January 2023
Kevin Eshkawkogan - President & CEO, Indigenous Tourism Ontario
May 2022
Job Vacancies? Consider the Disability Talent Pool
Fatima Finnegan, Vice President, Workforce Initiatives & Industry Relations, ORHMA
ffinnegan@orhma.com
Donald Guse Salah, Program Manager for the Discover Ability Network, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
donaldsalah@occ.ca
January 2022
DEI 101
Michael Bach - CEO of CCDI - Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion
michael.bach@ccdiconsulting.ca
What is diversity in tourism?
Kevin Eshkawkogan -
Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Tourism Ontario
keshkawkogan@indigenoustourismontario.ca
Indigenous Tourism ON
February 2022
Better Business Discovery Process
Maxine Gundermann -Market Sales Manager, Eastern Ontario, Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
Niyoka McIntosh - Co-founder of Unpack Consulting; Wellness Vacation Specialist and owner of Vacation Your Way
Shalene Dudley, CTA, WPICC, PMP - Lead Travel Concierge at Latitude Concierge Travels, Ltd.
shalene@latitudeconciergetravels.com
Maria Ines - Director of Agent Experience & Loyalty, Independent by Flight Centre
March 2022
LGBT+ Overview and Case Study
Loren Christie – Tourism/Hospitality Expert
Allyson Tonelli - Director of Sales, Tourism Kingston
TJ Jones - Founding Consultant, Full Picture Management
April 2022
Best Practices of Integrating DEI Principles at the DMO Level
Greg DeShields – Executive Director of Tourism Diversity Matters
gdeshields@tourismdiversitymatters.org
Paul Hawes – VP, Destination Development and Marketing, Explore Edmonton
Kristen Foster – CMP - Senior Event Manager, Edmonton Convention Centre