 | Lori-Ann Cyr is the heart and soul of Diversis, and an influential member of her community, her province and the world of international development. As CEO of Diversis Inc., Vice-president of NordSud.org and an instructor and consultant in the area of education, she has extensive experience in international and cross-cultural development, immigration, education and training. She has held roles as a project developer and manager as well as a network facilitator. Lori-Ann has been interested in different cultures and languages since her early childhood, and has dedicated herself to several different initiatives over the years. More ...
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| The Honorable Aldéa Landry is a lawyer, business woman and highly respected figure in public life. She has truly helped shape public policy in her home province of New Brunswick, within Atlantic Canada and on a national scale. In New Brunswick, Aldéa has served as deputy premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and interim Minister of Fisheries. She also co-founded a successful law firm before launching her own business in 1993. Aldéa is also currently the President of Landal Incorporated, a consulting firm based in Moncton that provides comprehensive counseling services in the areas of organizational and business development and international cooperation. She also acts as a Labour Relations Arbitrator. More ...
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| Collaborators |  | Chedly Belkhodja is an associate professor in the political science department at the Université de Moncton. His research focuses on the questions of managing immigration in second-tier cities and in areas with low immigration, and the discourse and representations of cultural, religious and ethnic diversity. He also delves into populism and the phenomenon of the new modalities of governance in advanced democratic societies. He has published articles in Études ethniques du Canada Revue canadienne de science politique, Politique et Sociétés, Argument, Francophonie d’Amérique, and Lexicometrica. He has also contributed many chapters to collective works. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Director of Research at the Atlantic Metropolis Centre, and he has been one of the Centre’s directors since 2006. He also directed two films which were produced by the National Film Board of Canada: Tableaux d’un voyage imaginaire [portrait of an imaginary voyage] in 2001 with filmmaker Jean Chabot, and Au bout du fil [Hanging On] in 2006. | | | |  | Carole Marie Fournier studied organizational psychology, specialized in the field of cultural diversity. She’s currently completing a Doctor's degree in Psychology as an Atlantic Metropolis Center scholarship holder for the International Network about Immigration Research Outside Big Centers. Throughout her training, she's developed a great comprehension of cultural influence in human relations, at the personal level, as well as the organizational level. This leads her to act as part-time lecturer at the University of Moncton, Edmundston Campus, to deliver conferences and workshops and to advise various public and community organizations in the field of cultural diversity management. She’s also interested in the field of cultural diversity management in business contexts. Fascinated by international cooperation, she carried out some internships in Senegal, including one where she accompanied a group of eight high school students with an aim of developing their capacities to become young crosscultural youth “ambassadors”. Miss Fournier works for Enterprise Madawaska and is presently in charge of the development of a population growth strategy. | | | |  | Originally from India, Anita Punamiya moved to Canada in 2004. She worked in the United Arab Emirates from 1994 until 2004, giving her great exposure to a wide range of nationalities and cultures. Anita has more than 20 years of experience in a variety of roles such as management, consulting, training, and lecturing. Anita has an MBA with a major in International Business. She specializes in Cross-Cultural Communication and works with organizations with a multicultural element, which are involved with global markets or partners, or include members from multiple cultures. Anita teaches courses in ‘Cross-Cultural Communications and Negotiations’ and ‘Diversity at the Workplace’ at the University of New Brunswick. She has conducted workshops on ‘Cultural Competency’ for clients such as Bell-Aliant, Mariner Partners Inc., Saint John Regional Hospital, Innovatia, ACOA, etc. As a consultant, Anita has also worked on a project dealing with immigration issues for the City of Saint John and the provincial and federal government. Anita is on the Board of Directors of Enterprise Saint John and Propelsj, and on the Steering Committee of Canadian Women in Communication, Saint John Chapter. | | | |  | Jean-Guy-Vienneau is a retired professor from the University of Moncton with over thirty years of experience in an academic institution. He is specialised in leadership, management, and organisational development. Throughout his career, he has occupied various high level positions such as assistant deputy minister of Intergovernmental Affairs for the New Brunswick province. As a consultant, he has diversified experiences and has completed mandates in management, planning, and training for public, private, and community organizations at the provincial, national and international level. Having worked in more than fifteen different countries, Jean-Guy knows how to apply the cross-cultural dimension to his field of expertise. He has a PhD in Leadership and Management from Florida State University and presently sits on many boards that work in the field of community and international development. | | | | 
| Jeff Sparks has over 7 years of experience in Human Resources. He has specialized in many areas including: generalist human resources, technical recruiting, career counseling and development, project management, employment equity, training, HR systems, disabilitysensitivity training and diversity. Jeff has recently been selected as one of the 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, as part of the provincial initiative Next NB. Jeff is passionate about diversity in the workplace and has tasted both exclusion and inclusion very personally.
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| Marcelle St-Pierre has over 10 years of experience in community development on an international scale in the public, private, post-secondary educational and non-governmental sectors. She has refined skills and knowledge in organizational management and analysis of development projects, and primary health requirements as well as content management for online resources. Marcelle holds a BA in Social Science and an MA in Social Work from the Université de Moncton, as well as a Business Management degree from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales in Montreal. Since earning her degrees, Marcelle has continued to develop and strengthen her skills by taking courses focused on results-based management, diversity in the workplace and self-promotion for rural communities. More ...
| | | |  | Cyrille Simard is an internationally recognized expert in education, training, knowledge management and information technology for development purposes. For almost 10 years now, he has been the CEO of NordSud.org Inc., a group of consultants that provides innovative knowledge solutions to a wide variety of clients in the world of international development and cooperation. That experience, partnered with Cyrille’s previous tenure as project manager for the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, an international organization representing 56 countries and governments, and his work as both Director of Continuing and Distance Education and Director of the Multimedia Development Centre for the Université de Moncton in Edmundston have provided him with the kind of profound and extensive expertise that he now offers our clients at Diversis. More ...
| | | |  | Since 2002, Nancy Godin has served as the Vice President of Administration and Technology Direction for Landal Inc, a comprehensive and well-known consulting service offering expert knowledge of organizational management and international cooperation throughout the francophone world. Through her work, Nancy has acquired solid experience in composing, implementing and managing projects as well as handling data from provincial, national and international development ventures. Nancy is also the Financial Director of the firm. Nancy has managed the technical information requirements on a number of significant national and international projects, including managing data banks, putting together training manuals, promoting, organizing and running special events and creating and maintaining web sites. More ...
| | | |  | Léo-Paul Charest is an educator who has worked for many years in the education field as a teacher, a school principal, in addition to having held various positions within the department of Education. He was also national coordinator of the official languages in the Council of Ministers of Education in Toronto. In 2001, he went to the department of Intergovernmental Affairs of New Brunswick in the Francophonie and Official Languages branch and held that position until his retirement in April 2008. In the wake of the Moncton Summit and as national coordinator of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (an international organization representing 56 states and governments), More ...
| | | |  | Juan Manuel Toro Lara has a Bachelor's degree in social work of the University of Sherbrooke. He oriented his studies, as well as his professional experiences, in immigration, therefore working closely with refugees and immigrants both in Quebec and New Brunswick. Following his studies, Mr. Toro Lara integrated a research team in intercultural studies at the University of Sherbrooke. This experience has enabled him to take part in research projects at the provincial level regarding immigration in rural and semi rural regions in Canada. Mr. Toro Lara has worked in the development and implementation of settlement services for immigrants and refugees in New Brunswick. Also, Mr. Toro Lara has developed an expertise in international recruitment of skilled workers, family member class and private sponsorship of refugees program. Mr Toro Lara is a member of the International network about immigration research outside of big centers. | | | | | | Originally from Berlin, Germany, Deniz Akmaner has a certificate in Hotel Management from Inter*Continental Hotels and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a major in Tourism. She has worked with various international companies, such as Cathay Pacific Airways in its main hub in Hong Kong establishing strategic partnerships before she moved to Moncton, New Brunswick, in 2002. Since arriving in New Brunswick she has been deeply involved with several regional, provincial, and local immigration-related projects. Deniz works to recruit international talent for Atlantic organizations seeking skilled employees and assists newcomers with their career objectives and the settlement process to better integrate them into the community.
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