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DESCRIPTION: \n\nCome hear from senior government officials about careers i
 n the public service\n\n \n\nGINA WILSON\n	Associate Deputy Minister\n	Publi
 c Safety Canada\n\nGina Wilson began her career in her First Nation commun
 ity of Kitigan-Zibi as Executive Director of Health and Social Services an
 d as Director of the Wanaki Treatment Centre. Ms. Wilson was a Senior Mana
 ger with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)\, a national Aboriginal organ
 ization representing First Nation communities in Canada when she joined th
 e Federal Government in 1996 and for five years served as Director General
 \, Aboriginal Affairs at Correctional Service Canada. In 2003\, Gina becam
 e Director General at Human Resources Skills Development Canada\, before m
 oving to the Privy Council Office (PCO) in 2005 as Director General of Eng
 agement\, where she organized a First Ministers Meeting.\n\nGina Wilson wa
 s appointed in 2006 as Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) with Indian Residen
 tial Schools Resolution Canada and was a partner in the implementation of 
 a settlement agreement for approximately 80\,000 survivors of Indian Resid
 ential Schools in Canada. Her office oversaw the co-ordination of events l
 eading to the Prime Minister's historic Apology on June 11\, 2008. She the
 n was named Senior Assistant Deputy Minister\, Regional Operations\, at In
 dian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and was responsible for the implem
 entation of operations and programming in seven regions. Gina was also a p
 articipant in the Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) in 2009.\n\nMs. Wilson
  was Assistant Deputy Minister of Emergency Management and Regional Operat
 ions at Public Safety Canada in 2011-2013\, where she lead a national emer
 gency management system and strategies to reduce and mitigate disasters in
  Canada and then was Senior Assistant Deputy Minister\, Treaties and Abori
 ginal Government at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada foc
 used on reconciling Aboriginal and Crown interests through the negotiation
  and implementation of modern treaties.\n\nGina was then appointed as Asso
 ciate Deputy Minister at Employment and Social Development Canada in March
 \, 2014 where she served the Minister of State for Seniors and the Ministe
 r of State for Social Development\, while tackling departmental efforts to
  reduce the backlog at the Social Security Tribunal. In addition\, Gina le
 ad initiatives such as 'Job Bank/Job Match' - a national website to match 
 employers and job seekers and several additional corporate and workplace i
 nitiatives.\n\nGina Wilson was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Publ
 ic Safety Canada on July 6\, 2015.\n\n \n\n\nHÉLÈNE LAURENDEAU\n	Associate 
 Deputy Minister\n	Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada\n\nMs. Hélène Laur
 endeau was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and N
 orthern Development Canada in December 2013.\n\nIn early 1991\, Ms. Lauren
 deau joined the Public Service with the Department of Justice. She served 
 as Legal Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel for four federal organizations. 
 From 1999 until mid-2011\, she held three different senior executive posit
 ions at the Treasury Board Secretariat\, notably responsible for Labour Re
 lations and Risk Management in Human Resources.\n\nFrom September 2003 to 
 October 2004\, Ms. Laurendeau held the position of Special Advisor to the 
 Clerk of the Privy Council on Cabinet confidences.\n\nMost recently\, she 
 served as Senior Vice-President\, Policy Branch\, of the Public Service Co
 mmission of Canada. Her responsibilities there included delegation and acc
 ountability\, political activities and non-partisanship and appointment po
 licies.\n\nMs. Laurendeau graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1982 
 with a B.A. in Arts (Communication) and with a Law degree in 1985. She was
  called to the Québec Bar in 1986. Ms. Laurendeau practiced administrative
 \, labour relations and human rights law in the private sector from 1986 t
 o 1991.\n\nRaised in Lanaudière\, Québec\, but with strong ties to the Bas
  St-Laurent\, Ms. Laurendeau completed her high school studies at Collège 
 de l’Assomption. She is the proud mother of two dynamic young adults.\n\n 
 \n\n\nHILLARY THATCHER\n	Assistant Deputy Minister\n	Ministry of Aboriginal 
 Affairs\, Government of Ontario\n\nHillary Thatcher joined the provincial 
 government in September 2013 as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Aborigin
 al Relations and Ministry Partnerships at the Ministry of Aboriginal Affai
 rs. Prior to joining the Ministry\, Hillary was the Director of First Nati
 on and Metis Relations at the Ontario Power Authority\, where she worked c
 losely on procurement and funding support programs for Aboriginal communit
 ies. She also worked with remote First Nations and a team of energy planne
 rs on the development of a business case to examine the feasibility of exp
 anding Ontario's transmission system to the remote First Nations in North-
 West Ontario. Hillary is Metis with lineage from Northern Alberta and is a
 n active member of Toronto's Urban Aboriginal community. Hillary lives in 
 Riverdale with her husband Clint Davis and their two children\, Fern and R
 iel.\n\n \n\n\nDEBBIE BERESFORD -GREEN\n	Assistant Deputy Minister\n	Corpora
 te Services Branch\, Health Canada\n\nDebbie Beresford-Green is the Assist
 ant Deputy Minister\, Corporate Services for Health Canada and the Public 
 Health Agency of Canada responsible for a variety of functions including H
 R\, IM/IT\, Real Property and Security.\n	\n	Since joining Health Canada in 
 2008\, Ms Beresford-Green has held various executive positions and been re
 sponsible for regional regulatory operations including regional laboratori
 es and inspection activities\; and grants and contributions funding for pr
 ograms and the National anti-Drug Strategy and the Roadmap for Official la
 nguages.\n\nMs Beresford-Green began her Public Service career as a Custom
 s Inspector. Over the course of her 17 years with the Public Service she h
 as worked in positions of increasing responsibility at Industry Canada\, T
 reasury Board of Canada Secretariat\, and the Canada Revenue Agency at bot
 h headquarters and in regional offices.\n\nShe enjoys connecting with curr
 ent and future public servants across the country and is active on Twitter
 .\n\n \n\n\nRegistration through myFuture - from homepage\, click on event
 s tab followed by workshop\, keyword search Public Service\n
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LOCATION:Room 232\, Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855 r
 ue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:A CAREER IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
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