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Joanna Ashworth, Facilitator
 Biographical Statement
Joanna is the Director of Dialogue Programs at Simon
Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. Early in
her career she served with the United Nations World Food Programme in
Latin America and upon returning to Canada established a successful consulting
practice, directing many projects and programs at the Open Learning Agency,
Simon Fraser University’s Public Policy program, community colleges
in BC, professional associations, numerous provincial and federal ministries,
business and community organizations. Her professional practice has centred
on developing professional programs and media production. Joanna has
spent many years as a program designer, writer, researcher, facilitator
and project lead for numerous multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary teams.
As a filmmaker, Joanna has directed several documentaries on issues related
to the new economy and the rural and remote BC, addictions, adolescent
health, suicide treatment, and nursing professional education. Joanna
completed her Doctorate in Educational Leadership at UBC and her Master’s
of Education with a specialization in adult learning and community development
at the University of Toronto (OISE). Joanna’s research interests
include innovations in leadership education, dialogue and deliberation
as hermeneutics, and uncovering tacit knowledge through reflective practice
and narrative.
Biographical Statement
Originally from British Columbia, Nadine is currently studying Endocrine Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. As the first female First Nations student to graduate from the University of British Columbia's School of Medicine, she won the Hamber Gold Medal as the top graduating student and was named one of Maclean's "One Hundred Canadians to Watch."
During her surgical residency she completed her Master's degree in Public Health from Harvard University and was awarded UBC's Top Student Award. Passionate about Aboriginal health and Canadian health policy, she has served on numerous committees including the BC Medical Association's Committee on Aboriginal Health, the BC Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Health on provincial health goals, the Canadian Medical Association's Working Group on Aboriginal Health and as a Member of the Board for the Native Physician's Association in Canada. Her public addresses on the value of leadership for Aboriginal youth have been heard across North America and reflect her strong belief that personal commitment can make a difference.
Tony Penikett
 Tony Penikett is the author of Reconciliation: First Nation Treaty Making In British Columbia. A former Deputy Minister of Negotiations and, later, Labour in the British Columbia Government, Penikett had previously served as senior policy advisor in the Cabinet Planning Unit of the Government of Saskatchewan. From 1977 to 1995, he represented Whitehorse West in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
Nadine Caron
 Nadine Caron, MD, MPH, FRCSC, was astounded to learn in 1997 that she was the first aboriginal woman to graduate from the University of BC's medical school. The Kamloops native now regularly encourages aboriginal kids throughout the continent to attend university. “I tell them they can achieve anything if they work hard and believe in themselves,” says Caron, who also holds a BSc from Simon Fraser University and a master of public health degree from Harvard, earned while completing her surgical residency. Caron has won more than 20 major academic awards and was named one of Maclean's 100 Faces of the Future. She is passionate about aboriginal health and Canadian health policy, and has served on committees with numerous stakeholders including the BC and Canadian medical associations and the BC health ministry. Caron recently completed a residency in endocrine surgery at the University of California at San Francisco, and currently is a faculty member in the Northern Medicine Program at the University of Northern British Columbia and practicing medicine in Prince George.
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