Respectful Workplaces for Tradeswomen and Apprentices
Moderators:
- Nan Armour – Former Executive Director, Hypatia Association, NS
- Bonnie Douglas – Project Coordinator, Equity and the Trades: A Code of Practice, CCWESTT
Inclusion in the SETT Workforce
Moderator:
- Dr. Tamara Franz-Odendaal, Professor of Biology at Mount Saint Vincent University and NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering, Atlantic Region
Panelists:
- Dr. Linda Campbell, Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Saint Mary’s University
- Dr. Nola Etkin, Interim Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry, UPEI
- Keilah Bias, Industrial Enigneer, StandardAero
Retention of Women in SETT
Moderator:
- Dr. Amy Hsiao, Associate Professor, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, UPEI
Panelists:
- Leigh Anne Dingwall, VP Human Resources, Maplewave
- Cassandra Polyzou – Interim Manager of Diversity and Outreach, Engineers Canada
- Marianne Rodgers – Scientific Director, Wind Energy Institute of Canada
Strategies for Hiring Women
Moderator:
- Christine MacKinnon, Acting Director of Municipal Affairs, Government of PEI
Panelists:
- Josèe Owen, Associate Director, RDT, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , Fredericton
- Steve Lecuyer, Regional Managing Principal, GHD
- Adrienne Power, Industry Outreach, Development & Corporate Relations Officer, Dalhousie Faculty of Computer Science
Professional Resiliency for Women
Workshop with Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley, Ph.D., R. Psych.
Registered Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley is a Registered Clinical Psychologist. She holds an Assistant Professor appointment in the Department of Family Medicine and cross appointments in the Departments of Surgery and Psychology at Dalhousie University and an Adjunct Professor appointment in the Department of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Saint Mary’s University. She works as a Clinical Health Psychologist at the Nova Scotia Health Authority for the Multi Organ Transplant Program. She is the Director for the Centre for Behaviour Change Research, which conducts research and training in chronic disease management. She is an internationally recognized trainer in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She has an active research program on behavior change, obesity, chronic disease, professional resiliency and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. Lee-Baggley has close to 40 peer-reviewed publications and over 115 scholarly presentations. In the last 5 years she has presented over 50 workshops and presentations to more than 3,000 healthcare providers, researchers, and members of the general public. She was the recipient of the 2017 Women of Excellence Award for her contributions to Health, Sport and Wellness (Canadian Progress Club Halifax Cornwallis). She is the author of “Healthy Habits Suck: How to get off the couch & live a healthy life…even if you don’t want to.”