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Dal MPA professor to be a Trudeau Mentor

Posted by School of Public Administration on December 8, 2014 in News

A leading academic with Dalhousie University’s School of Public Administration has been chosen from a field of over 200 nominees to become a mentor to a Trudeau Scholar.

Robert (Bob) Moody, adjunct professor, MPA alumnus and past director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management is one of nine outstanding Canadians appointed as 2015 mentors by the Trudeau Foundation. Moody was chief executive officer of Pier 21, Canada’s immigration museum, from 2003 until 2011. Prior to that, he was deputy minister of the Department of Education for the new territory of Nunavut and, earlier, served as deputy minister of finance and deputy minister of education and culture for the Province of Nova Scotia.

The Trudeau Mentorship Program seeks to forge intellectual and personal bonds between talented young PhD students and renowned Canadians with extensive experience in public life. Each year, the Foundation appoints the Trudeau mentors and matches them to Trudeau scholars. The Foundation provides intensive logistical and financial support for the first 24 months of the mentorship, and encouragement to extend the relationship beyond that period. Since 2004, the Foundation has appointed 97 mentors active in business, politics, community development, arts and culture, philanthropy, public service, journalism and other areas.

Trudeau mentors are eminent Canadian citizens recognized for their contribution to public life. They have experience in policy-making or decision-making in an area that intersects with one or more of the Foundation’s four themes. As citizens of the world, Trudeau mentors have a nationwide reputation based on their extraordinary achievements in their own particular field – from arts and culture to public service and journalism, from business and politics to community development and philanthropy. All have declared themselves ready to share their knowledge and skills with young people starting out in their careers and to introduce them to their professional and social networks.

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is an independent and non-partisan charity established in 2001 as a living memorial to the former Prime Minister by his family, friends and colleagues. By granting doctoral scholarships, awarding fellowships, appointing mentors and holding public events, the Foundation encourages critical reflection and action in four areas important to Canadians: human rights and dignity, responsible citizenship, Canada’s role in the world, and people and their natural environment.