Recipient of Ottawa’s ‘Forty Under 40’ award, Charlene Hickman, is a Montreal native with a B. Admin from Ottawa University, bringing over 15 years of professional Human Resources experience with the cyber security and defence industry. Certified as a career coach and mentor, Ms. Hickman enjoys all aspects of human dynamics. Ms. Hickman has been an active volunteer and board member of various local, national and International organizations, both profit and not-for-profit. Her passion for people and equality has led her to join organizations such as Ottawa Carleton Immigration Services Organization (OCISO) and most recently Maternity Today.
Charlene Hickman
Anjum Sultana
Anjum Sultana (She/Her) is an award-winning public affairs strategist, and a published health equity researcher with expertise in gender equity, public health, and civic engagement. Anjum has global health experience in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Anjum is the National Director of Public Policy & Strategic Communications at YWCA Canada, the country’s largest and oldest gender equity organization. Previously, Anjum has worked at the Wellesley Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Women’s College Hospital, and the University of Toronto in various research, policy, and knowledge mobilization roles.
Anjum holds a Masters of Public Health from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto and a Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School.
Anjum serves on several advisory committees and boards for a range of health-based organizations such as Regent Park Community Health Centre and Western University Lab for Knowledge Translation in Health’s Community Health Advisory Council.
Michael Frishkopf
Michael Frishkopf, PhD (frishkopf.org, m4ghd.org), is Professor of Music, Director of the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology, Adjunct Professor of Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies, at the University of Alberta. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University for Development Studies (Ghana). His research and development work centers on the Arab world, Muslim world, and Africa, including Egypt, West Africa, and Ethiopia. Topics include Music and Development, Music for Global Health, Soundscapes for Integrative Health, Music and Islam, Music and Architecture, Digital Repositories, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Social Network Analysis, and Machine Learning. In Canada he has been supported by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the New Frontiers in Research Fund, the Killam Fund, and Global Affairs Canada, as well as by the American Research Center in Egypt, the Social Science Research Council, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (USA).