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Rachel Hunting

Manager of Regional Development
Regional Development Network

Sessions in which Rachel Hunting attends

Thursday 2 November, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Keynote

Welcome remarks:Brian Lewis, Professor, Concordia University and Co-Director, QUESCREN Opening Keynote AddressRussell Copeman, Executive Director, Quebec Engl...

Russell Copeman

Keynote speaker
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
TeachersInnovationCommunity Engagement

Speakers :Brian Woods, Howard S. Billings High SchoolD’Shaun Spence, HIVE Middle SchoolNoel Burke, NEXTSchool Initiative

12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM | 30 minutes

Principal Lebel-Grenier will speak to the impact of Quebec’s new university tuition funding reform.

1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
InterculturelCommunity EngagementFrench language

Speakers: Maria Popica, John Abbott CollegePhilippe Gagné, Vanier CollegeSylvain Rouleau, Service du bénévolat à l'hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de MontréalRece...

3:15 PM
3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
Town hall

Speakers:Chuck Halliday, Coordinator, Community and Business, New Frontiers School BoardCindy Finn, Director General, Lester B. Pearson School BoardJessica Fortier, Parent Commissioner, Special Needs Advisory Committee for S...

4:45 PM
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 15 minutes

To conclude the day, our Forum Discussants will provide brief insights from what they’ve heard over the day, from the perspective of the education level they represent.Discussants: Debbie Horrocks, Director, Provincial Resource Team - CLC Network, Leading English Education and Resource Network (

Friday 3 November, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 1 hour
Keynote

Tya Collins, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of OttawaModerator: John Davids, Research Coordinator, Black Communities Resource CentreThis keynote address delves into issues faced by Q...

Tya Collins

Keynote speaker
10:15 AM
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | 30 minutes

Grab a coffee and a snack with your fellow forum participants!

10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Adult education/adult learnersFrench languageEmployability

Moderator: Sta Kuzwianza, Provincial Education Roundtable (PERT) Speakers:Abbey McGugan, Advisory Committee for English-speaking Quebecers (ACESQ)Alisha Gibson, CLIC Le réseau linguistiqueGrace Labreche, LAB Centre de Langues - Collège LaSalleThe Provincial Employment Ro...

12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Vocational training

Moderator: Susie Faguy, Central Québec School BoardDuring this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to discover the different Vocational Training programs offered by the 9 English school boards in the province of Québec. Discovering sectors of activity for these Vocational Training programs will be pos...

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 30 minutes

Grab a coffee and a snack with your fellow forum participants!

3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
English-language cégeps

Speakers: Christian Corno, Director General, Marianopolis CollegeDiane Gauvin, Director General, Dawson CollegeJohn Halpin, Director General, John Abbott College

4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | 30 minutes

To conclude the Forum, our Forum Discussants will provide brief insights from what they’ve heard over the day, from the perspective of the education level they represent.Discussants: Debbie Horrocks, Director, Provincial Resource Team - CLC Network, Leading English Education and Resource Network (

5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour

Join us to celebrate the Forum with drinks and nibbles!