Pre-Conference Executive Symposium — “Courage in a Toxic Culture”
  Doreen Harvey MBA Human Resources Consultant

Doreen E. Harvey is an independent Human Resources (HR) Consultant.  She is particularly accomplished in HR strategic planning, employee and executive coaching, compensation and benefits, performance management, change management and has developed effective strategic programs and communication tools for her clients.
     Prior to 1994, Doreen was the Vice-President of Human Resources at Sanyo Canada Inc.
     Doreen holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree from The Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario. Doreen is a member of the Strategic Capability Network.
 
 
Pacesetter — “Interviews with Women Who Dare”
  Lorna Dueck

Lorna Dueck is the President of Media Voice Generation and the Executive Producer of Listen Up – the flagship program that examines the spiritual side of news and current events. Lorna is a popular television host and public speaker, as well as a regular commentary writer on faith and public life in Canada’s largest national newspaper, The Globe and Mail.
     Lorna is a graduate of Winkler Bible Institute, The Billy Graham Christian Writer’s Institute and the Arrow Leadership program. She is completing a Bachelor of Religious Studies degree at Tyndale University College and Seminary.
     Be inspired and encouraged as Lorna interviews “Women who DARE”.
  Pat Francis D.C.P.C., M.Div. D. Min.

Dr. Pat Francis is the Senior Pastor and Founder of the Kingdom Covenant Ministries and several other charities.
     Her Humanitarian Work “Compassion For The Nations” helps people at risk internationally through medical missions, orphanages, building Churches and giving support to international leaders.
     Dr. Francis is a graduate of the University of the West Indies in Radiography. She is also a Certified Psychotherapist and holds two Masters degrees and a Doctoral degree from Christian Life School of Theology, Columbus, GA.
  Karyn Gordon

Dr. Karyn Gordon, or "dk" as teens affectionately call her, is one of Canada's leading authorities on understanding youth. She is frequently interviewed by national media (Entertainment Tonight Canada, Globe & Mail, National Post, CTV's Canada AM, Global Canwest, Maclean's, Fashion 18 Magazine, Much Music) and speaks to national corporations (Motorola, Dove, Doritos, PepsiCo, etc.) to provide insight into understanding, connecting with and managing youth.
     A youth expert, parent / teen coach, motivational speaker, corporate consultant and author, Dr. Karyn's style is dynamic and inspiring. Her knowledge is empowering and pragmatic. Her gift is communicating creatively so youth, parents, and companies can understand themselves. Dr. Karyn's mission is to truly understand what makes youth 'tick' (thoughts, feelings, actions) so she can help youth reach their full potential; help parents learn to connect with youth and help companies understand and connect with Generation X & Y.
     What began as a mission to empower youth to understand and reach their full potential has grown tremendously; Dr. Karyn is called by leaders of every walk of life who want to understand youth.
     Dr. Karyn has a Bachelor in Psychology, a Masters in Counseling and a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy.
  Lynn Hazlett CEO, Primex Customs and Logistics Inc.

Lynn is the youngest of eight children and grew up on a farm in Orillia,
Ontario. When Lynn became blind as a child, she was told she would never see again, but her eyesight was restored at the age of 10.
She held a variety of jobs as she worked her way through college.
Six years ago, Lynn finally started her own home business, Primex.
In 2003 and 2004, the company was selected as one of the Top
50 fastest growing companies in Canada under 5 years of age. Lynn was also honoured as one of the Top 100 women entrepreneurs in Canada four years in a row. Lynn has led Primex through several expansions to become a fully integrated international logistics company.
 
 
Leading Women International Focus —
  Bibiana Pinto MacLeod

Bibiana Pinto MacLeod is the Medical Ambassadors Canada Regional Coordinator for South America and the Caribbean. Originally from Argentina, Bibiana is a doctor, specializing in Internal Medicine, who now continues to show her courage and determination to Dare as she teaches and oversees the implementation of the CHE (Community Health Evangelism) program in eight countries. CHE is a grassroots movement highlighting integrated service and prevention taught through modules specially designed for the developing world.  
 
 
Discovery Sessions —
  Kaarina Hsieh

“The Core: Forging a Strong Foundation”
     Kaarina Hsieh is the Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Student Life at Tyndale Seminary. Kaarina has served in pastoral ministry for over 12 years both in traditional church and other settings. She has taught specifically in the areas of Culture, Christian Leadership, Mentoring and Discipleship.
     Kaarina holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Divinity degree from Tyndale Seminary.
  Shelley Campagnola

“The Context: Facing Unfamiliar Territory”
Shelley Campagnola is the executive director of Ministry Resource Inc. She has served in a variety of children, youth, and adult ministries, as well as in leadership, teaching, pastoral, finance, prison, outreach and mission capacities. 
      Shelley is also the team leader for Next Generation Faith Gathering, a new ministry that seeks to facilitate faith conversation and expression in a multigenerational and multicultural context. She chairs the Children’s Ministry Forum with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and is an adjunct professor at Heritage College and Seminary, leading the Children and Family Ministries program. 
  Peggy Grall

“The Challlenge: Navigating Change with Courage”
     Peggy Grall is a Certified Executive coach and former psychotherapist with 19 years experience in the areas of helping individuals and organizations make significant change.
     Her distinctive background in both business and Human Services equips her to powerfully identify and help people address the personal and professional issues affecting a leader or group’s ability to change successfully.
      Peggy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology & Anthropology, from the University of Guelph and is certified in Employee Relations & HR from Queens University.
     She is past-President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (Toronto) and in 2004 was nominated for Business Person of the Year and nominated again in 2005 for the coveted Athena Award (Women in Business).
 
 
Summit Session —
  Joyce Rees (nee Heron)

Joyce Rees (nee Heron) has served as the director of Jacob’s Well since it was founded six years ago. Jacob’s Well is a relationally focused ministry in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, Canada’s poorest neighbourhood. (www.jacobswell.ca) Joyce served as a pastor for 6 years prior to taking her role at Jacob’s Well and currently leads a small congregation in the downtown eastside. In addition she has spent the last 9 years teaching extensively about justice. Joyce brings a vital challenge to the church regarding current paradigms of ministry with marginalized people.
  Wendy Gritter
Feature Interview

Wendy Gritter serves God as the National Director of New Direction. Jesus touched the lives of marginalized people – often those who would be categorized as sexual sinners by the established religious leaders. She serves those dealing with sexual and gender identity questions.
      Wendy believes God is calling us to dare to engage our culture in a winsome manner and with transformational impact.
 
 
Application Sessions – Coaches, Facilitators and Panelists
  Jennifer Parr

Jennifer is a leadership and personal coach, and facilitator who combines her diverse experience in the areas of business strategy, organizational and personal transformation and change leadership to bring unique value to her clients. Jennifer’s eclectic background spans business, politics and the not-for-profit spheres.
      Jennifer holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Western Ontario and undergraduate degrees in Social Work (B.S.W.) and Political Science (B.A.) from McMaster University. She is a member of, and accredited by, the International Coaching Federation and has received coaching training from the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) in California.
      Jennifer’s spiritual journey continues to lead her to interesting people and opportunities that allow her to combine her business and political experience with her sense of social advocacy and spiritual calling.
  Elaine Poutney

Elaine is a counseling psychologist who has worked at Concordia University (Montreal) and at the University of Toronto. Her ten year private practice dealt with issues of identity, intimate relationships and sexual abuse; her work as an Executive Coach and Management Consultant in the area of developing effective and productive working teams. She has worked with IFES Eurasia, developing leadership skills and mentoring young Christian leaders in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Her work as a spiritual formation coach, Toward a spiritual integration, integrates management skills and personal spiritual development.
 

Grace Soyao

Grace is the Founding Principal of The Business WorkShop Inc.  She is an experienced Senior Marketing Advisor and Practioner with more than 20 years of experience culled from major multinational corporations such as Johnsons & Johnson, Pfizer Consumer Health, GSK, Procter & Gamble Pharma, Warner Lambert, Gerber, Novartis.
      Grace was the team Lead, International Sales & Marketing (FDI),  Ministry of Economic Development & Trade , Province of Ontario; has a  Masters in Strategic Business Economics (not completed), University of Asia Pacific ; Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of the Philippines ;Member, Canadian Association of Management Consultants; Member, OTC Global Partner Network, Nicholas Hall & Company, UK – based  organization
      As well as being a wife and mother she is very involved in her community and is currently a Member, GRT, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Advisor, Next Level Leadership Organization, Founder, Bookstorming for Social Change as well as being  enrolled in the Executive Development Program, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Carrie Simpson

Carrie Simpson is the National Coordinator of Women Alive’s teen girls mentoring program, i.e. – inspire excellence by example.  She was ranked Canada’s #1 Sales Account Executive within TELUS Mobility, and is now a top Sales Manager. Leading her team as an example of excellence, Carrie has been selected to teach leadership courses to executive women within TELUS. 
In addition to these roles, she is also a single mother to daughter Brea, fitness instructor/personal trainer, national motivational speaker, author of recent book “My Divorce Coach”, and a homemaker with a passion to see youth come into wholeness and relationship with Jesus Christ.
      In 2007, Carrie was recognized as one of the “Top 35 Christian Leaders in Canada Under 35” in an initiative to identify, equip and encourage some of the most promising younger Christian leaders in our nation. 

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  Irene Stickland

Lieutenant-Colonel  Irene Stickland is a Salvation Army Officer,  commissioned and ordained in 1967.  She taught nursing at Toronto Western Hospital and Windsor Grace Hospital Schools of Nursing, and was Director of Nursing at Vancouver Grace Hospital. She has also served as a hospital administrator in St. John’s, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto, with eleven years as President and CEO of Scarborough Grace Hospital and six years as Deputy CEO and Executive Vice President of the merged Scarborough Hospital, until her retirement in 2004.
      Irene’s experience in leading Scarborough Hospital through the SARS outbreak of 2003 was the basis for her keynote address at the June 2007 Faith Community Summit on Pandemic Preparedness, held at the Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg.
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  Linda Tripp

Over the years, she has chaired the Women's Commission, developing the first Gender Policy for the World Vision Partnership, started a Development Education program to increase donor and public awareness of poverty issues and spoke nationally on the issues. She implemented a private sponsorship program for refugees and set up the Refugee Reception Centre in Toronto. She led the Advocacy Department that supports Child Rights, Economic Justice, and Peace Building. In 2003, she was named Vice President Public Affairs providing oversight to Advocacy and Education, Public Relations, and Church Relations. Linda retired from World Vision in 2007 but continues to be passionate about alleviating poverty and suffering.
      Linda joined World Vision Canada in 1976 and led the Relief and Development department for 22 years, becoming the first woman Vice President in the World Vision global partnership.
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Awards Luncheon
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  Master of Ceremonies – Moira Brown
Moira Brown is a well known Canadian broadcast personality whose credits include: The Moira Hunt Show, 100 Huntley Street and Just For Parents television programs. She returned to national television in January 2006 as one of the hosts of 100 Huntley Street Full Circle, a new program with a focus on women’s issues, seen every Friday. On October 3rd Moira returned to the daily 100 Huntley Street program as co-host having left in 1994 to raise her children.
    Moira came to faith in Christ through a guest on her talk show on CKVR in Barrie in 1978 and studied at Capernwray and Briercrest Bible Schools. Moira is a gifted communicator blending humour, props and Bible truth. She will inspire you with her stories.
    Moira and her husband Richard have two children, Katherine 16 and Davy 14. In December 2005, the family took a second missions trip to Africa where Richard is engaged in the HIV/AIDS crisis.
 
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