Prior to joining the IMF, Ziana held increasingly senior positions within the federal government at Health Canada and Finance Canada, including as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister of Finance. Through this experience, Ziana has had the opportunity to work on a wide range of files, including affordable housing, national pharmacare and COVID-19 response measures for businesses, and has been deeply involved in the coordination of several federal budgets.
Ziana also has experience in the non-profit sector, working as a monitoring and evaluation advisor for CARE Malawi on the Southern African Nutrition Initiative.
Ziana holds a Bachelor of Arts and Science from McMaster University and a Master of Economics from the University of Toronto.

She recently joined Climate Action Network Canada as the National Policy Manager, and previously worked at the Federation of Canadian municipalities in various climate-related positions. She has also run a dozen campaigns at the federal and municipal levels, supported or led various climate justice campaigns and worked for ENGOs in Montréal, Yellowknife, Ottawa and Gatineau.

The KRSC operates in the municipal sector as a provider of essential services to the communities within its territory. The KRSC is mandated to offer services in land use planning, solid waste, economic development, tourism promotion, recreation planning, public safety, community development and regional transportation, which it succeeds in doing brilliantly thanks to the collaborative spirit and dynamism of its Board of Directors.
Building on her experience as a teacher, Isabelle continues her involvement with New Brunswick youth as the President of Improvisation New Brunswick. She volunteers her time as a referee and judge at high school improvisation tournaments, as well as with middle schoolers during the Jeux de l’Acadie. As a member of the LGBTQIA2+ community, she supports the development of policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. In her spare time, Isabelle likes to enjoy local parks and beaches, read, play video games and plan her next international trip.

Before working with the Government of Alberta he spent five years as a service designer and team lead in the British Columbia public service.
In addition to his professional practice, he is a sessional instructor at MacEwan University where he teaches a seminar on contemporary design issues. Davis also volunteers and is a board member of the Edmonton Tool Library, a not-for-profit which provides affordable access to hand, power, and garden tools to the community.
Originally from California, Davis moved to Canada at age 13 sparking a lifelong affinity for Edmonton, the city he still calls home. Outside of work you can find Davis in Edmonton’s beautiful river valley walking his dog Caro or on the pickleball court.
Davis holds a Bachelor of Design from the University of Alberta and a Master of Arts in Digital Experience Design from Hyper Island (UK)

Despite his prior training as a marine biologist, Gideon investigated the diversity of viruses associated with population declines of honey bees and other pollinators for his PhD. Gideon moved to Canada for a post-doctoral position at the University of British Columbia in 2016, where he discovered 15 new viruses in salmon. He went on to receive a Liber Ero Fellowship, which supports emerging conservation leaders in Canada. His most recent research applies viral genome sequencing to assess the transmission risk posed to wild Pacific salmon by Atlantic salmon aquaculture in BC. He has authored over 30 publications as well as served as an expert witness for two Federal Court cases in Canada.
For his Research Associate position within the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, Gideon is partnered with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, and is part of a collaboration which is applying innovative molecular technologies to determine the cumulative factors that influence the survival of Pacific salmon.

Furthermore, he is involved in different organizations. He is, among other things, president of the microcredit committee of Quebec loan fund, vice-president of the Youth Wing of the Social Economy Project, administrator and treasurer of the Social Investment Network of Quebec (RISQ) and the social economy of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, Essor 02.
His deep interest in corporate governance issues developed during his involvement and encouraged Maxence to complete the university certification program in corporate governance from the College of Corporate Directors of Laval University. Maxence is also a Chartered Director (C.Dir. ) given that the program is recognized as a double diploma by The Director’s College of Mc Master University.

He has served as Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Secretary for Northern Vision Development LP, a Yukon-based First Nation majority-owned development partnership, Associate Vice President of Advancement at Yukon University and held various roles within the Government of Yukon, including at the political and bureaucratic levels. He has recently taken on a role as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, where, alongside a passionate team of health experts and advocates, he is working to drive positive outcomes for Yukoners, families, and communities. Though his professional roles have changed over time, he has maintained a passionate commitment to building a strong, vibrant, resilient northern Canada.

Blake is married to Christina Buckle, who runs a nonprofit dance school. Together, they are parents to two wonderful children, Odette (4) and Wyatt (2).

She has also worked as an elementary school teacher in New York City and in Rochester, New York, where she developed a passion for culturally responsive pedagogy.
Heather is currently a fifth-year doctoral student at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – University of Toronto, in the Social Justice Education program. She has been awarded a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), a highly competitive national award competition. Her research centers reconciliation and reclamation of Indigenous ways of knowing in modern-day education systems.
Heather leads First Peoples Group, an Indigenous consulting firm that specializes in customized Indigenous cultural competency learning, engagement with Indigenous peoples, and reconciliation action planning.