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Dr. Veronica Kitchen

Associate Professor of Political Science | University of Waterloo and Balsillie School of International Affairs

Associate Prof of Political Science, University of Waterloo & Balsillie School of International Affairs

Mafalda Arias

President and Founder | Mafalda Arias and Associates

Cultural integration and inclusion specialist, Intercultural competence, Communicate cultural differences more effectively, Trust building, Diversity

Themrise Khan

Independant Professional | International Development, Social Policy and Global Migration

Themrise Khan is an independent professional with over 20 years of experience in conducting analytical and policy research studies and program evaluations. She blogs at www.lamehdood.wordpress.com.

Jasmine Hawamdeh

Manager of Communications | American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee

Palestine, arts and culture, equity, activism, communications

Dr. Sarah Knudson

Associate Professor of Sociology, St. Thomas More College | University of Saskatchewan

Families, family formation and couple formation, Intimate relationships and relationship advice, Representations of gender in popular culture, Self-help, experts and advice-seeking