Welcome back!

Our guests today are Devin Cooke and Paul Pickering.

Devin Cooke is the Corporate Trainer with Cooke Inc. Devin has a total of 9 1/2 years of experience in professional development in the corporate realm.

Paul Pickering has created and delivered intercultural and diversity-focused learning since 1995 and has been the Coordinator of the Intercultural Workplace Program at ISANS since 2013.

Please join us in a discussion on how Devin's organization has utilized the Intercultural Workplace Program at ISANS, to build a welcoming and culturally diverse work environment and to learn how this program can be of benefit to all employers wanting to create this for their workplace.

Please join the chat today as we sit down with Futureworx's very own, Erin Barclay.

Erin Barclay is a Project Manager and the Communications Specialist at Futureworx, where she brings a heartfelt passion for responding to the needs of communities in Nova Scotia and across Canada. For over twenty years, Erin has dedicated her career to positively impacting the social, cultural, and economic well-being of the people and regions Futureworx serves.

To learn more about Futureworx, please visit www.futureworx.ca

Please join us in this episode where we will be chatting with Ken Partridge. Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, AICLF. Ken joined ISANS in 2023 after 35+ years as a journalist and editor working on newspapers and magazines across Atlantic Canada. Ten years ago, he helped create My Halifax Experience Magazine, a quarterly publication dedicated to telling the stories of immigrants and their contributions to this region’s growing diversity. This led to his involvement with My East Coast Experience, the Most Inspiring Immigrants in Atlantic Canada Awards, the Mosaic International Film Festival, and finally ISANS, where he now helps internationally trained immigrants get their credentials recognized so they can continue the careers they love.

Carolina Hernandez decided to start her CPA journey here in Nova Scotia as this was her career in the Dominican Republic. Once she discovered the loan program, Carolina decided to take the chance and put in the hard work to achieve her goals. Come and learn about her experience with the program and how it has impacted her life.

To learn more about AICLF please visit - www.aiclf.ca or email for more information at info@aiclf.ca