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Melissa Enmore

Principal Consultant | ME-Consulting Inc.

mental health, education and health, mental health of African and Caribbean youth, mental health of Black youth, COVID-19 and how Black youth are coping, project management, change management, public health, healthcare innovation, healthcare transformation

Jana Tsang

Principal Lawyer | Tsang Law

Family law, divorce, separation, mediation, litigation, child support, spousal support, wills and estate planning, wills and power of attorney, beneficiaries, guardians for minors, probate

Dr. Louise de Lannoy

Executive Director | Outdoor Play Canada

population health; outdoor play; nature play; exercise science; knowledge translation; physical activity

Dawn Rae Downton

Independent writer | journalist

Chronic pain, Opioids, Opioid crisis, Privacy, Security, Wireless engineering, Surveillance technology

Dr. Virginia Torrie

Lawyer (Banking & Insolvency) | Insolvency Intelligence

Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, creditor protection, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), banking law, fintech, federalism