Passage to Leadership

Fellowship Report 2013/2014

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Did you know?

169 Fellows make up our growing network of outstanding leaders from coast to coast to coast.

As Action Canada Fellows take the helm in leadership positions across the country, they bring with them an enhanced appreciation for—and understanding of—our North. That’s because, since inception, Action Canada has ensured that every one of our 169-and-growing network of Fellows has the chance to explore some part of this vast, beautiful and important region.

Fellows have travelled to Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador; Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; Kugluktuk, Nunavut; and Alert, Nunavut, the world’s most northerly inhabited community. They’ve been to Dawson City and Kluane National Park, Yukon; and Haida Gwaii, B.C.

A commitment to the North is a cornerstone of our leadership program. It sets us apart. We nurture leaders who know our nation, its opportunities and challenges, in a way and with a depth that too few leaders have.

Our 2013/2014 fellowship year was no exception to this commitment. Our remarkable northern conference included a voyage aboard the iconic Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker, the Louis S. St-Laurent, through the Northwest Passage.

This 1,000-kilometre journey to the high Arctic marked the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918). It exposed the Fellows to northern operations aboard an icebreaker and helped them understand the Coast Guard as a vital national institution. This was education at its best.

On behalf of Action Canada, I’d like to sincerely thank the Canadian Coast Guard for its support of this year’s northern conference. This was an important investment in these outstanding Canadians who will lead our country.

cathy beehan

FROM THE FOUNDING CEO

“My vision of Canada has evolved. I can now say that the North is part of my new reality, because I had the privilege of seeing this part of the country with my eyes and to explore it with my colleagues.” — Martin Lajoie ’13

Cathy Beehan (front left) and Fellows, northern conference 2013.

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QuebecThe Quebec conference in May introduced Fellows to the province’s history, politics and culture. In a dialogue with leading Quebec journalists Manon Cornellier, Le Devoir, Alain Dubuc, La Presse, and Jean Lapierre, TVA, they learned about current and historical events and policies. Fellows met leading provincial figures including former Minister Claude Castonguay and Premier Bernard Landry. In a visit to Power Corp., Fellows learned from Executive Vice-President John Rae how this major Canadian corporation has contributed to the development of the country. History through art was the focus of a session at the Musée des Beaux-Arts Montreal.

CharlottetownCanadian and PEI history were themes of the Charlottetown conference in June. Fellows toured Province House National Historic Site, the birthplace of Confederation and

seat of PEI’s provincial legislature since 1847. To mark the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, leading historians and authors Charlotte Gray, Richard Gwyn and Associate Professor Sasha Mullally led a public dialogue titled “No Charlottetown, No Canada?” Alan McIsaac, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, presented our PEI 101. Visits to Cows Creamery, Green Gables Heritage Place and Canada’s Smartest Kitchen helped Fellows appreciate PEI’s tourism industry.

ArcticOn an extraordinary five-day, 1,000-kilometre journey through the Northwest Passage, from Kugluktuk to Resolute, teams of Fellows shadowed the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent’s crew. They learned firsthand about the Coast Guard’s role in the North and the ship’s mandate and operations. The northern conference in August and September highlighted the centenary of the 1913-1918

FELLOWSHIP YEAR IN REVIEW

The fellowship year includes five cross-country working conferences where Fellows explore Canada’s history, regional and cultural diversity and local policy issues. Our signature leadership-skills sessions are a part of each conference. In addition, Fellows work on their task force projects, learning from our team of inspiring mentors and honing their individual leadership styles. Canadians from every corner of the country help make these conferences outstanding learning experiences. Our alumni also generously give back by participating as session presenters.

Action Canada hosts a public dialogue on the 1864 Charlottetown Conference with presenters (front l-r) Charlotte Gray, Richard Gwyn and Sasha Mullally.

“Action Canada has given me a new appreciation for Canadian history and has transformed me into a lifelong student of our past.”

— Leslie Lewis ’13

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“No matter how strong a leader you are, this program will push you outside of your comfort zone. Each conference elevates your leadership skills and knowledge of the country.”

— Alexandra

Laflamme-Sanders ’13 MPs Michael Chong (centre left) and Hoang Mai (centre right) meet ’13 Fellows on Parliament Hill.

Canadian Arctic Expedition. The trip included policy sessions with Dr. Natalia Loukacheva, a polar law expert from the University of Akureyri in Iceland, and Col. (Ret.) Pierre Leblanc, former commander of Canadian Forces in the Arctic. Through his stories, Red Pedersen, former Speaker of the NWT Legislative Assembly, brought to life the history of the territory and the Canadian Rangers. Meetings with members of the Polar Continental Shelf Program and the mayor and locals in Resolute were inspiring and unforgettable opportunities.

VancouverIn November, Fellows were introduced to B.C. during a dialogue dinner on the province’s history and present-day issues. Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus was the site of a field trip focused on rapid expansion and cultural diversity in one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities. The Fellows’ public dialogue on their task force projects was a conference highlight.

OttawaThe final conference in Ottawa included the annual Ambassador’s Dialogue Dinner, attended by heads of mission from Russia, Zimbabwe, Norway, Britain, Mexico and Israel. The “How Ottawa Works” leadership-skills session was led by our alumni. The MPs dialogue lunch featured Michael Chong, Kirsty Duncan and Hoang Mai. The culmination of the fellowship year’s policy work is the Fellows’ final task force presentations. This year’s outstanding presentations attracted representatives of the Privy Council O!ce, various federal departments, Tapiriit Kanatami, the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the Embassies of France and Norway, the University of Ottawa, iPolitics and the Laurier Project Foundation. Finally, our 2013 Fellows were welcomed by alumni into the Action Canada Network during a spirited and poignant pinning ceremony held at the historic Rideau Club.

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FELLOWS’ PROJECTS

Fellows’ public policy projects contribute to innovative, quality research on issues of importance to Canadians. Fellows present their work in policy reports to the federal government and the public. These reports are available at actioncanada.ca.

The project reports relate to a fellowship year theme. Past themes include: Canada in the Global Community; Enterprise in Canada; Economic Transformations; and Canadian Education Systems.

The 2013/2014 theme was “Applying Lessons from Canadian History in the Development of Public Policy for Northern Canada.” Related to this, the policy issues that the Fellows chose to examine were:

• Development of a Heritage Fund for the Northwest Territories

• Transportation Infrastructure for Northern Resource Development

• Food Security in Nunavut

These task force reports attracted notable interest from the media, government and stakeholders.

A Question of Future Prosperity:Developing a Heritage Fund in the Northwest Territories

Through devolution, e"ective April 1, 2014, the NWT government assumed new responsibilities from the federal government, such as control of some resource royalty revenues. This task force report includes recommendations on implementing the territory’s new Heritage Fund, created in 2012, to achieve territorial government objectives for benefiting its citizens today and tomorrow.

Front row, l-r: Julia Fan Li, advisor Rae Hull, Jesika Briones Back row, l-r: Alyssa Schwann, André Dias, Martin Lajoie, Sarah Daitch

Did you know?

The report on developing a Heritage Fund was tabled in the NWT legislative assembly. In the wake of its recommendations, the finance minister increased revenue commitments to the fund to 25 per cent from the original 5 per cent.

“The task force report exercise was instrumental in understanding how to develop and influence public policy.” — Alyssa Schwann ’13

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Breaking Ground in Nunavut:Assessing Transportation Infrastructure Proposals for Resource Development

Nunavut’s extensive mineral deposits are di!cult to access, due to a lack of transportation infrastructure. Building on an analysis of stakeholder interviews, historical parallels and in-depth case studies, this report o"ers a three-step process for assessing transportation infrastructure proposals, which is critical for improving Nunavut’s prosperity.

Hunger in Nunavut:Local Food for Healthier Communities

The number of Nunavut families that have di!culty accessing food is triple the rate for Canada as a whole. This problem threatens individual and community health. In consultation with northern individuals and organizations, this report recommends improving food security by increasing access to local food through changes to hunting capacity as well as food processing and distribution.

Front row, l-r: Megan Campbell, Lara Honrado, Leslie LewisBack row, l-r: advisor Jim Mitchell, Kathryn Muller, Alika Lafontaine, Brian Kingston

Front row, l-r: Mélanie Loisel, Paul Lang, advisor Antonia Maioni Back row, l-r: Alexandra Laflamme-Sanders, Jaimie Boyd, Ian Anderson

“Not only has Action Canada improved my awareness of the issues that we collectively face, it has motivated and equipped me to more actively engage in finding solutions.” — Jaimie Boyd ’13

Did you know?

A feature article on food insecurity in Canada by Munchies, part of Vice Media in New York, quoted the report on Hunger in Nunavut and task force member Brian Kingston.

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ALUMNI INITIATIVES FOR CANADA

Affirming the VisionAn Action Canada Alumni not-for-profit organization has been created by our Fellows. With generous sponsorship from AC Co-Chair David Aisenstat, the alumni have held two conferences, the first in October 2013 in Montebello, QC, and the second this fall in Mont Tremblant, QC. These gatherings brought together Fellows from all fellowship years, from all corners of Canada and as far away as California. They strengthened personal ties, showcased their ideas and projects and benefitted from feedback and support from their valued colleagues in the network.

Fellows taking the initiative to come together and share their ideas and goals is what Action Canada founders envisioned. Through the common bond of the Action Canada experience, Fellows continue to generate new ideas to address public policy challenges and opportunities, as they work together on behalf of all Canadians. These

alumni events are increasing the number and scope of initiatives that Fellows take for our country. It is exciting and gratifying for everyone at Action Canada to watch Fellows embark on their coordinated e"ort to contribute to Canada in profound ways.

A Model InitiativeDreamCatcher Mentoring (DCM), the award-winning online career-mentoring program that grew out of a 2004 Action Canada task force project to keep northern youth in school, has been donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada (BBBSC). Established by Josh Silvertown ’04 and Beverly Sembsmoen ’04, DCM is a pan-territorial organization endorsed by all three territorial Departments of Education, o"ering its free program to northern high schools. Josh says that donating DCM to BBBSC protects the initial investment of time, e"ort and funding, reduces competition between similar organizations and delivers better value to Canadian tax payers

and communities. “We are thrilled that through BBBSC, the DreamCatcher legacy will continue to expand.” This donation could also be a valuable model for other Canadian charities.

International ConnectionsAction Canada Fellows visited New York and Washington this past year for study tours sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. Tiara Létourneau ’10, Shannon Wells ’10 and Kyle Hill ’10 travelled to New York and met with leading Americans and Canadians in the financial and business sectors. They attended sessions of the private members’ conference of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and meetings at the Canadian Consulate General. They also met with Young Canadians in Finance and the NY White House Fellows alumni. In Washington, Terry Beech ’10, Jaimie Boyd ’13, Gabriel Jean-Simon ’03, Leslie Lewis ’13 and Philippe-Olivier Giroux ’11 attended meetings at the Canadian Embassy, the IMF, the World

Fellows gather for the first Alumni Conference, Montebello, QC, October 2013.

The growing Action Canada Network now has 169 leaders who are working individually and with each other to generate innovative ideas, policies and projects that make a substantial di!erence in the lives of Canadians.

Did You Know?

Global Brief is a contemporary print and online publication that was inspired by an ’07 task force recommending a Canadian magazine on foreign a!airs. Task force member Irvin Studin ’07, editor-in-chief and publisher, is celebrating the magazine’s fifth anniversary issue. Look for it in book stores in 12 countries, in Maple Leaf lounges at leading airports around the world and at globalbrief.ca.

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“My visit to Washington was truly once in a lifetime. I can’t imagine any other circumstance where I would receive so much access to so many di!erent important players in such a short period.”

— Terry Beech ’10

Teach for Canada hosts its 14 Student Ambassadors in Toronto.

Bank and the Woodrow Wilson Center. They met senior Washington sta"ers, journalists, lobbyists, finance and tax experts, as well as members of the White House Fellows program.

Closer to homeTeach for Canada continues to grow. The organization was started in 2012 by Adam Goldenberg ’10 and Kyle Hill ’10 to help schools in remote and Indigenous communities recruit, prepare and retain outstanding educators. Joined by Mark Podlasly ’10, Kyle and Adam have secured start-up funding and attracted a 16-person Circle of Advisors that includes Alika Lafontaine ’13, AC advisor Andrea Rose and AC mentor Tony Penikett. The organization held its first-ever Circle of Advisors meeting in July 2014 and a Student Ambassador Forum in November 2014, with a format and features that the founders say reflect their Action Canada fellowship experience.

A Northern UniversityThe Dechinta Bush University Centre for Research and Learning founded by Erin Freeland Ballantyne ’12 is on course to become Canada’s first circumpolar university. This northern land-based school was recognized with awards from Tides Canada and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation this year. It was also the subject of a Globe and Mail cover story. Erin anticipates it will receive NWT government recognition as a university in 2016.

Now celebrating its fifth anniversary, Dechinta has graduated more than 150 students. Programs are delivered in her family’s former eco lodge in a remarkable wilderness setting north of Yellowknife. They are accredited by McGill University and the University of Alberta.

Erin was born and raised in Sòmba K’è / Yellowknife on Akaitcho territory and is the first Rhodes Scholar from the Canadian North. She credits Action Canada with teaching her the importance of networks to “engage in substantive conversations about the future we want to see.” She notes that the personal support of AC alumni has been invaluable as Dechinta grows and begins a major endowment campaign. “Action Canada Fellows believe that this sort of change is possible.”

“My visit to Washington was truly once in a lifetime. I can’t imagine any other circumstance where I would receive so much access to so many di!erent important players in such a short period.”

— Terry Beech ’10Action Canada and White House Fellows meet in Washington.

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OUR LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT

1. Op-Ed WritingProfessional journalists work with Fellows to enhance their skills in writing compelling public policy commentaries for publication in leading print and online media.

2. Public SpeakingFellows are coached in public speaking in a variety of formats such as prepared presentations and “thinking on their feet.”

3. DialogueFellows examine the elements of e"ective dialogue and refine their skills throughout the fellowship by leading and participating in dialogues on public policy issues.

4. Power of the Question

Fellows learn how asking questions is a powerful leadership tool, and practise the art of asking questions in exercises during each working conference.

5. Team Building and Values

Featuring lessons from our alumni, these sessions focus on the skills necessary for working successfully in task forces and other teams during the fellowship year and beyond.

“E!ective leadership requires confidence, decisiveness and the ability to clearly communicate. The fellowship allowed me to work on each of these skills. As a result, I am a stronger leader.”— Brian Kingston ’13

Celebrating success in a team building and values leadership skills session.

Leadership programs aim to develop a set of skills that leaders need to be e!ective. Action Canada is unique in our country for the range and depth of such skills that we seek to develop in our Fellows. These include public speaking, writing for publication, analyzing public policy and engaging stakeholders and experts in search of new policy solutions. Fellows learn how to work collaboratively with others and e!ectively utilize traditional and modern communication tools. They experience Canada’s North first-hand, gaining insight into the roles and perspectives of local Indigenous peoples and other northerners. Our leadership sessions include guidance on how federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments work in Canada. Each of our 169 leaders has learned the power of genuinely asking a question, the importance of dialogue and the value of collegiality, compromise and consensus. The breadth of skills we seek to develop and the high standards we call upon Fellows to achieve distinguish and define Action Canada as this country’s pre-eminent, non-partisan leadership development program.

Ten skills form the core of our leadership toolkit:

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’13 Fellows participate in task force meetings with advisor Malcolm Rowe.

6. Traditional and New Media Training

Leading media personalities share insights into managing print, radio and television interviews. Social media experts work with Fellows on new media skills to advance policy ideas. Fellows are also coached in blog writing as an e"ective tool in messaging.

7. NetworkingWe work with Fellows to build strong connections with alumni, advisors and leaders from across Canada who may help support the Fellows’ goals and initiatives for the country.

8. Northern Policy Teams Exercise

During the northern conference, Fellows meet with government o!cials, politicians, community leaders and students as they examine three local policy issues. Hosting a public dialogue, Fellows present their findings and, with feedback from the community, enhance their understanding of the region, its opportunities and challenges.

9. How Ottawa, the Provinces and Territories Work

Former and current senior federal, provincial and territorial o!cials explain the inner-workings of Canadian government systems and how to influence public policy.

10. Public DialoguesConnecting with Canadians from coast to coast to coast is a program priority. Fellows lead and participate in public dialogues across the country, focusing on local and task force-related public policy issues.

“The op-ed writing exercise enhanced my ability to participate in Canada’s national discourse.”— Megan

Campbell ’13

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A visit to the Polar Continental Shelf Program, Resolute, Nunavut.

’13 Fellows gain an understanding of the lobster industry in Atlantic Canada.

“No other program in Canada exposes emerging leaders to the complex diversity of our country and the network of influencers who are actively shaping it.” — Lara Honrado ’13

did you know?

Action Canada has introduced international study tours for alumni. In 2013/2014 there were visits to New York City and Washington, DC. Further study trips are planned for 2015 in France, Belgium and Chicago.

“I had experiences that were beyond extraordinary and pushed the limits of my imagination of what Canada is.”— André Dias ’13

Canadian Heritage Minister Shelly Glover (second from right) with (l-r) Martin Lajoie ’13, Founding CEO Cathy Beehan and Neil Bouwer ’03.

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Founder Emeritus Sam Belzberg, OC, OBC, President and CEO, Gibralt Capital Corp

Board of DirectorsDavid Aisenstat, Co-Chair; President and CEO, The Keg Steakhouse and BarJodi White, CM, Co-Chair and Secretary Treasurer; Distinguished Senior Fellow, Carleton University Fran Belzberg, CM, Director Marc de La Bruyère, Director; Principal and Chairman, Maclab EnterprisesClay Horner, Past Chair; Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

2013/2014 Advisory CouncilJodi White, ChairAnn Cowan, Member; Former Executive Director, Simon Fraser University VancouverLisa Belzberg, Member; Founder and Chair Emerita, PENCIL

Executive and StaffCathy Beehan, Founding CEOStella Ablett, Director of OperationsHelen Augustin, Director of ConferencesChristine Carrillo, Director of AdministrationElodie Jacquet, Director of Conferences

2013/2014 AdvisorsAndrew Cohen, Professor, Carleton UniversityRae Hull, Principal, Rae Hull MediaAntonia Maioni, Professor, McGill University Jim Mitchell, Founding Partner, Sussex Circle (retired)Andrea Rose, Professor, Memorial University of NewfoundlandMalcolm Rowe, Justice, Court of Appeal, Newfoundland and LabradorJanet Smith, Federal Deputy Minister (retired)

OUR TEAM

2013 National Selection CommitteeAction Canada’s exceptional ability to identify outstanding young Canadians is possible through the support of the prominent Canadians who volunteer each year to serve on our National Selection Committee (NSC). The 2013 NSC included Neil Bouwer ’03, Marc de La Bruyère, Richard Dicerni, Kris Frederickson ’04, Antonia Maioni, Malcolm Rowe and Zenia Wadhwani ’03. They joined Board and Advisory Council members David Aisenstat, Sam Belzberg, Lisa Belzberg, Marcel Côté, Ann Cowan, Doris Daughney and Jodi White. Cathy Beehan, Andrea Rose and Janet Smith served as NSC advisors.

2013 National Selection Committee

(l-r) Co-Chair Jodi White, Founding CEO Cathy Beehan and Advisory Council Member Lisa Belzberg

“Everyone in the Action Canada family is a leader and leads by example.”

— Julia Fan Li ’13

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Freddy Abnousi ’04Ali Alia ’03Jane Ambachtsheer ’06Ian Anderson ’13Wade AuCoin ’05Sharlene Azam ’03Chiara Barazzuol ’05Vasiliki (Vass) Amanda Bednar ’12Terry Beech ’10Grant Bishop ’14Patrick Boily ’11Alex Boston ’05Félix-Antoine Boudreault ’12Neil Bouwer ’03Jaimie Boyd ’13Jesika Briones ’13David Brock ’05Louis-François Brodeur ’14Craig Cameron ’04Hugo Cameron ’05Megan Campbell ’13Nadine Caron ’04Remzi Cej ’11Nicholas Chadi ’12Kevin Chan ’04Natalie Chapdelaine ’11Caroline Charest ’06Yan Cimon ’05Tim Coates ’07Rebecca Comley ’07Severn Cullis-Suzuki ’04Sarah Daitch ’13Sheelagh Davis ’05Matt DeCourcey ’12Sébastien Després ’12Anouk Dey ’11André Dias ’13Brenna Donoghue ’10Derek Dunfield ’10David Eaves ’05Sara Ehrhardt ’04Julia Fan Li ’13Justin Ferbey ’07Ben Fine ’07Marc Fournier ’07Kris Frederickson ’04Erin Freeland Ballantyne ’12

Darren Fung ’06Nicholas Gafuik ’07Kulvir Gill ’10Philippe-Olivier Giroux ’11Adam Goldenberg ’10Ginger Gosnell-Myers ’04Susanna Haas Lyons ’05James Haga ’12Sana Halwani ’06Michael Hartley ’11Linda Hathout ’14Jason Hein ’04David Helliwell ’03Véronique Herry-Saint-Onge ’14Kyle Hill ’10Lara Honrado ’13Richard Hoshino ’03Geordie Hungerford ’10Jordan Isenberg ’11Gabriel Jean-Simon ’03Catherine Jobin ’14Roxanne Joyal ’04Diana Juricevic ’03Jovana Kaludjerovic ’14Jesse Kancir ’14Bart Kasowski ’06Ahmed Kayssi ’04David Kelton ’06Louise Kent ’11

Craig Kielburger ’05Brian Kingston ’13Matthew Kington ’14Steven Kuhn ’12Alexandra Kuperman ’12Pascale Labbé ’05Alexandra Laflamme-Sanders ’13Alika Lafontaine ’13

OUR FELLOWS

Natalie Chapdelaine ’11 (left) welcomes Julia Fan Li ’13 into the AC Network at the annual pinning ceremony.

did you know?

At the end of each fellowship year, alumni welcome the current cohort of Fellows into their network at a pinning ceremony in Ottawa.

The Action Canada Network

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Martin Lajoie ’13Paul Lang ’13Guillaume Lavoie ’05Martin Lavoie ’03Morvan Le Borgne ’14Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay ’11Tiara Létourneau ’10Leslie Lewis ’13Mélanie Loisel ’13Cynthia Mackenzie ’04Peter MacLeod ’03Oliver Madison ’07Flavie Major ’03Michael Marin ’11Cheryl Matthew ’05Karel Mayrand ’05Ann McCann ’03Jane McDonald ’07Jake McEwan ’06Jason Mitschele ’06Jesse Moore ’05Jean-Frédéric Morin ’04Shauna Mullally ’07Kathryn Muller ’13Karen (Caputo) Nanji ’03Pauline Ngirumpatse ’12Emilie Nicolas ’14Rick Nielsen ’06Ali Okhowat ’10

Phillippe Ouellette ’10Tayor Owen ’07Emily Paddon ’07Marie-Josée Parent ’12Anil Patel ’04Annamie Paul ’03Ben Paylor ’12Aaron Pereira ’06Benjamin Perrin ’07Ben Peterson ’04Ian Philip ’11Andrew Pilliar ’12Tina Piper ’05Lyndsay Poaps ’04Mark Podlasly ’10Sadia Rafiquddin ’11Tom Rand ’07Gino Reeves ’07Emmanuelle Richez ’06Scott Robertson ’10Sarah Robinson ’14Jamie Ross ’03George Roter ’04Annie Sabourin ’12Alyssa Schwann ’13Benjamin Scott ’12Beverly Sembsmoen ’04Rann Sharma ’14Benjamin Shinewald ’06

Josh Silvertown ’04Samir Sinha ’10Raven Smith ’14Andrew Sniderman ’07Pankaj Sood ’14Erin Spink ’10Jan Stefan Eperjesi ’03Irvin Studin ’07James Stuewe ’14Matthew Sullivan ’03Kal Suurkask ’11Denise Taschereau ’03Léonie Tchatat ’03Samira Thomas ’12Eric Tribe ’11Clifton van der Linden ’12Janet Vertesi ’03François Vincent ’10Suzanne von der Porten ’10Zenia Wadhwani ’03Shannon Wells ’10Alexis Wise ’06Joanna Wong ’11Stéphanie Yates ’06Paul Yeung ’11Rebekah Young ’06Jennifer Zwicker ’14

The 2013 Fellows: Front row, l-r: Paul Lang, Lara Honrado, Alyssa Schwann, Alexandra Laflamme-Sanders, Sarah Daitch, Jesika Briones, Leslie Lewis, Alika Lafontaine Back row, l-r: Julia Fan Li, Jaimie Boyd, André Dias, Mélanie Loisel, Megan Campbell, Ian Anderson, Martin Lajoie, Brian Kingston, Kathryn Muller

did you know?

" In 2013, Guillaume Lavoie ’05 was elected to Montreal City Council, and Sébastien Després ’12 was elected Mayor of Witless Bay, NL.

" Maclean’s magazine has named Samir Sinha ’10 one of the 50 most important people in Canada. The 2014 Power List notes that Samir, director of geriatrics at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital,

“is emerging as Canada’s most compelling voice for the elderly.”

" Justin Ferbey ’07 has spent the past six years creating a year-round economy for Carcross, Yukon, that includes ambitious retail and residential development as well as world-class mountain-biking trails. Outside Magazine has named Carcross and Whitehorse top international destinations for mountain biking.

“Many people do not achieve their dreams not because it is hard to do, but because it requires taking risk and facing uncertainty. Action Canada has given me the tools to face risk and foster change as a stronger leader.” — Sarah Daitch ’13

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2013 Fellows celebrate being in Prince Edward Island for the second working conference. Cover photo: Fellows, advisors and crew on the flight deck of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.