Zachary Spicer is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University in Toronto, Canada. At York University he is also serves as the Head of New College and a Faculty Affiliate with both the CITY Institute and the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies. Beyond York, he is a member […]
Ian Stedman is an Assistant Professor, Canadian Public Law and Governance in the School of Public Policy and Administration. He is also cross-appointed to the graduate programs at Osgoode Hall Law School and in Socio-Legal Studies . After being called to the bar of Ontario in 2009, Professor Stedman practiced law in the private sector before moving […]
Andrew Waters is a Senior Financial Planning Analyst with Financial Planning Division for the City of Toronto, where he supports Corporate Financial Planning, Policy, Financial Reporting and Systems. Andrew has broad experience throughout the City of Toronto both as related to service delivery and geographically working within multiple divisions including 311 Toronto and Park, Forestry […]
Lola started her HR career in South West England in 2007. Since then, she gained progressive experience in private and public sector England, and more recently in Ontario. Lola is most passionate about People, HR Innovation, HR Project Management, Diversity and Inclusion, HR Analytics and Culture. She is a firm believer that the foundation of […]
A passionate, dedicated, results oriented leader with a key focus in change, innovation and continuous improvement, Dana is currently the Interim Head of Human Resources for the Town of Whitby. In this role, Dana leads an energetic team of HR professionals who provide guidance and support to Senior Leadership and People Leaders across the organization […]
From insurance, to telecommunications, to finance, to retail – Roy’s breadth of experience includes senior-level leadership positions held at Aviva, Cogeco, HSBC, Wal-Mart, and OLG as well as consultative services provided to Fortune 500 companies. Currently Roy is the Director of People Experience and Transformation for the City of Toronto. Roy has worked in learning […]
Ken Ogata is an Assistant Professor at York University, cross appointed between the School of Administrative Studies, and the School of Public Policy and Administration. Following a successful career in the public sector with the Alberta Government, first as a Senior Budget Analyst in their Treasury Board Secretariat equivalent, then as a Senior Advisor on […]
Amuna Baraka-Clarke is passionate about access. She has spent three decades strengthening organizational structures and practices through strategic human resources interventions and the engagement of policy. She has had the privilege of serving community in the areas of homelessness, financial literacy, mental health, social justice and legal advocacy. Currently she is the Senior Director, People […]
Rosemarie Powell is a passionate advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice. Throughout her career, she has advanced equitable approaches to policy development and implementation at various levels of government as it relates to land use planning, infrastructure investment and urban development. She has led for over 20 years from the grassroots up, managing and […]
Donna Herridge is the Executive Director of Municipal Finance Officers Association. She is a CPA CA with 25 years of municipal finance experience. During her career, her focus was on “predicting the future” with an emphasis on financial forecasting and asset management. She managed MFOA’s “AMP It Up” Pilot Project. Donna is a past President […]