ADRIAN MUCALOV – Co-Policy Stream Leader
Adrian currently works as a management consultant with Monitor Group in Toronto. During his three years with the firm, he has worked for Fortune 500 companies in numerous industries, and currently manages undergraduate recruiting for the Canadian practice. He previously completed an investment banking internship with Goldman Sachs in New York. He holds a B.Com. (First Class Honours) from Queen’s University, where he was actively involved in student government. He has served volunteer stints in such places as Iqualuit, Nunavut and Provence, France. His passions are music (A.R.C.T. Piano), exotic food, NFL football and travelling.

LUCAS ROBINSON – Co-Policy Stream Leader
Lucas currently lives in Scandinavia. He joins Canada25 with an interest in international connectivity, and Canada’s role in the global community. Lucas is a recent graduate and full scholarship recipient at the George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs. His research interests include political and media agenda setting, technology and the media, conflict mediation, and communication patterns among displaced populations. Lucas recently completed his master's thesis on the communication patterns of refugees living in the Dadaab refugee camps of Kenya. He received his undergraduate degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto in the spring of 2001.

ALEXANDRA TCHEREMENSKA – Delegate Coordinator
Alexandra is an emergency physician and Faculty Lecturer in Family Medicine at McGill University. During her studies and at present, she has received numerous recognitions for her contribution to key committees in provincial and national medical associations focusing on issues in education, professionalism, strategy and organization of health care delivery. She also consults outside the sphere of medicine, including this year’s project done for the City of Montreal on how to integrate Montreal into the Knowledge Society and Economy. Alex has a keen interest in policy development and multicultural issues enriched by her experiences treating multi-cultural populations and travelling across Europe, Africa and North America.

JESSE MOORE – Content/Research
Jesse works for CARE Canada - the international development charity - in Toronto. In his role as director of development, he leads CARE's young but growing efforts to engage both the media and private sector partners in the city. Originally from Toronto, Jesse studied communications at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill courtesy of the Morehead Scholarship. He became involved with Canada25 directly after graduating as a delegate to the inaugural forum on talent retention, which produced the report "A New Magnetic North." Jesse also worked briefly as a consultant with Monitor Company.

MIKE MORGAN – Content/Research
Mike is a PhD student in international history at Yale University. He has a longstanding interest in Canadian foreign affairs and international politics, and recently served as an analyst in foreign and urban policy at the Privy Council Office in Ottawa. Prior to moving to the US, Mike obtained an MPhil at the University of Cambridge, which he attended as a Canadian Cambridge Scholar. As an undergrad at the University of Toronto, Mike co-founded the Hart House Lectures (broadcast every spring on CBC Radio’s Ideas), tutored children in Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood, ran the University’s annual model United Nations conference, and worked on a number of theatre productions. Upon graduation, he received U of T’s most prestigious award, the Moss Scholarship. This is his second year of involvement with Canada25, having been a delegate to the second National Forum in 2002.

DUYEN NGUYEN – Chapter Liaison
Duyen works for Critical Mass - a Web development, marketing and consulting firm - in Calgary. As Director of Research and Analytics she is responsible for helping Fortune 500 firms understand both the customer and business impacts of their online investments. Prior to this role, she held positions with Canadian Airlines, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and numerous oil and gas firms. Duyen holds a B.Com from the University of Calgary and is currently completing her B.A. She has participated in many pioneering initiatives, including Canada25, Attack Voter Apathy, Vietnam Youth and Leadership Calgary. Duyen is passionate about community building, international development and social entrepreneurship.

We would also like to welcome Rob Kenedi to the process, as an issue group facilitator. Rob graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Human-Computer Interaction (Computer Science) and Psychology. While there, he was President of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Chairperson of Victoria College's Orientation programme, and a recipient of the Silver V and Gordon Cressy awards for student leadership. Rob currently lives in Toronto and works as a Senior Software Consultant at Telepresence Systems, Inc., a software consulting firm for clients in multiple industries. He has been involved with Canada25 since 2002, participating in and coordinating the Regional Roundtable process, and is currently serving as Canada25’s Technology Director.