18. Kathy Andrews and Patrick MacKenzie - Inclusive leadership and recruiting top talent

Free to Grow in Forestry - A podcast working to move #ForestryForward Welcome to the eighteenth episode of the Free to Grow in Forestry Podcast series where our host Kelly Cooper, CEO and Founder of Centre for Social Intelligence is joined by guests, Kathy Andrews, Managing Director of Cinga Leadership and Patrick MacKenzie, CEO of Immigrant Employment Council of BC. Through this conversation on inclusive leadership, Kathy and Patrick each provide their perspectives on how workplaces can be more welcoming to all people, regardless of race, religion or gender, and how to take action on accessing top talent. Kathy Andrews is the Managing Director of Cinga Leadership (cingaleadership.com). She is an accomplished organizational development and leadership consultant with over 20 years of experience in private, public and non-profit sectors. Kathy works with individuals, teams and organizations, to align business strategy and culture, through the design and delivery of high-impact people programs. Prior to consulting she has held many senior HR and leadership learning development positions at several global organizations and her work has taken her to all parts of the globe including the US, Canada, Europe, South America, Trinidad, New Zealand and Egypt. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership from Royal Roads University, a Bachelor of Social Science Degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, and a Provincial Instructors Diploma program from Vancouver Community College. Kathy is certified in KornFerry Leadership Architect TM, Team Management Systems©, Leading at the Speed of Trust®, Predictive Index® (PI), and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®. Patrick MacKenzie is the CEO of the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (iecbc.ca). He has made a career of public service from coast to coast, working in policy and program areas aimed at supporting many of Canada’s most vulnerable communities through economic and social development as well as international relations. Previously, Patrick spent 11 years working for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at its national headquarters in Ottawa and its regional offices in Vancouver. Throughout his career, Patrick has worked with partners on matters affecting aboriginal and immigrant populations, including immigrant economic integration, provincial nominee programs, credential recognition and labour mobility. Together, we can move #ForestryForward. Learn more at freetogrowinforestry.ca ---- This podcast series is brought to you by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Centre for Social Intelligence.  The Canadian Institute of Forestry (cif-ifc.org) is the national voice of forest practitioners with an interdisciplinary membership across Canada working to ensure our forests are vibrant, healthy and sustainable. The Centre for Social Intelligence (centreforsocialintelligence.ca) empowers individuals and organizations to create inclusion and diversity in the workplace.