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Kim Hawkins

Executive Director | Rise Women's Legal Centre

Gender equality, gender-based violence, family law, family violence, protection orders, criminal defence, case merits, access to justice, legal aid

Dr. Aashni Shah

CEO/Software Engineer | Elixir Labs/Square

Technology, Coding, Computer science, Using technology to solve real world problems, Tech non-profit developing solutions for other non-profits

Dr. Sylvia Fuller

Professor, Department of Sociology | University of British Columbia

Precarious employment, inequality, work, gender and work, immigration, work-family

Dr. Niki Kiepek

Assistant Professor, School of Occupational Therapy | Dalhousie University

Occupation, Diversity Inclusion, Health Professional Education, Mental Health, Therapeutic Relationships, Addiction, Social justice, School of Occupational Therapy, Substance Use

Véronique Chiasson

Occupational Therapist | Emerging Minds

Autism, Occupational therapy, Early intervention, Early Start Denver Model, Developmental disabilities, Learning disabilities