Team Category: Presenter

Instructional Designer | Filmmaker | Storyteller | Strategist

Ejiro Onobrakpor is a growth-minded Instructional Designer, filmmaker, and photographer with over two decades of experience in creating impactful, human connection-centric content. Raised in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria, Ejiro’s early experiences fueled his passion for community engagement. He successfully developed and implemented programs that fostered connection and reduced conflict among vulnerable populations.

Prolific in coordinating productions and events, Ejiro brings a unique blend of creativity and organizational skill to every project. His writing spans feature articles and films, with his latest feature film, *Love. Sex. Religion*, currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Ejiro holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in accounting and has pursued further education in Digital Film Production at the SAE Institute. In 2015, he was honored to be among 21 young Nigerian filmmakers sponsored to study at the prestigious Relativity Education Studio in Los Angeles.

In addition to his filmmaking accomplishments, Ejiro is also a documentary filmmaker and a proud 2024 ATB president league winner, showcasing his dedication to excellence. Currently, he serves as an Instructional Designer at ATB Financial, where he continues to merge his passion for storytelling with educational innovation.

A devoted father of three and husband, Ejiro balances his professional pursuits with his commitment to family and community, always striving to make a meaningful impact through his work.

Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights

Debbie is the Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy at Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Before joining Action Canada, she was the Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity (CCGSD) and has been instrumental in advancing the rights of2SLGBTQIA+youth and communities.

She has spoken at Parliamentary and Senate standing committees and has appeared innumerousmedia outlets. She has held several advocacy and policy-oriented positions in government and non-profit organizations, including Oxfam Canada and Global Affairs Canada.

Debbie is an accomplished community educator, feminist activist, and social justice advocate driven by the mission of creating a more inclusive,equitable, and safe world. She has continued to dedicate her time to local progressive organizing, including most recently, as a commissioner for the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation.

Chi Nguyen was most recently the Executive Director at Equal Voice, Canada’s only multipartisan organization dedicated to electing women to all levels of government (currently on leave). A past candidate in a provincial election, she holds an MSc in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and has worked for more than twenty years as a community builder with organizations like United Way Toronto and White Ribbon Canada. She is a past recipient of the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons’ Case and a YWCA Young Woman of Distinction and a recent recipient of the King’s Coronation Medal. She loves her most important job as mom to Sam and Ellis.

Emilie Nicolas is a columnist with Le Devoir and The Montreal Gazette, the host of theDétourspodcast onCanadaland, and a regular analyst and commentator for CBC and Radio-Canada. Emilie has been published in several journals,magazinesand newspapers, both in French and English. Most recently, she won the Quebec’s cultural magazine (SODEP) 2020 Excellence Award for Best Essay, for a piece in the Liberté magazine.

Emilie has contributed to various organizations in Canada and internationally. She currently sits on the board of Informed Opinions, a non-profit organization working towards more gender equality in Canadian media. She was formerly a member of the board of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, a crown corporation dedicated to the elimination of racism.

An active bridge-builder, Emilie is a co-founder of Québecinclusif(2013), a movement that united citizens against racism and social exclusion. She alsoinitiateda coalition campaigning for equality and against systemic racism in Quebec (2016).

Emilie is the recipient of a Harry Jerome Award for leadership along with a Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case.She completed the Action Canada Fellowship (2015) as well as the Jeanne Sauvé Public Leadership Fellowship (2019).

Nhung Nguyen(she/her)is a proudVietnamese-Canadian. She came to Canada in the 80s as a part of the wave of Vietnamese boat people who migrated to Canada.Nhung’s family started their lives in Canada in St. Thomas Ontario and later moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. It is there that she became aware of socio-economic divides and became interested in community services and support. She currentlyresidesin Ottawa, Ontario and isthe Director of Workforce,Equityand Inclusion Programs at the Canada Border Services Agency. She is passionate about this important work and brings 20+ years of work and community experienceto the table.

A passionate transgender and LGBTQ2+ advocate, Amelia Marie Newbert is the Co-Founder and Director of Education and Awareness for the Skipping Stone Foundation, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting and empowering trans and gender diverse youth and their families in the province of Alberta. She actively speaks and educates extensively across the province and country on matters around trans inclusivity, human rights and community building and is a faculty member of the World Professional Associate for Transgender Health.

Previously, Amelia has served as the president of the Trans Equality Society of Alberta, Director of Community Development with Calgary Pride and chairperson of Fierte Canada Pride’s national Stand4Trans initiative among others and was awarded the inaugural Grand Heart Award for outstanding and distinguished contribution to advancing LGBTQ2+ rights in Calgary.

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Sarah Mushtaq is the Director for Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism at Windsor Regional Hospital. She is a community builder who works to bridge the gaps between Windsor’s various communities. In 2018, Sarah was a recipient of the Leadership Windsor/Essex’s 40 Leaders Under 40 Award. Recognized for her civic contributions to the Windsor-Essex region, Sarah continues her work by advocating for a better public consultation process, equitable public policy and meaningful representation. She is a print, radio and TV media commentator as well as a monthly columnist in the Windsor Star where she covers topics related race, gender and the millennial experience in Canada. Sarah holds a Master in Business Administration along with a Bachelors in Arts & Science from the University of Windsor.

Betty Mutwiri, B Ed, MA, PCC is the Director of HR Strategy Development at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Her portfolio includes leadership development, diversity and inclusion, change management, total rewards and indigenous representative workforce.

Betty holds a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership from Royal Roads University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Administration at the University of Saskatchewan. She is a certified Executive Coach and Cultural Intelligence (CQ) debriefer.

Shannon Monk is the founder and CEO of Sakatay Global, (www.sakatay.ca) and creator of the Indigenous Circle Approach to Cultural Confidence™. She has been a leader and innovator in Indigenous Education for almost 35 years. In addition to her current cultural training work, Shannon has also led a number of high-profile national projects to inspire cultural confidence and build relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and organizations. Most recently, this has included:

Shannon’s academic accreditation includes a Graduate Degree in Public Administration with a focus on Indigenous Policy and Governance from Queen’s University, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies, and a Bachelor of Education. Shannon is of Mi’kmaq (Prince Edward Island) and Celtic (Nova Scotia) descent, and a member of St. Theresa Point First Nation, an Oji-Cree isolated fly-in community in northern Manitoba.