Jodi Bruhn, Director

Jodi is a published policy researcher and facilitator specializing in governance and indigenous/Crown relations.  With experience in the public, academic, and not-for-profit sectors, she has advised senior government officials, parliamentarians, and indigenous governments and organizations.   

Before joining Stratéjuste in 2012, Jodi served as research manager at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and as lead analyst to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, Parliament of Canada. From 2007 to 2009, she was senior researcher at the Institute on Governance.  

Originally from the Prairies, Jodi holds a PhD (Notre Dame), MA (Calgary) and BA (Saskatchewan) in political science.  She also studied political philosophy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich.  She remains an active member of Canadian and American political science associations, and has served as advisor at the Centre on Public Management and Policy at the University of Ottawa. 

Bruno Bonneville, Founder

Bruno brings extensive experience in strategic planning, negotiation and facilitation, with over thirty years of experience in senior positions in federal departments and agencies. He has also served on a number of boards, including as chair of the board for the Outaouais Regional Hospital. Fluently bilingual, Bruno provides services in both official languages.       

In 2006, Bruno founded Stratéjuste. From 1997 to 2006, he was executive director of the Law Commission of Canada. While in the federal government, he served as principal negotiator for implementing the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, executive director of the Indian Taxation Advisory Board, and special advisor to the ADM of Lands, Revenues and Trust at the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.  Bruno also worked for the former Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs in program evaluation and management systems.  In addition to his current work at Stratéjuste, Bruno is a senior associate with the Institute on Governance, where he delivers courses in both official languages.

Vasanthi Pendakur, Researcher

Vasanthi is an historian with experience in local history projects and Indigenous issues.  An exhibitions assistant with Library and Archives Canada, she has also worked with private research firms dealing with Indigenous rights and land claims.  In addition to her work with Stratéjuste, she provides expert advice on exhibit development and collections management to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

Vasanthi has a BA in History and French as a Second Language (University of Ottawa) and an MA in Public History (University of Western Ontario). Her graduate studies gave her experience working on a number of local history projects including a museum exhibit, a book, and a heritage designation project.