New facilitators in the Joint Learning Program

From January 12 to 16, 2015 in Winnipeg, the Prairies and Northwest Territories, and British Columbia and Yukon Regions hosted an orientation session on facilitation, given by Rachel Besharah and Marcia Vergara, Joint Learning Program Program Officers.

The participants

Corrinne Mitchell and Carol Casey, Regional Field Coordinators (RFC), Prairies and Northwest Territories welcome the following facilitators: Lina Bonaccorso, Jennifer Borean, Nicole Deschenes, Lisa Heshka, Tim Hubick, Graham Kerr, Kim Knutson, Gayle Legge, Christopher Little-Gagné, Mindy Mackie, Yvette Matousek-Wilson, Natasha Mohammed, Catherine Shearer, Larry Skibicki, Jeremy Weyerman, and Trish Wuttunee. Karla Backer and Lauretta MacCarron, RFC, British Columbia and Yukon Region welcome Rosemary Godden and Roger Sehra.

Experience of a lifetime!! Remarkable how a group of strangers can meet, become friends and share knowledge to become a better as well as a successful facilitator.
- Yvette Matousek-Wilson, Passport Canada

The JLP Facilitator Orientation has provided me with a fantastic new skillset that will allow me to present these great workshops to every type of participant. I feel completely prepared to start my adventure as a facilitator.
- Jennifer Borean, Royal Canadian Mounted Police


The next orientation session will be in Richmond, British Columbia, from February 2 to 6, 2015. It will be hosted by the British Columbia and Yukon Region.