JB Canada Candidate package 2018-2019 by NJR Canada

Meet the candidates for the Junior Branch Canada National Executive 2018-2019

Regional Representative Candidate! Sara Wideman from Waterloo! Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. 1) Your involvement in CISV programs: -

Interchange, Sweden 2014 Step Up, Brazil 2015 JC, Brazil 2017 Seminar Camp, Guatemala 2018 SBTF 2016 NBM 2016, 2017 CanAm 2016

2) Positions you have held within CISV: - Mosaic (LMO) Co-ordinator 2015/2016 - Junior Local Junior Representative 2016/2017 - Senior Local Junior Representative 2017/2018

3) Any additional relevant non CISV experience - Social Media Executive for the Inter Country Baseball Association 2017/2018 - Trent University College Residence Council Community Representative 2018/2019 - Trent University College Cabinet Member at Large 2018/2019

What skills do you have that would contribute to the National JB Executive? I would be able to contribute a variety of skills to the National JB Executive. I am a very organized individual with effective time management skills. I also work well in groups and am an effective listener. I work very well in collaboration with others. Why do you want to be elected into this position? I would like to be elected into this position because I want to stay connected and actively involved in CISV. As a former Local Junior Representative I feel like I can assist chapters in setting realistic goals and strengthen the region I would be paired with.

Regional Representative Candidate! Sara Wideman Continued What do you think will be the hardest part about being a regional liaison and how will you overcome it? I think the most difficult part of being a Regional Liaison will be setting realistic goals about what the region wants accomplished, as well as holding the region accountable in their goals. This can be overcome by laying out realistic timelines and expectations of the chapters in the region at the beginning of the year, and checking in every once in awhile to make sure these goals are being met. What will you do to help strengthen the region that you are paired with? To strengthen the region I am paired with I plan to have set meeting times, keep in constant communication with all the chapters, hold the chapters accountable to plan and hold realistic events and to collaborate effectively together. What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you help keep this motivation through the entirety of your term? What motivates me the most about JB Canada is my genuine love for CISV and the connectedness it brings us to each other. I will use this connectedness as a regional liaison to actively check in with the chapters in the region and encourage the continuation of positive relations between the chapters as well as communication. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show or book, who would you be and why? If I was an antagonist from a fictional TV show I would be Shego from Kim Possible. Shego began as a superhero and then became a villainess. Her sense of kindness and loyalty as well as her honesty are characteristics I can identify with.

Regional Representative Candidate! Jenna Im from Fredericton! Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. 2) Your involvement in CISV programs: Local programmes •

Attended minicamps and JB activities since 2010 • Staffed minicamps and JB activities since 2015 (maybe 2014 I can’t remember) National programmes/workshops/meetings • Attended SBTF (now NJBT) in 2016 • Staffed NJBT in 2018 • Attended NBM 2017 International programmes/workshops • • • • •

Participant in village in 2011 Participant in youth meeting in 2013 Participant in step up in 2015 Attended Canexus 2016/2017 Participant in seminar camp in 2018

2) Positions you have held within CISV: Local • Member at large 2014-2015 • Treasurer 2015-2016 • Jr. LJR 2016-2017 • LJR 2017-2018 National •

JB risk manager 2017-2018

3) Any additional relevant non CISV experience Outside of CISV, I was part of a team that partnered with the Child and Youth Advocate’s Office of New Brunswick to plan and facilitate a weekend long forum on children’s rights. That year, the theme was the right to a clean and safe environment. This experience has and will help me with my work in CISV, as it provided me with an opportunity to work with a more diverse group of people with different perspectives and skills. It was also a huge learning opportunity for me, and everyone on the team, because it was the first time New Brunswick had hosted that forum. Consequently, as a team we had to help shape and develop the model for the forum, which is the same process the position of regional liaison is currently undergoing. Therefore, I think my experience of participating in a new project and trying new things would help me a lot in the position of regional liaison. I was also part of my local Member of Parliament’s youth council and in it, worked with a team of 5 people to create a proposed federal policy on how to alleviate youth homelessness. This was over the course of 8 months which helped me set and work towards reaching both long term and short term goals. Furthermore, the experience taught me how to work and write/present reports in a more professional setting which helped improve my organizational skills.

Regional Representative Candidate! Jenna Im Continued! What skills do you have that would contribute to the National JB Executive? First of all, I see my communication skills as being one of my greatest strengths which is something I believe is vital for all positions in CISV, but especially for the position of regional liaison. These skills include listening to the thoughts, ideas and concerns of others and being able to express my own in a clear and effective way. This will help me in working with many different people with potentially differing/opposing views in order to achieve a common goal of creating a stronger region. Another skill I have that I think is important to this position is the ability to work hard and independently while being innovative and creative. I think this is especially important for this position since its new and there isn’t a clear framework for what to do. I’ll need to be an independent worker and develop creative ideas and innovative solutions to problems. I’m also willing to put in as much work as I need to help regions reach their goals and I will fully commit myself to supporting the individual chapters in my region, along with my region as a whole. Furthermore, I have developed strong leadership skills which I think could help me as a regional liaison in terms of guiding my region and the chapters in it. Being a leader for me means knowing when to take the lead but also knowing how to be able to encourage others to grow and become leaders themselves so hopefully they’ll be able to sustain the progress we’ve made even after my term as regional liaison ends. Lastly, I believe organizational skills are a strong asset of mine, which would help me a lot in this position. Being able to set up meetings, while taking into consideration everyone’s differing schedules and (potentially) time differences will require staying organized which is something I am confident I can do. Why do you want to be elected into this position? The position of regional liaison is a really interesting one for me for many reasons. First of all, I would be really excited to learn more about how different chapters function and combine my experience/knowledge that I’ve gained mainly through working with my local chapter (Fredericton) with the experience/knowledge of the chapters in my region. That way we could come up with new innovative ways of improving both the local JBs of each chapter and their regional bond, as well as tackling issues in both. Furthermore, I’m really excited by the idea of having the opportunity to work with chapters directly and help them reach their goals as individual chapters and as a region. I think having connections within JB Canada outside of your own chapter is crucial in feeling part of the JB Canada community which is something I hope to improve within JB Canada.

Regional Representative Candidate! Jenna Im Continued! Although some regions are an exception, many chapters in CSV Canada are very disconnected from other chapters which has an impact on both the local and national level. Through strengthened bonds within regions and increased communication, chapters will have far more resources to help them throughout the year, not just during NBM or NJBT. Also, strengthened regions will make JB Canada as a whole be more connected, which is a challenge that Canada faces, mainly for geographical reasons. However despite Canada being a large country, I firmly believe that strong regional connections are possible and I would love to work towards finding solutions to the unique problems Canada, and specific regions, face. Lastly, the fact that this is a fairly new position interests me because although it is still in the process of being shaped and defined, I think it has a lot of potential and I would love to help in improving and clarifying the role so it can reach this potential. I understand the work that will be required since there is no clear framework that has been set for this position yet and I’m ready to work alongside the other regional liaisons to help develop that framework. What do you think will be the hardest part about being a regional liaison and how will you overcome it? As I mentioned in my previous answer, since the position is new, it is still undergoing the process of modifications and clarifications. The main way I hope to overcome it is to first have an open mind going into the role about what it can become. I’m willing to try new things and take suggestions from the chapters I’m working with, and the current and former regional liaisons. On that note, I have been and would like to continue talked to former regional liaisons to get their advice on things they’re glad they did, wish they did or wish they didn’t do. What will you do to help strengthen the region that you are paired with? I would work with the chapters in my region both individually and together. I think the best way to have a strong region is to have strong JBs in the chapters in the region because if chapters are having too many issues, they’ll need to focus all their attention on their own growth and sustainability and won’t be able to focus on their region. Therefore, by helping chapters with their own problems, they’ll be able to dedicate more time and attention to building their regional bond. In terms of working with the region as a whole, what I do will largely be dependant on what they hope to gain from their region and what their regional bond as been like in the past. I would hope to make a plan with the chapters as soon as possible in my term. The plan would be very specific to that region, since its hard to make a “one size fits all” plan when the regions across Canada are so diverse. Lastly, I would look to the specific problems the regions have been facing and work with the chapters to find solutions. (For example, if chapters in a region are too spread out and don’t have the money to travel to each other to meet, we could organize fundraisers to address that issue.)

Regional Representative Candidate! Jenna Im Continued! What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you help keep this motivation through the entirety of your term? The main thing that motivates me to continue working to improve JB Canada in the passion I have for CISV and how grateful I am for everything the organization has done for me. Since the age of 10, I have grown so much on a personal level because of the things Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned and experienced through CISV. Furthermore, especially in the past few years of staffing local activities and minicamps, I have been able to see the growth CISV has caused in other people and how it has changed their lives for the better. This motivates me to want to work towards growing the organization and improving sustainability within it so that its impact can be felt by as many people as possible. I believe a key way to achieve this growth and sustainability is through regional connections because they can offer support and a sense of community to members of local chapters. I will maintain this motivation throughout my term by working with people who are just as passionate and dedicated to improving their chapter and regional connections as I am. Seeing people make these connections, although it may take time, will prevent me from losing sight of my goals and the goals of my region. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show or book, who would you be and why? I would be the wicked witch of the west in The Wizard of Oz because I loooove Wicked and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve loved the character ever since I saw it.

Regional Representative Candidate! Faith Moreno from Fredericton! Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. 1) Your involvement in CISV Programs ● CISV JB Board (Secretary/Communications 2013 - 2014 & 2016 - 2017; Merchandise 2015 - 2016 & Presently) ● Minicamp Staff at minicamps (during 2014 2018) ● Interchange to Germany (Darmstadt and Fredericton) (2014/2015) ● Attended SBTF in May of 2017 ● Member since 2013 2) Positions you have held within CISV ● Secretary and Communications (2014 2015, 2016 - 2017) ● Merchandise (2015 - 2016, Present) ● Local National Camp Coordinator (2016 2017)

3) Any additional relevant non CISV experience ● Safe Grad Committee (2017 - 2018) ● Prom Committee (2017 - 2018) ● Part Time Hostess at Blue Canoe Restaurant (April 2018 - Present) ● Millennial Inc. Pitch Competition (April 2017 June 2017; January 2018 - June 2018) ○ Event Coordinator ○ Marketed/emceed event ● Junior Achievement (2014 - 2018) ○ Chief Executive Officer (2016 - 2017) ○ Chief People Officer (2015 - 2016; 2016 2017) ○ Won awards such as Inspiration Award (2016), Junior Executive Award (2016), Young Women’s Leadership Award (2017), Distinguished Student Award (2018) ● Filipino CommUNITY of New Brunswick (2004 Present) ○ Dancer, Volunteer ● Actor in eXpendables (September 2017 - May 2018) ○ Was an actor in a musical that raises awareness about sex trafficking in North America

Regional Representative Candidate! Faith Moreno continued What skills do you have that would contribute to the National JB Executive?

Why do you want to be elected into this position?

● Interpersonal/People Skills

I want to be elected into this position because I would love to aid in broadening and bettering the connections made in CISV Canada. I enjoy being in CISV and over the years I have been involved with CISV Fredericton, I have always wondered what it would be to work on the national level, and I feel this would be a good way to understand how it functions as I will be keeping in contact with individual chapters in whatever region I may be assigned to if I am chosen for this position and as well with the Eh Team. I also want to grow in my leadership and communication skills, and as well strengthen my skills.

● Adaptable ● Marketing ● Communication ● Eager and willing to add to knowledge and skills ● Able to speak in front of large groups of people ● Enthusiastic ● Persuasive ● Creative Thinker ● Witty/Punny

What do you think will be the hardest part about being a regional liaison and how will you overcome it? I think the hardest part of being a regional liaison would be able to have consistent and constant contact within the branches and then with myself as everyone involved with CISV always have other items on their plate to do. To overcome this though, I will ensure that the events and contact will not be overwhelming. I would like to sit in on at least one meeting a month/few weeks (through video chat most likely) so I am able to understand and see how the Junior Board operates in their own chapter. For contact between the branches, I want to create a group chat consisting of [most likely] the LJRs and Junior LJRs so that we can have a quick way for discussions to happen weekly/biweekly of updates in a chapter and if there are any problems/concerns that pop up, we are able to assist each other as soon as possible. What will you do to help strengthen the region that you are paired with? Ideally, I would like to aid in recruiting more people into CISV from the area that the branches are in as there is always room for more people to join and to gain new perspectives from. This would be done by helping to brainstorm schools and LMOs which would bring both add more people into the branch and bringing CISV into other parts of their local/provincial community(/communities). I also want to implement having some fun activities between branches that are not just having regional minicamps (as those can be hard to plan and not every region participates in having regional camps - for now) such as: doing merch swaps like what is done at national/international events; Yankee swaps around the holidays; valentines/appreciation cards sent around Valentine’s Day; and more.

Regional Representative Candidate! Faith Moreno continued What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you help keep this motivation through the entirety of your term? What motivates me the most is how progressive JB Canada is with its events on a micro (chapter) and macro level. I enjoy how there is a good balance between having work and play as it is something that I believe is important to have and it is something that I am eager to see and learn on how to build on how this experience will be for me and the chapters. To keep the motivation, I mentioned earlier how I want to implement some fun and little activities that the region can participate in just as a reminder that myself and other chapters are there to not only help them out, but to be a friend too. That will help motivate us as it will be quick tasks to do every few weeks and reminders of kindness always motivate people to keep doing what they should. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show or book, who would you be and why? If I was to be an antagonist character from a fictional TV show or book, I would most likely be Dr. Drakken from Kim Possible as although he is constantly defeated by Kim Possible, he always gets back up on his feet and tries again. Also, he has Shego as a partner in crime and she is pretty great and throws flames. (Hopefully, people know who those characters are and what show it is - haha).

Regional Representative Candidate! Quinnlan Guest from Ottawa! Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. 1)Your involvement in CISV programs I first got involved with CISV when I was 10 and started to go to mini camps before going on my village in 2013 to the Philippines. After my village I continued to go to mini camps but after a year started to play baseball and lost interest. Three years later when I was 15 I joined JB and became a member at large. 2) Positions you have held within CISV Member at large. 3) Any additional relevant non CISV experience Outside of CISV I have practiced my leadership skills through leadership class at school as well as going to leadership conferences such as CSLC this past September. What skills do you have that would contribute to the National JB Executive? I would bring my critical thinking skills to help solve issues that may occur. I would also bring my energy and initiative to the group which would hopefully be contagious. Why do you want to be elected into this position? I want to be elected into this position to meet other CISVers from across Canada and get valuable information on how other chapters run.

Regional Representative Candidate! Quinnlan Guest continued What do you think will be the hardest part about being a regional liaison and how will you overcome it? The hardest part of the job for me will be communication. Most of the regions are far from me and to communicate we will have to use skype. Even though skype meetings aren’t as good as meeting in person I will try to make these meetings as productive as possible. What will you do to help strengthen the region that you are paired with? Which ever region I am paired with I will ask the leaders of the JB of those chapters what problems they are facing and what they think they need to improve. With that information I will be able to input my ideas on how to help with their problems. At my chapter we would like to improve the number of kids coming to mini camp and being exposed to CISV. To help with this problem in October we will be going to a elementary school and doing a presentation with the hopes of finding kids who think that CISV would be interesting for them. What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you help keep this motivation through the entirety of your term? The thing that motivates me the most about JB Canada is Canada itself. I love Canada I’ve lived here my whole life but have still only visited three provinces. Even though I wont be visiting the region I’ll be paired with I’ll get to meet CISVers from there and hopefully learn about that part of Canada. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show or book, who would you be and why? I would be Professor Doofenschmirtz from Phineas and Ferb. It was my favorite show growing up and I would finally take over the Tri-State area.

Regional Representative Candidate! Mackenzie Higa From Vancouver Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. Your involvement in CISV programs A member CISV for 10+ years and have been to 6 CISV programs Positions you have held within CISV JB liaison, Regional Liaison, and NLTC member What skills do you have that would contribute to the National JB Executive? I have 10 years of experience in CISV and have been Western Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional Liaison for the last year. My hope is that I can offer the skills and knowledge of my past experiences from local and international CISV programs to JBers across Canada. Why do you want to be elected into this position? I believe it is important for CISV chapters to have an open communication. Being a regional liaison lets me help create this dialogue between JB from different chapters so they know they have a community of support. This past year, I was able to help CISV Vancouver and Victoria keep in contact and I want to continue promoting this.

Regional Representative Candidate! Mackenzie Higa Continued What do you think will be the hardest part about being a regional liaison and how will you overcome it? Canada is such a large country which means our CISV chapters are spread out quite far. Distance makes it hard for chapters to meet and makes coordination difficult. As a regional liaison, I want to help make it easy for JB to plan events where other chapters attend. Even if it just means knowing that a chapter is hosting a 14+ minicamp or a cookie bake, I believe just the act of inviting other to attend can make our CISV communities closer knit. What will you do to help strengthen the region that you are paired with? Communication between chapters is the most important. It helps JB come up with ideas to fundraise, create activities, and just overall get to know their peers. My plan will be to have groups interact with each other, especially the senior JB, so when they attend regional/national events they will have a sense of community. What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you help keep this motivation through the entirety of your term? I’ve been part of CISV since I was 12 years old and am still staying involved 11 years later. I owe CISV a debt for all the incredible experiences I’ve had over my life and being a part of the JB Canada exec, as a regional liaison, let’s me do this. I’ve met incredible friends through CISV and I want to give back so others can have the same wonderful experiences I’ve had in my life. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show or book, who would you be and why? Light Yagami from Death Note haha. He’s super evil, but I always want him to win in the show.

Projects Committee and NJR Candidates

National Camp Coordinator Candidate! Nell Sommerville from Toronto! Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. 1)Your involvement in CISV programs I’ve been part of CISV for almost ten years, as a participant and a junior board member. I have participated in a village, step up, interchange, seminar camp, three national camps, and I staffed national camp 2018 2)Positions you have held within CISV I was secretary and risk manager for the Toronto chapter, and junior risk manager on the National Junior Board. 3)Any additional relevant non CISV experience I worked at another summer camp for two months this past year, counselling and teaching swimming to 4 to 13-yearolds. I’m trained in first aid, CPR, and I have HIGH FIVE training. What skills do you have that would contribute to your work as a projects chair? I have a lot of experience within CISV, I’ve planned numerous minicamps and assisted in planning national camp. I have so many ideas of how to make national camp great this year, and the communication skills and dedication to support them.

National Camp Coordinator Candidate! Nell Sommerville Continued Why do you want to be elected into this position? National camp was one of my favourite programs as a participant, and I loved staffing this year. I would love to be more involved in CISV again, and I believe I could do a great job. One of the biggest struggles in JB Canada is that we are so spread out, how will you ensure that JB Canada stays up to date with what is going on with the committee or projects that you are part of? I will write short updates to be sent out to each chapter as progress is made in planning. I will also maintain lines of communication with those involved in planning and with the rest of the National Junior Board. What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you keep that motivation through your entire term? I have a great deal of love and respect for the members of JB Canada, and an equal amount of fear of disappointing them. If elected, I will speak to each junior board about their expectations and hopes for national camp and my desire to meet those expectations will motivate me to work harder. What do you think the hardest part about your position will be and how will you overcome it? The most difficult part of this position would be finishing all the necessary tasks on time. In order to overcome this challenge, I will write a detailed timeline of tasks to be completed and make sure to refer to it often. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? Roy Batty from Blade Runner, because he has a good heart, good intentions, and great hair. Plus, he gets the most rad death speech of any movie villain I’ve encountered. Google the ‘tears in rain’ monologue, it broke my heart.

Junior Branch Risk Manager Candidate! Kierah Patterson from Calgary Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. 1)Your involvement in CISV programs Camps: Village 2012 – Sweden Interchange 2013 – Costa Rica Step Up 14 2015 – Canada Step Up 15 2016 – Brail Step Up 15 2017 – Sweden Youth Meeting 2018 – Mexico National Camp 2018 – Canada Workshops and Training: NBM 2016 – Saskatoon, Canada NBM 2017 – Waterloo, Canada NJBT 2017 – Toronto, Canada NJBT 2018 – Ottawa, Canada Global Conference 2018 - Netherlands

2)Positions you have held within CISV Local Junior Representative (2016/17, 2017/18) Local National Camp Coordinator (2016/17, 2017/18) Communications

3)Any additional relevant non CISV experience I currently work for my school, Calgary Academy, as a scorekeeper for our sports teams. For the last two years, I have volunteered for both the fall and spring musicals my school hosts. My jobs have included backstage, tech, and stage management which taught me a lot of transferable skills such as the importance of communication and transparency, teamwork, problem solving and time management. It also taught me the importance of being passionate about what you are doing in the world. These skills have helped me both in and out of my CISV career thus far. I have taken courses which certify me as both First Aid and CPR trained. I have taken these courses many times, as well as self defense courses. I have in the past, taken Forensic Science 25 and Forensic Science 35 courses outside of school. I have also been a first responder in emergency medical situations, so I have first-hand experience of risk management and its benefits. I have also been chosen to sit on the Alberta Minister of Education’s Youth Council, which I will be sitting on for the 2018/19 term.

Junior Branch Risk Manager Candidate! Kierah Patterson Continued What skills do you have that would contribute to your work as a projects chair? First and foremost, I am a very organized person. I like to have everything planned and systematically arranged. Within CISV, I think organization is integral for CISV Canada as a whole because its helps everyone to be on the same page. I am a proponent for teamwork, and effective delegation of tasks. I also believe transparency is the best way to successful collaboration. I am detail oriented and an attentive person which I think is beneficial in any role, but especially in a Rask Manager. Lastly, I believe in pacifism and cooperation, and would plan maintain those values in how I would run my team.

Why do you want to be elected into this position? I think risk management is so incredibly important and vital to what we are doing in CISV. There is more we can be doing to ensure the safety of our delegates

One of the biggest struggles in JB Canada is that we are so spread out, how will you ensure that JB Canada stays up to date with what is going on with the committee or projects that you are part of? We already have things like Facebook pages, but we could be more effective about using them. I will ensure continual and steady communication between the Jr. risk managers, adult board and the projects committee by sending out monthly emails which could include an update on what’s happening in terms of risk management nationally, and risk management tips. The email will be sent out to all LJR’s, the NJR’s and the National Risk Manager. This will benefit our organization because each chapter will then have quick access to tips for risk management. This will also benefit us if a similar situation arises amongst chapters, because then they have a clear outline for how to resolve the situation in the best way possible. If elected into the position of JRM, I plan on holding bimonthly google hangout meetings with all the Jr. risk managers from each chapter (of course LJR’s would be welcome if they wanted to come). These meetings would include a quick update from each chapter, any concerns they are having with risk management locally, and then I would open the discussion to a town hall for the local Jr.RM’s if they felt they needed it.

Junior Branch Risk Manager Candidate! Kierah Patterson Continued What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you keep that motivation through your entire term? CISV has been a large part of my life for the last 7 years of my life. It has taught me so much about the world we live in and built so many interpersonal skills that apply to every aspect of my life. CISV has boosted my self-confidence as a leader and has made me more aware and understanding of others situations. The lessons I’ve learned through CISV are what motivate me. Knowing I could be a part of other people’s worldly education make me want to continue with it. I want to help create a world of global citizens who are motivated like me to remedy our world. I will ensure that this motivation continues throughout my term by seeking the company of people who motivate me. These people likely being my family who are all invested in CISV, and my CISV friends who always make me want to do my best. I will start with small, simple goals. I will constantly remind myself of those goals and make checkpoints, so I can track my successes. What do you think the hardest part about your position will be and how will you overcome it? I think the hardest part about my position will be connecting with the Jr. Risk Managers from each of the chapters and getting them engaged nationally. I plan to overcome this through things like google hangout meetings and the emails I plan on sending out. I want to make it known that would be there to help them. I don’t think it’s widely known among the Jr. Risk Managers that there is someone nationally looking out for them and whose job is to help them. I would make an effort to communicate with my team regularly, and make sure they know I am only an email away. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? If I could be any antagonist character, I would be Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove. I think she is an absolute queen and think she is the real MVP of The Emperor’s New Groove. She was always picking up Kuzco’s slack and making choices for the kingdom when he wouldn’t. She isn’t afraid to get real with everyone, especially to Kronk about his spinach puffs. I also think her cape outfit is cool and her eyelashes kill.

Junior Branch Communications Coordinator Candidate! Ady King from Fredericton Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. Your involvement in CISV programs ● Participation in local minicamps and activities since the age of 12 ● Planning and facilitating minicamps, fundraisers, and monthly activities since the age of 15 ● Minicamp in Maine, USA (2015) ● National Camp in London (2016) ● Spring Board Training Forum in Toronto (2017) ● National Junior Board Meeting in Waterloo (2017) ● Youth Meeting in Graz, Austria (2017-2018) ● Planning CanAm minicamp in Miami County, Ohio, USA (2018) ● Staffing National Junior Branch Training in Ottawa (2018) ● JC at Toronto’s Over the Rainbow Village (2018) Positions you have held within CISV ● Member at large (2016) ● Co-Fundraising (2016-2017) ● CISV Fredericton Summer Student/Intern (summer 2017) ● Incoming Local Junior Representative (2017-2018) ● Local Junior Representative (2018-2019) ● Junior Branch Communications Coordinator (2017-2018)

Ady King Continued Any additional relevant non CISV experience ● Planned and facilitated a forum called Shaking the Movers in collaboration with the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate of New Brunswick to educate youth on their rights and the environment through educational games and activities (2016) ● Translation services for Reproductive Justice New Brunswick (2016-present) ● Ongoing leadership development through various programs and groups including: ○ Member of Fredericton MP, Matt Decourcey’s Constituency Youth Council (2017-2018) ○ Member of the Child and Youth Advocate’s Office of New Brunswick’s Youth Voice Committee (2017-2019) ○ Junior Team Canada Ambassador at Global Vision’s National Youth Ambassador Caucus (2017, 2018) ○ Represented Canada as a Vimy Foundation Ambassador at the ceremonies for the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge in France (2017) ○ Group discussion facilitator at a Canadian citizenship ceremony through ICC What skills do you have that would contribute to your work as a projects chair? ● Bilingualism. As a fluent speaker of both English and French (I've gone to a fully french school since daycare!), I can make sure that all of our output will be published in both of Canada's official languages, making content more accessible to a wider population. This past year, not many things were published with translations. However, in the coming year, a goal of mine would be to ensure that all important information is sent out/published in both languages. ● Communication. As the role of JBCC is largely (if not to say entirely) rooted in communicating within all scales of JB (locally, nationally, and internationally) and connecting JB Canada within itself and with the rest of the world, I think that strong communication skills are an asset. As a very social and approachable person, I believe that taking on this position would certainly be within my realm of capability seeing as I held it for the past year and that I’d be very good at maintaining contact with each chapter and their events while also promoting JB Canada initiatives through our various social media platforms. I also have many connections across JB Canada, which will aid me in keeping in touch with ongoing events and initiatives in different chapters. Additionally, my idea for establishing a communications committee (details in next answer) would create an even easier means of acquiring information about ongoing activities in various chapters, making it even easier for all Canadian JBers to stay up to date on their fellow chapters. ● Social Media. As someone who admittedly spends a lot of time online and who assists in running both the CISV Fredericton Facebook page and the JB Fredericton Instagram as well as running the CISV JB Canada Instagram and Facebook for the past year, I have experience running social media accounts for CISV and am familiar with guidelines relating to output (font rules, rules about how the CISV logo needs to be displayed, rules about tagging people in posts and/or naming them, etc.) and will have no problem implementing these while maintaining JB Canada’s social media accounts (as well as everywhere else). ● Humour & Creativity. I think these are important skills to have as JBCC because they ensure that content will be kept interesting and original and that JB Joke Friday will continue to thrive! ● Attention to detail. This skill will help me to ensure that any output I create will be of good quality and will be thoroughly reviewed for errors as well as ways to be improved before publication.

Ady King Continued Why do you want to be elected into this position? I want to be elected into this position because I'm very passionate about finding new ways to continue developing communication within JB Canada. I've held this position for the last year and have spent it learning and experimenting with the ways we can become more connected as a country. In an effort to bridge the gaps between our chapters, I've started the #JBspotlights project on Instagram, where, each month, we feature a new Canadian JBer and get the chance to read about their CISV memories and experiences while simultaneously getting to know someone from another chapter. However, were I re-elected to this position for a second term, I would place more of a focus on what's going on in each chapter as well. In my experience, a newsletter every so often was an ineffective way to keep each other updated on the different things our chapters are doing. This is why I would propose to create a subcommittee headed by the JBCC and composed of the local communications person from each chapter who would have a clear commitment to updating their chapter social medias on the things they have going on while also establishing more consistency in the way JB Canada chapters present themselves online. One of the biggest struggles in JB Canada is that we are so spread out, how will you ensure that JB Canada stays up to date with what is going on with the committee or projects that you are part of? As I've mentioned above, I think that establishing a subcommittee relating specifically to the communication of the things that Canadian chapters are doing locally will be an excellent step towards keeping all of JB Canada more informed. This committee would also be beneficial to updating chapters on national projects because the JBCC would have regular contact with the local communications person and would have a direct link to each JB to get messages and updates passed on at local meetings. Updating the JB Canada Instagram and Facebook are also actions that would be regularly taken in order to inform people on national projects. What do you think the hardest part about your position will be and how will you overcome it? Over the last year, I've been lucky enough to have gotten the chance to hold this position and it has given me the chance to experience firsthand the issues sometimes encountered as JBCC. I would say that the main problem I've had has been that it is sometimes difficult to keep track of what each chapter is doing and share this information with the rest of the country in a useful/productive way when there are so many chapters and sometimes very little information available to people outside of the local JB. My solution to overcome this is, as mentioned above, the creation of a communications committee in order to have more help picking out the specific information on what each chapter is doing and sharing it with the JBCC and other local communications people. This will not only make the task of updating Canada on the events of each chapter easier since they would all be prepared for the same time and all the relevant information will already have been detailed by someone who understands the event firsthand, it will also avoid mistakes in publications since the author of the local events update will someone who is or is close to the people planning the event.

Junior Branch Communications Coordinator Candidate! Ady King Continued

What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you keep that motivation through your entire term? What motivates me about JB Canada is the commitment shared by JBers across the country to better their chapters and their NA. Seeing people so inspired and active in their JBs makes me so excited to keep up my work within CISV and to continue trying to better my own contributions! As I mentioned in last year's application, JB Canada has an incredibly strong base of driven and inspires young people from all across the country who continue to work hard in each chapter to create amazing activities and events that help to spread CISV’s core messages of peace, friendship, and global consciousness. I’m constantly motivated by seeing our chapters create exciting new initiatives and seeing the impacts we have on the lives of youth, our communities, our country, and the world. I’ll ensure this motivation continues throughout my term by doing my job as JBCC and keeping in touch with Canada’s chapters and their activities, fundraisers, and all other events as well and sharing them with the rest of the country through social media posts. This way, not only will other CISVers be more aware of what's going on across Canada, but they may also get the same motivation/inspiration out of seeing what other chapters have accomplished and be drawn to do more! If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? I think I would be Yzma from The Emperor’s New Groove because, not only is she hardworking and persevering (never gives up on ruining Kuzco’s life ever and goes through so much trouble to do it), a strong leader (knows what she's doing and is respected and listened to by Kronk), and a smart woman (knows how to make so many potions), she's also a person who values teamwork and sees the importance of working together (works as a team with Kronk to destroy Kuzco).

Junior Branch Peace Bus Representative Candidate! Isobel Cameron from Halifax Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. Your involvement in CISV programs - National Camp (2015) - Youth Meeting in Rhone, France (2016) - Westbound Peacebus (2018) - Many minicamps (2012-now) - NJBT (2017) - NBM (2017) Positions you have held within CISV - Member at Large - Jr. Local Junior Representative - Local Development Committee Coordinator - Sr. Local Junior Representative Any additional relevant non CISV experience - I am on my school’s student council which has taught me about accountability and responsibility. - I teach swimming lessons which I have acquired leadership and communication skills from. What skills do you have that would contribute to your work as a projects chair? I am very organized and good with time management. I am very passionate about CISV and Peacebus and I would like to really channel that passion into this position and ensuring everyone has an amazing Peacebus experience. I have good communication skills from my time on student council as well as my time on our junior board. I have made multiple connections with many CISV’ers across the country, many of whom have done Peacebus and who I could call on for advice and other opinions. I am good at compromising, working on boards with such a diverse range of opinions has really helped in becoming good at listening to others and trying to incorporate everyone’s opinion as much as possible.

Junior Branch Peace Bus Representative Candidate! Isobel Cameron Continued Why do you want to be elected into this position? I would like to be elected into this position because I had such an amazing experience with Peacebus, it really changed my life and I would love to help out so others can experience the program as well. I believe that with the knowledge and skills I have acquired from the program that I can use those to help this program grow and expand as CISV does and will continue to do. I would like to really showcase what an amazing, one of a kind program this is so other’s can partake in this life changing experience. One of the biggest struggles in JB Canada is that we are so spread out, how will you ensure that JB Canada stays up to date with what is going on with the committee or projects that you are part of? I think that making communication a priority really helps with connecting our country. Since we are so spread out meeting up and talking face-to-face isn’t an option most of the time, so we have to rely on really thorough and easily accessible ways of communicating. If elected I will try to ensure to keep everyone nationally up to date on what is happening and provide updates when necessary. I hope by doing that to be more accountable and easier to get in contact with. What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you keep that motivation through your entire term? What motivates me about JB Canada is how much I love CISV and what it does for people. It is a very unique organization that I love being apart of. This passion has kept me going for the past 5 years of my involvement with CISV and has only increased the more I have become involved. I really want to make sure that this program becomes the best it can possibly be and I will strive to work towards that goal. What do you think the hardest part about your position will be and how will you overcome it? I think the hardest part of this position will be that Peacebus has always been slightly disconnected with CISV. I would like to try and overcome this by really promoting it and spreading the word. I would like to include it in more CISV activities and get as many chapters involved as possible. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? I would be Goldenface from Threat Level Midnight (Michael Scott’s film from the Office). I would be Goldenface because his battle with Agent Michael Scarn is iconic.

Development Committee Chair Candidate! Georgia Chase From Fredericton

Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. Your involvement in CISV programs Participant and/or Staff/Organizer: Countless Minicamps (Since 2009) with CISV Fredericton, CISV Halifax, CISV Maine and CISV USA National Minicamp Monthly JB activities (Since 2009) JB and Chapter Fundraisers (Since 2009) CISV Fredericton Junior Board (Since 2013) Village Participant (2010) National Camp Participant (2011) Step Up Participant (2013) National Camp Participant (2015) Village Junior Counsellor (2016) Seminar Camp Participant (2017) National Board Meeting (2014) Spring Board Training Forum (2015) (Now NJBT) National Board Meeting (2015) National Board Meeting (2016) National Board Meeting (2017) See you at National Board Meeting 2018! CanExUs (2015) CanExUs (2016)

Positions you have held within CISV Member at Large of JB Fredericton (2013-2014) Risk Manager of JB Fredericton (2014-2015) Local National Camp Coordinator of JB Fredericton (2015) Incoming LJR of CISV Fredericton (2015-2016) LJR of CISV Fredericton (2016-2017) Lead of the Committee formed at NBM 2016 to redefine and restructure the JB Canada Executive (2016-2017) Outgoing LJR of CISV Fredericton (2017-2018) Regional Liaison of the Calgary/Saskatoon Region (2017-2018)

Any additional relevant non CISV experience Worked with the Child and Youth Advocate Office of Fredericton to put on a workshop for youth focusing on sustainable development and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights. Took a course in Social Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability in Israel. What skills do you have that would contribute to your work as a projects chair? I believe that I am very adaptable, willing to take a leadership role when necessary or be more of a team member when necessary. I am also good at identifying what needs to be done and evaluating the optimal way to complete it, whether that be delegating tasks, doing it myself, or further discussing it with others.

Development Committee Chair Candidate! Georgia Chase Continued Why do you want to be elected into this position? One of our pillars is Sustainable Development, this is the area that I would like to work on in our chapters. The project that I would propose working on would be a guide on how to make your chapter more “sustainable”. I am very interested in learning about different strategies used across Canada already and sharing best practices to improve chapters. This project might include working on making typical CISV Activities less wasteful and implementing a policy on offsetting carbon emissions that CISVers contribute from flying to international/national programs. One of the biggest struggles in JB Canada is that we are so spread out, how will you ensure that JB Canada stays up to date with what is going on with the committee or projects that you are part of? I would check in with Regional Representatives to ensure that they are liaising the projects of the Development Committee to the LJRs of their region. I would also make sure that the members of the Development Committee are geographically diverse so that there is representation all across Canada. What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you keep that motivation through your entire term? Although I have learned so much from international programs, JB is what inspires me most. I am motivated by JB Canada by all of the hardworking individuals that commit so much time and effort into the betterment of the organization. I know that this will continue to motivate me throughout the year because the National Board is full of these dedicated volunteers, I feel like the harder question would be how could I not be motivated. What do you think the hardest part about your position will be and how will you overcome it? As with any position in CISV, it is easy to let the other responsibilities in your everyday life take priority over it. I feel as though I am genuinely motivated for this position and don’t think that I will let this happen. The good part about the DCC position is that there will be another DCC to help keep one another accountable. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? I took a quiz online and it told me that I would be Hannibal Lecter from the Silence of the Lambs. I feel like if I had to be an antagonist, I’m okay with being him. Disregarding the whole cannibal serial killer thing, at least he’s a genius. Also, he doesn’t just tell Clarice what she’s looking for, he helps her through it, so she can develop as an agent. That sounds pretty good to me.

Development Committee Chair Candidate! Ana Thoburn from Toronto Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level.

Your involvement in CISV programs Participated in over 10 minicamps since I was 10, Village to Voss, Norway 2012, Interchange Marseille, France 2013, Interchange Barcelona, Spain 2014, Nat camp Fredericton 2015, Step up Colombia 2017, National Board meeting 2017, Spring Board Training Forum Toronto 2017, National Junior Branch Training 2018, Seminar Camp Italy 2018, Global Conference 2018 Positions you have held within CISV Junior Events Coordinator, Senior Events coordinator, LJR, DCC committee member

Any additional relevant experience outside of CISV Cultural exchange to South Korea, Culture exchange to Madrid, Spain

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Organized. I am very organized, and this will allow for better projects and to insure deadlines are met. Also, will help everything run smooth! Work well with others. This position entails being a part of a team, and my strong people skills and ability to work well with others will make for a stronger committee, which will allow for better collaboration and make it much easier to reach our goals Passionate about CISV. Not a skill, but I strongly believe this will be the most important asset I can contribute to the team. This will be very motivation to myself and others and will make everything more fun, which will ensure deadlines are met, and all content created is relevant! Work hard to get tasks accomplished Strong leader. As I will be working on a team, my stronger leadership skills will be extremely valuable, while delegating task and brainstorming with others

Development Committee Chair Candidate! Ana Thoburn Continued What position have you been nominated for and why do you want to be elected for this position? I have been nominated for Development Committee Chair. I would like to be elected for this position as I think this would be a great opportunity to not only get involved at national level and further pursue my CISV passion, but specifically this position is a great way to develop CISV Canada and spread the CISV impact. I have really enjoyed the past few projects the committee has organized and have seen how this has really helped the chapters across Canada bond, but also how videos and PowerPoints created have been incorporated into my own chapter and have made it much easier for us to develop our own chapter! At NBM last year we did a workshop coming up with several ideas for the development committee, and I really enjoyed this activity and hearing all of the different ideas people came up with. After doing this I knew I would love to be a part of a team that would execute these ideas and I am SO excited that I have the opportunity to! How will you insure that the committee you are part of is connected to JB Canada, and in what ways can that connection benefit our organization? I will ensure that the development committee is connected to JB Canada by involving all of the chapters in our projects and constantly get output from JBers around the country to ensure everyone is excited about what we are doing. By involving everyone across JB Canada, this increases the chance of the content we create to be spread to a wide variety of people, which would allow for CISV Canada to grow, which would be extremely beneficial! It is also a great opportunity for JB to bond, as I saw during the meme contest create by the Development committee this year. This bonding will strengthen our JB and motivate people to continue to stay involved What motivates you about JB Canada? How will you ensure that this motivation continues throughout your term? What motivates me about JB Canada are the people I have met through it. I have created amazing friendships through all the national programs I have attended such as National Camp, SBTF and NBM, which always motivates me to come back! I am also motivated in my local chapter when I see the impact that CISV has on participants. I love hearing stories about the amazing programs that children in CISV Toronto went on and how amazing of an experience it was, and this always motivates me to want to improve our chapter and to grow bigger to give more kids the chance to share these experiences. If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? I’m gonna go with captain Abahd from Moby Dick. I did a buzzfeed quiz and that’s what I got. I hope he’s not too terrible

National Junior Representative Candidate! Tahara Briggs from Fredericton Outline your past CISV experience on the local, national and international level. Your involvement in CISV programs Locally ● Participated in minicamps, monthly activities since I was 10. ● Started planning and facilitating minicamps, monthly activities and fundraisers since I was 13. ● Member of Hosting Committee for National Board Meeting 2018 in Fredericton! Nationally ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

National Junior Board Meeting 2014 in Halifax Spring Board Training Forum 2015 in Toronto National Camp 2015 in Fredericton National Junior Board Meeting 2015 in Toronto National Camp 2016 in London Staffed Spring Board Training Forum 2017 in Toronto National Junior Board Meeting 2017 in Waterloo Staffed National Junior Board Training in 2018 in Ottawa Attending National Board Meeting 2018 in Fredericton!

Positions you have held within CISV ● Member at Large 2012-2013 ● Merchandise and Fundraising 20132014 ● Incoming Local Junior Representative 2014-2015 ● Local Junior Representative 2015-2016 ● Outgoing Local Junior Representative 2016-2017 ● Co- Development Committee Chair on the Eh Team 2016-2017 ● Regional Representative for Central region 2017-2018

Regionally ● CanExUs 2015/2016 in Dallas, Texas ● Staffing CanExUs 2017/2018 in Atlanta, Georgia! ● Attending CISV In Motion in October 2018 in Detroit! Internationally ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Village in Hamburg, Germany in 2010 Interchange with Norway in 2012/2013 Step Up in Leeds, England in 2014 JC at a Village in Victoria in 2015 USA’s National Minicamp in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2016 Youth Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in 2016 Seminar Camp in Londrina, Brazil in 2017 America’s Junior Branch Meeting in Costa Rica in 2018 Kitchen Staff at International People’s Project in Fredericton in 2018

Any additional relevant non CISV experience ● Head of the Fredericton High School Environmental Club ● Planned/Facilitated a camp for youth through the New Brunswick Child and Youth Advocates Office. ● Resident Assistant at Concordia University 2018-2019

Tahara Briggs Continued Why do you want to be NJR and what makes you a unique candidate? I attended my first National event in 2014 when I was 15. Before that I was involved solely in the local level and international programmes within CISV. At NBM 2014 my eyes were opened to a new level of CISV that I had never experienced. All these new people, ideas and world that I didn’t know existed got me really excited and I’ve been excited ever since. At the time I was fascinated by the role of the National Junior Representative and how a youth could do so much and work so hard. Having a youth in such an important role within an organization isn’t seen often and I think that I would work hard and be a good person for the position. Experience- I have been involved in CISV since I was 11 and have been involved in multiple levels of the organization however I think what makes me a unique candidate is the fact that I have been heavily involved in CISV Canada for the past couple years. Ever since I attended my first National Board Meeting in 2014 in Halifax I knew that I wanted to become more involved within the Junior Branch. I first joined the National Junior Board in 2016 as a Development Committee Chair. I had an awesome year by getting to work with all kinds of people within the organization, staff SBTF and got to learn so much. This past year I was elected to the board again however in a different position. I have been working as a regional representative for the Central regions (Ottawa, Montreal and Sudbury shoutout!). I also chose to take on more responsibilities this year that exceeded my role description. I worked with Ellie to plan “Online CanExUs” and although it was not as successful as we had hoped, I took it as a learning experience and learned so much. I also attended Americas Junior Branch Meeting in April and got to experience a new level of CISV. Having it be my first International meeting I took it as an opportunity to learn as much as I could and become more educated on what an NJR does on an internal level. Having been involved for a long time and worked with a lot of different people and in different environments I have a lot of experience that I believe would help me if I was elected as the Jr. National Junior Representative. I Work well with Ellie- I first met Ellie in May 2015 in Toronto at Spring Board Training Forum. It was both our first time at a CISV training and instantly became friends. I was going to include a small story about how we first connected but the truth is that I can’t remember because it feels like we’ve been friends forever and connect over so much so I guess it wasn’t one specific moment but rather the connection between our personalities. Since then we have gotten the chance to work together on multiple things such as- SBTF 2017, Online CanExUs 2017 and NJBT 2018. We also have attended multiple NBMs and training together. Having the opportunity to work together for so long we have an understanding of each others work ethic and how we work well together. I believe this is a necessity for a strong NJR team in this upcoming year.

Tahara Briggs Continued New ideas & Creativity- Ever since I was the Local Junior Representative in Fredericton when I was 16 I have always brought forward new and creative ideas. When I was LJR I implemented a local training for the Junior Board to participate in and planned activities and training for the board members. I also helped create the idea of QBMs for the Junior Branch and new positions of regional representatives, I also brought forward the idea of online CanExUs and am currently working with Ellie to create a new process of national training for the Junior Branch (to read more about my idea see question- How do you think JB Canada could improve over the next two years and how will you make those improvements during your term?). Even though I have been involved in the organization for a long time I still believe that I bring new ideas and perspectives into every role or experience that I am involved in within CISV. What skills do you have that would contribute to your work as an NJR? Organized- I would consider myself a very organized individual. I especially love writing To Do lists and the satisfaction that comes with crossing something off of it. Whenever I think of another thing I need to do I will immediately write it down, so I do not forget as time passes. I also find that having a To Do list lets me see what I need to do and from there I can prioritize what is most important. I find that this helps me keep my work and personal life organized. I have also started using an agenda for everything and find myself lost if I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it right next to me. Leader- Over the past couple years I have been on a journey of what it means to me to be a leader. Although I am constantly learning and changing my practices I have come to realize that the definition of a leader isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t something that is the same for everyone. Being a leader takes a different form in everyone and with everything that I do I am realizing what my definition looks like. I believe that as a leader I focus on being able to support and encourage those around me and that I am working with. I am a strong believer in teamwork and understanding that everyone has a vital role in the success of a team. I also believe that I as a leader know when to take a step back and let someone else step up and lead a group. I also know when it is time for me to step up and be a leader in a group to accomplish something. I think that it can be a hard skill to step back and let someone else lead however I think that it is vital in being a good leader. Approachable- Ever since I was young I take it upon myself to approach people who are often left out of a group or quieter. I myself when I was younger found myself on the outside and quiet and would appreciate when someone would approach me, so I started approaching others who were alone. I also think that I am easily approachable. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge anyone who came to me to talk about anything and I would take the time to listen to the person. I find that I am capable of listening to someone and then work together to foster a solution. I think it can be hard to explain all of my qualities and how I really work over written text so if you have any questions or would like to talk more my email is briggstahara@gmail.com or you can message me on Facebook! I would love to talk to you if you have any questions, comments or concerns on any of my answers! Please do not hesitate to contact me :)

Tahara Briggs Continued How do you think JB Canada could improve over the next two years and how will you make those improvements during your term? I think that there are a lot of ways JB Canada could improve over the next two years whether it be in terms of diversity and accessibility within the organization to working towards being a more sustainable organization. But that is also a lot to tackle in a questionnaire so I have decided to focus on an area that I think would be a solution to help with many issues we face in the organization. Training is very important because it helps train individuals to be able to succeed at their position and it also provides a place to form connections and network. To expand on how I would like to work on evolving our training process in the Junior Branch I would like to see 1. NJBT be more focused on how to train youth to be successful leaders in their chapter and 2. implement regional trainings across Canada. 1. NJBT be more focused on how to train youth to be successful leaders in their chapter a. I think that having a national training is important because it helps connect the leaders from all the chapters across Canada but I also think there needs to be a change in NJBT. The first change would be to focus the training on how to be a strong leader in your chapter. This would mean focusing training on how to be a lead your peers, work with others and even how to work with adults. b. I also think that there needs to be sessions focused on how to run a meeting which would go over how to create an agenda, take minutes, write a motion etc. c. Another idea would be focusing on Conflict Resolution and how use different methods in tackling conflict. d. Although leaders are often seen in the chapters as LJRs, I believe the training should be mandatory for incoming LJRs and open to anyone who wants to take on a leadership role in their chapter. 2. Implement regional trainings across Canada. a. Because Canada is such a big country it can be hard for everyone who wants to attend NJBT to be able to. Having more trainings across the country will help create training more accessible. b. At this training we could take the time to focus on how to support a leader, how to plan activities, and learning about how National and International Junior Branch work. These are very brief explanations of how I believe we can enhance our training within JB and I think that once we start having discussions and actualizing the idea many more things that we could use these trainings for will come up.

National Junior Representative Candidate! Tahara Briggs Continued

There have been numerous efforts on integration with JB and CISV over the past couple of years. How do you think that JB Canada can interact more with CISV Canada. Please describe specific ways in which you believe we can improve JB/ CISV relations on national and local levels? One of our biggest problem is that we associate “JB” with youth and “CISV” as the chapter or “adults”. It creates a divide that shouldn’t be there to begin with. CISV and JB are constantly interacting and there shouldn’t be a divide defined by age. JB and CISV are fluid and we shouldn’t be so quick to divide them both. But to answer the question we have to recognize the culture in CISV is to sit with people that you know. Even though we promote meeting new people especially people who are different from you, it is not always the case. We often see this at in person meetings and training, how a lot of youth will sit with their friends during meals and casual time whilst adults will sit with other adults. Even something as simple as people taking it upon themselves to sit with people they don’t know will make new relationships between “JB” and “CISV”. Making these changes in a casual environment will help make a shift in CISV “culture”. As for more formal ways to change the “culture” is to give equal opportunity to youth and adults to run joint sessions, trainings and meetings. In our society we see adults as those who are older as those who educate younger people. In CISV we try to actively work against this but again find ourselves a part of the problem. By giving more opportunities to youth to run sessions for youth and adults, we are leveling out the playing field for youth and adults to take on leadership roles within the organization.

Tahara Briggs Continued What do you think the hardest part about your position will be and how will you overcome it? I think the hardest part about this position will be balancing it with other commitments in my life. Right now I am a full time school, have a part time job and also realize I need time for myself. If elected I understand that it will be difficult at the beginning getting used to the position and learning everything however I am committed to the position and the work that needs to be done. I have also learned how to manage my time efficiently and know that I would be able to lean on Ellie if I needed to and would also be able to provide the same support for her. Something else that I think would be difficult would be learning about the budget. I must confess Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not the best with math and numbers however I will commit to learning how the budget is made (with the support of a calculator haha). I would also take this as an important learning opportunity because it is a vital part of an organization and it is important to understand our budget and how to sustain it.

What motivates you most about JB Canada and how will you keep that motivation through your entire term? Two years ago during the fall CISV Fredericton went through a rough time concerning membership, volunteers and overall atmosphere of the chapter. With not a lot of new members being introduced and having the same volunteers over and over again we were beginning to become exhausted and we were beginning to let things slip and fall. This low time caused the Fredericton chapter to almost close its doors to the community. At this time I felt so much loss of hope and energy that I was beginning to doubt my involvement in CISV. This all changed when I started to reflect on my journey in the organization. My journey started when I was 8 and saw my sister go off to minicamps and then a village and being so excited when I was finally able to attend too. My 11 year old mind was opened to so many new ideas and experiences that no one else my age was exposed to. I was constantly getting to know more and more about myself through every new experience and it shocked not only me but the closest people in my life as well. Throughout the years I became more and more involved and started not only making best friends from across the world but also lifelong friends even here in Canada. I realize now how lucky and privileged I am to have had the opportunities I have been given through CISV and want every youth and adult to be able to have the opportunities myself and my fellow CISVers have had. I found a passion in CISV not for myself but for the people who have yet to experience itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach and I want to make sure that they have that opportunity. I still have times where I find myself with a lack of motivation but when I see how strong CISV Fredericton is doing and how many volunteers have stepped up it refuels me. Personally seeing every new and old CISVer having these new experiences CISV has given keeps me motivated at all times throughout the year to keep on working and developing the organization.

National Junior Representative Candidate! Tahara Briggs Continued

If you could be any antagonist character from a fictional TV show, movie or book, who would you be and why? If I was any antagonist from a TV show I would be Cordelia Chase from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Cordelia is very assertive of herself and knows what she wants. She is a strong female character and is constantly realizing her strengths as a person. I think that I am much like her because I myself am confident and am as well surprised by my strength at times. One of the most notable developments she goes through is going from the enemy of Buffy to learning to work together in situations. She learned teamwork and to work with people that are different than her. This is a skill that I use in CISV and my personal life to work with others. It is important to acknowledge the diversity in your team and be able to all work together to achieve something! A plus is that she has a really cute fashion sense and I am drawn to it :)