Title: Founder
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Organization: Building Equitable Environments

Annemarie has worked with many organizations to help them create and benefit from work environments that value and acknowledge diversity. Her focus on personal bias awareness challenges people to examine their identities and ways of seeing and being in the world. Her workshops and presentations help people to think differently about diversity. As a recognized diversity expert, her vision is to create environments where people thrive. Annemarie’s toolbox has been uniquely filled from her past experiences as a teacher, curriculum reviewer, and policy and strategy document writer for school boards and not-for-profits including The Canadian Diabetes Association & CAMH. Annemarie was also the Cultural Competency Project Coordinator for the Central Local Health Integration Network. Annemarie has developed and delivered interactive and engaging workshops and lunch & learns on diversity issues for front line, management, and senior management for clients such as: CIBC, Ontario Health Network, Reconnect Mental Health Centre, the City of Hamilton, the Finnish Credit Union, the Ontario Council for Agencies Serving Immigrants, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has delivered keynote addresses at the following conferences: Ontario Hospital Association, PAVR-O, Project Acorn Youth Leadership Retreat, G-Force, Girl Guides of Canada, Dufferin Peel Catholic School Board. The focus of Building Equitable Environments (Beeing.ca) is to create meaningful change within an organization and its individuals from the inside out. Annemarie founded this company in 2004 - driven and excited by the possibilities and successes that diversity, equity and inclusion can provide to people and businesses. Through her customized workshops, consulting practices, writing, and coaching, Annemarie helps organizations see the value of diversity. Annemarie holds a Masters Degree in Equity Studies (OISE/UT), and is a writer. She has been a radio host for In Other Words (CKLN 88.1FM), and has worked as the managing editor of two women’s magazines in the LGBT community. Annemarie is also the co-author of the book The School that Equity Built, published by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario.

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