OUTreach: Cultivating Support Networks in Your Career Journey

The best tool to have as you begin your career journey is a strong support network. Meet and learn from local professionals who celebrate and support diversity in the workplace. The speakers will walk us through their career journeys, sharing how they found their path, built their network of support, and how that network has supported them along the way. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speakers before and during the event. This event will help youth, guardians/caregivers, and educators develop a deeper understanding of the importance of examining diversity in career choices and building supportive networks that encourage diverse career paths.

Also joining us for this event is Spectrum Waterloo Region with resources and programming to start building those connections today.

For more information about the event, our panelists, and future events, please visit us on Instagram @BEP_WR

Meet our panelists:

Mattie James; Drag queen, dance teacher, and community organizer.

Jessica Toomer; Board member with Spectrum, Community Manager with Libro Credit Union

Stefanie Bruinsma; Founder of AutoCate

Cindy Calhoun; Founder of Cowboys & Angels Hair Salon

Moderator: Jared Estrada; Branch Manager with Royal Bank of Canada

Event Timeline:

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion begins at 6:00 p.m.

• Intro: 10 minutes
• Panel discussion: 1 hr
• Wrap-up: 5 minutes

Networking: 7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Wrap up by 8:00 p.m.

Parking:

Attached to the library, the Civic District parking garage offers hourly paid parking Monday to Thursday from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Hourly paid parking is available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the surface lot located at the corner of Queen Street North and Ahrens Street East.

Metered parking is available on Ahrens St and Roy St. A limited number of free one hour and two hour parking spaces can be found along other nearby streets.

Parking garages and surface lots are owned and operated by the City of Kitchener. For more information, visit the city's parking information webpage.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Canada