Gillian Hynes - Reconciliation and DEI
Name: Gillian Hynes
Industry: Reconciliation and DEI
Job Title and Employer: Director, Reconciliation, Inclusion and Strategy; Rise Consulting
Area of Expertise: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEI), Gender Equity, Reconciliation, and anything Social Impact and Human-Centric
Bio: Gillian lives her belief that healthy and sustainable organizations require trust, community, and connection. She is passionate about an equitable and inclusive society for all equity-deserving groups. As a settler, Gillian is doing the work to listen, learn, reflect, and act in Reconciliation.
She has a human-centric approach to her work, as people are the heart of any workplace and community space. Gillian delivers impactful outcomes in organizational culture and development, Reconciliation, EDI, the 'S' in ESG and workplace transformation. In her day job, she is a Reconciliation Practitioner at Rise Consulting, working with Corporate Canada to respond to the Calls to Action. She is a 2021 United Way Culbert Family Award Winner for her philanthropic leadership, a 2019 Young Women in Energy award winner for her impact on the Energy industry, and a 2019 Canadian HR Awards Woman of Distinction Nominee for her innovative approach to Human Resources. In 2021, Gillian was recognized as an emerging leader in the Daily Oil Bulletin’s Rising Stars Class for her human-centric approach to work. In support of gender equity, Gillian is the current President of Ask Her YYC, a non-profit organization advancing inclusion and gender representation in municipal politics and is a Coach for the Fora Young Directors Program. Gillian is also an instructor at MRU, helping to share her experience in Organizational Culture and Development with university students.
She is many things – leader, mentor, award winner, speaker, mom, and spouse. But no matter what, she strives to be her authentic self.
Fun Fact: The bravest thing I've done is learn how to scuba dive in Thailand and then proceeded to dive with sharks
Social Media Accounts or Website:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-hynes/
Instagram: @the_real_gill
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