Ioanna has over 25 years’ experience in international affairs, including as an executive at Global Affairs Canada and at the Canadian International Development Agency. She also served as a Senior Policy Analyst with the former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Before joining government in 2001, Ioanna gained policy research experience at the Institute On Governance and the International Development Research Centre. Earlier roles included Membership Relations Manager at the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and Editor with Oxford University Press Hong Kong.
Ioanna has a keen interest in international development, corporate social responsibility, inclusive governance and gender equality. She brings practical expertise in international policy and programming; knowledge of Canada’s bilateral, multilateral and regional engagement; linkages with civil society and knowledge sharing networks in Canada and abroad; and human resources and financial management know-how. Ioanna serves as a volunteer in the Ottawa community, and enjoys creative writing. Publishing credits include articles on travel and international development, poetry in Bywords.ca and Event Poetry and Prose, an honourable mention in the GritLIT2022 short story contest and a shortlisted story in the 2022 International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir.
Ioanna is an alumna of Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (M.A., Development Studies, 1995) and of the University of Waterloo (Joint Honours B.A., French and Political Science, 1993). She is currently on leave from the Government of Canada.
Course Titles:
Beyond 2030: Sustainable Development Goals and International Assistance Relations
Global Literature