Event Mentors

Mentors

Valerii Kucherenko

MBA, M.Eng, CCLP, Director, Railway Education, Michigan State University

Mentoring Roundtable:
Navigating Professional Relationships as a Newcomer in Small Communities

Prasad Jayasekera

Associate Director, Corporate Training, Seneca Polytechnic

Mentoring Roundtable:
Finding employment in small communities

Diego Aguilar

Policy Researcher, Indigenous Services Canada

Mentoring Roundtable:
Navigating Federal Government Hiring Processes

Neelam Advani

Senior Manager Client experience

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking and building professional connections

Diana Castillo

Employment Specialist at CBI Health

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking - Elevator Pitch Technique

Maya Grisaru-Kacen

MD, MBA, Assistant Professor at Western University, Department of Medical Imaging

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking and building professional connections in small towns

Garth Gibbes

Associate Director, Corporate Recruiting, Ivey Business School

Mentoring Roundtable:
Understanding Workplace Culture: What to Expect

Notey Akpotive

HR Professional, at a Global Tech company

Mentoring Roundtable:
From arrival to belonging: defining success in a new country

Tammy Cookey-Gam

Process Engineer, CKPI

Mentoring Roundtable:
The realities, joys, and considerations of small town living

Roberto Malta

Senior Manager of Medical Services - Department of Health and Community Services - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Mentoring Roundtable:
Networking strategies for small town career success

Bose Odunlami

Director of IT

Mentoring Roundtable:
Interview Preparation

Terry Rodgers

P. Eng, Project Engineer, Greyback Construction

Mentoring Roundtable:
Finding employment in small communities

Lara Kinvig

Branch Manager at Valley First, a division of First West Credit Union

Mentoring Roundtable:
Workplace culture and integrating into the local community

Pierre Valley

Economic Development Officer, Bruce County

Mentoring Roundtable:
Navigating Ontario Regional Job Posting websites

Sachin Kapoor

Business Development Manager, CIBC

Mentoring Roundtable:
Careers in Personal Banking

Susan Trower

Manager of Human Resources, Okanagan Similkameen SD53

Mentoring Roundtable:
Job Search Strategies in Small Communities

Roundtable Schedule

11:15 am - 11:45 am EST
Mentoring Roundtables

Navigating Professional Relationships as a Newcomer in Small Communities
Valerii Kucherenko

Finding employment in small communities
Prasad Jayasekera

Navigating Federal Government Hiring Processes
Diego Aguilar

Networking and building professional connections
Neelam Advani

Job Search Strategies in Small Communities
Susan Trower

Networking strategies for small town career success
Roberto Malta

The realities, joys, and considerations of small town living.
Tammy Cookey-Gam

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EST
Mentoring Roundtables

Understanding Workplace Culture: What to Expect
Garth Gibbes

Finding employment in small communities
Prasad Jayasekera

Interview Preparation
Bose Odunlami

Navigating Federal Government Hiring Processes
Diego Aguilar

Job Search Strategies in Small Communities
Susan Trower

Networking strategies for small town career success
Roberto Malta

From arrival to belonging: defining success in a new country
Notey Akpotive

The realities, joys, and considerations of small town living.
Tammy Cookey-Gam

Careers in Personal Banking
Sachin Kapoor

12:45 pm- 1:15 pm EST
Mentoring Roundtables

Understanding Workplace Culture: What to Expect
Garth Gibbes

Networking and building professional connections in small towns
Maya Grisaru-Kacen

Finding employment in small communities
Terry Rodgers

Workplace culture and integrating into the local community
Lara Kinvig

Navigating Ontario Regional Job Posting websites
Pierre Valley

Careers in Personal Banking
Sachin Kapoor

01:30 pm- 02:00 pm EST
Mentoring Roundtables

Networking - Elevator Pitch Technique
Diana Castillo

Finding employment in small communities
Terry Rodgers

Workplace culture and integrating into the local community
Lara Kinvig

Navigating Ontario Regional Job Posting websites
Pierre Valley