As part of her progressive 20-year career in human services, Sutha Balasingham has held a series of impactful leadership roles in the municipal governments and non-governmental organizations. Her dedication to advancing human services is driven by her lived experience of arriving in Canada as a refugee during her teenage years. Holding Master of Public Policy, […]
Meghan Ditta is the Township of King's Manager of Strategy and Transformation within the Office of the CAO. She graduated from the Master’s in Public Policy, Administration and Law (MPPAL) program at the top of her class in 2021 earning the Ian Greene Book Prize, and holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation. Meghan has over […]
Arman’s parents moved to Canada as Iranian refugees, which has been vital in shaping his equity lens in life. He became invested in how that journey affected their health, and generally examining the social determinants of health. He has held research and program manager roles pertaining to health equity, having worked on affordable housing projects […]
David joined IPAC as the CEO at the beginning of April, 2021. He has a wealth of experience in public service having worked with the Ontario Public Service (OPS) for over 32 years, 16 of those as an Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) in a number of positions. He has extensive experience in direct service delivery […]
Harkirat Singh is a well-known community leader in Brampton. Prior to his role as City Councillor, he served a four-year term as School Board Trustee at the Peel District School Board. As a Trustee, he sat on the Audit Committee, Instructional Program/Curriculum Committee and Physical Building and Planning Committee. He was also the regional representative […]
Mayor Steven Del Duca was first elected in Fall 2022. He has been a champion for the city of Vaughan for many years. The city is his home,where he and his wife Utilia are raising their two daughters and two dogs. He’s workedhard for the community, helping to deliver the Cortellucci Vaughan hospital, theHighway 427 […]
Hali Farah is a Manager, Diversity & Inclusion | People Experience, in the People & Equity Division, at the City of Toronto. Reporting to the Director of People Experience within the People & Equity Division, the Manager, Workforce Equity and NextGen Programs leads a team of professionals and is responsible for developing and implementing a […]
Marco Palermo is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Technology Standardization Delivery, at the City of Toronto. He is an innovative leader and problem solver with more than 20 years of experience in solution design, software engineering and architecture. Marco, along with his passionate and hardworking team, have led over 125 digitization initiatives at the City […]
Cielo Medel is the Director of IT & Chief Information Officer, at the City of Mississauga. Cielo is a strategic, innovative, proven leader with extensive experience and success in Information Technology strategy planning and development, policy formulation, sourcing, project management, business process modeling, applications development, data center management, and software quality assurance.
Marcia Wallace is the Chief Administrative Officer for Prince Edward County, a vibrant single tier municipality in Eastern Ontario with an active agricultural sector and a strong tourism related economy. In this role she leads the provision of a wide range of municipal services for residents, businesses and visitors. Prior to joining the County, Marcia […]