Alec Boudreau is Senior Advisor, Government Relations for the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), a position he has held since 2019. Following his graduation in 2016 with a BPhil in Leadership and minor in Public Policy, Alec interned at the Parliament of Canada through the Canadian Political Science Association’s Parliamentary Internship Programme. He later went on to work at Global Affairs Canada as an analyst covering Canada-India relations. Following a short period working in New Delhi, Alec became the government of Canada’s liaison with the Prime Minister’s Youth Council, supporting council members to provide advice on government policies and priorities. Working in government relations, he is able to exercise his passion for policy while finding opportunities to learn and grow within BDC’s diverse portfolio and areas of business. Privately, Alec is a passionate hiker and cook and enjoys relaxing with books and video games. He currently lives in Ottawa with his loving Argentine partner, who has introduced him to new forms of activism, ‘futbol’ and mate.

Dr. Melanie Henry is a family physician, a University of Toronto lecturer and the director of global health and social accountability at Health for All, the Markham Family Medicine Teaching Unit. She completed her undergraduate degree at Renaissance College at UNB in 2006 and then medical school at McMaster in 2011. After residency, she did her fellowship in Global Health and Vulnerable Populations at the University of Toronto and has collaborated on published research about the development of family medicine around the world. Her clinical practice focuses on general family medicine and women’s health, and she has also worked to establish primary care services in emergency housing shelters in York Region. Dr. Henry is currently working towards the improvement of global health curriculum designed to encourage health-equity minded physicians. She is passionate about addressing the social determinants of health and using primary care as an effective tool to provide good quality health care for all.

Raphael Shay is the Manager – Sustainable Development at the beautiful Sunshine Coast Regional District in British Columbia. He works at the nexus of entrepreneurial projects and innovative policy. In all his work, Raphael applies learning from Renaissance College to lead a shift in consciousness with teams and the wider community he serves.
His current focus is leading the Regional District corporate operations to carbon neutrality and developing a community climate action plan to tackle necessary mitigation and adaptation actions. These focus areas include several projects, including electrifying the corporate fleet, phasing out fossil fuels, efficiency and renewable energy projects, active transportation infrastructure, land use planning, as well as climate risk and vulnerability assessments and long range adaptation planning.
Raphael graduated from Renaissance College in 2006 and later pursued a Masters in Environment and Management at Royal Roads University. He has worked to foster sustainable communities in New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia, the United-States Southwest, Indonesia, Denmark as well as Bhutan during his RC international internship. He is always happy to talk with RC students and alumni and loves brainstorming about leverage points for system changes.

Julie Frigault is a proud Acadian based out of Moncton, New Brunswick. She received her B'Phil in 2015 with a minor in Media, Arts and Culture. From a young age, Julie was already participating in festivals and events from Louisiana to the east coast of Canada. It was an easy transition into working in the world of Arts and Culture. Now mostly working as a consultant in social media and event planning, she is also managing the musician Maggie Savoie, as well as working on her personal film projects. Julie cannot wait to see where the world of Arts and Culture will be in 2022 after these strange times.