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Dr. Natalie Riediger

Assistant Professor in the Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences and CIHR Early Career Investigator (2018-2021) | University of Manitoba

Food and nutrition policy, Food security, Social nutritional epidemiology, Indigenous health, Health equity

Dr. Shana MacDonald

Associate Professor, Communication Arts | University of Waterloo

Cultural critic on gender, feminism, digital cultures, social media, memes, film, television, popular culture, and art; media artist, teacher and scholar currently focused on COVID-19 and public communication during times of crisis

Katarina Gligorijevic

Film consultant, Producer | Ultra 8 Pictures, and REEL CANADA / National Canadian Film Day

Film production, film criticism, Canadian film, film exhibition, Canadian culture, National Canadian Film Day, script development, story editing, film sales, film distribution, film festivals.

Yazmine Laroche

Chair of the Board | Disability Screen Office

Infrastructure, Leadership, Governance, Change Management, Disability, Accessibility, Arts and Culture, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Transportation, Air Transportation, Inter-Governmental Relations, Public Servants.

Suzanne Lewis

Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Genetics | University of British Columbia

Medical Genetics, Autism, Intellectual Disorders, Neurodevelopmental and/or Behavioural Disability, Gene Transfer and Therapy.