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Description:

Project Beyshick is designed to provide students and youth from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation with the opportunity to job shadow CEOs and senior-level executives from some of Canadaâ??s leading companies. 

Organizers:

• Aditya Jha, Chairman, POA Educational Foundation 
  POA Educational Foundation is a charitable foundation that aims to provide support for educational and entrepreneurial initiatives that target regions with specific challenges and pressing needs.
• Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Nishnawbe Aski Nation 
  The Nishnawbe Aski Nation is a political affiliation of more than 45 communities within Northern Ontario.

Participating Companies:

• ICICI Bank Canada
• Mr. Hari Panday, President
• AMJ Campbell Van Lines
• Mr. Denis Frappier, Executive Vice President
• Osellus Inc.
• Trillium Hospital
• Mr. Ken White,CEO
• Globalmaxxtech
• Ms. Ida Perreira, COO
• TD Canada Trust
• Anna Iacobelli, District Vice President
• CIBC
• Gary Starnino
• TV Ontario/TFO
• Isabel Bassett, CEO
• RBC Royal Bank
• Naresh Karnick
• Harry Willmot, Sr. Manager
  
• Bell Canada
• Michael Cole, Executive Vice President
• Tom Lang, Senior Director
  
• HSBC Bank
• Erik Sande, Vice President of marketing
• Trevor Francis, Vice President
• Ryerson University
• Adam Kahan, Vice President, University Advancement
• Verax Inc.
• Sid Thomas, CEO

Participating Students:

Ten participating students (Grade 11 to University/College students) from the Nishnawbe Aski Nation including:

• Vivian Miranda Kakepetum, Business at Lakehead University
• Autumn Yesno, Hotel Management at Confederation College
• Brent Waboose, Entrepreneurship program at Confederation College
• Lisa Moonias, Business at Confederation College
• Mark Meekis, Restaurant Business at Confederation College
• Melissa Archibald, High school student
• Myra Beardy, High school student
• Rowena Moonias, High school student
• Tracey Provost, High school student
• Vanessa Moonias, Nursing at Lakehead University

Dates:

• August 24-28, 2005

Schedule (August 24-28):

Aug. 24 â?? Day One with assigned Executive

Aug. 25 â?? Day Two: Job shadow/observe assigned Executive

Aug. 26 â?? Day Three/First Half: Shadow/observe assigned Executive

           Day Three/2nd Half: Staff & Volunteers to enjoy dinner together

Aug. 27 - Trip to Niagara Falls & Blue Jays game.

Aug. 28 - Return home  

Project Goals:

• To encourage an active interest in business, corporations, and entrepreneurship.
• To provide participants with first-hand experience in a business environment through contact with a senior business mentor (Executive Level).
• To offer an insight into the dynamic and culturally diverse business environment existing in Toronto.
• To encourage the corporate world to be directly in touch with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and other First Nations.