Cole Gately
I am an experienced adult educator with a proven track record of successfully engaging individuals from various backgrounds. After working for 13 years as Street Outreach Coordinator in Hamiltonโs homelessness and housing sector, I pivoted in 2012 to develop and run an education program for frontline workers dedicated to serving people experiencing homelessness. More recently, I was Diversity and Inclusion Facilitator at the City of Hamilton focused on educating municipal employees on their responsibilities related to Trans Inclusion. In 2010, I graduated from OISE/UT with an M.A. in Adult Education and Community Development, in which I focused my studies on issues of inclusion and representation along the intersections of race, gender, class and sexuality.
Pauline Kajiura
Pauline has over 30 years' experience promoting racial and social equity in community and in the workplace. Her previous roles include Manager, Community Initiatives at the City of Hamilton, Executive Director of Information Hamilton, and Financial Coordinator of SACHA, the Sexual Assault Centre Hamilton & Area. She is currently a board member of Theatre Aquarius and has served on boards of Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion, Immigrants Working Centre, YWCA Hamilton, and the National Association of Japanese Canadians.