Conrad Murphy is the Business Leader of the TOWES (Test of Workplace Essential Skills) Department at Bow Valley College. He has been employed at Bow Valley College for 23 years and has extensive experience in college and workplace assessment and training. Conrad is an original partner in the creation of TOWES and has guided its development for more than 7 years. As a result of the initial TOWES project, Bow Valley has developed essential skills services that include broadly based and custom designed versions of TOWES; hard copy and on-line preparatory curriculum; and consulting services.
John Pahl started as a roughneck with Akita Drilling in 1995 while on hiatus from a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Alberta. After graduation, he returned to the oil patch and Akita until 2000 when he moved to Australia to complete an MBA at the Queensland University of Technology and work on drilling rigs in South Australia. John returned to Canada and Akita in late 2001 and moved to Akita's head office in Calgary. His current title is Northern Contracts Manager, responsible for frontier area business development and Akita's seven Aboriginal joint ventures. John holds a variety of oilfield certifications and won an award from the Australian Institute of Management Consultants.
Kerry Robinson has lived in the NWT for 23 years, and for the last 20 years he has worked for Aurora College. For the past 10 years he has been the Manager of Program Development. Kerry’s first 10 years with Aurora were spent as an instructor in the Observer / Communicator Training Program. Most of Kerry’s duties are in the areas of program development, proposal writing, needs assessment, and program evaluation. Kerry has a B.A. (English) from the University of Waterloo, a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) from the University of Alberta, and a Masters Degree in Education (Adult Education) from the University of New Brunswick.
Lana Roeland is the General Manager of I & D Management Services Ltd in Yellowknife. Ms. Roeland has been with the 100% Aboriginal owned human resources company since it’s inception in July 2002. I&D Management Services Ltd. currently employ over 150 people. Ms. Roeland has 12 years of experience in the management of Aboriginal controlled public& private organizations.