MANAGERS - Key Persons
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- Co - Chair, Steering Committee, Edmonton
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- Coordinating Member, Refugee Protection Division, Immigration and Refugee Board
Alicia Seifert started her public service career as a student while in university. She first worked as a Student Customs Inspector. The following summer, She worked as a Receptionist at what was then known as Human Resources Development Canada. HRDC hired her right out of University in 2000 as a casual and in time, she succeeded on her first competition and became a term employee. She has been blessed to have worked in several roles throughout the PS at HRDC, the Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Immigration & Refugee Board, Canada Border Services Agency, and the Labour Program. In 2008, she returned to the IRB as a Member of the Immigration Division, adjudicating cases dealing with immigration detention and admissibility. In 2016, she became a manager and has held several leadership positions within the IRB. In addition to her managerial role, she is the Coordinator of the IRB Managers' Community, Regional Lead of the Mental Health Promoters in Central Region, and the Employer Co-Champion on Mental Health.
She is also an active participant of the National Managers' Community as the IRB rep on the NMC Managers' Advisory Board, a member of the NMC Ontario region Steering Committee and a lead for the NMC Managers' Peer Coaching Circle. In her spare time, she is a Facilitator for the Canada School of Public Service.
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- Co - Chair, Steering Committee, Calgary
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Deputy Minister ( DM ) Champion
- Deputy Minister Champion, National Managers' Community
Arun Thangaraj was newly appointed Deputy Minister at Transport Canada in February 2023. He brings over 20 years of experience in information technology, corporate planning, finance and management. Previously, he was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and from 2020 to 2022, Arun was the Associate Deputy Minister at Transport Canada. He also served as Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer at Global Affairs Canada, where he was responsible for information management and information technology. In 2011, he was appointed Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the former Canadian International Development Agency.
Arun received the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 for his contribution to the federal public service and to his community. He has served on various governance boards, including the Global Fund's Finance and Operations Committee, and is a member of the Public Sector Pension Advisory Committee. He is also a sessional lecturer at Carleton University's School of Public Administration, where he has taught courses in the management stream for many years. Arun is a chartered professional accountant and holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Carleton University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Toronto.
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- Library and Archives Canada ( LAC )
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Executive Director
- NMC Executive Director
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- Co - Founder and Editor - in - Chief of Canada 's Most Prominent Black Online Magazine ByBlacks.Com
Camille Dundas, Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Canada's most prominent Black online magazine ByBlacks.com
Over the last four years, Camille Dundas has become one of Canada's most requested racial equity educators, having worked with global companies such as Google and KPMG Financial, helping to implement anti-racism and allyship education programs.
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- Director, Deputy Ministers' Task Force on Future of Work, Global Affairs Canada
Caroline Desrochers has been with Canada's public service for nearly twenty years. She is currently leading a task force on the future of work, to implement a framework for a hybrid work model within Global Affairs Canada, an organization with nearly 13,000 employees.
Caroline was, until recently, Director of Political and Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General of Canada in New York. She worked for 8 years on developing relations between Canada and the United States, including on economic issues and trade policies. She has also worked closely with the financial community to advance women's equality in business. During her tenure in New York, she worked to restore the promotion of Canadian cultural industries in this important market. Earlier in her career, she worked on inter-American issues, such as the Summit of the Americas in Quebec in 2001 and at the Canadian Embassy in Haiti from 2004 to 2006.
A graduate in economics from Concordia University, Caroline also holds a master's degree in media studies from The New School University in New York.
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- Regional Director of the Finance and Administration Branch, Canada Revenue Agency, Quebec Region
- Regional Director of the Finance and Administration Branch, Quebec
Caroline Roy is the Regional Director of the Finance and Administration Branch, Quebec Region, at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) since June 14th, 2021.
She joined the federal public service in November 2009 and has held several positions within various organizations. From 2017 to 2020, she worked at Canada Economic Development (CED) for Quebec Regions as Chief of Staff and then as Quebec Federal Council Manager.
In 2020, she joined Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) as Regional Director - Customer Service Team.
Ms. Roy holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
- Department of Fisheries
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- Public Services and Procurement Canada
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
- Transport
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Executive
- Member at the Canada School of Public Service
- National Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service
Courtney Amo is an executive faculty member at the Canada School of Public Service. She has held a variety of executive-level positions over her 20 year career in the public service.
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- Director General, Public Service Pay Centre
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada ( ECCC )
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- Adjunct Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
Wayne Corneil has a doctorate in Epidemiology and Occupational Health Psychology from the School of Hygiene & Public Health of the Johns Hopkins University, and professional degrees in psychotherapy (University of Alberta), social work (Carleton University), criminology (St. Patrick's College) and adult education (OISE, University of Toronto).
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- Associate Ombud for Mental Health and Employee Well - Being at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Eve Nadeau is the ISED's Associate Ombud for Mental Health and Employee Well-Being who has held the position since November 2018 and she is now also the Director of the Informal Conflict Management and Professional Coaching Services. Eve has held the positions of Manager of Values and Ethics and Harassment Prevention Programs at the Treasury Board Secretariat, and Manager of Respect in the Workplace at Justice Canada. For eight years prior to this, in addition to being the Manager, Eve was also a Senior Conflict Management Advisor at Public Services and Procurement Canada. In her role as a mediator, she developed a departmental harassment prevention initiative, she designed various organization-specific trainings, created group intervention processes and harassment and sexual harassment prevention tools. In her role today, Eve continues to focus on raising awareness about mental health, harassment prevention, conflict resolution and workplace well-being. Eve joined the federal public service in 2006 and worked in the field of labour relations as a Senior Advisor at Public Services and Procurement Canada, Correctional Services Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency. Prior to this, she worked for ten years as a social worker and as a probation officer with the Government of Quebec. In addition to being trained as a professional coach and a specialized coach in conflict management, certified as a group facilitator and a mediator by the Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, the Institut de Meditation et d'Arbitrage du Quebec, Sherbrooke University and holding an Ombud Certification from the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Eve has a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from the University of Ottawa, a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the University of Quebec at Hull, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from L'École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP).
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- Communications and Outreach Senior Advisor
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- Communications Security Establishment Canada ( CSEC )
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- Library and Archives Canada ( LAC )
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- Executive Director National Managers' Community
Isabelle Racine has worked for the federal public service since 2001. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in sociology from the University of Ottawa.
Isabelle was appointed Executive Director of the National Managers' Community in October 2020. Prior to that, she was the Director, Compensation Centre of Expertise & Business Transformation at the Canada Border Services Agency for three years where she was responsible for the nationalisation and transformation of the compensation program.
Isabelle started her government career as a management consultant for Government Consulting Services. She specialised in Organizational Development and Human Resources and Governance projects. Isabelle also gained central agency experience namely during her four years at the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer where she worked on various Government priorities including collective bargaining and HR transformation.
Isabelle has also worked on a senior official development program at the Canada School of Public Service and on capacity building initiatives to strengthen the HR and Audit communities of practice.
Isabelle is a mother of two teenagers.
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- Director, Research and Strategy, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Jason Fox has 20 years of experience as a public servant in various Human Resources disciplines. He began as a Learning Advisor at the Department of National Defence and has worked as Senior Advisor at the Privy Council Office (Public Service Renewal Secretariat) and Director of Human Capital Strategies at the Public Prosecution Service of Canada. He is currently Director, Research and Strategy at the Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer in the Research, Planning and Renewal Sector. Jason is also a professional Coach.
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- National Capital Region
- NMC Regional Lead, National Capital Region
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- Counselling Psychologist, Public Service Commission
Julien Théophile, M.Ps., works as a psychologist with the Executive Counselling Services at the Public Service Commission. As an assessment specialist and counsellor, he aims to support leaders at all levels in the development of their competencies and the actualization of their potential, in the service of others as well as their mandate.
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- Senior Manager of the Program and Operations for the IT Apprenticeship Program for Indigenous
- Senior Manager, Program and Operations, IT Apprenticeship Program for Indigenous Peoples, Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Employment and Social Development Canada
Wendat First Nation; Karine Picard is senior manager of the program and operations for the IT Apprenticeship Program for Indigenous peoples at the office of Indigenous initiatives from Employment and Social Development Canada.
Karine, started her career in the public service, in the first cohort of the Indigenous student employment opportunity. Driven by giving back to Indigenous communities, Karine takes pride in supporting Indigenous recruitment, development and retention in the public service as subject matter expert. During her tenure as manager of the Indigenous centre of expertise at the Public Service Commission, she launched the Indigenous career pathways and the Indigenous recruitment toolbox. Karine thrives to advance reconciliation by addressing barriers faced by Indigenous peoples and use creative and innovative way forward to change the status quo.
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- Director General
- Director General, Strategic Services Branch, Atlantic Region, Service Canada
Kathy Lusk is the A/Director General for the Strategic Services Branch at Service Canada, Atlantic Region.
A proponent of diversity and inclusion, Kathy is a leader in the advancement of equity and diversity initiatives. Through her roles as a co-champion of Employment Equity and Diversity in the Atlantic Region and as program lead for the Building Black Leaders program - an initiative sponsored by the Atlantic Federal Council to mobilize highly skilled Black federal public servants into leadership roles - she encourages safe spaces for discussion, learning and personal growth.
Kathy is an advocate for positive change and professional development. Her natural inclination to putting people first has been beneficial for her 20 years in the federal government. Before her current role, Kathy applied her natural people skills in the field of Human Resources, in operations and as a Director. She has held positions with other federal organizations such as the Public Service Commission, Canada Border Services Agency, and the Department of National Defense.
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- Regional Coordinator for Indigenous Engagement, Public Service and Procurement Canada, Pacific Region
Larry Shuter is First Nations from the Nlaka'pamux Nation from the interior of British Columbia and a member of the Lower Nicola Indian Band. He is bi-racial with his father being First Nations and his mother being white. He is a cis-gender, able-bodied, neurotypical male. He is also a son, brother, husband and father.
Larry was born and raised in Merritt, a small town in the interior of British Columbia. He lived in Zoht, a small reserve about 10 km outside of Merritt, for the first 20 years of his life. Larry moved to the Vancouver area for his post secondary education (an undisclosed amount of time ago) and ended up staying after that. He and his family currently live, learn, work and play on the traditional territories of the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen, Qayqayt and Tsawwassen First Nations and we are grateful to be guests on this land.
Larry started his public service career with Service Canada as a citizen services officer, one of the people you see serving clients in an office for EI, pensions, Social Insurance Numbers, etc. He spent most of his career since then at Service Canada in a variety of positions ranging from team leader to strategic services officer to analyst to senior advisor. During that time he worked with many of Service Canada's programs including the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, grants and contributions programs, recognition program, Indigenous Recruitment, Retention and Advancement steering committee and supporting strategic HR and employment equity. Larry has also worked with Indigenous Services Canada as a senior program officer for Jordan's Principle and a capital management officer for their Capital Infrastructure program and as a security screening analyst for the RCMP. He is currently working as a regional coordinator for Indigenous engagement at Public Service and Procurement Canada's Pacific region.
Larry is a self-proclaimed data geek as well as a dad joke connoisseur (sorry) and he tries to keep things light wherever he can. In his spare time he enjoys camping, woodworking and spending time with family. Carving information: Spir it of the Sea | YV R.
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Director, Project and Portfolio Management for Traveler Transformation, Canada Border Services Agency
Lisa Brooks recently joined the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) as the Director, Project and Portfolio Management for Traveler Transformation. Prior to her role at CBSA, Lisa was a Director in the Public Sector Skills Division at the Canada School of Public Service where she embraced the importance and integration of diversity and inclusion, accessibility, and user-centric design. In her roles as Director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Services at Innovation, Science and Economic Development, as well as Director of Business Management in the Materiel and Supply Chain Management section of National Defence, Lisa gained experience in strategic human resources planning, agile procurement practices, and financial forecasting and reporting. Her background as a National Defence Communications Advisor and Manager provided Lisa with the opportunity to establish and maintain strategic partnerships with stakeholders, and to manage high-profile issues. As an action-oriented leader in the Public Service, her passion for collaborative efforts, openness, and inclusion drives Lisa in her work and engagement with others.
Prior to joining the Canadian Public Service, Lisa worked in the non-profit sector, and obtained a degree in Psychology with a minor in French from Carleton University and a Diploma in Public Relations from Algonquin College.
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- NMC Atlantic Regional Lead
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- Event and Marketing Coordinator, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Marie-Andrée Hould graduated in 2019 at the University of Ottawa as MSW. She is a bilingual Registered Social Worker. She worked in various organization such as community centers, schoolboards, women shelters and governmental departments.
Marie-Andrée is also qualified as a Mental Health First Aid Facilitator with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
She has a passion for social research on various topics such as perinatal health, climate justice, violence against women, motherhood, and social media. On a personal note, Marie-Andrée is an outdoorsy person who enjoys hiking with her dogs, chasing sunsets, and relaxing by the water.
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- NMC Regional Lead, Quebec and Nunavut
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- NMC Regional Lead, Ontario Region
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Executive
- Jodouin, Vice - President, Public Sector Operations and Inclusion Branch, Canada School of Public Service
- Vice - President, Public Sector Operations and Inclusion Branch at the Canada School of Public Service
In September 2021, Ms. Laviades Jodouin was appointed as Vice-President, Public Sector Operations and Inclusion Branch at the Canada School of Public Service, where she oversees the design, content development and curation of learning to support Public Sector Skills, Indigenous Reconciliation and Diversity and Inclusion. She is also responsible for Executive Learning, where she oversees leadership development programs for executives at all levels.
Prior to this, Ms. Laviades Jodouin was the Director General responsible for learning to support the creation of Respectful and Inclusive workplaces. The directorate led the design and development of learning on topics such as unconscious bias, positive space, accessibility, anti-racism, mental health, harassment and violence prevention, gender based analysis plus and more.
From November 2017 to December 2018, Ms. Laviades Jodouin was the Director General of Foundational and Specialized Learning at the Canada School of Public Service, where she was responsible for leading the design and development of learning foundations for all public servants as well as learning for specific functional communities.
In 2017, Ms. Laviades Jodouin was the Director responsible for Leadership Development at the Office of Senior Personnel, Privy Council Office, where she was responsible for supporting succession planning, talent management and learning for the Deputy Minister community.
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- Director of Programs and Innovations at the Centre
- Director of Programs and Innovations, Centre on Diversity and Inclusion
Paola Rossell is the Director of Programs and Innovations at the Centre on Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) in the Public Service. CDI's mandate is to examine and address the barriers and challenges to achieving a diverse and inclusive workplace. This work is critical to making sure our policies, programs and services are sensitive to the needs of all people of Canada.
Paola has extensive experience in a range of federal departments across various functions. Before joining CDI, Paola provided national leadership to the Government of Canada's workplace charitable campaign as Director of the Government of Canada' Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC) chair's office. She is former head of policy of Gender Inclusive Services at the Treasury Board Secretariat where she focused on promoting diversity, inclusion and gender equality in government programs and services.
Paola has a Master's degree in International Relations from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Carleton University. She lives in Ottawa with her husband, her 10 year-old-son, and her pet rabbit.
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- Manager, Finance and Human Resources
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- Manager, Data Management, Service and Data Modernization Directorate, Digital Services and Transformation Office, Transport Canada
When Pierre-Luc Pilon started his Government of Canada career, we still had to justify why we should have access to the Internet from our computer…
Since 2005, he worked on a variety of files, from developing the first prototype of GCconnex to organizing a sci-fi podcast to talk about the future of science and of Canada's energy sector.
He holds diplomas in commerce and environmental management and is finishing an MBA in management of digital business at the Université Laval.
For the past 4 years, he has had the pleasure and privilege of managing people. In 2021, he was awarded a Deputy Minister Award for Leadership at Employment Services and Development Canada's Labour Program, and his team's work is being recognised with a second award in 2022.
Based in Ottawa, he currently works at Transport Canada as manager of Data Management and Stewardship.
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- Employment and Social Development Canada ( ESDC )
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- Co - Chair of the Steering Committee
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- Courts Administration Services ( CAS )
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- Director, Change Management, Veterans Affairs Canada
- Field Nursing Services Officer, Case Manager
Tabitha Stubbs (RN BScN BA) is a Director with Veterans Affairs Canada. She began her career with VAC as a nursing student in 2000. Following her graduation from Nursing she worked on a Trauma Unit at Henry Ford in Detroit, and then in the community where she focused on palliative care and mental health. During this period she continued to work with Veterans Affairs in a variety of capacities.
Tabitha has worked as a Field Nursing Services Officer, Case Manager, Veteran Service Team Manager and has lead several projects within Veterans Affairs Canada before moving into an executive position. She is currently working with the Deputy Minister's office, leading an organizational change.
Tabitha is passionate about leadership development, and employee well-being. She is a certified life and wellness coach, and the new NMC Ontario Region Executive Champion. In 2020 she was awarded the Robert Cormier Leadership award for mental health and in 2019 the Workplace Wellbeing leadership award. Her personal mission is to find ways to empower leaders to lead healthy and effective teams.
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- Senior Director of HR - to - Pay
- Senior Director, HR - to - Pay, Transformation and Operations, Human Resources Division, Veterans Affairs Canada
Tammy Kardoes is currently the Senior Director of HR-to-Pay, Operations and Transformation at Veterans Affairs Canada. Tammy has worked in the field of Human Resources for over twenty years in the various positions within the federal public service and has been consistently drawn to roles and projects that involve innovation, creativity, inclusivity and collaboration. She is currently in pursuit of her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology through the University of East London in the United Kingdom. Through her studies she has discovered the importance that organizations need to place on moving from a state of functioning to flourishing which includes setting up employees and new entrants to the public service with the tools needed to be their best selves and thrive in their roles.
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- Director General of the Future of Work Secretariat
- Director General, Future of Work Secretariat, Employment and Social Development Canada
Uttara Chauhan is Director General of the Future of Work Secretariat at Employment and Social Development Canada. Her work in the federal public service has focused on socio-economic policy and program development in the areas of labour market and social development, immigration, Indigenous affairs, and civic engagement. Prior to joining the public service, Uttara worked as an independent consultant in international development. She is a published novelist and movie lover.
Valerie Plourde, has been working in the field of training and careers since 2003. Having always been very interested in professional development, she has improved over the years on talent development. A member of the Order of Guidance Counselors of Quebec, she has worked, among other things, with a professional adult clientele and managers. In addition, through her various work experiences in various ministries and public organizations, she has developed expertise in the field of career development, corporate training and counselling.