Speakers 2023
Alejandra Diabb
University of Manitoba
Master’s student in Natural Resources Management
Alex Kohut
Cal’s Crops
Alexandra Caporale
Manitoba Eco-Network
Allen Mankewich
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Amna Burki
Robyn Penner Thiessen Consulting
Senior Associate
Amna Burki
StoriesMatter
Founder and Lead Facilitator
Anny Chen
Community Organizers Learning Together and Community Engaged Learning, The University of Manitoba
Community Educator
Bethany Daman
Manitoba’s Climate Action Team
Communications Manager
Bre Calma
Fieldwork Consultation & Training
Senior Consultant and Facilitator
Brendan Reimer
Assiniboine Credit Union
Strategic Partner, Values-Based Banking
Cate Friesen
The Story Source
Christine Clarke
Canadian CED Network / Freedom Dreams
Co-operative Education
Christy Reed
Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties
Educator, Peace Practitioner and Activist
Craig Gilpin
Red River Cooperative Ltd
Chief Executive Officer
Daisydee Bautista
ANAK Publishing Worker Cooperative Ltd.
Manager
David Kron
Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba
Executive Director
Debby McLeod
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Accessibility Coordinator
Demian Lawrenchuk
Food Matters Manitoba
Executive Director
Elder Mae Louise Campbell
Clan Mothers Healing Village and Knowledge Centre
Elder and Co-Founder
Hannah Muhajarine
Climate Reality Project Canada / Manitoba’s Climate Action Team
Healthy Muslim Families
Healthy Muslim Families
Jill Beauchamp
Fireweed Food Co-op
Jolene Wilson
West Central Women’s Resource Centre
Restoring the Balance Coordinator
Julie Chamberlain
Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies, University of Winnipeg
Assistant Professor
Kathy Mallett
Manitoba Research Alliance
Knowledge Keeper
Katie Daman
Food & Beverage Manitoba
Project Manager
Kelsey Guyot
Heartwood Healing Centre
Community Engagement Coordinator
Laura Tyler
Sustainable Building Manitoba
Executive Director
Lorri Matthewson
Matthewson & Company
Founder and Lead Consultant
Louise Simbandumwe
SEED Winnipeg Inc.
Co-Director
Marianne Cerilli
Marianne Cerilli – Change Agent
Social Innovator and Consultant
Melissa Graham
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Executive Director
Michael Barkman
Canadian CED Network
Manitoba Network Manager
Mike Toye
CCEDNet
Executive Director
Mother Earth Construction
Clan Mothers Healing Village
Niamh O’Sullivan
Buy Social Canada
Manager of Social Enterprise and Community Benefits
Olivia Boyce
Brandon Food Council
Chair
Patlee Creary
Reyou Mindfulness Collective
Storyteller, Group Facilitator, Founder
Robyn Penner Thiessen
Robyn Penner Thiessen Consulting
Founder & Lead Consultant
Sanjana Vijayann
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Director, Diversity and Inclusion
Sarah Duval
United Way Winnipeg
Social Purpose Strategist
Sarah Leeson-Klym
Canadian CED Network
Regional Networks Director
Shauna MacKinnon
Manitoba Research Alliance
Associate Professor and Chair, Dept of Urban and Inner-City Studies, U of W; MRA Principal Investigator
Sheryl Peters
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Project Coordinator
Sky Bridges
The Winnipeg Foundation
Chief Executive Officer
Uyen Pham
Artbeat Studio
Executive Director
Vera Goussaert
Manitoba Co-op Association
Executive Director
Wendy Peterson
Community Futures Westman
Community Development Analyst