“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.”
Oprah Winfrey
Author - Owner and Operator - Inuky Glass Art & Engraving
About: Raeann Brown is a Nunsatsiavut Inuk who lives with her family in Wabush, NL, where she owns her own business, Inuky Glass Art & Engraving. Born in Montreal, QC, and having grown up in Postville, NL, Brown was inspired by her culture from an early age and has been creating art for as long as she can remember. Today, Brown etches and engraves a wide range of glass, wood, acrylic, bone, and metal materials. Brown is an advocate of Indigenous issues and often creates and writes about past and present events that affect Indigenous peoples across Canada. Bedtime in Nunatsiavut is her first book.
Program Itinerant - Coding - NLESD
About: Christine is a NLESD Coding and Making Education Itinerant with the Western and Central Regions of NLESD, Brilliant Labs NL Team Member. MASc., MSc., MEd.
Twitter: @chriselleeducat
Owner & Operator of Galliott Studios in Gros Morne National Park
About: Jennifer is the owner, operator of Galliott Studios In Gros Morne National Park. Galliott Studios is a coffee, performance and gallery space that has been in operation for over thirteen years. Jennifer has an extensive background in both the trades and service industry; has served on multiple boards and volunteer groups such as " Writers of Woody Point", "The Voice of Bonne Bay" "American Tapestry Alliance" to name a few and presently sits on town council in Woody Point. Jennifer has a degree in art from "Nova Scotia College of Art and Design" and a certificate in electrical from Academy Canada.
Prorgram Specialist Technology Education - NLESD
About: John is a passionate and experienced educator and entrepreneur. He has been teaching grades 7-12 for over 20 years and is currently employed as the Technology Education Program Specialist for NLESD provincially. At the College level, he taught Eco-tourism and Natural Resources programs. John ‘grew-up’ in an entrepreneurial family and has operated tourism and consulting businesses. Collaborating with others to turn innovative ideas into reality is exciting stuff! entrepreneur, startups, light field, hologram, ASIC, FPGA, optics, display, telecom
Twitter: @MrGoldsworthy12
President at Avalon Holographics
About: entrepreneur, startups, light field, hologram, ASIC, FPGA, optics, display, telecom
Founder of Moratorium Children, Social Entrepreneur & Writer
About: Toni is the Founder of Moratorium Children, a social business on a mission to revitalize outport Newfoundland and Labrador. Moratorium Children offers two wilderness experiences, a day-long tour and a week-long retreat, welcoming guests from all across the world to the community of Conche on the Northern Peninsula. As a graduate of Dalhousie University’s Bachelor of Commerce Co-op Program, Toni started her first social enterprise while enrolled in her studies. Serving as Vice President of Creative Development and one of the Co-Founders of the Rowe Marketing Association, Toni worked with student organizations to increase engagement on campus. She currently operates an online marketing agency helping wellness brands and local-based businesses grow, and spends her summer months in Conche leading the Moratorium Children team and experiences.
Programs Itinerant for Safe and Inclusive Schools at NLESD - Western Region
About: Previous Head Of English Department & school administrator. Strong information technology professional and presently working toward a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) focused in Educational Leadership from Western University.
Founder Matansar, Mentor Champion OCSB & TheBigReset - Social Entrepreneurs Program
About: Richard is a serial CEO & entrepreneur with more than fourty years of experience in semiconductors & software (Mitel, NovAtel, Extreme Packet Devices, Kivuto, etc) within telephony, security & education verticals.