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- 2021/22: Reimagining Social Justice and Racial Equity with adrienne maree brown
- 2019/20: Climate Change and Human Rights with Sheila Watt-Cloutier
- 2017/18: Peace, Pluralism and Gender Equality with Alice Wairimu Nderitu
- 2015/16: Climate Solutions with Tim Flannery
- 2013/14: Reconciliation with Chief Robert Joseph
- 2011/12: Twelve Days of Compassion with Karen Armstrong
- 2009/10: Widening the Circle with Liz Lerman
- 2005: Corporate Social Responsibility and the Right to Health with Mary Robinson
- 2002: Environmental Sustainability with Maurice Strong
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- 2024: AI: Beyond the Hype—Shaping the Future Together with Stephanie Dick and Daniel Barcay
- 2022: Facing the Flames: New and Old Ways of Co-Existing with Fire with Joe Gilchrist and Paul Hessburg
- 2021: All My Relations: Trauma-Informed Engagement with Karine Duhamel
- 2019: Power of Empathy with Kimberly Jackson Davidson
- 2019: Rethinking BC Referendums with John Gastil
- 2017: Strengthening Democratic Engagement with Valerie Lemmie
- 2015-16: THRIVE! Surrey in 2030
- 2014: Citizen Engagement and Political Civility with Dr. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer
- 2013: Building a Culture of Participation with Dave Meslin
- 2012: Riots and Restorative Justice with Dr. Theo Gavrielides
- 2011: Growing Out of Hunger with Will Allen
- 2010: The Age of Unequals with Richard Wilkinson
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Staff
The Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue staff manage and deliver educational and public programming for the Centre and provide support for Fellow and Associate initiatives.
Leadership Staff
The Leadership Team provides strategic and operational direction for the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue.
Admin, Finance and Events Staff
The Admin, Finance and Events team is the operations and budget hub for the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue. It's where folks at the Centre get human resources, accounting, internal events and administrative support.
Advancement Staff
The advancement team manages relationships with individual, corporate and foundation donors by developing and implementing strategies for securing financial support from a portfolio of donor prospects.
STEPHANIE SHACK
Sr. Associate Director, Advancement
Pronouns: she/her
Communications, Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization Staff
The Communications, Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization Team is where the Centre gets its strategic communications, graphic design, social media and public relations support. For any communications inquiries, contact Comms Officer Sabrina at asabrina@sfu.ca.
SABRINA AZARIA
Officer, Communications, Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization
Pronouns: she/her
Consulting Services Staff
The Consulting Services Team is the consulting arm of the Centre for Dialogue. This team collaborates with external partners to co-create public engagement and facilitation, consultation of deliberative processes, knowledge exchanges and strategic planning. The Consulting Services team builds customized teams for each project, which often include the Centre's program director, members of the K&P team, members of the communicationos team and Dialogue Fellows, such as Dr. Robert Daum, Dr. Diane Finegood, Ginger Gosnell-Myers and Lindsay Heller.
JOEL HARNEST
Associate Director, Engagement and Social Enterprise
Pronouns: he/him
JULIE BEZARD
Analyst, Dialogue and Engagement (bilingual)
Pronouns: she/her
Knowledge & Practice Staff
The Knowledge and Practice Team is the resource and knowledge development hub of the Centre for Dialogue. This team conducts research and knowledge mobilization on community engagement, equity in public engagement and wise practices for trauma-informed facilitation.
Mitigating Wildfire Staff
The Mitigating Wildfire Initiative facilitates dialogue and collaboration to identify and advance solutions that address the fundamental changes happening in wildfire risk and management in British Columbia. Visit the Mitigating Wildfire page to learn more about the initiative, including seeing profiles for their full team.
JAMES WHITEHEAD
Engagement Analyst, Mitigating Wildfire
Pronouns: he/him
DR. ROBIN FREEMAN
Admin & Engagement Coordinator, Mitigating Wildfire
Pronouns: she/her
YOLANDA CLATWORTHY
Associate Director, Mitigating Wildfire
Pronouns: she/her
Multilevel Climate Action Staff
The Multilevel Climate Action team leads two initiatives at the Centre—Moving in a Livable Region and Cities + Climate—that deal with climate action and local government issues in a structure where cities partner with other levels of government and civil society.
Jonas Pinzon Osorio
Program Coordinator, Moving in a Livable Region
JUDE CRASTA
Associate Director, Multilevel Climate Action
Pronouns: he/him
Dialogue on Technology Project Staff
Fergus Linley-Mota
Project Lead, Dialogue on Technology Project (DoT)
Pronouns: he/him