Dates
Thursday, May 15, 2025
10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Subsequent dates:
May 22
May 29
June 5
June 12
June 19


Rachel Chertkoff has worked for more than 25 years on fostering leaders and connecting them to community, politics, and government in both Canada and the United States. In 2024, Rachel took on the role of deputy special envoy and chief of staff in the office of the special envoy for preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism, where one of her primary responsibilities was shepherding the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism from drafting to publication. Rachel has been awarded both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and the King Charles Coronation Medal for her community work.