Derek Andrew Hometown:
Vancouver, British Columbia Previous Degree: B.A.
Political Science and History with an emphasis in Canadian
Studies. Dalhousie University, Halifax Work Experience: Social
and historical researcher for non-profit and government
organisations, former page for the Nova Scotia House
of Assembly and archival assistant responsible for the
collection of Judge Ronald St. John Macdonald C.C.,
at the Dalhousie University Archives. Areas of Public Policy Interests:
First Nations self-government, federal-provincial relations,
fiscal policy, constitutional policy, parliamentary
government, taxation and environmental management.
Jennifer
Balcom Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous Degree: BA,
Political Science and Philosophy, University of British
Columbia Work Experience: several
years in high-end retail sales
Areas of Public Policy Interest: Social policy,
foreign policy, Canadian-American relations, globalization,
poverty.
Neha Bangar Hometown: Vancouver, BC Previous Degree: BA, Meteorology and Economics, Univeristy of British Columbia Work Experience: Completed an internship in the Philippines with Engineers Without Borders and assisted the Department of Social Welfare and Development in setting up computer training centres to provide underprivileged youth with access to technology. Also developed networks through which these students could receive training for various employment oppurtunities.
Areas of Public Policy Interest: Interested in exploring how international trade can aid international development efforts.
Mark Beaty Hometown:Vancouver, BC Previous Degree: BMus Comprehensive Music, University of Victoria; MMus Orchestral Bass Performance with focus on ethnomusicology, University of British Columbia. Work Experience: Musical director, Bard on the Beach; Principal bass, Vancouver Island Symphony; Youth Worker, Dunbar Heights United Church; Leadership Program Design, YMCA Camp Elphinstone. Areas of Public Policy Interests: Arts, Transportation, Education, Community Development.
Jeff Carr Hometown:Thunder Bay, ON Previous Degree: Combined Honours in Political Science and Spanish from Dalhousie University.
My Honours thesis focused on local government policies regarding urban growth management. The Spanish portion of my degree was earned almost entirely from a semester long exchange to Havana, Cuba. I also received a Business Diploma from Humber College, Toronto, ON. Work Experience: Jeff worked in the hospitality industry over the past six years to support his studies. As a volunteer, Jeff has participated in election campaigns at both the provincial and federal level in Halifax, NS. Jeff also sat one year as the Youth Representative on Nova Scotia MLA Howard Epstein's constituency executive. Areas of Policy Interest: Local government policy, particularly environmental issues such as transportation, urban growth, and waste management. Social health policy. Intergovernmental Relations.
Julie Clements Hometown:Langley, BC Previous Degree: BA Sociology, Simon Fraser University Work Experience:Worked for municipal governments in various recreation based capacities for the Township of Langley, City of Burnaby, City of Richmond, and City of Vancouver. While taking a university hiatus, she was the Director of Recreation for the Municipality of Cambridge Bay, which is a small Inuit Community in Nunavut. Since 2006 Julie has been a youth worker in New Westminster for at risk youth. Other experience includes event coordination, volunteer committee work and leadership training. Areas of Policy Interest: Social Policy, Civic Youth Engagement, Aboriginal Issues, The Treaty Process, Natural Resource and Environmental Policy.
Nicole
Rogers Cowper Hometown:Vancouver, BC Previous Degree: BA (Hons), English, University of Victoria Work Experience: Department of English Teaching Assistant, Marketing & Communications Specialist, University administration. . Areas of Policy Interest: Human rights, social justice, higher education.
D Linda Y.R. Deng Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Arts (Psychology), University of British Columbia;
Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology) University of
Toronto. Work Experience: Mental
Health Therapist, Ministry of Children and Family Development;
Research Coordinator, The Scarborough Hospital; Community
Outreach Counsellor, East Metro Youth Services; Research
Assistant, Sunnybrook Hospital; Counsellor, York University;
Research Assistant, University of British Columbia. Areas of Policy Interest: Social
and Health Policy, Community Development, International
Policy. Dany Doiron Hometown: Moncton, NB Previous Degree: B.A.
Major in Geography, Minor in Biology, Concordia University Work Experience: Logistics
Coordinator, Institute in Management and Community Development,
Concordia University, Montreal, Qc. River Conservation
Intern, Quebec-Labrador Foundation/Student Conservation
Association, Montreal, Qc/Brooklyn, NY. Workshop Facilitator,
Communautique, Montreal, Qc. Environmental Education
Intern, Escuelas Verdes, Cuenca, Ecuador. Communications/Research
Agent, Petitcodiac Riverkeeper, Moncton, NB. Areas of Public Policy Interests:
Environmental Policy, Sustainable Urban Development,
Foreign Policy and International Cooperation.
Samantha Henrickson Hometown: Port Perry, ON Previous Degree: BA Honours, Human Rights and Women's Studies, Carleton University Work Experience: Samantha has worked in the areas of women's equality rights and social justice (National Association of Women and the Law, Family Services à la famille Ottawa). Public policy interests: Policy relating to women's equality. Women are still underrepresented in our Canadian government and they still face realities of violence and poverty. Canadian women have yet to see proactive pay equity legislation, or a national childcare program. Samantha hopes to see some positive changes for Canadian women soon.
Marta Iniewska Previous Degree:
B.A., Sociology, Semester in Dialogue, SFU Work Experience:
Community and Youth HIV/AIDS Officer, Ghana AIDS Commission,
Ghana Co-Owner and Executive Secretary, CMOS Emerging
Technologies Inc. Collective Dwellings Census Crew Leader,
Statistics Canada Homestay Coordinator, Vancouver English
Centre Volunteer Experience:
Oxfam Canada: Campaign Coordination, Outreach and Education,
Advocacy. Red Cross: Conference Coordination, Workshop
Creation and Facilitation Areas of Public Policy
Interest: Environment and
Natural Resources, Human Rights, Social Justice, Foreign.
Jody Jollimore Hometown: Liverpool,
NS., & Montreal, Qc. Previous Degree: B.A.
Applied Human Sciences and an Interdisciplinary Minor
in Sexuality - Concordia, Montreal Work Experience: Coordinated
sex and drug related harm reduction programs for youth
and gay men in both Vancouver and Montreal, Constituency
Assistant to the Hon. Hedy Fry, MP Areas of Public Policy Interests:
Health, Education, Income Security, Federal-Provincial
Relations.
Baljeet
Judge Hometown: Abbotsford,
B.C. Previous Degree: B.A.
Political Science, Simon Fraser University Work Experience: Prior
to entering the MPP program, Baljeet worked for the Accommodation
and Real Estate Services division of the Ministry of
Labour and Citizens’ Services. While completing
her undergraduate degree she worked as an Ethno-cultural
Relations Officer for Elections Canada, a Research Assistant
for a study commissioned by Heritage Canada, and a Youth
Worker for a community-based Special Needs Activity
Program/Easter Seals Summer Camp/ Language School. Areas of public policy interests:
Community development /outreach
in relation to issues involving immigration, healthcare,
labour relations, public service accessibility and political
representation.
Sonu Kailley
Hometown: Clearwater, BC.
Previous Degree: BA Political Science and Minor
in Economics; Simon Fraser University
Work Experience: Three years working with summer
student employment program under Service Canada. Research
assistant, Human Rights Cases in the European Union.
Areas of Policy Interest: Public finance, taxation
policy and economic development. International trade,
urban development and local/provincial governance.
Tracy Kalaw
Hometown: Richmond, BC.
Previous Degree: BA in Criminology, Simon Fraser University
Work Experience: For the past five years Tracy has worked for one of Canada 's largest Credit Unions as a Community Relations Specialist. In this capacity she built and maintained relationships with various non-profit organizations throughout the lower mainland, focusing on areas such as project and event management and in the sponsorship and grant decision making process. Tracy developed and implemented a successful corporate wide Employee Volunteer Program and managed and trained a group of high school students in community relations and corporate ambassadorship. Tracy has sat on the Richmond Youth Services Fundraising committee, the marketing Committee for the Steveston Community Society and on the advisory committee for Volunteer Richmond Information Services Leadership Youth Now Program. Her previous experiences also include working for Immigration Canada, in
Telecommunications Marketing and in the Financial Industry. Areas of Policy Interest: Immigration and Refugee settlement, Youth and education, Public – Private partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Bruce Kung
Hometown: Richmond, B.C. Canada Previous Degree: B.A.Econ MPP Co-op Placement (summer 2004): Fraser Health (Academic Researcher) Brief work experience:
After graduating from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (2002), Bruce has since become interested and actively involved in a variety of areas in health care. At the community level, Bruce is currently an active member of the Richmond Hospital Auxiliary (2003) as well as a Richmond Hospice Association board member (2003).
Along with his graduate studies, Bruce is currently involved as a Graduate Learner with the PCHR (Partners in Community Health Research) Community Health Research Cluster. PCHR is structured to act like a powerful magnet that attracts exceptional mentors and learners from across Canada and internationally to generate solutions to immediate problems in the health sector. PCHR creates an environment where collaboration, stakeholder engagement and evidence-based decision making are seen as vital to the creation of ‘healthy public policy’. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
Now in his second year of the MPP program, Bruce has begun to narrow his focus and is interested in how health policies created at the regional level are created (policy processes) and how these policies impact health care workers and patients at ground level (policy outcomes). Specific areas of interest include public policy and community driven/focused hospice and palliative care, the public purchase of surgical services from private providers (contracting out), and emergency room demand management.
Charles
Lammam Hometown: Coquitlam,
BC Previous Degree:BA (Economics),
Minor (Business Administration), SFU Work Experience: Beginning
Fall ’06, Charles will be working part-time as a policy
analyst at The Fraser Institute (Fiscal Studies Dept),
where he completed an internship for the summer. Before
joining the Institute, Charles worked in retail banking. Areas of policy interest:
Fiscal Policy; Economic Freedom; Law and Institutional
Economics; Economic Development; Trade and Globalization;
and Political Philosophy.
Suzanne
Lawrence Hometown: Kelowna, BC Previous Degree:B.A.
International Relations, University of British Columbia Work Experience: Marketing
Coordinator (Various), Industry Relations Officer (Council
of Tourism Associations) Areas of policy interest:
Public consultation, economic development, resource
management.
Jayme
Lee Hometown: Vancouver,
BC Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Arts (Hons) in Criminology, Simon Fraser University Work Experience: While
completing her undergraduate degree, Jayme volunteered with
the John Howard Society as a Youth Court Worker. She also
did a practicum placement with a North Vancouver Law
firm. Areas of Policy Interest:
Social Science Policies (Specifically Criminal Justice
issues such as sex offenders, prostitution, youth and
drug policies), Foreign Policy and Health Policy.
Richard
Linley Hometown: Stratford,
Ontario Previous Degree: Bachelor
of Arts in Political Science (University of Ottawa) Work Experience: Richard
served as a House of Commons Page in 2000/2001; worked
as a Research Assistant to the Hon. Richard Paré,
Parliamentary Librarian, in the summer of 2002; worked
as the Legislative Assistant to John Wilkinson M.P.P.
and the Parliamentary Assistant to the Ontario Minister
of Research and Innovation from 2004-2006; and worked
as the Legislative Assistant to the Ontario Minister
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Hon. Leona Dombrowsky
M.P.P. in 2007. Areas of Public Policy Interest:
climate change and how individual states are addressing
this emerging issue; the Canadian healthcare sector,
Canadian agricultural and international trade policy.
Vance
Lockton Hometown: Scarborough,
ON Previous Degree: B.Math
(Computer Science), University of Waterloo; M.Sc. (Computer
Science), University of British Columbia Work Experience: Primary
researcher for a workplace privacy study funded by the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada; Board
of Directors, B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy
Association. Areas of Public Policy Interests:
Intersections between public policy and technology,
with a particular focus on access to information and
privacy issues.
Mark Lombard Hometown: Corberrie,
NS Previous Degree: Business
Administration from Acadia U. Specialization in Finance. Work Experience: Research
assistant, NS Dept of Finance. Worked on the Maersk/SeaLand
Superport bid management team responsible for all aspects
of the proposed development of a $500 million port infrastructure
project in Halifax. Small business owner and operator,
Dawson City, Yukon. Owned and operated a contracting
company employing 1-3 tradespeople. Areas of policy interest:
Environmental policy, energy policy, fiscal policy and
taxation policy.
Linsay Martens Hometown: Saskatoon, SK Previous Degree: Bachelor of Social Work, University of Regina Previous Work Experience: Four years with the Government of Saskatchewan including experience in Executive Council, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Labour. Delegate to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (2005) and the International Labour Conference (2007). Experience with the John Howard Society in victim-offender mediation and facilitating anger management and substance abuse groups. Area of Policy Interest: Environment (particularly climate change mitigation and adaptation); Foreign Affairs (primarily conflict prevention and mediation).
Kelly
Morgan Hometown: Gitwangak BC,
Canada (north central coastal BC)Previous
Degrees: I completed a two year Administrative
Management Diploma in 1981at BCIT. Finished my BA at
SFU in Aug 2005. Previous Work Experience:
I worked as a financial controller/manager for 7 years
(including 2 years management) for small Native Bands
in my area. I found the politics disruptive andonly
worked half the time. Area of Policy Interest:
Kelly is interested in the development of Aboriginal policies.
Although there are a lot of studies, maybe Kelly's background
can help develop policies. An ideal may be to elevate
the aboriginal population to have the same opportunities
as other Canadian and maybe recognition of the economic
policies that have led us to this stage and maybe develop
some policies that will lead to equitable wealth distributiion.
Another goal could be the effecient use of capital or
freeing the lost capital on reserves to create wealth.
Jamie Newman Hometown: Listowel, ON Previous Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Carleton). Work Experience: For the previous two years, Jamie was working as a Data Quality Manager/Research Associate for the Halifax STAR Project: A federally funded space/time research project. During these two years he presented Seasonal Variation Analysis: There is a Season for Everything at the 29 th Annual Time-Use Researchers conference in Washington D.C. He also presented Multi-Purpose Journey-Based Travel Coding: A more Realistic Representation of Modern Travel Behaviour in Quebec City at the Canadian Association of Geographer's Conference. Areas of policy interest: Economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, civic engagement, labour/leisure-related policy.
Fancy C. Poitras Hometown: Yellowknife, NT and Burnaby, BC Previous Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), University of Alberta; Post-
Baccalaureate Dipoloma (Social Policy Issues), Simon Fraser University. Work Experience: Office Administration positions, including employment with the United Way of the Alberta Capital Region; Volunteer positions with organizations such as the University of Alberta Model United Nations, Students Against Drinking & Driving. Areas of Policy Interest: Global Health and Development; Social Policy; Foreign Policy, Aboriginal Issues, Social Movements.
Barbara Powidel Hometown: Calgary, AB Previous Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (International Business), University of Calgary ; Bachelor of Arts (Spanish), University of Calgary. Work Experience: After graduating from university, Barbara was selected to take part in DFAIT's Young Professionals International internship program in Panama where she worked for 6 months. Upon returning to Canada , she has worked in the field of educational tourism as well as fundraising and events for a non-profit organization. Areas of Policy Interest: Immigration Policy, Trade and Globalization, Foreign Policy.
Allison Prieur Hometown: Windsor, ON Previous Degree: BA in Developmental Psychology with Thesis; Bachelor of Social Work, both from the University of Windsor. Work Experience: Community Developer for Homeless Coalition of Windsor-Essex County and Legal Assistance of Windsor, also developed transition to high school programming for youth and created materials for provincial distribution with people who have disabilities. Areas of Policy Interest:
Social Policy, Community Development, the impact of domestic policies on poverty.
Agnes Rosicki Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC Previous Degree: BA, Political Science and French, SFU. Work Experience: While completing her undergraduate degree, Agnes worked as a Program Assistant for both ESCP-EAP European School of Management, Paris and SFU International Office, Burnaby. She has also worked for Whalley Business Improvement Association as a researcher. Areas of Policy Interest: Political philosophy, social and health policy, sustainable urban development.
Adam Schubel
Hometown: Kelowna, BC. Previous degrees: Adam
started his undergraduate career as a Mathematics major
at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. But after taking
a few electives in the Arts and Social Sciences, Adam
woke up one day to find himself with an Honours degree
in History and Political Science. Adam wrote his undergraduate
thesis on consumer culture in post-War Germany, and
he continues to nurture an interest in 20th Century
European history. Adam joined the MPP programme to expand on his knowledge of Canadian politics and public policy. Areas of public policy interest: Transportation and transit policy, social and environmental policy, and parliamentary reform.
Megan Scott
Hometown: Kamloops, BC. Previous degrees: B.A. in History and Kinesiology from SFU (1998) and a B.Ed. from the University of Calgary (2002). Work experience: Megan's experience includes 5 years as a high school social studies and physical education teacher, as well as 11 seasons as a forest firefighter and crew leader with the BC Forest Service. She has also worked as a historical researcher. My policy interests are in the areas of democracy and education. Areas of public policy interest: Democracy and education.
Matthew Sharp
Hometown: Toronto, ON. Previous degrees: BA, Political Science and Economics, Queen's University. Work experience: While completing his undergraduate degree, Matthew served as the policy coordinator for Withinsight, a student leadership conference held in Ottawa. Areas of public policy interest: : Intergovernmental relations, urban and regional planning, education policy.
Kate Trethewey Hometown: Vancouver and
Whistler, British Columbia. Previous Degree: Specialized
Honours in Political Science from York University. Work Experience: Coordinator
for SASSL- The Sexual Assault Survivors Support Line,
Coordinator for York’s 2006 conference on International
Sex Trafficking, and Violence Against Sex Trade Workers.
Care Supervisor for the Elizabeth Fry Foundation. Areas of Policy Interest: Immigration and Refugee Policy: more specifically the
protection of women’s rights and persons during
the entirety of the immigration
process, and an eventual goal to abolish the current
Points System that continues to ignore both local and
international systemic barriers.
W Jordan Wapass Hometown: Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
Previous Degree: B.A. in Political Studies with
an emphasis in Aboriginal Public Administration from
the University of Saskatchewan. Work Experience: Research
Assistant in the Department of Political Studies at
the U of S, conference coordinator for the Advanced
Emphasis in Aboriginal Public Administration for the
UArctic in Saskatoon 2006. Areas of Policy Interest:
Aboriginal Policy, First Nations Governance, Economic
Development and Sustainability.
Colin
Ward Hometown: Owen Sound,
ON Previous Degree: B.Sc.
Biochemistry, B.A. (Hons) History, Queen's University Work Experience: ESL
teacher in both Korea and Japan, Foreman and employee
representative on the health and safety policy review
board for a silviculture company. Areas of Policy Interest: Environmental
policy, Energy and Natural Resource policy and Trade
policy. X
Z Patrick Zaph
Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB
Previous Degree.: BA Communication, SFU
Work Experience: House of Commons Page, Office
of the Leader of the Opposition, Strathcona County Recreation,
Parks and Culture, ING Insurance. It's during this last
job that Patrick has decided that insurance is most
definitely not the industry for him. He also has extensive
volunteer experience with Strathcona County, the IAAF
Edmonton 2001 World Championships, and student communities
for departments and residences at the University of
Ottawa and Simon Fraser University. All of these were
much more fun than insurance.
Areas of Public Policy Interest: Media
influence on Democratic practices, Firearms policy (especially
in the area of ameliorating the current Firearms Registry),
Electoral Reform and its effects on democratic participation
in youth voters.
