Friday Jun 17, 2022
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM MDT
1:00pm Lunch
1:30-3:00pm Educational Session with Karen Mackenzie
GPRC Boardroom
2nd Floor
4815 44 Avenue, Stony Plain, AB
$30 members
$45 non-members
Jodie MacPherson
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Karen Mackenzie will be with us to discuss building Indigenous Relations. Participating in this session with provide you with tools in joining many others on the journey of reconciliation. Karen will provide insight, tips and suggestions that are practical and doable. Your interest in the learning journey will help us in making the world a better place.
KAREN MACKENZIE, MBA, BSc. is a proud Cree-Métis woman. She lives in Treaty 6 and works across Turtle Island. She is the Co-Founder and President of MacKintosh Canada, an Indigenous owned, international consulting company and PeopleBest Canada, an artificial intelligence company that is a revolutionary, simple, and powerful way to look at what makes success happen inside people, teams, and organizations. Business ownership along with academic leadership and senior management positions has led Karen to this important crossroads in our collective societies where co- creation of the future is both important and enabling. Authentic co-creation reflects true diversity and inclusion where all voices have space to be heard in an open, respectful manner. This changing world requires transformational leadership that creates sustainability values and benefits that are shared by all. Karen brings her traditional knowledge of Indigenous ways into the contemporary workplace as this wisdom and way of being reflect “wise practices of purpose driven individuals, communities and organizations.” She is committed to the “Calls to Action” from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is an advocate for the United Nations Declarations on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This approach supports the co-creation of a healthy and safe workplace that is inclusive, engaging, and respectful of the land, culture, and aspirations of all but particularly Indigenous peoples. Karen is honoured to be part of the Elder in Residence Program for Indigenous Services Canada. She sits with the Circle of Elders for Edmonton Catholic Schools, heralded as a wise practice across Canada enabling greater success rates for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis learners. She sits with the Circle of Matriarchs for the City of Edmonton. She was appointed as an “Expert Panel” member for the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation (https://navltd.com/ccpc/#panelists) and as a Senior Advisor to Navigator (https://navltd.com/). She is a former member of the Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force for the City of Edmonton and is also a past member of the Edmonton Police Commission. Karen is a Senior Advisor and mentor to the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership, Coady Institute, St. Francis Xavier University. She was appointed as one of two members for Alberta to the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments. Karen was recognized as an Albertan SHEInnovates leader under the Global Innovation Coalition for Change (GICC). She is a past board member of “Honouring Indigenous Peoples” a national Rotary initiative. Karen is a mother to six children and grandmother to two.
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4815 - 44 Avenue , Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1V5 – (780) 963-4545 – info@gprchamber.ca