Let's Get to Work 2025

We’re so excited to share the full lineup for the Let’s Get to Work Conference!

Your schedule is now live. Explore the sessions, meet the presenters, and start planning your perfect conference day. Take a look at what’s on offer and choose the topics that spark your interest. We can’t wait to see you there!

Breakout Session 1: 11:00-11:45 AM

Theme A: Professional Development for Practitioners Breakout

Tara Deveau

Tara Deveau

Tara Deveau Is the Certification Program Assessor with Career Certification, committed to upholding the integrity of the National Career Development Certification Program.

A Certified Career Development Practitioner with 20+ years’ experience and a Bachelor of Recreation Management from Acadia University, she ensures assessments meet national standards while supporting candidates with transparency and empathy.

Exploring National Certification: Advancing Career Development Professionals

This presentation highlights the National Career Development Certification program, the transition from provincial to national CCDP® designation, and the steps to achieve and maintain certification. It covers eligibility, the Legacy process, program costs, maintenance, and key program statistics.

Theme B: Industry Research & System Innovation

Kimber Corthey

Kimber Corthey

Kimber Corthey is a momentum maker passionate about innovative, trauma-informed economic development and professional training.

As a co-founder of The Momentum Centre (TMC), she facilitates equitable career development training for Indigenous and newcomer youth. 

Leadership in Motion - Delivering Future-Ready Career Development Today

Get ready to engage in an interactive exploration of career development through a trauma-informed, resiliency-building lens that introduces the new soft skills of Self-awareness, Self-reflection and self-assessment,
Self-management, self-regulation, and self-compassion and a power-sharing practice grounded in self-governance.

 

Theme C: Client-Focused & Applied Practice

Jennifer Montebruno

Jennifer Montebruno

Jennifer Montebruno is the founder and principal of Mode Leadership, a consultancy transforming workplaces through human-centered and evidence-based coaching and training. 

With over 20 years of experience in people and organizational development, she has successfully led high-performing teams and mentored leaders across multiple sectors.

Unlock Your Professional Potential: Discovering The Six Types of Working Genius

This interactive session introduces participants to The Table Group's Six Types of Working Genius model—a practical assessment framework that identifies where individuals find energy and fulfillment in their work. Unlike traditional personality assessments, 

Breakout Session 2: 1:15 – 2:00 PM

Theme A: Professional Development for Practitioners Breakout

Bev Stuart & Marnie Bickerton

Beverlie

Bev Stuart

Beverlie (Bev) Stuart is Vice President of Business Development and Community Initiatives at the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT), with 30+ years in organizational leadership, business development, and innovation.

She specializes in career and workforce development and building high‑performance teams, delivering initiatives that strengthen Manitoba’s workforce and economy across public, private, and non-profit sectors. A committed community leader, she serves as Chair of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce and Vice Chair of the Canadian Career Development Foundation. Bev holds an MA in Leadership and undergraduate credentials in Administrative Management, Human Resource Management, and Adult and Continuing Education.

Marnie Bickerton

Marnie Bickerton

Marnie Bickerton is a career development leader with extensive private and public sector experience.

Reimagining Career Growth: MITT’s Journey to Renewed Workforce Development Pathways

In 2022, MITT joined a national initiative to rethink how career services are delivered to working Canadians. Recognizing that many employees seek opportunities outside their current workplaces, MITT championed a bold approach: involve employers directly in shaping career development from within.

Theme B: Industry Research & System Innovation

Kate Swallow Yee & Gail Langlais

Kate Swallow Yee

Kate Swallow Yee

Kate Swallow Yee has over 25 years of experience in the career development field, providing front-line support to students and clients in both post-secondary institutions and the K–12 system.

Her work spans career and academic advising, as well as personalized career consultations for individuals through referrals, family, and friends. With a strong career development lens, Kate has also contributed to advancing the field in Manitoba through her involvement with the Manitoba Association for Career Development.

Gail Langlais

Gail Langlais

brings over 28 years of experience in front-line service delivery, policy development, and strategic leadership to the field of career development at the institutional, provincial, and national levels.

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Theme C: Client-Focused & Applied Practice

Lindsay

Lindsay Purchase

Lindsay Purchase oversees CERIC’s CareerWise website and CareerWise Weekly newsletter and helps guide learning strategy at CERIC.

She has a background in journalism, having worked previously as a digital editor and reporter. Lindsay has a post-graduate certificate in Food Security from Toronto Metropolitan University and a BA in Global Studies from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Fuel Your Impact: Fresh Research, Learning & Advocacy from CERIC

Whether you’re new to CERIC or already familiar, this session will offer something fresh, practical and actionable. You’ll discover the latest career development research, learning programs and advocacy tools designed to strengthen your work with diverse populations across Manitoba. 

 

Breakout Session 3: 2:15–3:00 PM

Theme A: Professional Development for Practitioners Breakout

Adelle Gervin

Adelle Gervin

Adelle Gervin is a Program Manager with Agriculture in the Classroom–MB (AITC-M). She earned a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Animal Systems) from the University of Manitoba in 2019. A cattle rancher and dedicated “agvocate,” Adelle educates youth about agriculture’s story.

from the food on their plates to the sector’s diverse career paths. AITC-M, a non-profit charity, promotes ag literacy in Manitoba schools through innovative, curriculum-linked programs. Adelle is honoured to inspire the next generation, saying she’s motivated by “watching students’ understanding evolve until they can see themselves in an agriculture career.

Agriculture Career Exploration - Tools, Resources & Pathways for All

Discover how agriculture offers more than just jobs—it offers purpose, innovation, and opportunity. This session introduces participants to the Agriculture Career Exploration (ACE) program, a curriculum-linked initiative designed to inspire learners of all ages to explore their place in the agri-food sector. 

Theme B: Industry Research & System Innovation

Jhocelin Gilbert

Jhocelin Gilbert

Jhocelin Gilbert is a career development professional with 5+ years of experience supporting immigrants and internationally trained professionals in Canada. She holds a Certificate in Applied Human Resource Management from the University of Manitoba and specializes in personal branding, networking, and empowering career practices. 

Previously, she spent 17 years in the education sector, including leadership roles, grounding her work in lived experience and a deep understanding of the challenges newcomers face in rebuilding their careers. She is passionate about creating growth spaces where people can confidently share their stories and build meaningful connections.

Personal Branding & Networking with Purpose: Helping Newcomers Stand Out and Build Connections

ewcomers to Canada often arrive with valuable experience and strong professional backgrounds, but they may struggle to make themselves visible in a new job market. Networking and personal branding are crucial tools that help job seekers build credibility, expand opportunities, and connect with employers.

Theme C: Client-Focused & Applied Practice

Robin Attas

Robin Attas

Robin Attas is an EDIA Specialist at the University of Manitoba, based in Treaty 1 territory, with a lifelong commitment to equity, justice, and social responsibility through education. She oversees and teaches a three-course Micro-certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) while consulting on various EDIA initiatives. 

Robin facilitates workshops for diverse audiences, including academic, school, and community groups. Her research focuses on supporting learners through their journeys in EDIA and Truth and Reconciliation. Outside of work, she enjoys homesteading and volunteering with her family near Ste. Geneviève, Manitoba.

Understanding and Enacting Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

The terms equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility have been around for a long time, but do we truly understand what they mean, and what actions to take that will reinforce them? In this engaging workshop, participants at all stages of learning will expand their understanding through a facilitated discussion that draws on common definitions alongside participants’ own knowledge and lived experiences.