Rebecca is a visionary leader with over 20 years of experience driving strategic growth, key interest holder engagement, and transformative change in mission-driven organizations. Her career spans executive roles in non-profits, associations, and social enterprises, where she has championed inclusive decision-making, governance modernization, and community advocacy.

Throughout her dynamic career, Rebecca has held pivotal leadership positions with organizations such as the Canadian Women Voters Congress, the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce, and the Canadian Mental Health Association. She has a proven track record of fostering collaboration, diversifying funding models, and bridging gaps between policy and public participation—skills that align seamlessly with IAP2 Canada's mission.

A proud Métis Citizen and dedicated community advocate, Rebecca has spearheaded initiatives in women's rights, mental health awareness, and anti-bullying legislation, grounded in her belief that every voice matters. Her leadership blends strategic vision with hands-on experience in digital transformation, operational resilience, and equitable engagement.

At IAP2 Canada, Rebecca is excited to advance meaningful public participation nationwide, strengthening connections between communities, governments, and organizations. Outside of work, she remains an active volunteer and resides in Cloverdale, BC, where she continues to champion local advocacy and inclusion.

Whiley Eaglespeaker is a member of the Kainai nation in southern Alberta and is currently located in Calgary. He has been in nonprofit for 20+ years and is a passionate engagement professional who has worked locally, provincially and nationally in many capacities with many communities. Whiley is an award-winning facilitator and trainer who has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of others. Whiley is an experienced manager who is excited to bring his unique skills set, western & indigenous education and vast experiences to IAP2 Canada.

Johana brings an extensive and diverse background spanning over a decade in the field of training and administration. Throughout her dynamic career journey, she has assumed a variety of roles, including that of a trainer, instructional designer, pedagogical coordinator, and curriculum designer across a wide spectrum of subjects. Her expertise extends to the creation of training materials, the development of comprehensive training design plans, and the establishment of efficient processes. She has consistently collaborated with trainers and subject matter experts, seamlessly supported administrative functions, and played a key role in coordinating training programs, among other responsibilities.

Johana holds a Project Management Certificate from Algonquin College and a Master of Education. She speaks Spanish, English, and French which gives her a unique multicultural perspective that enriches her work. She is eager to be part of IAP2 Canada's mission and use her passion for training and learning processes to assist individuals in achieving their goals.

Hina Ali is the Director of Operations at IAP2 Canada, where she leads the systems, processes, and operational infrastructure that support the organization’s people, programs, and strategic priorities. With more than 20 years of experience in executive and organizational operations, her expertise lies in systems thinking: understanding how people, processes, governance, and priorities intersect, and designing the operational structures that turn complexity into coordinated action. Her work focuses on building systems that create clarity, strengthen organizational capacity, and enable leaders and teams to perform at their best.

Her experience spans operational strategy, board governance, organizational systems, program delivery, and cross-functional initiatives across nonprofit, corporate, and impact-driven environments. With a background in Business Administration and interdisciplinary training across Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, fitness, yoga, and wellness, Hina brings a distinctly human-centred lens to systems design, recognizing that effective organizations depend not only on well-designed processes, but on how people experience and interact with them.

Hina has also completed formal training in public participation and engagement through IAP2 Canada, encompassing the foundations and design of meaningful participation, applied engagement methods, and Indigenous awareness in engagement. This grounding strengthens her understanding of the principles, methods, and contexts that underpin effective and meaningful public participation.

Beyond IAP2 Canada, Hina serves as Co-Chair of a family advisory committee at the Labatt Family Heart Centre at SickKids and is the founder of projectBLOOM, an initiative focused on creating meaningful opportunities for connection, wellbeing, leadership, and community impact.

She lives just outside Toronto with her family and finds creative fuel in writing, fitness, nature, the arts, and a well-made mojito mocktail.

Patrick is a seasoned integrated marketing and IT professional with over two decades of experience architecting cohesive strategies that blend digital, content, SEO, social media, email, and traditional channels. Beginning his career as a web developer in the early days of the internet, he evolved into roles overseeing brand development, cross-channel campaign execution, and content strategy within both agency and in-house settings.

Throughout his career, Patrick has lived and worked across the Cayman Islands, England, France, the United States, and Canada partnering with organizations to build marketing programs that balance local relevance with global consistency. His international background enables him to craft messaging that resonates across diverse markets, navigate multicultural rights holder relationships, and adapt tactics to different regulatory and cultural landscapes.

At IAP2 Canada, Patrick leads integrated marketing and digital initiatives, developing creative content frameworks that blend digital and traditional channels. He champions a holistic approach aligning brand, content, design, social engagement, and analytics to amplify IAP2 Canada's presence and deepen community engagement nationwide. Outside of work, Patrick enjoys skiing, OneWheeling, hiking, camping, and exploring emerging technologies. He resides in Barrie with his partner and their son.