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Program Advisory Committee

Alex Carruthers

Alex Carruthers

Manager, Innovation, Learning and Service Planning, Toronto Public Library

Alex has led award-winning civic engagement initiatives like...

Annie Kidder

Annie Kidder

Executive Director and a founder of People for Education

Annie regularly provides advice to policy-makers and government as an expert on education policy....

Geoffrey Cameron

Geoffrey Cameron

Assistant Professor, McMaster University

Geoff Cameron is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster...

Jamie Bennett

Jamie Bennett

Thought Leader, Lord Cultural Resources

Jamie Bennett works at the intersections of nonprofits, philanthropy, and government with arts, culture and comprehensive community...

Jutta Brendemühl

Jutta Brendemühl

Program Curator, Goethe-Institut Toronto

Jutta Brendemühl is an arts programmer and writer with a focus on international exchange, cultural diplomacy & education advocacy.

Miriam Kramer

Miriam Kramer

Executive Director of Government & Community Relations and Public Policy at OCAD University

Miriam is a Toronto-based government relations executive with...

Sam Reusch

Sam Reusch

Executive Director, Apathy is Boring

Sam is the Executive Director of Apathy is Boring. Since 2017, she has served on the leadership team...

Velma Morgan

Velma Morgan

Chair, Operation Black Vote Canada

Velma is an advocate for gender and cultural representation and inclusion in government.

Amanda Kingsley Malo

Amanda Kingsley Malo

Founder, PoliticsNOW

Amanda Kingsley Malo is an educator, community organizer, and advocate for gender equality.

Chris Tenove

Chris Tenove

Deputy Director, UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions

Chris is the interim director of the University of British Columbia’s Centre for the Study of Democratic...

Gregory McCormick

Gregory McCormick

Manager of Cultural and Special Event Programming at Toronto Public Library

Gregory McCormick has worked for 15 years as an arts & culture content creator and...

John Beebe

John Beebe

Advisor to the Dean of Arts on Democratic Engagement, and is an Adjunct Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University

John Beebe founded and leads the Democratic Engagement Exchange...

Karim Bardeesy

Karim Bardeesy

Executive Director, the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University

Co-Director, DemocracyXChange Summit; Karim is a public service leader who has worked for a better democracy, a more educated and...

Pat Whelan

Pat Whelan

Product Leader at LinkedIn

Pat is a product leader at LinkedIn focused on helping job seekers find rewarding jobs & employers with products...

Sarah Yaffe

Sarah Yaffe

Director, MASS LBP

Sarah is focused on bringing more people to the table to have meaningful impact on policy...

Victoria Kuketz

Victoria Kuketz

Director of Corporate Engagement, Catalyst Canada

Victoria is a Public Policy Forum focused on Digital Democracy.

Ana Serrano

Ana Serrano

President & Vice Chancellor, OCAD University

Co-Director, DemocracyXChange Summit; Ana is an award-winning visionary leader with...

Dianna English

Dianna English

Director of Program Management at the Centre for International Governance Innovation

Dianna is a seasoned democracy, governance and human rights professional...

Ilona Dougherty

Ilona Dougherty

Managing Director, Youth & Innovation Project, University of Waterloo

Ilona is the Co-creator and Managing Director of the Youth...

John Milloy

John Milloy

Director of the Centre for Public Ethics and Assistant Professor, Martin Luther University College

John currently serves as the Director of the Centre for Public Ethics and Assistant Professor...

Katie Davey

Katie Davey

Executive Director, Pond-Deshpande Centre’s (PDC), University of New Brunswick

Katie is a dynamic public policy expert and social innovator, currently serving as...

Renjie Butalid

Renjie Butalid

Vice President of Business Development at Metrika

Renjie is an award-winning entrepreneur focused on technology...

Seher Shafiq

Seher Shafiq

Program Manager, Mozilla

Seher is a national civic leader with 10+ years of experience working on Canada's most pressing civic challenge

pk mutch

pk mutch

Feminist, Entrepreneur, Publisher, Educator, Journalist, Highwire Collective, LiisBeth Media

pk mutch is a serial award-winning feminist/eco/food entrepreneur, activist, university educator...

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