Creating The Authentic Self At Work
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I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! I know most of us are still recovering from our holiday feasts but let’s start 2017 feeling inspired!
Let’s kick off 2017 with a subject that is key to our queer community: being your authentic self at work!
We all know the famous saying, "be yourself, everybody else is taken”. Unfortunately, many people are not their authentic selves in the workplace. They fear discrimination, being judged or even losing career opportunities.
We are proud to announce an upcoming panel consisting of three amazing speakers who will share their various experiences creating the authentic self at work.
Panelist
Marie Isabelle Gendron travaille chez Pratt & Whitney Canada comme spécialiste technique au centre de service à la clientèle. Sa plus grande réalisation a été sa transformation du masculin au féminin et ainsi être elle-même à 100% dans tous les aspects de sa vie. C'est au début octobre 2014 qu’elle fait officiellement sa transition au travail.
Carlos A. Godoy L. is the Regional Manager, LGBTA Business Development for Eastern Canada and Quebec Regions at TD Bank Group. He is also an advisor to various philanthropy-related organizations and has significant board of directors leadership experience. He is a former Vice-President Public Affairs of the Quebec LGBT Chamber of Commerce, former Vice-President of the Quebec government's Regional Youth Council for the Island of Montreal and currently is the President of Ga'ava・גאווה the Jewish community's LGBTQ Advisory Committee, the Co-Chair of the Board of Belgium-Quebec co-production theatre company Théâtre L'Instant and President of the 2017 FTA Éclaté initiative at the Festival TransAmériques (théâtre + danse).
Elodie Palluet, marketing and communications manager at KEYRUS Canada, is Vice-President of the LGBT chamber of commerce of Quebec. Prior to joining the IT industry, Elodie acted as a marketing director in the paper industry and as a marketing advisor for a marketing research agency. She holds an M.Sc. in marketing (HEC Montréal) with a mention of honour for her results and conferences.
Jason and Naoufel