Oshki-Wenjack works closely with NAN communities to develop unique educational programs that directly serve the workforce needs of those communities. Whether courses are delivered remotely or in-person in Thunder Bay, the emphasis at Oshki-Wenjack is always on creating a learning environment where each learner has the opportunity to find their path and achieve their goals.
The Governing Council is composed of representatives from each of the Tribal Councils in the NAN territory. Staff members are full-time employees, and faculty are contract instructors. Researchers, curriculum developers, and special project support are hired as needed.
Oshki-Wenjack collaborates with regional colleges, universities, and other partners to:
Kim Falcigno has served as Vice President of Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute since 2020, following her role as Academic Director during six years of steady growth. She is committed to improving economic prosperity in remote Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities through education access and champions integrating Indigenous and Western learning models to enrich curriculum and perspectives.
With over 30 years in education, Kim has held roles in teaching, research, curriculum development, and leadership across K-12, postsecondary, continuing education, and adult literacy sectors. She has published curriculum, led research projects, contributed to conference proceedings, and served as Editor for the Canadian Association of Geographers’ Annual Directory for 15+ years. A Thunder Bay native, Kim holds degrees in Geography and Education and master’s degrees in Education and Business from Lakehead University.
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Why this matters to your community and organization: how cyber issues can disrupt services, delay programs and projects, interrupt business operations, and affect trust with citizens, customers, partners, and funders.
This workshop helps our members understand what cybersecurity means in day-to-day operations, without technical jargon. Lester will cover the most common ways organizations and small businesses are impacted, how to identify the areas of highest risk, and practical steps to strengthen baseline security. Lester will also discuss how to use AI safely and help you understand the associated risk. Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University, experts will share insights to help participants leave with a clearer approach to recognizing incidents early, coordinating a response, and maintaining continuity of services and business operations.
Lester Chng is a cybersecurity and crisis management professional and he has extensive experience in establishing large-scale exercise programs in the North American financial services sector as well as the military. He was the financial institution’s lead representative in international and industry exercises, notably CISA’s Cyber Storm, NATO Locked Shields, Canadian Financial Sector Resiliency Group (CFRG), and Resiliency of the Wholesale Payment System (RWPS) exercises.
Lester is a former Naval Surface Warfare Officer of the Republic of Singapore Navy where he ran the Naval Wargaming & Simulation Centre. He was also the Squadron Head of Training and designed a turn-key training program to operationalize 8 brand-new warships. He has leveraged his experience in military wargaming to build cyber and crisis exercise programs. Lester holds the CISSP and PMP certifications and consults on Cyber and Crisis Exercises and personal branding for Cybersecurity professionals.
He has recently authored The Essential Cybersecurity Exercise Playbook.
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