14. Mike Legere, AV Group Canada - Enhancing workplace cultures

Free to Grow in Forestry - A podcast working to move #ForestryForward Welcome to the fourteenth episode of the Free to Grow in Forestry Podcast series where our host Kelly Cooper, CEO and Founder of Centre for Social Intelligence is joined Mike Legere, Director of Government Relations and Communications for AV Group Canada. Kelly and Mike discuss what actions the AV Group is taking to enhance their workplace culture and efforts to support diversity and inclusion, both internationally and here in Canada. Mike Legere is the Director of Government Relations and Communications for AV Group Canada (www.av-group.ca). AV Group is passionate about fostering a sense of workplace community, advancement, and expertise. Mike most recently held the position of Executive Director of Forest NB, an industry advocacy organization, a position he held for seven years. Prior to this Mr. Legere served fifteen years as an inspector, trainer and standards developer for the Maritime Lumber Bureau and subsequently worked for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in various capacities including Research and Information Transfer, International Trade and Affordable Housing. He holds a bachelor of science degree, majoring in biology, from Mount Allison University where upon graduating, worked on the International Deep Sea Drilling Project as a research technician. Mike Legere has held director posts with corporate and charitable organizations including Forest Protection Limited, the Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board, Nova Scotia Home Builders Association, and is a past member of the PEI and Moncton Homelessness Steering Committees and Moncton and Halifax chapters of Habitat for Humanity. Together, we can move #ForestryForward. Learn more at www.freetogrowinforestry.ca ---- This podcast series is brought to you by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Centre for Social Intelligence. The Canadian Institute of Forestry (www.cif-ifc.org) is the national voice of forest practitioners with an interdisciplinary membership across Canada working to ensure our forests are vibrant, healthy and sustainable. The Centre for Social Intelligence (www.centreforsocialintelligence.ca) empowers individuals and organizations to create inclusion and diversity in the workplace.