Board of Directors

Eugenia Addy

Eugenia Addy

Eugenia Addy is a scientist, educator, speaker, and community organizer. As the CEO of Visions of Science, she is dedicated to equitable STEM access and community transformation. With a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Toronto, Eugenia has...

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Kyle Mason

Kyle Mason

Kyle Mason is a chef with over 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. He has worked in a range of sectors, including restaurants, hotels, private clubs, and wholesale food production. He is currently Senior Manager of Culinary...

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Shirley Hamm

Shirley Hamm

Shirley Lawson Hamm identifies as a Caucasian, light-skinned, cisgender, able-bodied, straight woman living as a descendant of immigrants on the unseeded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe in an urban centre called Odawa. She is married and...

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Anne E. Lawson

Anne E. Lawson

Since graduating from Dalhousie University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Management (Major – Entrepreneurship & Innovation), Anne has advanced steadily in her career. Anne’s first job after graduation was with North American Fur Auctions...

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Robert Shea

Robert Shea

Dr. Rob Shea is the Associate Vice President (Academic and Student Affairs) of the Fisheries and Marine Institute at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Previously, Dr. Shea served as Memorial’s acting Deputy Provost and Associate Vice-President...

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Carole MacFarlane

Carole MacFarlane

Prior to retirement, Carole MacFarlane was Career Programs Coordinator for the Vancouver School Board of Education in British Columbia. This involved the coordination of all career programs development in eighteen secondary schools, including...

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Yvonne Lawson

Yvonne Lawson

Yvonne Lawson is a past contributor to the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC) as a Cannexus conference planning committee member. She is currently Membership Chair of the Women’s Auxiliary at Sick Kids...

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Jaime Hugessen

Jaime Hugessen

Jaime Hugessen is currently Vice President, Group Distribution for Empire Life. In this capacity, he is responsible for the distribution and sales of Empire Group Insurance Solutions across Canada. His career has involved many years in Group...

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Douglas Lawson

Douglas Lawson

Douglas Lawson has 30 years of senior business and financial management experience across a diverse range of industries and size of businesses including Molson Breweries (consumer products), Nexient Learning Inc. (TSE listed corporate education...

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