Dale Godsoe is Vice President External at Dalhousie University in Halifax, N.S. A dedicated community leader who has long worked to advance economic independence for women, she is currently the Chair of the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, a partner in the Maritime Broadcasting System and a director of Halterm Inc. In addition, she is Vice Chair of The Women's Media Foundation, as well as a director of the Pier 21 National Advisory Committee and Symphony Nova Scotia. Her involvement in the private sector has recently included directorships with Viacom Canada Inc., Hambros Bank and The Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Co. Ltd. Ms. Godsoe chaired the Board of Governors of Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax from 1987 to 1994, after which she joined the Nova Scotia Council on Higher Education and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission. She was a Board member of the YWCA of Canada for 10 years, and national President from 1994 to 1996. She served as well on the Board of the Halifax YWCA from 1979 to 1988, and in 1995 was the only Canadian elected as a director of the World YWCA Executive. Ms. Godsoe' s past experience in the not-for-profit sector also includes serving as a director of the Atlantic Film Festival, the Halifax Metro United Way and the Canadian Council for International Peace and Security. In addition, she is past Chair of the Metro United Way Campaign. Ms. Godsoe received an honourary degree from Mount Saint Vincent in 1997, and became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998.

Stephen Kakfwi served as Premier of the Northwest Territories from 2000 to 2003. First elected to the Legislative Assembly of the NWT in 1987 as representative for the constituency of Sahtu, he completed four terms in office and held numerous Cabinet portfolios, including Minister of Education, Aboriginal Rights, Justice, National Constitutional Affairs, and Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. He has worked vigorously to advance the economic well being of the NWT, and was responsible for a significant breakthrough on Aboriginal and territorial issues in the 1992 Charlottetown Accord. Before entering electoral politics, Mr. Kakfwi was President of the Dene Nation. In this role, he guided the Dene/Metis land claims discussions, spearheaded the creation of the Dene Cultural Institute, established the organization known as Indigenous Survival International and initiated Pope John Paul II ' s visits to the NWT in 1994 and 1997. He has also served on the Board of the NWT Housing Corporation, been a member of the Federal Energy Options Committee and is past Chairman of the Constitutional Development Steering Committee. Mr. Kakfwi received the Aboriginal Achievement Award for Public Service in 1997. Since leaving public life, he has undertaken consultancy work with the World Wildlife Fund Canada (for which he recently completed a review of the Northwest Territories Protected Areas Strategy), among others.