Chelsey Colbert

Experience

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  Samyuk Elementary

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2011

  ESL Teacher

  ESL Teacher in an English immersion school to six classes of grade 5 and 6 students.Some of my duties and responsibilities:• Created lesson plans, created and corrected tests, assignments, and homework• Supervised 25-30 students in a classroom setting, as well as on field trips, and extra-curricular activities• Proofread student's speeches and presentations, Korean teacher's letters, and school employment contracts

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  Dunk 'n Dip

  Sept 2013 - Jul 2014

  Office Manager and Coordinator of Sales and Marketing

  • Interviewed and hired several staff members • Created and executed fundraising and PR events, including a fundraiser for a local non-profit organization benefitting children with developmental disorders• Created content for and managed all online, print, and social media marketing• Analyzed marketing data analytics • Planned and executed fundraising events, in-store promotions, and live music events• Channelled and amplified the Dunk'n Dip voice Highlight of my time at Dunk'n Dip: I planned and executed a month-long fundraiser held at Dunk'n Dip to support a local charity. This fundraiser included a kick-off event, where several local media were present; Mississauga's former Mayor McCallion also came to show her support. The fundraiser included a month long collection of donations and an in-store and online silent auction.At Dunk'n Dip, charity begins at homehttp://www.mississauga.com/community-story/4190763-at-dunk-n-dip-charity-begins-at-home/ Show less

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  University of Ottawa

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

  As a mentor to student colleagues, I held one-on-one writing conferences with students. I also graded 1L and 2L law papers and provided feedback. I researched various technology law related matters for Professors Michael Geist and Ian Kerr, including copyright, privacy, robotics, and anti-spam legislation. CIPPIC is Canada's Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic and is located at the University of Ottawa.As an intern, I researched various Internet and technology matters, edited papers, wrote memos and summaries, and attended technology law conferences. Areas of research: open data, privacy, and copyright issues.cippic.ca My research project involved the legislative history of the Canadian Copyright Act, which included researching UK's Copyright legislation and the Berne Convention.

  • Legal Writing Academy Leader

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Research Assistant

    May 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Summer Intern

    May 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
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  Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine Canadien

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Student Copyright Policy Intern

  I prepared a presentation and policy paper on the Copyright Act's fair dealing user right for news reporting.

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  Government of Canada

  May 2016 - Sept 2016

  Junior Policy Analyst

  I worked with a team of analysts and lawyers to determine trends in Canada's defence procurement and developed recommendations to improve the process.

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  Gowling WLG Canada

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2017

  Consultant

  As a consultant, I researched and wrote a white paper on AI, identifying the major legal risks and opportunities for various industries.

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  Fasken

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2020

  I worked as a tech law lawyer at Fasken and spent a year and a half on an off-site work assignment at Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet's urban innovation company. While at Fasken and Sidewalk Labs, I worked on matters ranging from copyright, autonomous vehicles regulation, biometrics, and broad range of privacy matters including compliance, policy, and government relations. Throughout my articling term, I worked on files in copyright, corporate law, privacy, and internet law. A typical week involved many tech law matters spanning litigation, compliance, and policy. I built relationships with lawyers in multiple offices and regularly worked with lawyers in the Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal offices. I typically juggled several files with various deadlines and levels of intensity, involving many areas of tech law.

  • Associate (Privacy and Data Governance @ Sidewalk Labs)

    Jun 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Student-at-Law

    Jul 2017 - May 2018
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  AI World Forum

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2017

  Panelist

  I spoke on a panel about the legal and ethical issues of Artificial Intelligence and how to regulate AI (via applications of AI). The conference was Nov. 27-28, 2017. My panel was on Nov. 27.

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  We Robot 2018

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2018

  Presenter

  On April 13, 2018 I presented my paper 'Privacy Under the Hood: Towards an International Data Privacy Framework for Autonomous Vehicles' at the 7th annual conference on robotics, law and policy. A draft of my paper can be found here: https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/werobot/agenda/.

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  World Summit AI

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  Panel Chair

  On October 11, I moderated a panel on AI governance with panelists Joanna Bryson, Kay Firth-Butterfield, Rumman Chowdhury, and Jonnie Penn.

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  Canadian Bar Association

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  Panelist

  On October 19, I spoke on a panel with panelists Ian Kerr and Sylvia Kingsmill at the CBA's Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium. The session was about privacy and AI and was moderated by Sinziana Gutiu.

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  Creative Commons Global Summit

  May 2019 - May 2019

  Panelist

  On May 11, 2019, I spoke on a panel on Artificial Intelligence and CC licenses. This panel was inspired by news of companies using CC-licensed images to train their facial recognition technology. This raises many issues including privacy, unequal access to quality data, and data ethics.

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  IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals

  May 2019 - May 2019

  Panelist

  I spoke on a panel at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium on May 23, 2019. The panel was titled "Privacy in Trust(s): Emerging Digital Stewardship Models". I spoke about models such as data trusts and data collaboratives, the benefits, and the lessons learned from examples around the world.

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  REWORK

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

  Panelist

  On October 25, 2019, I participated on a panel about AI regulations, both hard and soft approaches. I also spoke a bit about how organizations can prepare for the regulation of AI, with a note that AI is already regulated by existing laws, such as privacy, consumer protection, and IP.

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  CPDP Computers Privacy & Data Protection

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Panelist

  On January 23, 2020, I spoke on a panel titled "The Future is Now: Autonomous Vehicles, Trolley Problem(s) and How to Deal with Them."

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  The Future of Privacy Forum

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Policy Counsel

  I led FPF's portfolio on mobility and location data, which included connected cars, autonomous vehicles, ride-sharing, micro-mobility, drones, robotics, geolocation, and mobility data sharing.While at FPF, I contributed to policy positions, published articles on mobility law and policy, developed a mobility data sharing assessment with guidance with SAE's Mobility Data Collaborative (https://fpf.org/blog/fpf-and-mobility-data-collaborative-release-resources-to-help-organizations-assess-the-privacy-risks-of-sharing-of-mobility-data/), led internal working groups and peer to peer meetings with mobility supporters, participated in external working groups regarding mobility data, and tracked global and US policies related to connected and automated vehicles, micromobility, street robots, and data sharing. Show less

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  Ontario Bar Association

  Feb 2020 - Feb 2020

  Panelist

  On February 7, 2020, I spoke on a panel at the OBA Institute: Consumer Smart Technologies and Privacy Law about AI, privacy, and approaches to regulation.

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  OneTrust DataGuidance

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2021

  Presenter

  I co-led a virtual webinar with Odia Kagan (Partner at Fox Rothschild LLP) about connected and automated vehicles: "On the Road to Privacy: The Future of Connected Vehicles". You can find the recording here: https://www.dataguidance.com/resource/road-privacy-future-connected-vehicles

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  CITI Program

  Jun 2021 - Jun 2021

  Presenter

  I presented a virtual webinar for CITI Program about the privacy and ethical considerations of connected and automated vehicles. You can find that webinar here: https://about.citiprogram.org/en/course/privacy-and-ethical-considerations-for-connected-and-automated-vehicles-cavs/

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  Rivian

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2025

  Privacy Manager

  I led efforts to operationalize and implement Rivian’s global data and privacy strategy. I conducted privacy reviews (PIAs), privacy trainings, privacy by design, privacy engineering, privacy UI/UX, and global privacy and data strategy for consumer vehicles, as well as for systems such as ADAS that are across platforms in the B2C and B2B vehicles (electric delivery vehicles). I am a named inventor for one patent.

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  Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies

  Jan 2025 - now

  Sr Manager Product Privacy and Compliance

  Building privacy and security into the future of automotive.