Panelists & Speakers

Respectful Workplaces for Tradeswomen and Apprentices

 

Moderators:

  • Nan ArmourFormer Executive Director, Hypatia Association, NS
  • Bonnie DouglasProject 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 PolyzouInterim Manager of Diversity and Outreach, Engineers Canada
  • Marianne RodgersScientific 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.”