Speakers Bureau

Oxfam Canada's Spokespeople available for media interviews.

This is a list of Oxfam’s main spokespeople across our key issues. To arrange an interview with any of the following – or a different spokesperson from Oxfam – please contact Juliet O'Neill.

	Robert Fox - Executive Director Since beginning his role as Executive Director in 2005, Robert has journeyed to Oxfam Canada programs in Sudan, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Cuba, South Africa and traveled across Canada meeting with Oxfam members, volunteers and allies. Robert has represented Oxfam at the Accra, Ghana, Aid Effectiveness Meetings, and lead the Oxfam International delegation to the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico. Interviews in English and Spanish
	Mark Fried - Policy Coordinator Mark has been following development policy issues for Oxfam since 1994. He can speak to aid commitments, maternal health, food security, and the FTT. Mark speaks and writes regularly on development-related topics, and is the editor of From Poverty to Power, published in 2008 by Oxfam International. Mark holds a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Interviews in English, Spanish and French.
	Lucie Goulet Manager: Horn & East Africa Programs Lucie has 28 years of professional experience in teaching, training and educational consulting overseas and in Canada, including 17 years in management of international development programs at three NGOs and seven years in philanthropic grant management in Canada. Lucie has strong interest in cross-cultural relations, asset-based and citizen-led development, program design and management, capacity-building and education and knowledge management including monitoring, evaluation and learning. Lucie Goulet can speak about gender equality, social recognition of marginalized people, the links between development and culture and the enhancement of civil society organizations. Interviews in English and French
	Jim MacKinnon Manager: Southern Africa Programs Jim has worked in international development for over twenty-four years and with Oxfam Canada for eighteen years. From 1998 to 2001 he was Oxfam’s Country Representative in Zimbabwe, based in Bulawayo. Jim returned to Ottawa in 2001 to resume his work as the Coordinator for Southern Africa. Jim is presently Chair of the Zimbabwe Reference Group (Canadian NGO Coalition working on Zimbabwe) and Chair of the Oxfam International working group on Zimbabwe. Jim is able to speak about the political, social and economic situation in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, HIV/AIDS, women’s rights and the role governance plays in development. Interviews in English
	Neal McCarthy - Management Information System Specialist Neal has worked with management information systems for more than 16 years. He has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and a Master's degree in International Development. For the last eight years, he has been working to deliver information and knowledge management capability to humanitarian and other non-profit organizations, including Amnesty International (Ireland) and GOAL (Ireland & Sudan), and to multiple organizations in Canada through his work with Freeform Solutions. He joined Oxfam Canada in 2009 to help with the implementation of a new suite of information systems which will increase our capacity and competency, and help us meet our mission and objectives. Neal can speak about the need for, and the use of, technology in humanitarian and development contexts, and the contribution that technology can make to improving the organizational capacity and institutional memory of charitable organizations. Interviews in English