We're excited to have you hear from our amazing guest speakers for our inaugural TEDxSaultCollege event themed Future Forward. Gain a deeper understanding of Governance, Truth and Reconciliation, Government, and Economic Development. Learn more about our guest speakers by seeing each of their bios below.
Shauna Hynna
Moving Governance Forward
Shauna Hynna is the Director of Transformation and Partnerships at Sault Area Hospital as well as the current Chair of Sault College Board of Governors. Shauna has over 20 years of experience leading Organizational Transformation through leadership coaching with a focus on engaging the front line level in driving change that improves service delivery and the employees work environment. Shauna is a Black Belt Six Sigma and Lean Practioner, Master Trainer, a certified Performance Consultant and Change Consultant. Her passion for people leadership, service and excellence are key motivators and her approach enables staff and leaders to drive sustainable change in Organizations and systems.
Travis Anderson
Moving Government Forward
Travis Anderson, Director of Tourism and Community Development, City of Sault Ste. Travis has over 14 years of project management and community development experience, most recently leading FutureSSM a community revitalization initiative initiated by the City of Sault Ste. Marie. Prior to joining the public sector, Travis worked in the natural resource sector including leading the development of large-scale renewable and conventional energy projects. His experience includes community consultation and engagement, management of engineering design, commercial feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments, First Nations consultation, stakeholder relations, regulatory approvals, construction and operations in Canada and internationally. Travis received his Honours Degree in Environmental Studies from Carleton University and obtained his Masters of Business Administration from the Simon Fraser University. He also holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Emily Cormier
Moving Government Forward
Emily Cormier is an energy management and sustainability professional with over 10 years of experience, in the Canadian private, public and non-profit sector, predominantly in Northern Ontario. She is currently employed at the City of Sault Ste. Marie as the Sustainability Coordinator, where she leads sustainability initiatives across the organization, including the implementation of the Community Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. Prior to working for the City, Emily worked as the Program Manager for QUEST Canada’s Smart Energy Community Accelerator Program in New Brunswick, and has also worked on large scale energy conservation and demand management projects in Northwestern Ontario for Synergy North. She also led the development of the Wawa Municipal Energy Plan, for the Municipality of Wawa which won the 2017 Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) Community Project of the Year award. Her experience also includes planning and operations on Forest Resource Inventory (FRI) projects across Ontario, and working in a policy analyst capacity for the Federal Government including the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Public Safety in Ottawa. Emily holds an Honours Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Development and Globalization from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s in International Business from Hult International Business School. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
Kelly Burton
Moving Economic Development Forward
Kelly Burton is an award-winning entrepreneur, business mentor and economic developer. She is the Treasurer on the Board of Directors of StartUp SAULT and works as an economic developer at the Factor 5 Group Inc. Kelly owned and operated her own small business, Cafe Natura, for 12 years and went on to study both community and classic economic development at the Simon Fraser University and the University of Waterloo. Kelly is passionate about food security, the economics of well being and economic resilience.
Contact Kelly at kelly@impressyourself.ca
Patrick Hunter
Moving Truth and Reconciliation Forward
Patrick Hunter is an artist, graphic designer and award winning entrepreneur from Red Lake, Ontario. Though best known for this woodland art style paintings, Patrick has also been having a positive and impactful impression in the corporate world through collaborations with Rogers Media Company, Manulife, Ontario Power Generation, as well as TD & RBC banks to name a few. The intention that drives the work Patrick does stems from how a better world can be created through art, so future generations can see themselves reflected in the mainstream culture. With that in mind, Patrick has engaged the world of sports with artistic collaborations with the Chicago Blackhawks, creating the uniforms for the Canadian Olympic curling team, as well as APTN's new Bryan Trottier award for Indigenous excellence in the NHL. When not collaborating with exciting national partners, Patrick is creating awareness about his Ojibway roots and inspiring creative confidence through in-person and virtual paint workshops across North America.