Dr. Shauna MacKinnon is Professor and Chair, Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies at the University of Winnipeg, situated at Merchants Corner in Winnipeg's North End. Dr. Mackinnon has conducted numerous studies related to public policy, poverty and inequality, typically utilizing a collaborative, community-based research approach. She is author of Decolonizing Employment: Aboriginal Inclusion in the Labour Market and editor of Practising Community Based Participatory Research Stories: Stories of Engagement, Empowerment, and Mobilization.
Kathy Mallett is a member of the Fisher River Cree Nation and was born and raised in Winnipeg.
Kathy attended schools in the inner city of Winnipeg. She has a history degree from the University of Winnipeg. She has been involved in the Aboriginal community for well over 40 years. Her involved in various issues dealing with education, housing, violence against women, child welfare, international development, community, and economic development. Currently, Kathy is on the board of Reconciliation Thunder and a community member on the Manitoba Research Alliance.
Kathy attended schools in the inner city of Winnipeg. She has a history degree from the University of Winnipeg. She has been involved in the Aboriginal community for well over 40 years. Her involved in various issues dealing with education, housing, violence against women, child welfare, international development, community, and economic development. Currently, Kathy is on the board of Reconciliation Thunder and a community member on the Manitoba Research Alliance.




