(Ex)clusion Alicia & Marcie

Thank you to Andrea Adams for her interview with (Ex)clusion Co-Host Marcie Hawranik. Episode featured on the HR ShopTalk YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIHDDh7NawUIn this video, we talk about equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace with an HR lens. Sometimes HR is tasked with this - but is that the right approach? Marcie Hawranik of Canadian Equality Consulting says HR plays a critical role and can help get it set up right including ensuring leadership...

Cybermentor (founded in 2001 – happy 20 years!) is an online mentorship and science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) outreach program for youth who face barriers to accessing STEAM education. The mentors—women, non-binary, and/or Indigenous professionals in diverse careers in STEAM—enjoy the experience of being a role model and motivating the next generation of STEAM professionals.Co-coordinator Hannah Brunsdon has been with Cybermentor since 2019. She has a BA in Women’...

Steven Ngo is a Vancouver-based lawyer who specializes in business and technology. He serves on the board of various organizations that advocate for equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the broader community. Steven is also a social entrepreneur and is the founder of Beyond the A, Living Room Series, and Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (Western). Currently, he is working on making reporting anti-Asian hate crimes to the police more acces...

James Demers (He/Him) has worked as a professional facilitator and LGBTQ diversity educator for 9 years and as a community builder for 14 years. Working across a variety of sectors in Treaty 7 Territory (Mo'kinsis) and around the world. He is also a trans activist, athlete, bunny dad, performer, public speaker, and lucky drag producer with Fake Mustache. He has committed his life and career to uplifting LGBTQ voices and building bridges of understanding between all of us. Local Resource...

Jessica Vandenberghe, P.Eng., M.Sc. has worked in the oilsands, mining, regulatory, infrastructure, and consulting industries. She holds a B.Sc. Chemical Engineering Computer Process Control Co-op and an M.Sc. in Chemical and Mining Engineering, both from the University of Alberta. Her career has taken her to communities large and small around the nation and she has sat on many Boards and Councils with stakeholders such as federal, provincial, and municipal governments, with First Nations, Me...

Andrea Silverstone is the Executive Director of Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society, an organization committed to breaking the cycle of violence for individuals, organizations, and communities. She is a highly respected community partner and collaborative leader. Andrea is a Registered Social Worker and Mediator with a background in Judaic/Talmudic Law, having attended Lindenbaum College in Jerusalem and York University in Toronto. Beginning her career ...