Christopher Adams Hometown: Thunder Bay, ON Previous Degree: HBA Political Science, History, Lakehead University Work Experience: Volunteer experience in the areas of health (Canadian Diabetes Association), the environment (Earth Day Canada) and social justice (White Ribbon Campaign). Areas of Public Policy Interests: Environmental policy, Energy policy, and Economic Development.
Jessey Basi Hometown: Duncan, BC Previous Degree: B.A. Major in Political Science, minor in History, UVIC Work Experience: While completing my undergrad degree I worked as an Insurance Agent, selling car, home and travel insurance. After that, I began working in policy development with the TU Group, helping create and enhance their policy wordings. Areas of Public Policy Interests: Social policies such as immigration and criminal justice, Canadian Foreign policy and Public/Private Sector relations.
Elizabeth Bastien MPP Graduate: June 2006 Previous degree: BA with
a major in sociology/psychology Work Experience: extensive
experience as a program manager and faciliator working
within the federal government. Most recent position
was City Facilitator at HRSDC for the National Homelessness
Initiative. Extensive experience working with other
levels of government, community, and non-profit organizations,
and in employment programming and labour market information
research and analysis. Areas of Public Policy Interest: Homelessness, Poverty, FASD, and Aboriginal policy in
Canada.
Dane Berry Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Previous Degree: B.A. Philosophy, Wesleyan University, Middletown Conneticut Work Experience: AmeriCorps Volunteer, Tutor and Teachers Assistant in Chicago Public Schools; Library Assistant and Research Aide at University of Utah Law Library; Restaurant Manager at Alta Ski Area; Volunteer work with the University of Utah Museum of Natural History and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Areas of Public Policy Interests: Environmental and Natural Resource Policy (esp. Forest Policy and Economics), Energy Policy, Development, and Democratic Institutions.
Rucku Bhandal Hometown: Vancouver, BC Previous Degree: B.A. Economics, University of British Columbia Work Experience: Currently working for a financial institution. Approached by Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan to run as a School Board Trustee Candidate for the 2005 Vancouver Civic election. Areas of Public Policy Interests: Canadian National Security and Defence, Foreign Policy and Globalization.
Matt Bourke,
BBA MPP Graduate: May 2005
(first graduating class) - received Distinction on Capstone
Project
Hometown:
Thunder Bay ON Previous degree:
Joint Major in Business Administration and Geography
(S.F.U.) MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2004): PROJECT OFFICER – Rural & Urban
Sustainable Communities. Western Economic Diversification
Canada Brief work experience: POLICY ANALYST – First Nation Self-Government
Agreement. Tsawwassen First Nation. RESEARCH ASSISTANT
– Ecological services valuation and municipal
government performance. Simon Fraser University. ECONOMIC
RESEARCHER – Policy and Planning, Innovation and
Urban Sustainable Communities. Western Economic Diversification
Canada. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
evaluation methods, regional and community economic
development policy and planning, public private partnerships,
aboriginal self-government and economic development,
urban development and urban growth management.
Neil Braun Hometown: Kitimat, BC Previous Degree: B.Sc.(Pharm.),
B.A.(Hons.) Political Science, the University of British
Columbia. Work Experience: Community
pharmacist with work experience in both urban (Greater
Vancouver) and rural (Kitimat, BC) settings, former
President and Vice-President of the University of British
Columbia's radio station (CiTR 101.9fM), news and culture
reporter for CiTR and The Ubyssey (UBC's student newspaper),
pharmacist mentor for a student-run health clinic in
Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Areas of Public Policy Interests:
Urban health policy, political communication, media
and public opinion.
Kyle Brown Hometown: Orillia, ON
Previous Degree: B.A. Political Science, McGill
University.
Work Experience: Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation, ongoing volunteer for a federal political
party.
Areas of Public Policy Interest: Canadian federalism,
provincial and federal relations, fiscal policy, provincial
fiscal imbalance, Federal-provincial cost sharing arrangements,
and asymmetric federalism.
Karma
Call
MPP Graduate: June 2006
Hometown: Penetanguishene, ON
Previous Degree: BA (hons) Criminal Justice and
Public Policy, University of Guelph; Post-graduate diploma
Addictions: Treatment and Prevention, Georgian College MPP Co-op Placement (Summer
2005): During the summer Karma worked on a number
of projects for Tsawwassen First Nation, and has continued
on part time during the school
year. She worked as an advisor for the community on
matters relating to the development of a constitution.
This involved developing and presenting materials to
the community, as well as drafting various governance
and constitution options for discussion.
In addition to that, Karma worked at coordinating the
details of an agreement previously negotiated between
the Nation and a local business. This has involved negotiating
the details of an employment agreement, consulting with
various leaders in the related business community, and
implementing economic development initiatives. Brief Work Experience: Karma
has worked in a variety of fields including working
with young offenders, developing and implementing life
skills programming, and treating youth with alcohol
and drug addictions. In addition, she had broad customer
service experience and has worked in carpentry and renovations.
Karma has also been active on the MPP graduate
caucus throughout her graduate degree. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Justice policy, particularly relating to youth; social
policy; aboriginal policy; and governance issues generally,
democracy and local governance more specifically.
Mark Campbell MPP Graduate: June 2006
- Selected as the CAPPA Award winner Hometown: Belfast, UK Education: BA (Hons),
Philosophy & Modern Languages, St. Anne's College
Oxford; MA, Philosophy, UBC Work Experience: Research,
Administration, Marketing and Communications, public
and voluntary sectors Areas of Interest: Education,
Labour Relations, Finance, Criminal Justice, Foreign
Policy.
Catherine
Cheng - B.Sc., GDBA. MPP Graduate: May 2005 (first graduating
class) - received Distinction on Capstone Project.
Catherine has an educational background
in both science and business administration. She has
worked for the private sector in the technology industry
and provided research/policy analysis for non-governmental
organizations. Current research interests are:
Natural resources management and policy; Local, urban
and regional government.
Hometown: Edmonton, AB. and (more recently) Montréal,
QC. Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Social Work (BSW), McGill University MPP Co-op Placement (Summer
2005): Canadian Labour Congress, Headquarters,
Ottawa, ON.
Worked in the Social and Economic Policy department
and the Anti-Racism and Human Rights department to produce
a report on the labour market outcomes of workers of
colour. Brief Work Experience:
1. Community action researcher and community organiser
for a number of Montréal community organisations
2. Project planning and implementation.
o Coordinated a multicultural Anglophone supportive/educational
group for HIV+ women in Montréal
o The Montreal Chinatown Project was a volunteer collective
project that explored the growth and development of
Montreal Chinatown through the format of guided social
justice walking tours of the neighbourhood
o Freedom School 2003 was a Montreal based collective
that coordinated social justice training for youth of
colour and provided participants with a paid internship
in a community organisation.
3. Diverse experience with support group, consultation,
and workshop facilitation
4. Crisis counsellor/Crisis intervention worker Areas of Policy Interest:
Immigrant and Refugee Policy, Labour Policy, and Social
Justice Issues
Brianna
Coughlin Hometown: Windsor, Ontario Previous Degree: BA (Hons)
International Relations & Development Studies, Windsor,
Ontario Work Experience: Internship
and summer work at Mayor’s Office as researcher/assistant Areas of Policy Interest:
Social policy, community development, foreign policy.
Jasmine Crane Hometown: Vancouver, BC Previous Degree: Bachelor of Arts (History) (SFU) Work Experience: Managment and Policy Analysis positions within the Starwood Hotels Chains and Rogers Group of Companies. Also enjoyed being an in-school mentor and Big Sister for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Langley for the past 4 years. Areas of Policy Interest: Social Policy, Immigration, National and International Security Policy.
Aaron
Cruikshank
MPP Graduate: September 2006 Previous Degree:
BA Communications (Hon.) Work Experience: Currently
running a small consulting firm (Friuch Consulting)
that specializes in Strategic Policy and Business Intelligence
for science and technology. Former public servant with
both the Government of BC and the Federal Government.
Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Science and Technology, Economic
Development, Human Rights.
Hometown:
Richmond, B.C. Previous Degree: Joint
Major in Business Administration and Economics, Concentration
in Finance (S.F.U.) MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): The Centre for Public Policy Research
at Simon Fraser University. The position entailed policy
research on economic development of First Nations in
Canada Brief Work Experience:
General Accounting and Auditing; Community-based volunteer
work dealing with socio-economic issues. Areas of Public Policy Research:
Macro-Economic Policy [Fiscal Policy, Immigration and
Foreign Affairs Policy, Social Policy /Welfare Economics]
F Kristy Feres Hometown: Ottawa, Ont. Previous Degree: BA Honours
Sociology, Minor in Communications & Culture, and
Women’s Studies; Bishop’s University Work Experience:Human
Resources and Social Development Canada, Community Development
and Partnerships Directorate, Ottawa, ON – Engaged
in international and sector research and analysis, external
relations and outreach, and policy programs and design
pertaining to community-sector organizations and the
social economy in Canada. Areas of Policy Interest:
Social and community development – community-sector
organizations and social enterprise; Social policy –
education, mental health, and employment issues;
Gender; Juvenile justice; Youth civic participation;
Issues of child labor.
Kiran Gill Hometown: Vancouver, BC Previous degree: B.A. Major in Criminology, SFU Previous Work Experience: My work experience has mainly been in the public sector. I have worked for the City of Vancouver and for the City of Surrey. I had the opportunity to work for the Federal government with the National Crime Prevention Centre (B.C. Region). My experience there was most valuable and really broadened my horizons toward public policy. Areas of public policy interest: Social Science policies. Specificially Health, Education and Criminal Justice.
Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Education: BA (Economics),
Simon Fraser University Work Experience: Policy
Analyst (Fiscal Studies and Labour Markets), The Fraser
Institute; Chief Financial Officer, Four Front Investments
(student-run investment group); former President of
the Economics Student Society. Areas of Interest: Fiscal
Policy, Public Choice, Labour Markets, Entrepreneurship.
(kmgodin@sfu.ca)
Michael
Gomm Hometown: North Vancouver,
BC Previous Degree: BA (History)
Simon Fraser University Work Experience: Management
experience in a midsized produce department combined
with volunteer coaching of youth baseball. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Health Policy, particularly as it pertains to childhood
activity and fitness, Education Policy, and Transportation
Policy.
Hometown: Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan Previous Degree: Bachelor’s
of Science, double major biology/environmental studies MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Environment Canada, Climate Change Economics
and Large Final Emitters/Offsets Group branch - Lead
in writing the landfill gas quantification protocol;
research and editing support in writing the proposed
rules for the Canadian domestic Offset System. Work Experience: Research
Associate at the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance,
National Director for the Sierra Youth Coalition, Research
Assistant at the Environmental Substances Division and
the Office of Sustainable Development in Health Canada,
and Acting Executive Director/Researcher for the Vancouver
Island Public Interest Research Group. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
sustainable energy policy, ecological/environmental
economics, valuing ecological services, and sustainable
community economic development.
Karen
Graham
MPP Graduate: June 2006 Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Educational Background:
B.A. UBC, International Relations, M.A. York University,
Political Science, with emphasis on IR Brief Work Experience:
Areas of experience include the legal field in a legal
assistant role in the corporate/securities field; the
British Columbia wine industry in an executive assistant
role at a mid-sized winery in the Okanagan Valley, and
self-employed as a wine marketing consultant in Vancouver.
Most recently Karen has applied her research, communications
and client relations skills as client relations manager
at a Vancouver market research firm. Public Policy Interests:
Foreign Policy, International and Human Security, Agricultural
Policy (particularly the Canadian Wine Industry)
Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous Degrees: BA
(Honours) in Political Science, SFU; Certificates in
"Armed Conflict and Peacekeeping" and "Human
Rights", United Nations University. MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Research Analyst, Columbia Institute,
Vancouver, BC Work experience: I have
worked for the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) in
Vancouver for approximately four years. I worked in
several jobs, including working as a case officer, researcher,
and as a project officer for the policy branch. I conducted
country-specific research on major refugee-producing
countries, as well as assisted in co-ordinating national
research policy for the IRB. I also worked in Ottawa
as a business analyst and end-user tester for the IRB's
new case management and tracking software. Areas of public policy interest:
Immigration, refugee protection, environment and international
issues including Canadian foreign policy.
H Judy
Harris MPP Graduate: May 2005
(first graduating class)
Hometown:
Nelson, BC Previous Degree:
Bachelor of Arts in Speech Education (Washington State
University) 1971 Work Experience:
High School Teacher, Career Counselor, Mortgage Broker,
Non-Profit Housing Development Consultant, City Councilor Areas of public policy
Interests: Affordable Housing,
Municipal Planning, Community
Economic Development, Climate Change Erin
Harron Hometown:
Aldergrove, BC Previous Degree:
Bachelor of Applied Arts (Honours) in Psychology –
focus in Applied Research Brief Work Experience:
Research Assistant; ABA therapist working with Autistic
child; BAA Practicum placement with the Vancouver Fire
Department working to develop an education program. Areas of public policy
interest: Social and Health
policy, as well as Environmental policy.
Allison Dunnet -Holzer Hometown: Vancouver, Canada Previous Degree: BA (Political Science), University of British Columbia Work Experience: Allison became interested in public policy when she was elected to the VP External position of the UBC student society and became involved on issues such as campus land use, legalizing secondary suites, transportation and accessible education. After her degree, Allison spent two years living in rural Japan working as an English teacher and organizing cross-cultural activities. Since 2001, Allison has worked for UBC Student Development as a project manager for several new initiatives to support undergraduate learning, skills development and campus community building. Her work also included advising international students on immigration, health and cross-cultural adjustment and developing and presenting workshops for large groups of students and staff. Public policy interests: Allison is interested in social policy. Current topics of interest include: childcare and family issues, community development, public-private partnerships, policy & the media, civic engagement and financial security.
Anja
Hurt (Peterson) Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous degree:
BA (Political Science), Simon Fraser University Previous Work Experience:
Previous work experience: Concurrent to completing her
undergraduate studies, Anja worked as a Disability Claims
Administrator and moved into the
position of a Disability Claims Case Manager upon graduating.
In this adjudicative role Anja liaised extensively with
health care professionals, government personnel, legal
firms, employers and members alike. Areas of public policy
interest: Health Policy, Economic
Development, Institutional Change.
J Liza Vanessa
Jimenez MPP Graduate: May 2005
(first graduating class) - Selected as MPP Capstone
Award receipent, also received Distinction on Capstone
Project
Home Town:
Richmond, BC Previous Degree:
B.A. Major in Economics (SFU) MPP Co-op Placement (Summer
2004):
- Vancouver Coastal Health as a Project Support Analyst
Brief Work Experience:
- Social Research Demonstration Corporation (SRDC) as
a Research Assistant
- HRDC (Ottawa), Income Securities Branch as a Junior
Research Analyst Areas of public policy interest:
Social policy research in urban issues such as drug
policy, social housing, youth strategies, and issues
involving DTES. Also, employment barriers, welfare reform
and childcare.
Capstone
Project pdf
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. Educational Background:
BA Psychology (S.F.U) along with one term of study at
Lund University, Sweden with a focus on social policy
and Welfare State development. MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Worked as a policy analyst for the Life-Course
Trends and Emerging Issues Directorate at Social Development
Canada. Areas of focus included issues relating to the
aging of the Canadian population, family policy and
international comparisons of policies promoting life-course
flexibility. Brief Work Experience:
- Recruiting supervisor at a large market research firm;
overseeing the recruitment of representative samples
for a variety of qualitative/quantitative projects on
behalf of government, NGOs, and private corporations.
- Key accounts/customer service representative for a
local fire prevention company. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Social policy/Welfare State reform; in the areas of
unemployment, immigration and family policy.
Patricia
MacIver
MPP Graduate: June 2006 - Selected as the MPP
Capstone Award winner Hometown: Waterloo, ON
Previous Degree: BA Global Studies, Wilfrid Laurier
University
MPP Co-Op Placement (summer 2005): Helped design
government and governance options for a First Nation
in Yukon (McArthur West Management Consulting Ltd, Vancouver,
B.C.)
Previous Work Experience: Teacher's assistant
in remedial and ESL high school classes, worked on a
local political campaign, designed recreational children's
programs.
Areas of Public Policy Interest: Local and international
governance, institution and capacity building, environment
and resource policy, human rights policy.
Louella
Mathias
MPP Graduate: May 2005 (first graduating class)
Hometown: Toronto, ON Previous degree: BA Psychology
Hons; Graduate Diploma in Public Relations &
Advertising; Brief work experience:
- Planning Consultant; United Way of the Lower Mainland.
Needs assessments of regional
social issues; program design and evaluation; design
systems for community investment and fund management
- Project Lead; Toronto Social Services Strategic Program
Development Team.
Worked on the Business Transformation project; redesigned
business processes to support new technology and new
legislation. Participated in the development, implementation
and evaluation phases of the redesigned social services.
- Senior Policy Analyst, Toronto Housing Company. Worked
on research and
development of policy issues during the municipal amalgamation
process,
including leading and facilitating public consultations.
Volunteer commitments:
- Appointed by Order-in-Council, to the Ontario Trillium
Foundation as York Region Grant Review Representative
- Chair, Shelters panel - United Way of Greater Toronto
- Chair of the Board of Directors - South Asian Women's
Group. Areas of public policy interest:
Social Policy; Social Responsibility and emerging issues
in Biotechnology
Alana
McCabe MPP Graduate: June 2006
- Selected as the CAPPA Award winner
Capstone
Project pdf Hometown: Vancouver,
British Columbia Previous Degree: BA (Political
Science, English); University of British Columbia MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Food Service Analyst, Industry Competitiveness
Branch, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia Brief Work Experience:
Worked (including management) in the hospitality industry.
Coordinated the development of service standard manuals
for the restaurant and
hospitalilty sector. Worked in legal sector as an assistant.
Most recently, research and policy analysis skills have
been applied to contribute to the strategic planning
for industry development in BC, particularly in the
hospitality and tourism sectors, for the 2010 Olympics. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
nutrition and health policy, foreign policy, aboriginal
policy.
Tom McCarthy
MPP Graduate: May 2005 (first graduating class)
Home Town: Ottawa, Ontario Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Public Affairs and Policy Management, Carleton University MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2004): Tsawwassen First Nation, Treaty
Negotiation Support- Program and Service/Fiscal Brief work experience:
Ottawa Transition Board- Youth Policy Development Research
Assistant: Benefit-Cost Study of Vancouver 2010 Olympics
British Columbia Council for Families: Work-Life Public
Policy Project Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Aboriginal, Sport, Health
Ryan McFadden
MPP Graduate: May 2005 (first graduating class)
- Selected as CAPPA award winner, also received Distinction
on Capstone Project
HomeTown: Calgary, Alberta Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Applied Policy Studies MPP Co-op placement (summer
2004): Ryan is involved in a Wildland Urban Interface
Risk Assessment project with the City of Calgary Parks
Department and the Calgary Fire Department. The focus
of this project is to adapt an existing rurally focused
method of risk assessment to incorporate the needs of
a large municipality. The results of this process will
lead to recommendations for policy changes to Planning
and Development Bylaws, implementation procedures, and
public consultation and education frameworks.
Work Experience: Ryan has
had the opportunity to have worked with municipal, provincial
and federal levels of government. He was a member of
the B.C. Ministry of Forests Protection Branch for four
summers working as a forest fire fighter. He was a research
assistant for the Calgary Police Research and Development
Unit, working on recruiting issues such as, attrition,
retention, and recruit development. Ryan has also worked
as a research assistant in Policy, Planning, and External
Relations for the federal department of Western Economic
Diversification. During this assignment he was responsible
for writing policy briefs for ministers and deputy ministers,
project development, stakeholder advocacy, and targeted
policy
development. Policy Interests: Resource
and Environmental Management Policy, and facilitating
interrelationships between public and private interests.
Andrew Mitchell Hometown: Toronto, ON Previous Degrees: BA (Hons, History) Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Previous Work Experience: Senior Issues and Legislative Assistant - Hon. Mike Colle, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Ontario. Executive Assistant - Jim Brownell, M.P.P. (Member of Provincial Parliament), and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Ontario. Area of Policy Interest: Sustainable energy policy, Environmental policy/economics, public/private sector relations.
Michelle Molnar Hometown: London, ON Previous Degrees: B.A. (Hons) Philosophy and Economics, M.A. Philosophy - The University of Western Ontario Previous Work Experience: Analyst/Auditor with Citibank Canada, Teaching Assistant at the University of Western Ontario, Private Tutor - mathematics and economics. Area of Policy Interest: Sustainable development, international political policy, environmental policy, social policy, and tax policy.
N Sandra Nikolic MPP Graduate: June 2006
- Selected as the MPP Capstone Award winner
Hometown: Kamloops, British
Columbia
Previous Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Major Geography;
Minor, Sociology MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005):
1) Visiting Fellow/Researcher; International University
of Business, Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh – Involvement in course curriculum design and
teaching a university-level English class at a private
university, research current policy issues (mainly primary
education policy) affecting Bangladesh. Specifically
engaged in survey design and administration of a survey
to members of the general public in Dhaka, interviewed
primary stakeholders and conducted elite interviews
with members of the NGO and donor community.
2) Summer Intern; National Democratic Institute, Dhaka,
Bangladesh – Assisted in collecting background
research and design of GIS maps showing voter patterns
and potential violence at the polls for districts within
Bangladesh (data will be used for predicting where monitoring
at the polls should take place in the next federal election),
created an Excel database of all inconsistencies at
the polls of the October 2001 election, as well as an
SPSS database which will assist in predicting whether
or not print media has a coercive effect on voting patterns
in the month prior to a federal election. Brief Work Experience:
1) Intern with British Columbia Parks, Kamloops, British
Columbia - Involvement with policy analysis and formulation,
compiling research for Park recreation plans, facilitation
of multi-stakeholder decisions, preparation and organization
for development of district parkland.
2) Instructor: Public School Bridge Program, Vancouver,
British Columbia - . Prepared children new-to-Canada
and the English language for enrolment and success within
the British Columbia public school system. Areas of Policy Interest: Regional
development, land-use and planning, natural resource
management, international trade policies, education
policy.
Nancy
Norris Hometown: Victoria, B.C. Previous Degree: B.A. (Honours with
distinction), English Literature, University of Victoria;
Diploma from the European Institute of Public Affairs
and Lobbying, Brussels, Belgium Work Experience:
Alerdinck Centre for Western and Muslim Media, The Hague,
Netherlands – Fundraising Assistant
European Foundation Centre, Brussels, Belgium –
Development Officer
James Norris Ltd. Immigration Advice and Services –
Immigration Processing Coordinator Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Canadian foreign policy; the relationship between security
and development in failed states and developing countries;
conflict resolution; building independent media as an
aspect of promoting good governance in developing countries;
Canadian immigration and refugee policy; collaboration
between civil society and the public and private sectors;
international relations and diplomacy.
Leyla
Nouhi Hometown: Burnaby, B.C. Previous Degree: BA in
Economics, SFU Work Experience: Teaching
Assistant at SFU, Private math and economics tutor,
Bookkeeping/Data Entry for an accounting firm. Areas of Policy Policy Interest:
Immigration, Social Justice, Health Policies,
Resource Environment Management.
Rob O'Brien Previous Degree:
BA (Hons) Political Science and Economics Work Experience: Various.
Project Coordinator for Options for Homes, a non-profit
housing initiative to provide affordable housing in
Canada's urban centres. ESL Teacher in Japan. Student
intern for the Department of Housing and Land Resettlement
in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Health, Immigration, Trade, Taxation, Economic Development.
James Oloo (Jimmy)
MPP Graduate: May 2005 (first graduating class)
Home Town: Kisumu, Kenya Previous degrees: B.Ed,
M.Ed (University of Lethbridge). MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2004): Policy analyst/researcher, Learning Policy
Directorate, Human Resource and Skills Development Canada,
Gatineau, Quebec. Worked in the area of Aboriginal postsecondary
education and social policy, and educational and labor
pathways of Canadian youths aged 19-22. Brief work experience:
teaching in college/high school Areas of public policy interest:
Health Policy, Aboriginal education, and Immigration
policy.
Norma
Oshynko
MPP Graduate: June 2006
Home Town: Foam Lake, Saskatchewan Previous Degrees: B.A.
(Honours, Sociology), University of Saskatchewan;
LL.B., University of Saskatchewan; LL.M., University
of British Columbia. Work Experience: Worked
as a corporate lawyer in mid-sized firm.
Area of Public Policy Interest: Issues of social justice.
Hometown:
Legionowo, Poland Previous Degree: BA First
Class Honors (Political Science and Economics), Co-operative
Education, Simon Fraser University MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Centre for Public Policy Research. Worked
as a researcher on the Aboriginal Policy Compendium
Project to produce well-documented reports in the area
of First Nations health. Work Experience: Basia
has gained extensive leadership experience through her
involvement with the Residence Life Program at SFU.
She has also developed strong administrative skills
while working as an Administrative Assistant for Business
Co-operative Education. Basia is currently working as
a Research Assistant, performing edits, compiling literature
reviews and conducting research in the areas of policy,
gender and health. Public policy interests:
Basia’s policy interests lie in the areas of social
policy, gender, community development, equity and employment.
Basia’s honors thesis examined employment equity
policies in Canada, while using UBC’s equity office
as a case study in the analysis.
Hannah Cavendish-Palmer Hometown: Olympia, WA (USA) Previous Degree: B.A. in International Development, Western Washington University and the University of Washington. Work Experience: An avid traveler, having lived and worked in many countries around the world including Venezuela, South Africa, Germany, and Thailand. Her work and volunteer experience is varied and includes working for a Congressman in Washington DC, teaching English, serving on the University of Washington Alumni Association board of trustees, and volunteering at a food bank farm. Hannah discovered her passion for food and farming policy issues during her last year at the University of Washington and has spent the last three years working as a program assistant at Washington State University King County Extension. This job entailed working with farmers, consumers, and county officials to increase support for locally grown products. Areas of Policy Interest: Hopes to work on land use and agricultural policy issues for a local government in Canada or the United States someday.
Sheetal
Patel
MPP Graduate: June 2006
Hometown: debatable- Terre Haute, IN and Winnipeg,
MB. Previous Degree: BA (Advanced)
Major in Psychology ; Minor in Sociology-University
of Manitoba MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Paediatrics Project Officer for Health
Canada, Office of Paediatric Initiatives, Ottawa Brief Work Experience:
Volunteer work mainly in the health care-field Areas of Public Policy Interest:
health policy with specific interests in childhood obesity,
mental illness and pharmaceuticals, and more generally,
the medicalization of deviance.
Margo
Pearce
MPP Graduate: June 2006
Hometown: Kenora, Ontario Previous Degree: B.A.(with
Distinction)in Political Science, University of Victoria,
BC Brief Work Experience:
Margo has gained most of her experience through the
non-profit sector, volunteering, fundraising, event
planning, and advocating in the field of HIV/AIDS. She
sat on the Board of Directors for Victoria AIDS Resource
and Community Services Society and was integral in the
planning and delivery of the first mobile needle exchange
program in Victoria. Margo gained considerable “front
line” experience as a Support Care Worker for
Victoria Cool Aid Society, in addition to research experience
with the Seagrave Trust and volunteer experience with
the Terrence Higgins Trust in the UK. Policy Interests: the
HIV/AIDS pandemic, regional and national health policy,
injection drug use policy, prison health policy, education
and awareness of sexually transmitted infections, foreign
policies on HIV/AIDS.
Lara
Peters Hometown:
Vancouver, BC Previous Degree:BA
(Honours), McGill University. Major in Political Science
(Concentration in International Relations), Minor in
Philosophy - 2005 Work Experience:Research
Analyst, Western Economic Diversification Headquarters,
Edmonton, AB, Research Assistant, Simon Fraser University,
Teaching Assistant, CEGEP Andre Laurendeau, LaSalle,
QC Areas of Policy Interest:
Education Policy, Social Policy, Foreign Policy Q
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Capstone
Project pdf
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. Previous Degree: BA in
Economics Simon Fraser University MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): Policy Analyst at the Office of the Federal
Interlocutor for the Metis and Non-Status Indians, Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada Brief Work Experience:
Unfortunately I have not had any direct work experience
in my related field of study Areas of Public Policy Interest:
International relations, and provincial and federal
government relations in most matters.
Aman Sanghera Hometown: North Vancouver, BC Previous degrees: BA Political Science, SFU, LLB, UBC Work experience: Law Students Legal Advice Program (LSLAP), Volunteered with UNICEF and AIDS Vancouver Areas of public policy interest: International relations/Canadian foreign policy, Canadian immigration and refugee law, human rights frameworks.
Christina Santini Hometown: Laval, Quebec Previous degrees: Honours BA, major in Political Science from York University (Glendon College), with a Certificate in Law and Social Thought and a Bilingual Certificate in Public Policy and Public Administration. Work experience: Assistant Provincial Coordinator of the Accent and Odyssey programs, Ontario Ministry of Education. Accent Language Assistant, Toronto Catholic District School Board. Co-op Policy Assistant, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and University, Universities Branch, Finance Unit Areas of public policy interest: Education policy, Aboriginal Policy, Intergovernmental relationships and the constitutional division of power.
Hometown:
Vancouver, BC Educational Background:
B.A. (economics), M.A. (economics), MPP Brief Work Experience:
Currently working for the government of Ontario as a
Senior Policy Adviser. Other positions held include
Analyst (Fraser Institute), Economics Instructor (Kwantlen
College)and Economic Analyst at HRSDC while completing
MPP.
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Previous degree: Hon.
BA in International Relations, University of Toronto;
Summer School Abroad, University of Hong Kong; French
Immersion Program, Universite Laval MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2005): United Nations and Commonwealth Division
of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
in Ottawa. Brief Work Experience:
Jon worked as a volunteer for a Congressional Office
in the Philippines. He also worked as a Customer Support
Representative for a financial institution while attending
university and after finishing his degree. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
international policies, trade agreements, Canada's foreign
and immigration policies.
James
Steidle
MPP Graduate: June 2006
Hometown: Prince George Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Arts, Political Science/History (SFU) MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2004): Dhaka, Bangladesh Brief work experience:
James has taught English and economics at IUBAT in Dhaka,
worked at a disarmament and defence conversion institute
in Bonn, currently does some volunteer work at a shareholder
research and education centre in Vancouver, and has
assisted in various research projects around school.
Areas of Public Policy Interest:
James' public policy interests include urban issues
such as land use planning, growth management and sustainable
development. Metropolitan governance, intergovernmental
relations and federalism are also of interest. James
is currently working! on a project related to growth
concentration in the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
He has presented a similar paper at the BC Political
Studies Association Conference, which was awarded best
MA paper amongst those submitted.
Hometown: Fernie, BC Previous Degree: BA,
Political Science and English, University of British
Columbia MPP Co-op Placement (summer
2004): Columbia Basin Trust, Cranbrook BC. I
was hired as a Monitoring and Evaluation assistant.
I had the pleasure of organizing and facilitating focus
group meetings, attending and evaluating a social planning
symposium, and working on other M&E projects. Brief work experience:
Hospitality industry and BC Citizen's Assembly on Electoral
Reform.
Areas of Public Policy Interest: Social Policy, Community
Economic Development, Education, School Nutrition policy.
Jenny
Tierney Hometown: Pembroke, Ont. Previous Degree: Honours
BA in Political Science with Minor in Economics from
Wilfrid Laurier University Work Experience: Research
Assistant, Nunavut Bureau of Statistics - Statistician
for the 2004 Nunavut Household Survey Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Northern Policy - specifically related to Nunavut, Social
and Health Policy
Home Town: Langley, British Columbia Previous degrees: Bachelor
of Arts, Political Science (University of British Columbia) MPP Co-op Placement (Summer
2005): Social Development Canada (Ottawa) Work Experience: Several
years communications and public affairs experience in
the telecommunications and retail sectors Areas of public policy interest:
Policy coordination between and among governments, education
policy as it applies to immigrants, foreign policy.
Home Town: Toronto, ON Previous degrees:
B.Sc. Physiology (McGill University) MPP Co-op placement:
BC Hydro, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program Brief work experience:
3 years Consulting to the Ontario Electricty Industry.
Participated in the regulatory design process through
the Ontario Energy Board Working Groups. Provided policy
briefs to utility managers and managed the development
of business practices and software systems. Currently
working in BC Hydro as a project analyst in the Corporate
Sustainability department. Areas of public policy
interest: Environmental policy,
Energy Policy, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy.
W Claire Walsh Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous degree: BA (with
great distinction)in History, minor in English Literature
and Sociology, McGill University 2003. Previous Work Experience:
Currently the Community Liaison at the BC Coalition
of People with Disabilities for the AIDS and Disability
Action Program. Other employment highlights include:
Development Assistant at Aunt Leah's Lifeskills Society,
English Teacher at American School of Paris and provincial
political organizing. Areas of public policy interest:
Social policy, Urban development and Health Policy -
with an interest in AIDS/HIV.
Craig
Watson MPP Graduate:
June 2006
Capstone
Project pdf Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta Previous degree:
Bachelor of Arts, Université Laval, Quebec City
with minors in History, Political Science and Economics. Work experience:
Craig has spent the last ten years working for the Department
of Citizenship and Immigration Canada in the areas of
selection, enforcement, integration and port of entry.
He also worked in the development of regional policy
for the settlement of refugees in the Prairies. Areas of Interest:
Role of third sector in policy development, immigration
policy, effects of migration on the urban environment.
Peter Wightman Hometown: Unionville, ON Previous Degree: B.A. (Hons) Economics, minor in Political Studies; Queen's University Previous Work Experience: - Assistant Policy Advisor (Ontario Ministry of Tourism)
- Educational Tour Guide (Impact Educational Tours Ottawa, New York City, Chicago, Montreal, Niagara Falls)
- Student Trustee (York Catholic District School Board) Areas of Public Policy Interest: Economic policy, environmental policy, education policy.
Calvin
S. Wong Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Arts in International Relations, UBC (May 2002) Previous Work Experience:
After the completion of his undergraduate degree, Calvin
worked as a Personal Banker at the Royal Bank of Canada
providing clients with banking, investment, and credit
advice. Prior to graduation, he was part of the Leaders
of Tomorrow Program, sponsored by the Vancouver Board
of Trade. During this time, he was involved in the development
of the program's strategic marketing plan. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Public Finance, Public/Private Sector Relations, Economic
Development, and Asia-Pacific Relations
Hometown: London, ON Previous Degree: BA,
Political Science/English (combined major), University
of Victoria (2002) MPP Co-op Placement (Summer
2005): Policy Analyst-- Tax Policy Branch at
Treasury Board Staff, BC Ministry of Finance. Responsible
for providing advice and analysis on current issues
in provincial tax policy to the Minister and Deputy
Minister of Finance, the Premier and Cabinet, and members
of the provincial Treasury Board. Also worked to coordinate
tax policy with other levels of government and other
provincial ministries. Previous Work Experience:
sales, researcher/writer of educational software,copyeditor,
university administration, volunteer writer for third-world
aid lobby group Policy Interests: Canadian
Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation, Education,
Foreign Policy.
Matthew Zipchen Hometown: Saskatoon, SK Previous Degree: Bachelor of Commerce – Entrepreneurship Brief Work Experience: I am currently working as a consultant on an exciting eco-industrial project for the City of Richmond. In addition to this, examples of my previous experiences include: research analyst for a venture catalyst firm, communications manager for a start-up human resource recruitment firm, operating and managing my own successful painting company, and volunteering in Ecuador on a sustainability project. Policy Interests: I am passionate about sustainability issues and I am looking to combine this enthusiasm with my economic and business knowledge in the specific areas of international trade, urban development, environmental economics, and/or community economic development.
