Shady Hafez is currently the Research Advisor at the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC). He holds an MA in Indigenous Governance from the University of Victoria and is currently supporting the development of research capacity and projects within the NAFC in the hopes of creating better programs and services for urban Indigenous peoples. Shady … Continue reading Shady Hafez

Project Manager and Filmmaker Nicole Bedford is the past Project Manager of the Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project from which Community Campus Engage Canada was born. She has a lengthy resume of communications-related positions in Government, NGOs, and the private sector. These experiences have provided her with a wealth of skills in … Continue reading Nicole Bedford

Assistant Professor – Teaching Stream, School of the Environment, University of Toronto Michael is broadly interested in areas of social and environmental (in)justice, with an empirical focus on food, agriculture, soil and energy. As a teacher, researcher and learner, he is committed to connecting theory with practice, and scholarship with social change. He lives in … Continue reading Michael Classens

Facilitator, Food Processing Skills Canada

Lynn joined the University of Regina in August 2017. She leads their Community Engagement and Research Centre (CERC). Though the CERC is funded by the Faculty of Arts, it serves the broader university and communities in Regina and surrounding areas by facilitating community-campus engagement efforts, funding and directing community-based research projects, and facilitating student experiential learning … Continue reading Lynn Gidluck

Director of Community Engagement, Simon Fraser University Vancity Office of Community Engagement Am Johal is Director of SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement and Co-Director of SFU’s Community Engaged Research Centre. He is an Associate of SFU’s Institute for the Humanities and is an Associate with SFU’s Centre for Dialogue. He has been a Visiting … Continue reading Am Johal

Vice-President, Community Engagement, University of the Fraser Valley Susan Mide Kiss recently joined the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) as the Vice-President, Community Engagement. Prior to her new role at UFV, Susan worked at the University of Calgary (UCalgary) for 15 years, most recently as the Senior Director, Community Engagement. Earlier in her tenure … Continue reading Susan Mide Kiss

TCCBE Board Liaison Jim resides in Haliburton, Ontario where he works as a facilitator, consultant, project manager, educator and community volunteer. Since 2002 he has worked with the Haliburton County Development Corporation as their Community Economic Development Consultant. In this role he works with the not-for-profit sector, businesses, business associations, municipalities and other levels of … Continue reading Jim Blake

Manager Magda actively supports the growth of knowledge-sharing communities within Community Campus Engage Canada, and oversees operations, research and communications. Prior to joining CCEC, Magda provided extensive research and evaluation support to a multi-year pan-Canadian project titled ‘Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement’ (CFICE), which explored community-driven community-campus partnerships. During the initial demonstration project phase … Continue reading Magda Goemans