Planning Committee


	Planning Committee Conference Chair \| Program Chair \| Youth Engagement Initiative Sub-Committee Chair \| Youth Program Advisor \| Members Conference Chair: Dr. Chris Chinien Director, UNEVOC-Canada Director, Adult Education, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba Vice-President, Canadian Vocational Association Dr. Chinien holds his undergraduate degree from McGill University, a Masters degree from the University of Alberta and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Training and Development from Ohio State University. Dr. Chinien has several years of industrial experience. He has also been an educator of adults in the area of Technical and Vocational Education and Training for the past thirty years. Dr. Chinien has taught in various settings, including secondary vocational schools, community colleges and universities. He is currently a professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba. His responsibilities include teaching graduate courses in Adult, Technical and Vocational Education. He is the Director of the Faculty of Education graduate program in Adult Education as well as the Director of UNEVOC-Canada, the Canadian Center for UNESCO’s International Project in Technical and Vocational Education. Dr. Chinien’s research interest is focused on adult education, cognitive based teaching, learning to learn, international development, and initiatives to improve human performance in the workplace. top Chair, Program Committee: Dr. Earl Davey Vice-President Academic, Assiniboine Community College Earl Davey is currently Vice-President, Academic at Assiniboine Community College. He holds a doctorate in Educational Theory from the University of Toronto, and completed a post-doctoral year at Darwin College, Cambridge University. For twenty years, Dr. Davey was a member of the Faculty of Music at Brandon University, where he was both Chair of Music Education and Chair of Graduate Studies. During his tenure at Brandon University, he published in numerous national and international journals, including the British Journal of Music Education, The Music Educator, The Canadian Journal of Music Education, The Canadian Journal for Studies in Higher Education, and The American Arts Quarterly. Dr. Davey has been an invited speaker at the American Society for Aesthetics National Conference, and at numerous annual sessions of the Canadian Society for Aesthetics. He has also worked extensively as an adjudicator and clinician for funding agencies, arts groups and festivals throughout Western Canada. In his current position, Dr. Davey is enagaged in expanding the range of programming at Assiniboine Community College and in cultivating vocational, technical and professional studies in a post-secondary environment that is focused on the needs and success of adult learners. top Chair, Youth Engagement Initiative Sub-Committee: Mr. Jonas Sammons UNEVOC-Canada National Advisory Committee, University of Manitoba top Youth Program Advisor: Mr. Paul Black Community Liaison, Intergovernmental Affairs, Government of Manitoba top Committee Members Tammy Abel, Regional Consultant, Youth Initiatives, HRDC Paul Black, Community Liaison, Intergovernmental Affairs, Government of Manitoba Dwight Botting, Director of Apprenticeship, Apprenticeship Maryanne Castagna, Youth Initiatives, HRDC Wendy Cooke, Vice-President, Vocational Teachers' Association of Manitoba and TVET Teacher, Miles MacDonell Collegiate Earl Davey, Vice-President Academic, Assiniboine Community College Gerald Farthing, Assistant Deputy Minister, MB Department of Education, Training and Youth, School Programs Division Harvey Giesbrecht, Coordinator, Red River Technical Vocational Area Leonard Harapiak, Director, Canadian School Boards Association Susan Harrison, Coordinator, Special Projects, Workforce 2000, MB Education and Training Charles Hatzipanayis, Trade Commissioner, International Trade Centre - MB, Industry Canada Stella Hryniuk, Int. Liaison Officer, University of Manitoba Elmer Hywarren, Manitoba Association of School Trustees Debbie Leiter, Executive Director, Skills Canada Manitoba Paul Little, Red River College Joe Mackintosh, Education Consultant and Training Coordinator, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Ron Mahon, Vocational Teachers' Association of Manitoba, Treasurer, and TVET Teacher, Technical Vocational High School George Porozny, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba Dave Rempel Jonas Sammons, UNEVOC-Canada National Advisory Committee, University of Manitoba Sheena Trimble, Director of International Education, Manitoba Education and Training Charlotte Walkty, Director, Technical and Vocational Education, St. Boniface College Larry Wucherer, Director, Programs and Development, Centre for Aboriginal Human Resources Development top