Speakers 2023
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
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
Debby McLeod
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Accessibility Coordinator
Elder Mae Louise Campbell
Clan Mothers Healing Village and Knowledge Centre
Elder and Co-Founder
Healthy Muslim Families
Healthy Muslim Families
Jolene Wilson
West Central Women’s Resource Centre
Restoring the Balance Coordinator
Kalen Taylor
Purpose Construction
Executive Director
Kathy Mallett
Manitoba Research Alliance
Knowledge Keeper
Lorri Matthewson
Matthewson & Company
Founder and Lead Consultant
Marianne Cerilli
Marianne Cerilli – Change Agent
Social Innovator and Consultant
Melissa Graham
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Executive Director
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
Peter Cantelon
Jubilee Fund
Executive Director
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
Uyen Pham
Artbeat Studio
Executive Director
Vera Goussaert
Manitoba Co-op Association
Executive Director
Wendy Peterson
Community Futures Westman
Community Development Analyst