Academic

Judi has made the safeguarding of children, athletes, and vulnerable communities her life’s work and passion. As a Senior Associate with Proteknon, Judi has worked with UNICEF, the Alliance, SOS Children’s Village and International, Save the Children, Caritas International, Sesame Street and Canada Feed the Children. Previously, Judi spearheaded the growth of the Canadian Red Cross Respect Education program from a grassroots initiative to a national/international award-winning program. Having worked both nationally and internationally with numerous governments, researchers, Indigenous communities, children and youth, Judi has incorporated violence prevention, safeguarding and psychosocial programs into organizations such as Hockey Canada, Western Hockey League, and the Department of National Defense.

An educator for 30 years, and former member of Canada’s Commonwealth, World and Olympic gold medal rowing teams, Dr. Jennifer Walinga draws on her personal, professional, and educational experiences when facilitating problem solving and leadership processes in organizations. She is an award winning researcher focusing all of her projects on the central theme of optimal human performance. Her research interests include organizational communication, team dynamics, creative insight, social innovation, workplace health, sport education and high performance.