executive Director of Momentum - a change-making organization that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty in Calgary. Momentum partners with people living on lower-incomes to get good jobs, create their own job through self-employment and save money to build their assets.
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Philip Lozano
Be Local YYC
Manager of Be Local YYC, with almost 10 years of experience working in social enterprise, with a focus on community and grassroot initiatives
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