{"id":1100,"date":"2018-12-03T15:36:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T20:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.gloriathemes.com\/eventchamp\/demo\/?page_id=1100"},"modified":"2022-04-12T18:07:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T22:07:23","slug":"event-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/event-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"gt-speakers-listing gt-style-1\"><div class=\"gt-columns gt-column-3\"><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Toni-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/antonella-toni-morra\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Antonella Toni Morra<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Housing Counsellor<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Antonella, who goes by Toni, has been a Child &amp; Youth Practitioner for 17 years. She graduated with her C.Y.W 3-year diploma in 2004 from Centennial College. She then went on to work in the educational system with youth on the autism spectrum for almost 2 years then moved on to working with youth 15 and young adults who were dealing with trauma, addictions, criminal justice system, intergenerational trauma, housing, academic and career pathway planning.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Darin2-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/darin-wybenga\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Darin Wybenga<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">First Nation&#039;s Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Coordinator<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Darin Wybenga is a member of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Currently, he is the First Nation&#039;s Traditional Knowledge and Land Use Coordinator where his responsibilities include conducting historical research on behalf of the First Nation, educating interested parties about the history of the Mississaugas of the Credit, and providing guidance on historical matters pertaining to the First Nation. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jaimie-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/jaimie-whitecrow\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Jaimie Whitecrow<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Writer. Producer. Multi\u2013media Artist. Filmmaker<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Jamie Whitecrow is writer, producer, multi\u2013media artist and aspiring filmmaker from Seine River First Nation, Treaty #3 and lives in Toronto. She\u2019s created artistic works in film, visual art, music, and performance, most which have been showcased through LGBTQ2S and BIPOC circles and film festivals. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jonathan-Davey1-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/jonathan-davey\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Jonathan Davey<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Vice President, Indigenous Financial Services<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Jon Davey is the National Director of Aboriginal Financial Services at the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank). He works with Indigenous communities and corporations to find banking solutions and wealth management options to help Nations achieve their respective visions for future generations.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Keith_McCrady_1-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/keith-mccrady\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Keith McCrady<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Executive Director<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Keith McCrady is an Ojibway and Cree man from the Bear Clan who has worked with Indigenous families for over twenty years. Born in Thunder Bay and raised traditionally by both parents in Blinjitwaabik Zaaging Aaishinaabek (formerly Rocky Bay First Nation). He has worked at Native Child and Family Services of Toronto as Senior Supervisor of the Scarborough Child and Family Life Centre, and Child Care and Aboriginal Head Start Programs; currently, Keith is the Executive Director of the 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations.<\/div><div class=\"gt-social-links\"><ul class=\"gt-social-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keithmccradyTO\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keithmccradyto?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.linkedin.com\/in\/keith-mccrady-370a22a\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Larry-2-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/larry-frost\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Larry Frost<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Leader<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Larry Frost is a long-time Indigenous leader in Toronto, he has been actively engaged in previous terms of the Aboriginal Affairs Committee. Larry Frost held various executive positions throughout his career, most recently, Executive Director of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, a membership-based, charitable organization whose mission is to empower the Indigenous community in Toronto by providing programs that support their spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well-being.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michael04-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/michael-lawrenchuk\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Michael Lawrenchuk<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Actor<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Michael Lawrenchuk is a Cree man from the Fox Lake First Nation and former Chief. He is an actor known for Indian Horse (2017), Road of Iniquity (2016) and Cashing In (2009) and Cowboys and Indians \u2013 The J.J. Harper Story (2003). He has worked in theatre, film and television across Canada as a producer, writer, actor and director. His writing for theatre and performance focuses on the struggle and search for Indigenous Identity in two one person plays, The Trial of Kicking Bear (1991) and The Gravedigger (2018). He is a Fellow of the Globe Theatre in London England.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Nicole01-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/nicole-mccormick\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Nicole McCormick<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Journalist. Leader. Activist<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Nicole McCormick is a proud Kanyen\u2019keh\u00e1:ka [Mohawk) woman, whose family is from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She currently lives in Hamilton. Ontario. Nicole is the Senior Manager of News Gathering at CityNews Toronto and Breakfast Television, part of Rogers Sports &amp; Media. Nicole is an award-winning journalist, who has worked behind the camera, for over 20 years.<\/div><div class=\"gt-social-links\"><ul class=\"gt-social-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tvgurl\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tvgurl\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Steve-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/steve-teekens\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Steve Teekens<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Executive Director. Artist<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Steve Teekens has been working with the marginalized and homeless sector in Toronto since 1995. Steve is the Executive Director at Na-Me-Res where he has worked since 2008. He has a degree in Public Administration and Governance from Ryerson University and is working on his Master\u2019s Degree in Public Administration at Queen\u2019s University. <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Randy3-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/randall-arsenault\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Randall Arsenault<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Manager, Indigenous Spirit Fund - Policing - Culture - Speaker - Former LEO<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">as a way to engage with the community and humanize the badge. \u201cHow I am online is exactly how I am as a person. If I don\u2019t educate, I at least hope to entertain,\u201d says Arsenault, who is famous for the way he spreads information about preventing crime. Arsenault\u2019s work on addressing bullying in schools, homelessness and mental health are also important assets that he brings to his role as an OHRC Commissioner.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valerie-2-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/valerie-kerr\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Valerie Kerr<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST)<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Valerie Kerr was born In Winnipeg and has been living in Tkoronto for over 20 years. Valerier has family roots in Norway House Cree Nation. She has many years of personal and professional experience working and supporting our early years community.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gt-col\"><div class=\"gt-inner\"><div class=\"gt-speaker gt-style-3\"><div class=\"gt-image\"><img width=\"615\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vicky2-615x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-eventchamp-speaker size-eventchamp-speaker\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 0=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gt-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/speaker\/vicky-auf-der-mauer\/\"><\/a><div class=\"gt-name\">Vicky auf der Mauer<\/div><div class=\"gt-profession\">Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Trainer<\/div><div class=\"gt-text\">Vicky auf der Mauer is a proud Inuk from the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, turned Urban Inuk living on the the land of the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat, Anishinabek Nation, the Chippewa, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, that we call Toronto.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1100"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3165,"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1100\/revisions\/3165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/april2022.tkarontosummit.ca\/live\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}