Black people in Canada remain underrepresented in all a reas of the public policy sphere. Black youth especially can find it diffic ult to break into the policy space. This online panel event will give Black UBC students the opportunity to hear from Black policy professionals from across Canada and hear about their career journeys and their insights into the realities of breaking into and working in the public policy field as a Black professional.
https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u-_mkZeNaM
Velma Morgan is an educator and the Chair of Operation Black Vote Can ada. In her capacity as Chair of Operation Black Vote Canada\, she co-creat ed the 1834 Fellowship\, which has helped dozens of Black Canadian youth la unch careers in the policy space. She has worked for multiple ministries in the Ontario Public Service and was instrumental in the drafting and passin g of the Ontario Immigration Act and the act recognizing Black History Mont h in Ontario. Velma has served on the boards of Equal Voice\, Big Brother a nd Big Sisters of Toronto and the John Brooks Community Scholarship Foundat ion.
Dr. Rashid Sumalia is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries\, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affai rs\, University of British Columbia. His research interests include bioecon omics\, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues such a s fisheries subsidies\, IUU (illegal\, unreported and unregulated) fishing and the economics of high and deep seas fisheries. Dr. Sumaila has experien ce working in fisheries and natural resource projects in Norway\, Canada an d the North Atlantic region\, Namibia and the Southern African region\, Gha na and the West African region and Hong Kong and the South China Sea. He ha s published articles in several journals including Journal of Environmental Economics and Management\, Journal of Bioeconomics\, Land Economics\, ICES Journal of Marine Science\, Environmental and Resource Economics and Ecolo gical Economics.
Iyanu Soyege works at the Government of Alberta as a Policy Analyst supporting Alberta's small businesses and medium enterpris es. Before assuming her current role\, Iyanu worked for Alberta's Treasury Board and Finance. Iyanu is a graduate of McGill University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and African Studies. Iyanu is also an alumna of Operation Black Vote Canada’s 1834 Fellowship\, a public policy program that prepares Black youth and young adults for leadership roles in public s ervice.
Naomi Hudson is a Research Ass istant at the UBC Office for Regional and International Community Engagemen t and a third-year Honours Political Science student. She has worked at the City of Vancouver and at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutio ns\, where she served as a facilitator for the Centre’s flagship Institute for Future Legislators program. Naomi also has extensive experience in the Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion space\, having worked as an Equity Ambassa dor Coordinator with the UBC Faculty of Applied Sciences and serving on ant i-racism committees with the City of Vancouver\, the Delta School District and the UBC Equity and Inclusion Office. Naomi is also an alum of Operation Black Vote Canada’s 1834 Fellowship and served as a Program Coordinator fo r Operation Black Vote Canada’s 1834 Global program.
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