TJ: 21 leaders program gets started

Telegraph-Journal
Published Saturday January 19th, 2008
Appeared on page A2

Twenty-one promising community leaders will begin a 10-month training program this weekend.

21 Inc., a government-sponsored non-profit firm, will bring this group of young New Brunswickers through a leadership development program.

This year's program launch will begin this evening at the Fredericton Delta with workshops and a dinner with Andrea Mandel-Campbell, an author and journalist specializing in international business and global competitiveness.

"Truly moving forward as a province means identifying, cultivating and enlisting the contribution of new leaders," Tim Coates, 21 Inc.'s executive director, said in a release. "We had a great response and have assembled an incredibly talented group of young people ready to take up the challenge."

The winners are:

Elaine Albert, a 33-year-old accountant from St-Jacques, focuses on the importance of family.

Patrick Albert, a 28-year-old business development specialist from Moncton, says New Brunswick is due to be reborn.

Matthew Alexander, a 32-year-old environmental scientist from Saint John, says New Brunswickers must work together to preserve the province's fresh water.

Julie Breau, a 23-year-old political science masters graduate from Saint John, is questioning whether she will leave the city to find work.

Scott Brittain, a 29-year-old Saint John lawyer, wants all New Brunswick-born residents to remain in the province.

Diane Carey, a 26-year-old youth development officer from Tracadie-Sheila, says now is the time to address the "brain drain" affecting the province.

Andrew Clark, a 34-year-old legal affairs executive from Fredericton, says New Brunswickers must take pride in who they are, rather than what they are not in comparison to the rest of the country.

Nathalie Cyr, a 34-year-old probation officer in Edmundston, says the province must work with its young people to ensure they are ready to take the torch when it's handed to them.

Marc Duguay, a 31-year-old business director from Caraquet, says New Brunswick must focus on boosting its exports in order to enhance the provincial economy.

Ryan Griffith, a 29-year-old Fredericton playwright, wants the province to become a thriving centre of cultural significance within the Maritimes.

Jessica Guimond, a 30-year-old oncologist from Saint John, says the New Brunswick of tomorrow is made up of healthy, vibrant, empowered communities.

Christopher Lane, the 28-year-old executive director of Opera NB, is working to ensure culture takes a leading role in the development and growth of New Brunswick.

Tao Tao Liu, a 25-year-old Saint John entrepreneur, says New Brunswick has to position itself as a global village and brand itself to the world.

Phillippe Ouelette, a 25-year-old policy advisor in Fredericton, says it's time for New Brunswick to begin fulfilling its potential through the dedication and ambition of those who choose to contribute.

Trevor MacAusland, a 28-year-old social entrepreneur from Moncton, says New Brunswick must empower its people to overcome the digital divide by rewarding creativity in our education system.

Jason MacLean, a 31-year-old Saint John entrepreneur, wants to help New Brunswickers lead happier, healthy lives.

Kamal Mahmud, a 34-year-old Moncton entrepreneur, says if New Brunswick is to move forward as a province, people have to learn to stop competing and learn how to work together.

Kalin McCluskey, a 21-year-old university student from Bloomfield, says New Brunswick has the potential to transform itself from a "have-not" province to a have one.

Jennifer McCumber, a 23-year-old social worker from Fredericton, says her vision for New Brunswick is an inclusive province that is non-judgmental and barrier-free for every single person.

Alycia Morehouse, a 24-year-old climate change coordinator in Fredericton, says New Brunswickers must work toward reducing their carbon footprint.

Nathan White, a 26-year-old Telegraph-Journal reporter from Moncton, wants more educated and ambitious New Brunswickers to build a more diversified economy, with companies competing on a global scale.

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