Profiles of RPL Recruits

Catherine Chevrier is a 2005 Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program candidate. She is presently working as legal advisor for the Human Rights Section, Justice Canada. In this quality, she is notably responsible for providing legal advice on the Canadian Charter of Human Rights as well as on international human rights legislation. She has previously worked as Policy Officer for the Human Rights Section, External Affairs and International Trade Canada.

Catherine studied political science and law. She holds degrees from the University of Montréal (Major in Political Science, LL.B.) and the University of Cambridge (LL.M.). She also studied comparative law in Paris at the Université Panthéon-Assas. Catherine was the 2004 recipient of the Canadian Bar Association's Viscount Bennett Fellowship and was also awarded scholarships for graduate studies from the University of Cambridge and the Government of Quebec.

Before completing her master's in public international law, Catherine worked for McCarthy Tétrault, LLP, on the litigation team, and had previously worked as a law clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Deschamps at the Supreme Court of Canada. Catherine is from Montreal, Quebec.

Richard Hoshino is a Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) Program candidate from 2005. He is currently a senior policy analyst in the Corporate Planning, Research and Evaluation Directorate of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). At CBSA, Richard uses his knowledge of mathematics to help make our Canada-USA border systems more secure and more trade-efficient. He holds degrees from the University of Waterloo (B.Math), Queen's University (B.Ed), and Dalhousie University (MSc and PhD). Richard received the Natural Resources and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Killam scholarships and also won a silver medal for Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad in his last year of high school.

While at Dalhousie, Richard founded the Nova Scotia High School Math League, as well as a professional development program for high school teachers across Atlantic Canada. He has given presentations at over thirty provincial and national conferences, and has taught several undergraduate courses, winning two university-wide teaching awards. In 2003, Richard was selected as a Fellow of the new Action Canada program, an initiative designed to identify and develop future leaders of Canada. He spends his free time reading, running, and volunteering in the community. Richard is from Toronto.

Samuel Millar is a Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) Program candidate from 2005. He is currently the Director of Special Projects in the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises at Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). At PWGSC, Sam is leading the policy team with responsibility for developing the government's small business procurement strategy.

Samuel's academic training focussed on economics, business and organisational governance. He holds degrees from Mount Allison University (BA), Insead (MBA) and Harvard University (MPA).

Sam has work experience in the for-profit, government and social enterprise sectors. Sam began his career at the management consultancy Bain & Company, working in the Toronto and New York offices with clients primarily in the financial services industry. Subsequently, he spent a year in Zimbabwe building a disaster relief system for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. His previous experience with Canadian government includes stints at the Treasury Board Secretariat and Foreign Affairs Canada. Sam is originally from North Vancouver, BC.