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Veronica Utton

April 9, 2011 Business

TweetCertified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) / Managing Director, V. Utton & Associates, Pickering, ON. Born: Sheffield, England. Veronica Utton is a seasoned human resource professional whose career has spanned the non-profit, public and private sectors. Currently, she is managing director of V. Utton & Associates, providing boutique style human resource management services to small organizations [...]

April 8, 2011 Community

TweetExecutive Director, Polycultural Immigrant & Community Services, Toronto, ON. Born: Bridgetown, Barbados. Carl Cadogan has been the Executive Director of Polycultural Immigrant & Community Services since June 2008. As an organization that has undergone many changes in the last thirty years or so, starting out as a Polish organization and then the amalgamation of two [...]

April 7, 2011 Community

TweetGeneral Surgical Oncology Fellow, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Born: Richmond, St. Mary, Jamaica. Dr. Patrick Roberts is currently doing a two year surgical oncology fellowship with an interest in hepatobiliary surgery at University of Toronto. On completion of the fellowship, he is due to take on a lecturing position in Jamaica [...]

April 6, 2011 Administration

TweetSenior Advisor, Toronto District School Board, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Lloyd McKell has been an educator with the Toronto District School Board for thirty-five years, and is a member of the Senior Executive Team. He currently holds the position of Senior Advisor at the Toronto District School Board. In this position and in [...]

April 3, 2011 Community

TweetEducator / School Administrator, Toronto District School Board (TDSB), Toronto, ON. Born: UK, raised in Guyana. Gary Pieters is a school administrator with the Toronto District School Board with over 15 years of experience in the educational sector. He served as a Grades 4-8 teacher with the TDSB from 1999-2004, and a math and pre-algebra [...]

March 31, 2011 Actor

TweetActor / Entrepreneur, Imrie Background Talent Agency, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Kathy Imrie moved to Canada in 1963, but in order to pursue her desire to act, moved to New York in 1969, where she studied acting techniques at the Negro Ensemble Company, Warren Robinson Workshop Studio, and Alvin Ailey Dance Studio. She [...]

March 30, 2011 Architectural Technologist

TweetArchitectural Technologist / Freelance Architect, Sharon J. Ross, Ajax, ON. Born: London, England. Sharon J. Ross,was born in London, England and grew up in St. Andrew, Jamaica living there until she finished high school. Thereafter, she went to Florida and obtained her Liberal Arts degree from St. Leo University. In 1993, Sharon returned to the [...]

March 29, 2011 Business

TweetExecutive Director, Jane Finch Concerned Citizens Organization & President, African Canadian Communication & Broadcasting Corporation (ACCBC), Toronto, ON. Born: Guyana. 72-year-old Winston LaRose is the director of the Jane Finch Concerned Citizens Organization. Every year, he works closely with Tropicana Community Services in providing summer job opportunities for youth. Since 1997, Winston and the JFCCO [...]

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March 27, 2011 Canadian Forces

TweetHonouring the legacy of Dr. Major Marguerite (Peggy) Downes – 1938 – 2009 Aide-de-Camp / Administrative Officer, Canadian Forces Army Reserve, Toronto, ON. Born: Dartmouth, NS. Major Marguerite (Peggy) Downes joined the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Militia in Halifax in 1955, then transferred to the Toronto Reserves in 1956. Over the course of her [...]

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March 25, 2011 Activism

TweetMay 7, 1934 – March 24, 2011 Civil Rights Activist / Executive Director, Black Action Defence Committee, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Celebrating Dudley’s life & contributions: Download his complete funeral program here. A welder and mechanic by trade, Dudley Laws emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1955 and became involved in defending the West [...]

March 22, 2011 Athletics

TweetEducator / Community Creator & Founder / Opportunities Broker, 3Dreads and a Baldhead, Ottawa, ON. Born: Ottawa, ON. Adrienne Coddett is a high school educator who has become a respected local leader and mentor, through her significant contribution to Ottawa’s youth population in general, and Black youth specifically. She has created and organized an annual Black [...]

March 21, 2011 Author

TweetProfessor, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, ON. Born: British Columbia. Professor Trevor Charles is the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Waterloo’s Department of Biology. He teaches courses in microbiology and molecular genetics, and runs a research lab with a focus on environmental genomics and bacterial-host interactions. Dr. Charles joined the Department of [...]

March 20, 2011 Business

TweetFinancial Security Advisor / Life Insurance Broker & Founder, Network of Black Business and Professional Women (NB²PW), Montreal, QC. Born: Jamaica. After nearly 25 years as a Financial Security Advisor, Elcho saw a need for Black female professionals to have an opportunity to meet, support, and learn from each other. In 1995, she began the [...]

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TweetSoccer Player, Texas, U.S.A. Born: Guyana. Charmaine Hooper is a professional soccer player who has had a wealth of international experience and success. Born in Guyana, she began playing soccer as a child in Zambia, where her father was posted with the Guyana High Commission. In addition to playing for Canada, she has also played in the U.S., [...]
Julian N. Falconer
TweetBarrister / Senior Partner, Falconer Charney LLP, Toronto, ON. Born: Quebec. Julian Falconer is a Barrister whose practice takes him to civil, administrative and criminal courts at both trial and appellate levels. He is bilingual and has argued cases in both English and French. A major component of Julian’s work has involved advocacy in human [...]
Ranee Lee
Tweet Jazz Vocalist / Musician / TV Host / Author, Justin Time Records & Educator, University of Laval & The Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal QC. Born: U.S.A. Ranee Lee is a Brooklyn-born jazz performer who sings, acts, dances, and who has become renowned for her conception, development and performance of Dark Divas, [...]
Dr. Michael Phillips
TweetMental Health Consultant, Phillips & Associates, Gormley, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Dr. Michael Phillips has been described as “a pioneer in the design and implementation of diversion programs for criminal offenders with mental illness.” After initial studies in nursing administration, he shifted to hospital administration, winning awards for his work in the area of psychiatry [...]
Brownman
TweetJazz Musician / CEO, Brownman Music Inc. & Browntasauras Records, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad. Called “Canada’s preeminent Jazz trumpeter” by NYC’s Village Voice and considered one of the most acclaimed improvisers residing in Canada, Brownman, born on the small Caribbean island of Trinidad, is a multiple award-winning NYC-schooled protégé to his teacher, Grammy-winning trumpet legend, Randy Brecker. [...]
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