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The PersistersCAN Podcast brings listeners behind the scenes of civic life in Canada by interviewing the women who have stepped up to solve our country’s toughest challenges. During each episode communications experts, policy advisors, and organizational strategists share their stories about how they first got involved, what it takes to do their jobs, and their advice to other women looking to get involved in civic life. If your streaming profile includes a category for ‘Strong Female Leads’ ...
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Today’s certified persister is Nicole Dekort. Nicole grew up in Scarborough, Ontario in a very political family. Her father served as a city councillor from the time she was two years old and her mother served as a returning officer and local campaign manager in multiple elections. She served as an election volunteer in multiple campaigns before se…
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Today’s certified persister is Anna Bortolus. Anna grew up in Burlington, Ontario in a family with progressive values and a strong social justice streak. She first got involved in politics as a child making phone calls for her neighbour as he ran for local office. She began her career at a major appliance manufacturing corporation which led to her …
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Today’s certified persister is Patricia Favre. Patricia grew up in Oakville, Ontario with her parents who, while not overly partisan, made it clear that voting was an important civic duty. Patricia first got involved in politics at Queen’s University volunteering on local campaigns before securing a summer internship at Queen’s Park. In government,…
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Today’s certified persister is Camille Gooden. Camille was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and later attended the University of the West Indies and its law school. She was a practicing lawyer in Kingston for a decade before moving to Canada where she began practicing law in Ontario. She became a Health Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Health …
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Today’s certified persister is Dawn Skinner. Dawn was born in Toronto and moved to Barrie, Ontario at the age of ten. She trained as a teacher before getting involved in local politics in the Etobicoke area during the 2008 federal election. She joined the office of Federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff during the constitutional crisis later that…
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Today’s certified persister is Christine McMillan. Christine grew up outside of Woodstock, Ontario and got involved in politics after one of her teachers suggested she get involved in a campaign to learn more about the political process. She would go on to serve as the Executive Assistant to an MPP before becoming the Issues Manager to the Leader o…
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Today’s certified persister is Adrienne Lipsey. Adrienne was born in Toronto and began her career at Cabinet Office in Ontario before working in the United Nations Development Program and as a policy associate at the Mowat Centre. She made the transition to politics as a policy advisor in the Office of the Minister of Indigenous Relations and Recon…
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Today’s certified persister is Karman Wong. Karman was born in Toronto and grew up in New Jersey. She returned to Canada to study Political Science at the University of Toronto and radio and television at Metropolitan University. She began her career as a journalist in New York and New Jersey before returning to Canada to serve as an issues manager…
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Today’s certified persister is Jess Spindler. Jess was born and raised in Toronto and got involved in politics during her studies at the University of Guelph. She served as a constituency assistant for the local Liberal MPP before becoming a legislative assistant and press secretary in the Ontario Liberal Government at Queen’s Park. She went on to …
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Today’s certified persister is Sonya Bell. Sonya grew up in Barrie, Ontario and was introduced to politics by her conservative leaning father and her experiences in the education system under Premier Mike Harris. She got involved as a volunteer supporting her local Liberal candidate in Barrie and later as a student at McGill University in Montreal.…
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Today’s certified persister is Michelle Johnston. Michelle grew up in Kitchener, Ontario and got involved in politics while studying at the University of Toronto by joining the Toronto Centre Young Liberals. She went on to serve on the Ontario Young Liberals executive before becoming the youth wing’s President ahead of the 2014 Ontario Election. In…
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Today’s certified persister is Kate Graham. Kate grew up in Southwestern, Ontario, beginning in Exeter before moving to London as a teenager. Kate and her siblings were inspired to pursue careers that gave back to their communities after watching their parents serve their community as educators. She first got involved in government service as a sum…
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Today’s certified persister is Tracey Sobers. Tracey was born in the UK before moving to Saint John, New Brunswick as a child and Ottawa, Ontario as a teenager. She was raised in a family where politics was talked about around the dining room table and everyone was expected to have an opinion. As she began her career in communications, she remained…
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Today’s certified persister is Andrea Ledwell. Andrea was born on Prince Edward Island and came to politics after building up decades of graphic design experience in the private sector. She put her talents to political use for the first time during Kathleen Wynne's successful party leadership campaign and was tapped to serve as the Creative Directo…
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Today’s certified persister is Brooke Crewson. Brooke credits her upbringing as the daughter of mayor in a small town in rural Ontario for sparking her interest in politics. She’s been a grassroots volunteer, a party office staffer, a constituency, legislative, and executive assistant, an MPP liaison, an operations advisor, and a regional advisor t…
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Welcome to the PersistersCAN Podcast. PersistersCAN host Theresa Lubowitz brings listeners behind the scenes of Canada’s civic life by interviewing the women who have stepped up to solve our country’s toughest problems. Listen in each week to hear their stories as they inspire the next generation of women to get involved in Canada’s civic life. Eac…
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PERSISTERS is a live female show based in Los Angeles, CA. The show is recorded at the historic, Black Cat, in Silver Lake. Each episode features one artist as we listen to their piece from the show followed by an interview with the host, Beth Rowe and producer, Alex Kern.Oleh PERSISTERS
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