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Helen Ries

Consultant, Co-Founder, Community Activist | Great River Consulting

Disabilities, Disability Advocacy, Disability Policy, Caregiving, Unpaid Gendered Caregiving, Ontario Disability Support Program

Ms. Sue Tomney

Chief Executive Officer | YWCA Calgary

Sue Tomney is a self-professed feminist who believes in equity and equality for women. After paying her dues in the corporate sector, Tomney brought her expertise in communications and social sector management to the YW in 2010.

Dr. Ele Chenier

Professor and President, Academic Women, and founder and owner of Gender Mentors | Simon Fraser University

Sexuality, feminism and anti-racist thinking, LGBTQ, history, oral history, women's sexuality, queer sexuality, Canadian culture, Canadian society, Canadian politics, Royal Commission on Status of Women, storytelling, Stonewall anniversary, equity, diversity and inclusion, lesbian culture, community, gender non-binary

Catherine Heggerud

Faculty member | Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary

Strategic Transformations, Technology Leadership, Women in Technology

Dr. Angela Crawley

Scientist, Chronic Disease Program | Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Chronic Disease Program

Angela Crawley's lab studies the immunopathogenesis of HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) infection.