Marlene Power is an international program officer with MII. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Marlene is currently focused on the acquisition and management of partnerships, projects, and consultancies in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Since joining MI International, she has also supported business development, international mobility, and quality management initiatives, and has managed projects in Asia and Africa, including projects in Tanzania, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

Marlene began her career in the humanitarian sector, having worked with Doctors without Borders for three years in the Democratic Republic of Congo (logistics and administration), with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Turkey (gender issues), and as a consultant with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (refugee sponsorship, resettlement, and training).

She has also taught English as a Second Language in South Korea, Japan and Quebec. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Political Science from St. Francis Xavier University, a Master of Arts in Political Studies (International Relations) from Queen's University, and a Master of Philosophy in Humanities from Memorial University.

Mica McCurdy is an international program officer with MII. She manages the International Indigenous Youth Internship Program and supports international projects and consultancies business development at Memorial University’s St. John’s campus.

Prior to working in academia, Mica worked for international non-profits Engineers Without Borders Canada, Journalists for Human Rights, and PEN Canada in communications and operations roles in Toronto. She is a board member with the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation and Stella’s Circle.

Mica is trained in Human-Centered Design (IDEO) and studied Political Science (Bachelor of Social Sciences) at the University of Ottawa.