PPTI Participants

2021 Participants of the Public Policy Training Institute

	Nagwan Al-Guneid Communications Lead The Natural Step/Energy Futures Lab
	Traci Anderson Executive Director Boys and Girls Clubs of Kamloops
	Sarah Barber Research and Evaluation Specialist EndPovertyEdmonton
	Katherine Blake Director-Secretary Toronto Foundation for Student Success
	Lindsay Boucher Prairie Chapter Coordinator Sierra Club of Canada Foundation
	Meriam Bravante Research and Policy Coordinator ActionDignity
	Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber Executive Director League of Innovators
	Diana Bumstead Advocacy Volunteer Volunteer Action Centre WR
	Susannah Cameron Manager of Strategic Initiatives EndPovertyEdmonton
	Francis Campbell Policy & Research Analyst Capital Regional Housing Corporation
	Georgia Carstensen Senior Manager – Campaigns (Policy & Advocacy) Heart & Stroke Foundation
	Andrea Christensen Youth Housing Support Worker (YTA Program) Trellis Society of Community Impact
	Sandra Clarkson Executive Director Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society
	Surma Das Research Coordinator EndPovertyEdmonton
	Andrea Donini Communications Officer EndPovertyEdmonton
	Jennifer Fischer-Summers Research Assistant Community-University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth and Families (CUP), University of Alberta
	Emily Jensen Network Engagement Coordinator Imagine Canada
	Adam Job Manager, Public Policy & Research Imagine Canada
	Rachel Rizzuto Research Manager Northern Policy Institute
	Robyn Romano Director of Operations Distress Centre Calgary
	Alanna Schwartz Position Paper Committee Chair The Trauma-Informed Care Collective
	Ariel Siller CEO Children’s Literacy Foundation
	Anita Simon Child and Youth Mental Health Lead Imagine Citizens Collaborating for Health

2020 Participants of the Public Policy Training Institute

	Akash Asif Engagement Specialist Centre for Suicide Prevention
	Amanda Barberio Analyst Healthy Public Policy Unit, Alberta Health Services
	Pamela Berg Director of Resource and Policy Development Praxis Spinal Cord Institute
	Aleysha Christensen Program Officer Alberta Parks and Recreation Association
	Mehrzad Eftekhar Project Manager Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS)
	Jan Fox Executive Director Reach Edmonton Council
	Anita Hofer
	Ashley Huang Follow-up Support Worker Boyle Street Community Services
	Michael Hutchison Growth & Partnerships Manager Teach For Canada
	Nicole Kahal Conservation Analyst Miistakis Institute
	Brooke Kapeller Conservation Program Coordinator Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Southern Alberta Chapter
	Kolbi Kurkaba Project & Public Relations Manager Canadian Mental Health Association, Alberta Division
	Rebecca Leong Alberta Early Learning and Care Leaders Caucus Member (CCCF), Executive Director (A.C.E.) Alberta Early Learning and Care Leaders Caucus Member (CCCF), Executive Director (A.C.E.)
	Chris Markham Executive Director Ophea
	Nicolette Miller Director, Corporate Services Bishop O’Byrne Housing Association
	Rohadi Nagassar President Action Coalition on Human Trafficking (ACT ALBERTA)
	Patricia Pasemko Chief Executive Officer On Site Placement
	Eric Pianarosa Director of Collective Impact Sagesse
	Melody Santiago Learning and Development Coordinator Volunteer Alberta
	Christina Steed Board Member Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society
	Kristin Ward Diaz Senior Manager, Ecosystem and Public Participation Alberta Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, Community Development Unit

2019 Participants of the Public Policy Training Institute

	Jalene Anderson-Baron Policy and Research Analyst Capital Region Housing
	Meaghan Bell Strategic Business Analyst City of Calgary/Calgary Housing Company
	Kirsten Boda Research and Reporting Coordinator CUPS
	Karin Duff Director of Early Learning Rancho Ehrlo Society
	Jolene Fawcett Unity Coordinator Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary
	Chloe Ferguson Chief of Staff/Program Director, The Early Years The Martin Family Initiative
	Susan Garrow-Oliver AECEA Board Member Canadian Child Care Federation/Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta (AECEA)
	Ruhee Ismail-Teja YMCA Canada National Board Director; Chair, Public Policy & Advocacy Committee YMCA Canada
	Bernadette Johnson Manager, Public Policy Imagine Canada
	Octavio Rodriguez Lara Diversity Liaison Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
	Lisa Litz Director Stakeholder Relations Horizon Housing Society
	Sandra MacDougall Engineer, Highways and Public Works, Whitehorse Yukon Volunteer, Raven Recycling, Whitehorse Yukon
	Beth Mansell Strategic Project and Operations Coordinator Sage Seniors Association (Sage)
	Josée Méthot Watershed Planning Manager Red Deer River Watershed Alliance
	John Richardson Research & Policy Coordinator Calgary Arts Development Council
	Teresa Rose Assistant Professor Athabasca University
	Peter Schalk Board Member Edmonton Social Planning Council
	Johanna Schwartz Communications Lead The Alex Community Health Centre
	Lee Stevens Community Facilitation and Engagement Specialist Vibrant Communities Calgary
	Sarah Stuebing Communications and Community Investment Manager Alberta Real Estate Foundation
	Angela Torry Analyst Healthy Public Policy Unit (HPPU), Public Health Surveillance & Infrastructure Population, Public and Indigenous Health, Alberta Health Services (AHS)
	Marie Tremblay Senior Education Advisor Alberta Council for Environmental Education
	Sue White CEO Winnifred Stewart Association Winnifred Stewart Foundation