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DESCRIPTION:Considering policy work for the federal government or a think t
 ank?  Wondering what a career in public policy is really like?  Hear from 
 a range of speakers who have experience working the government and think t
 anks in Canada to learn about what they do\, how they got there\, and thei
 r tips for graduate students considering this career path\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\n
 Jean-Philippe Brassard\, Regional Director\, Greater Montreal Business Off
 ice\, Canada Economic Developments for Quebec Regions\n	Jean-Philippe Brass
 ard joined the federal government in 2010 through the Recruitment of Polic
 y Leaders (RPL) Program.  He started as a senior policy analyst in Strateg
 ic Policy at Innovation\, Science and Economic Development Canada (2010-11
 ). He then served as senior policy analyst (2011-14) and deputy director (
 2014-15) in Trade Controls at Global Affairs Canada\, before being named d
 irector of the Greater Montreal Business Office of Canada Economic Develop
 ments for Quebec Regions in October 2015. Prior to joining the federal pub
 lic service\, M. Brassard worked for four years on projects in North-Ameri
 ca and West Africa as an economics consultant for a Montreal-based enginee
 ring firm. M. Brassard holds a B.Sc. in biology and M.Sc. in geography fro
 m Université de Montreal\, an M.A. in Economics from UBC\, and completed h
 is Ph.D. coursework in Economics at 91ÉçÇø. He was coordinator 
 of the RPL program from 2011 to 2014\, was an administrator for Force Jeun
 esse in 2006\, and in 2005 was co-producer and sound-manager for a documen
 tary on the social rehabilitation of landmine victims in Cambodia.\n\n \n
 \nNadia Ferrara\, PhD.\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Office of the Senior Assi
 stant Deputy Minister\, Regional Operations Sector\, Indigenous and Northe
 rn Affairs Canada\n	Currently\, Dr. Ferrara is the Senior Policy Advisor to
  the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister in the Regional Operations Sector at
  Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).  Dr. Ferrara has been work
 ing for the Government of Canada since 2003.  As a medical anthropologist\
 , she remains on Faculty at 91ÉçÇø as Adjunct Professor in the 
 Department of Anthropology\, where on her spare time she supervises gradua
 te and undergraduate students. Before entering the Government\, Dr. Ferrar
 a worked for 16 years as an art therapist\, specializing in cross-cultural
  psychotherapy with Indigenous peoples in Quebec and Ontario.  Her educati
 on includes a Master of Arts in Art Therapy\, a Master of Science in Trans
 cultural Psychiatry\, and a Doctorate in Medical Anthropology. Along with 
 the publication of several journal articles and chapters in various books 
 in North America and in Europe\, Dr. Ferrara has published two books on he
 r work with the Crees of Northern Quebec\; the first entitled\, Emotional 
 Expression among Cree Indians\, and the second\, Healing through Art.  Dr.
  Ferrara’s most recent publication\, Reconciling and Rehumanizing Indigeno
 us-Settler Relations\, is a reflection on her work as an applied anthropol
 ogist and advocate for Aboriginal peoples. She is also an artist and one o
 f her sculptures is permanently placed at her former high school in Montre
 al.\n\nScott Patterson\, Director\, AAFC Regional Office in Montreal\n	Scot
 t Patterson was named Regional Director of the Quebec Regional Office for 
 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in June 2014.  He had been Deputy Directo
 r of the Quebec Regional Office since 2009.  Scott joined the federal Publ
 ic Service in 1999 and has held various senior analyst positions with Publ
 ic Services and Procurement Canada (formerly Public Works and Government S
 ervices Canada)\, the Canada School of Public Service and Treasury Board S
 ecretariat.   He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Maste
 r of Arts in Public Policy and Public Administration from Concordia Univer
 sity.\n\n \n\n\nDetails and registration on myFuture. Keyword search 'GCS 
 2015/16' in the Workshop section\n
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LOCATION:Room 5001\, Brown Student Services\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G3\
 , 3600 rue McTavish
SUMMARY: GCS 2015/16 - Policy Analyst & Policy Leader Panel
URL:/caps/channels/event/gcs-201516-policy-analyst-pol
 icy-leader-panel-259339
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