{"id":2247,"date":"2021-12-16T21:27:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careers.kldwebsites.com\/?page_id=2247"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:27:08","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2247\" class=\"elementor elementor-2247\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aead4a0 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"aead4a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11b6ee6\" data-id=\"11b6ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e57ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75e57ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CAREERS is a unique, industry-led public\/private not-for-profit foundation established in 1997. It brings together industry, schools, government, and communities to guide youth into successful career paths.<\/p><p>Together with our school partners we are motivating students by making the workplace an extension of the classroom, preparing them for a future where they are in-demand!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e7eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11e7eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccc6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ccc6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrong vibrant communities where youth develop successful careers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0418e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc0418e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe35e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe35e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnable youth on their path to a rewarding career.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b1f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42b1f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our STORY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091e269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"091e269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">CAREERS has come a long way in the last 25 years, but nothing beats the passion and drive that the founding members had back in 1997.&nbsp; Watch how CAREERS came to be.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a313f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6a313f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/713823611?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcd0267\" data-id=\"fcd0267\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528a4c8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"528a4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/about1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5908\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/about1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/about1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/about1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/about1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267e50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"267e50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a83f86 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1a83f86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3669233\" data-id=\"3669233\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0374aa5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0374aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stefan Rutkowski<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd05cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd05cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cUltimately, CAREERS empowers students to explore their passions, build transferable skills and gain the tools they need to make informed choices about their futures. By doing so, we help shape a stronger, more prepared and more resilient workforce for Alberta.\u201d<\/p><p>&#8211; CAREERS President &amp; CEO<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8b8a87\" data-id=\"b8b8a87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097fc6b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"097fc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stefan Rutkowski<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cdb058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cdb058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1897\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stefan.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-19693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stefan.png 1897w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stefan-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stefan-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stefan-1518x1536.png 1518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1897px) 100vw, 1897px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f444b56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f444b56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99032c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99032c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXECUTIVE TEAM<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4edbfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4edbfb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a136e gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"86a136e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2247 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ericka-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ericka-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ericka-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ericka-1518x1536.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ericka.png 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19698'>\n\t\t\t\tEricka Folk \u00b7 Director, Partnerships\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeannie-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeannie-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeannie-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeannie-1518x1536.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jeannie.png 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19697'>\n\t\t\t\tJeannie Hawksworth \u00b7 Director, Finance &#038; Corporate Services\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Komal-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Komal-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Komal-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Komal-1518x1536.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Komal.png 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19696'>\n\t\t\t\tKomal Rohra \u00b7 Director, People\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Saroeun-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Saroeun-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Saroeun-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Saroeun-1518x1536.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Saroeun.png 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19695'>\n\t\t\t\tSaroeun Keuth-Ray \u00b7 Director, Programs &#038; Development\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shawna-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-21611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shawna-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shawna-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shawna-1518x1536.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shawna.png 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-21611'>\n\t\t\t\tShauna Mancini \u00b7 Director, Operations\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stacey-296x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stacey-296x300.png 296w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stacey-768x777.png 768w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stacey-1518x1536.png 1518w, https:\/\/www.careersnextgen.ca\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Stacey.png 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19694'>\n\t\t\t\tStacey Rishaug \u00b7 Director, Communications &#038; Marketing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAREERS is a unique, industry-led public\/private not-for-profit foundation established in 1997. 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