The University of Kansas
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of General Studies, Psychology
Bachelor of General Studies, Psychology
2002 – 2007
2002 – 2007
Jon Cornish works for in private wealth management for TD’s Private Investment Counsel and has been with TD for 5 years. Cornish is currently a level 3 candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst Program. Jon is best known for his nine years playing for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 2014 Jon took home the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian award for the third time.
He was selected a CFL all-star three times. He is a two-time Grey Cup Champion (2008, 2014). Cornish, after being awarded Most Outstanding Player, was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete for 2013.
Jon Cornish is a Human Rights Advocate, speaking out for LGBT and minority rights. Jon is a regular volunteer with Alberta Children’s Hospital and works with their Foundation to raise funds and awareness. Jon also helps raise money and works with Woods Homes in Calgary for at risk children.
In 2004, aspiring professional skier and coach, Josh Dueck was in a life-changing ski accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Life as he knew it no longer existed. From his hospital bed with the long months of recovery ahead, it was the initial encouragement from his Doctor that helped Josh re-dedicate his life to freedom; and the support of his now wife whom completely
dedicated herself to his recovery.
Rather than wallow in misery he chose to embrace the challenges he faced with an open mind. With the support of the ski community and vision to return to the mountains, his life became a series of (i’m)possible opportunities and experiences.
By 2009, Josh was the Para-Alpine World Champion; he won a silver medal in Vancouver 2010 and an X Games gold medal in 2011.
Then, came the backflip.
After a year of planning and progression, Josh, his close friends and a film crew, led by legendary industry director Mike Douglas, ventured into the Whistler backcountry to build a jump that would help land the first backflip on a sit-ski. On a perfect bluebird day in February 2012, Josh hit the jump, soared upside down and landed in the soft-snow below. It also landed Josh on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
In Sochi 2014, Josh’s story continued to inspire. On the 10th anniversary of his accident, he won a Paralympic silver medal for Canada. Days later, he won gold in the Super Combined to become Paralympic Champion and Canada’s Flag Bearer.
Like the backflip, his story has come full circle.
Today you will find Josh, together with his wife and daughter, living in a rather unconventional way. They have departed from the comforts of home, and set out into a world of adventure, exploration and self-discovery.
For the next three years they will travel the continent in their 25’ Airstream trailer. Why live in a trailer and travel the world, you ask? For them, the answer is simple:
“To be inspired by the diversity of culture, people and environments throughout our spectacular planet. To celebrate community and inspire others through their life and actions, while having as much FUN as possible.”
They feel incredibly fortunate to be leaping – as a family — into the unknown. There will be many challenges along the way, but it is the challenges, and reflecting upon them, that help us to discover our true potential.
As a long-time stand up comedian, Judy Croon is used to being in the spotlight. Judy Croon is the creator and host of “Laughlines” and “Stand Up for The Girls” which have raised over $650,000 for breast cancer research. Croon is a also a Second City stand-up coach, radio host and co-author of the book ‘From the Stage to the Page: Life Lessons from Four Funny Ladies!’
She is passionate to help individuals and organizations use humour to their advantage.Croon’s presentations focus on dealing with difficult people and relieving stress through humour. “Laughter is a powerful tool for managing conflict and reducing tension when emotions are running high,” Croon says. Her presentations show the scientific proof on how when we laugh our bodies release endorphins and dopamine, our brain’s feel-good chemicals. The result? We can better cope with stress, have stronger mental health, boost our immune systems. and lighten our moods. The Toronto-based comedian, motivational speaker and humour coach says being able to laugh at yourself is instrumental to surviving difficult times.
On the stage, she draws from her performance experience, wit, and insight to entertain, inform and inspire in her dynamic keynotes and half day workshops. Judy Croon uses the powerful tool of comedy to get her message across but she also helps others get their message across by improving their pitch and presentation skills. Croon can be heard everyday at 5pm on LTD Radio – The Power of Positive. Judy Croon has been the opening act for many celebrities including; Joan Rivers, John Stewart,Lewis Black and Robert Klein. Her specials have appeared on NBC, CBS, CTV and The Comedy Network.
When she’s off stage, she devotes most of her time to shining the light on people and causes that often get overlooked. Croon gives hours of charity work to many organizations which ranges from weekly deliveries of basic supplies to families living in need, to hosting comedy benefit gala shows that raise money for aid organizations around the city. Judy Croon is passionate to help others with their health, relationships and their lives. Her presentations are high energy, full of humour, and offer audiences practical insights that they can use right after the presentation.
Kathy Macdonald began her career as a police officer in 1988 working the streets as a beat cop in Calgary, Alberta. With the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, Kathy recognized early on that crime and policing would be changed forever, and she set out to learn everything she could about cyber security. She Calgary Police Service cyber awareness coordinator and media spokesperson for over 12 years. Kathy has conducted hundreds of interviews, offered safety advice and commentary on technology and cybercrime.
Kathy Macdonald’s a passion for cybercrime prevention inspires audiences to become better informed about the Internet and better armed against the pitfalls. She shares her wisdom from her police officer experience. Her engaging presentations show why you need to be diligent and skeptical online.
As a professional speaker, author, consultant and university instructor, Kathy Macdonald brings a depth of investigative experience and a great passion for cyber security awareness to audiences. Kathy has seen firsthand the devastating and long-term damage cybercrime produces during her experience as a former police officer. Kathy’s knowledge of cybercrime prevention has led to a national award as well as global speaking engagements with law enforcement, the corporate sector, security groups, government and academia. The information she shares in her speeches and upcoming book serves to advance national cybercrime strategies or what she refers to as ‘predatory Cybercrime’.
As a keynote speaker Kathy Macdonald shares her deep industry knowledge and experience to dramatically increase cyber awareness and cyber security with corporations and associations. In 2009, Kathy was honoured when the Governor General of Canada Invested her with the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (M.O.M.), an award recognizing service and commitment to the community. Kathy strongly supports Stop. Think. Connect., a global messaging convention that unifies the response to cybercrime to millions of people worldwide.
Kathy Macdonald’s academic credentials are impressive. She holds a Masters of Security Risk Management with Merit (MSc.) from the University of Leicester, is a Certified Protection Professional (C.P.P.) from ASIS International, achieved a Security Management Certificate and General Management Certificate from the University of Calgary, and holds a Senior Police Management Certificate (SPAC). Kathy has successfully completed a many courses and specialized training on topics including media relations, business leadership, open source intelligence gathering and fraud investigations.
Kathy Macdonald’s Awards:
- The Governor General Award, Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces (M.O.M.)
- Long Service Award – Calgary Police Service
- Alberta Centennial Medal – Government of Alberta
- Police and Private Security Liaison Award – ASIS International
- Leadership Award for the World Police/Fire Games – Calgary Chief of Police.
Katie Mares knows first hand the challenges organizations and their encounter as they strive to design a customer service program that is sustainable and has an impact in the marketplace. She also knows that developing a program is just one small step to success, it is the tools and implementation plan that makes a program take flight.
Using her experiences as a Chief Inspiration Officer, building company infrastructure and designing customer experience programs, Katie Mares is now a leading voice inspiring positive, actionable change in the organizations she partners with. Mares has earned her Master’s in Adult Training and Development and is a Certified Training & Development Professional.
As a Certified Speaking Professional, Mares has inspired audiences around the world to think differently about customer service and leadership. She imparts skills to change behaviour, which has a positive effect on the experience offered to customers and team members.
Katie Mares has a unique approach; she focuses on developing the C.O.R.E. confidence and skills of team members when creating tailored standards for each organization and its customer. Katie has worked with globally recognized brands such as Honda, Celebrity Cruises, and Canada Post. Her delivery is concise, emotional, and impactful! Audiences who experience Katie, walk away inspired to make positive, actionable changes and are ready to use their new skills to change the experience your brand provides their customers and team members.
Katie Mares lives in Toronto with her family. When she is not travelling around the world consulting and speaking, Katie can be found on a yoga mat (in a shoe store!) or snuggled on the couch with her three little ones eating homemade popcorn and watching a movie!
Keld Jensen is a sought-after international keynote speaker, delivering his presentations across Asia, Europe and the USA and Canada. His highly engaging speaking style and his innovative content have made him a sought-after keynote and workshop presenter for senior corporate executives, legal and professional associations, trade organizations, and government agencies and diplomatic officials.
Jensen is an acclaimed speaker, author, advisor and professor, making him one of the most-published experts in his field. He has received several honors and awards for his publications, and his most recent book, Honest Negotiation, was recognized as Amazon’s #1 New Release in its category. He was voted one of the best public speakers in Scandinavia. A native of Denmark, Mr. Jensen currently lives in the US – but his work is global in nature.
Keld Jensen brings an entirely fresh perspective to the process of bargaining for something you want. Using his approach, both parties to a commercial transaction leave the table with much more than they originally thought possible. Jensen’s unique expertise lies at the intersection of three crucial areas – trust, behavioral economics and negotiations.
Jensen is a highly-experienced negotiator who brings insight and judgment to commercial transactions from his seasoned corporate perspective and more than 25 years of experience in international management, negotiation, and communication. He has acquired a global following as a result of his highly-rated speaking engagements at international conferences, his widely published media commentary, and through the publication of 24 books in 36 countries in 14 different languages. He has also served as Chairman of the Centre for Negotiation at the Copenhagen Business School.
Through his early experience at Xerox and Toshiba, he gained a solid foundation in problem solving from the corporate perspective. He has served as CEO of a publicly-traded Scandinavian company and participated in numerous start-ups. He has advised many of the leading companies in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America while serving as CEO of his own research development and consulting firm. Keld Jensen has documented his innovative ideas through original research, reported in internationally-recognized publications.
He is often used as a commentator in national and international media, and has written feature, articles for the Financial Times, Forbes, CNBC, The Christian Science Monitor, BusinessWeek.com, Berlingske Tidende, and Børsen. His articles have appeared in industry publications such as the Institute for Supply Management, Producers, eSource, Business Ethics, Industry Week, Portfolio.com, ChiefExecutive.net, CareerBuilder.com, and eSide Supply Management. He appears frequently in the broadcast media as a highly-regarded commentator and expert on international business issues. Keld Jensen is a contributor to Forbes magazine, on the subjects of negotiation, trust and behavioral economics, reaching more than 2.8 million readers globally.
Keld Jensen is a former CEO of a public IT company and today heads an advisory organization in the industry. Based in the US, he is now an Associate Professor at Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management, an Associate Professor at Aalborg University in Denmark, and a lecturer in the eMBA program at Lithuania’s Baltic Management Institute. He is also frequently featured as a guest lecturer at a number of international universities.
In 2016, he was awarded Top Thought Leader in Trust. In,2017, he received the award: “Best Negotiation Tender” by the Organization of Public Procurement Officers in Denmark and an Award for outstanding Service Provider/innovator by ACCM. The same year Jensen was named as one of the top 100 global thought leaders in the area of trust, by the organizations Trust Across America and Trust Across the World.
In 2017, his client, the Danish company BlueKolding received an award for the year’s Best Negotiation/Tender Strategy from Denmark’s Organization of Public Procurement Officers, for their application of Mr. Jensen’s unique business-strategy concept, SMARTnership.
This same SMARTnership concept also won the 2018 International Association of Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) Innovation Award. Furthermore, Keld’s NegoEconomics financial concept has been recognized as a groundbreaking approach to financial development in negotiations, and endorsed by a number of international organizations. Among his list of distinguished clients, you will find the Government of Canada, the Danish Armed Forces, Novo Nordisk corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Danske Bank, LEGO, Rolls Royce, Microsoft, Carlsberg and EADS.
The World Economic Forum has identified competence in negotiations as the fifth-most-important skill regardless of what job you hold. Studies have found that, over the past twenty years, the level of trust in our societies has dropped by more than 55 percent. Two recent winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics were awarded for their studies in behavioral economics. Their research proved that we humans are fundamentally irrational in our behavior. In large measure, our actions and decisions are dictated by our emotions.
Jennifer Botterill is one of Canada’s most successful athletes, achieving Olympic glory on numerous occasions. A member of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Team for 14 years, Botterill attended four Olympic games, winning three gold medals and one silver medal. She was responsible for the assist that won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. Embracing the chance to connect with audiences, Botterill shares valuable lessons she’s learned on the way to becoming a champion.
Botterill is a graduate of Harvard University and the only two-time winner of the Patty Kazmaier award, which honours the top player in women’s college hockey. She is also a five-time world champion and was twice named the most valuable player of the World Championship tournament.
Today, Botterill is an analyst for the NHL’s New York Islanders. She has also worked as a studio analyst for TSN, a hockey specialist with CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, and a guest on TSN’s Off the Record. In 2014, Botterill was a sports commentator for CBC at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
Botteril has taken several leadership and mentorship roles within the sports community and the greater community at large. She has worked on projects for the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federal, and is currently an ambassador for Right to Play. She has also worked with charities such as the Special Olympics, Kidsport, Children’s Wish Foundation, SickKids Hospital, CanFund, Hockey Canada Foundation, and Canadian Cancer Society.
Botteril’s career is inspired by her family. Her father is a renowned sports psychologist, her mother competed in two Olympic Games as a speedskater, and her brother is a three-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins and is currently the general manager for the Buffalo Sabres.
Jennifer Buchanan is an certified Music Therapist (MTA), Past-President of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy and author. She is instrumental in the implementation of hundreds of music therapy programs with her company currently serving over 1800 clients through the efforts of her specialized team of musical therapists. Her nationally industry leading company has been thrice nominated for the Community Impact Award by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Combining powerful personal stories, cutting-edge clinical research, and straightforward strategies Jennifer’s presentations provide a treasury of proven ways – including boosting morale and decreasing stress – to improve your organization’s well-being, even during the most difficult times
A trail blazer in the field of music therapy, Jennifer Buchanan is a popular keynote and workshop speaker who has spent over two decades inspiring audiences on how music fosters connections, focus, and feeling better. Bridging the gap between academic research in the area of music medicine and the public, Jennifer has spoken internationally to a wide variety of education, healthcare, government, small business and corporate audiences.
In addition to her extensive healthcare and education experience, Jennifer Buchanan has completed her MBA to continue growing her 25 year, award winning and social-purpose business that is based in partnerships, connections, and networks. She is a leading expert on using music to boost mood, increase productivity, and decrease stress. Jennifer brings in her experience, research and best practices for how to incorporate music and take advantage of its motivating and healing nature.
Jennifer Buchanan has been a sessional instructor and guest lecturer at universities and is frequently interviewed on radio or television or quoted in health care and popular magazines. She has appeared as a guest on numerous news and current affairs programs including Fox News Health, NBC, CBS, CBC Radio, CBC Television, CTV, Global TV, and has been featured in publications such as the Huffington Post, Chatelaine Magazine and Canadian Living. Jennifer Buchanan’s signature keynotes educate and inspire while enhancing a very memorable conference or event for all in attendance.
Jennifer Casa-Todd is a gifted speaker and workshop facilitator. She has been described as engaging, inspirational, knowledgeable, and passionate. She balances research, stories, and humour, with practical take-aways and hands-on opportunities for learning. She is currently a Teacher-Librarian in Aurora, Ontario Canada, and author of the book, Social LEADia, published by Dave Burgess Consulting. Before this, she spent six years at the District level as a Program Resource Teacher for Literacy and Literacy Consultant, respectively.
In my district-level role, Jennifer Casa-Todd has had the honor of working with teachers from Kindergarten to grade twelve in practically every subject area to integrate technology in the classroom, to support literacy, assessment, and differentiation, and to promote twenty-first century competencies. She has also had the privilege to write curriculum for the Ministry of Education of Ontario’s 21st Century Learning office as well as the Catholic Curriculum Corporation. She is a life-long learner currently studying at the University of Ontario, Institute of Technology with a focus on social media in education and Digital Citizenship.
Jennifer Casa-Todd is a wife and mom of two teens. Wearing her parent hat, she has been the co-chair as well as an active member of the Parent Council for over a decade, bringing parent and school communities together for a variety of issues. She has also worked closely with the Bully-Free Alliance of York Region with whom she initiated a panel discussion, “Fears, Cheers, and Unclears: Parenting in a Connected World.” Jennifer is also the lead organizer for the Digital Citizenship Summit, Canada happening in Fall of 2018.
Casa-Todd is the also the author of Social LEADia: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership. It is full of examples of students who are leveraging social media for good, and the teachers who are empowering them to do so. Teachers and Schools have banned and blocked social media for over a decade, and the results are only limiting ongoing learning opportunities and disconnecting teachers from students. It’s time for a new approach.
Jennifer Casa-Todd loves learning and connecting with other educators from across the globe, and is passionate about connecting students to each other and to the world. Technology has the potential to transform learning in ways we can only have imagined when we were in school! With awesome power, comes awesome responsibility too! She believes we need to think critically about issues of equity, access, privacy, and safety.
Jennifer Casa-Todd brings her experience as a teacher, consultant, student, and a parent to equip a variety of audiences to think differently about the power of technology and social media to transform learning experiences. She was honored to be mentioned as one of the Top 10 Newsmakers of the Year in Tech in 2016. She is passionate about showing teachers and students how they can use technology and social media to make the world a better place.
Since 2015, Jessica Correa and her team have been inspiring individuals and organizations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through behavioural change. Her focus is to bring awareness to climeate change being everyone’s problem and responsibility, while being able to deliver practical insights on how to contribute to a greener planet. Originally from Oakville, Ontario, Jessica moved to Peterborough to begin her educational journey in Environmental Sciences/Studies and she then completed her Masters Degree in Sustainability Studies.
While attending university, Jessica Correa worked for Algonquin Provincial Park, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, and the County of Peterborough Waste Management Department. These summer employment opportunities deepened her understanding of environmental issues and inspired her to search for and develop creative solutions.
Her app, Random Acts of Green® (RAOG) is a part of a Canadian social enterprise with a mission to educate and empower people to participate in sustainable behaviours that reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. They provide tools and incentives to help individuals and organizations perform and celebrate green actions for change.
Jessica Correa is a highly self-motivated individual with strong communication skills, powerful insights and on a mission to create awareness and actions to reduce climate change any way possible. Her mission is to disprove thinking that one person cannot make a difference for the planet and that small changes to add up. She considers herself an eternally optimistic, goal-oriented, and bubbly extroverted individual, proud half marathoner, talented public speaker, and ‘enviropreneur’.