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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 TEAM

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Sergio Montero

Inaugural Director, IIESL and Associate Professor of Geography & Planning, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto Scarborough

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Valentina Castellini

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Rachel Bok

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kumsa Baker

Kumsa Baker

Community Leader-in-Residence & Campaigns Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network

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Connor Cordingley

Student researcher

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Natalia Alvarez Quintero

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