MEET the TEAM
The IIESL will explore innovative approaches to training and retraining workers to equip them with the skills necessary for the jobs of tomorrow. Simultaneously, it will seek to understand the dynamics that perpetuate exclusion for specific population groups in the job market, particularly along socioeconomic, racial, gender, and other disparities. By focusing on the nexus of workforce development, labor and the future of work, the institute seeks to achieve an agenda aimed at establishing sustainable and prosperous livelihoods for all.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Sergio Montero
Inaugural Director, IIESL and Associate Professor of Geography & Planning, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough
Rachel Bok
Postdoctoral Fellow
Kumsa Baker
Community Leader-in-Residence & Campaigns Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network
OUR VISITING SCHOLARS
Luis Fuentes
Principal Researcher, Just Cities & Director, Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urban Studies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Matt Thompson
Lecturer in Urban Planning/Urban Studies, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
OUR SUPPORT TEAM
Student researchers join us for a semester or a year, and UTSC staff provide valuable administrative support to the Institute.
Connor Cordingley
Student researcher
