NMC Managers Connect 2023 – Nanaimo

Susette Clunis is a restorative services practitioner with over 25 years experience working in various settings including community conflicts, workplace restoration, gang violence and victim -offender mediations.

Ms. Clunis has served as the executive director for three organizations and is the founder of two Community Mediation Programs in Ontario that serves thousands of community residents. She was also instrumental in setting up one of the first Private Information Court in Ontario.

Susette possesses a Bachelor of Science and Engineering and a Masters in Leadership. Susette is currently the Stakeholder and Engagement Lead in the Restorative services Unit within CPCC. She was involved in the initial implementation of Restorative Services in DND.

Nicky Hadwell is a Restorative Services Practitioner in the Department of National Defense with over 20 years of experience in Conflict Resolution and Management. She has worked in various international settings and handles complex cases such as sexual violence, mental health and addiction and intimate partner violence for a community restorative justice organization.

Nicky is part of the Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University, a Board Member of the Vancouver Island Regional Restorative Justice Association and a Workshop Facilitator trained in Satir’s Transformational Systemic Therapy. Nicky conducted her master’s research on the Lived Experiences of Safety and Insecurity of Street Children in Masaka, Uganda and has a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies. She holds a Certificate in Leadership and Negotiation from Harvard, Working with At-Risk Youth, Gangs and Child Soldiers from Dalhousie University. Nicky has received awards and a scholarship for her contributions to the community,  academic leadership and sustainability.

Julie Wills recently joined the National Managers’ Community as the Regional Lead for the National Capital Region (NCR). Julie’s home organization is Justice Canada, where she has held various management and supervisory roles in the learning and professional development area. Transformative work experiences have included being the resource person for Justice’s Advisory Committee on Indigenous Peoples and managing the National Mentoring Program. She is a certified EQ-i 2.0 coach, and is in the process of obtaining her International Coaching Federation certification through the Adler Graduate Professional School. She is passionate about playing an advocacy, communication and coaching role to serve managers across the federal government.

Barbara has worked in the field of adult education for almost 30 years. She is very passionate about coaching, facilitates and advises on peer coaching circles and has been a Certified Integral™ Coach since July 2022. Most of her career with the federal government has been spent at the DND, but she has spent the last two years with the NMC as the Atlantic Regional Lead.  Barbara holds a Masters’ degree in Adult Education from Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia.