Kiddy Mengesha

Presenter Bio — Kiddy | Cannexus27 Kiddy is a strategic leader, educator, and community builder with over 15 years of experience across the nonprofit, education, and workforce development sectors in Canada and internationally. As an immigrant who has navigated career transitions and new systems firsthand, she brings both lived experience and professional expertise to her work at the intersection of career development, equity, and opportunity. Her work is grounded in a deep belief that access to education and meaningful opportunity is not a privilege, but the foundation of thriving individuals and thriving communities, a belief she has carried from the classroom into senior leadership. Kiddy has served as an Executive Director, led large-scale higher education initiatives across five countries, and worked as a college instructor, coach, and mentor. Across these roles, she has supported students, newcomers, and emerging leaders in building pathways forward amid uncertainty, change, and s