YAPRAK BALTACIOGLU

Secretary of the Treasury Board

TREASURY BOARD OF CANADA SECRETARIAT

Yaprak Baltacıoglu served as deputy minister of transport, infrastructure and communities, and as deputy minister of agriculture and Agri Food Canada. She spent over four years at the Privy Council Office where she provided advice and support to the prime minister and cabinet on the full range of government operations and domestic policy issues.

“Looking back to my past 25 years, my greatest achievement has been to grow and develop many young public sector leaders and continue to watch over them through their career progression.”

“Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is the historic leader who inspires me. He was the revolutionist leader who founded the modern Turkish Republic. In less than 10 years, he changed a country from an empire to a democracy, established a secular state in the religion-dominant Middle East and established equity between women and men in law, education and opportunity. He said: ‘ Humankind is

Sharon Carry’s 40-year career in academia is grounded in her vision of the transformative potential of education to change the lives of adult learners. Under her leadership, Bow Valley College has nearly doubled enrolment, expanded its reach, introduced dozens of new programs and substantially increased revenues, largely through entrepreneurial efforts.

“When I assumed this presidency, I found a college filled with wonderful people passionate about innovation and student success; now, after more than doubling our size, this is still the essence of our corporate culture.”

“The barriers that remain are inherent biases in hiring committees/

“I am most proud of the senior staff leadership role I played in the development and signing of the New West Partnership agreement between the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, designed to improve trade and regulatory framework across Western Canada.”