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Ann Divine

March 17, 2011 Community

TweetManager, Race Relations, Equity and Inclusion Division, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Halifax, NS. Born: Guyana. Ann Divine joined the Commission in September 2007, from her previous position as Planning and Development Officer with the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration. Ann’s professional career spans several years in criminal justice, education, social work, management, diversity, human resources, immigration [...]

January 6, 2011 British Columbia

TweetRecreation & Leisure Consultant (Retired), BC Provincial Government, Victoria, BC. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Clyde Griffith is a pioneer in the field of recreation in British Columbia’s public sector. Clyde was the first Recreation Director for the cities of Delta in 1961; Surrey in 1963, where he prepared design plans and site locations for the [...]

October 21, 2010 Activism

TweetExecutive Director, Heritage Skills Development Centre (HSDC), Scarborough, ON. Born: Lagos, Nigeria. Charity has over 16 years of international organizational, community and economic development, mentoring, marketing and management leadership professional experience. She has a focus on dealing with issues around diversity, access, equity and advocacy for disadvantaged groups including youth at risk, immigrant women and [...]

August 13, 2010 Business

Tweet(English translation available below) Consultante, McKinsey & Company, Westmount, QC. Née: Montréal, Québec. Dominique Anglade a débuté sa carrière d’ingénieure chez Procter & Gamble en 1996. En 1998, à l’âge de 24 ans, elle est promue chef d’un département d’opérations et dirige plus d’une centaine d’employés. De 2000 à 2003, elle travaille chez Nortel Networks [...]

August 7, 2010 Activism

TweetTranslator / Community & Media Personality / Organizer, Rogers Television and CHUO 89.1 FM, Ottawa, ON. Born: Kenya. Trained as a translator, Kenyan-born Sarah Onyango has become a well-known fixture on Ottawa’s community television and radio scene. Sarah hosts the monthly African cultural program Fontonfrom, on Rogers TV Cable 22 – Ottawa as well as the [...]

July 22, 2010 Community

TweetWeight Training Coach, YMCA, Notre-Dame de Grâce, QC. Born: Barbados Ralph Harris has been in the physical fitness industry for over 50 years, 47 of them spent as a YMCA volunteer. Ralph was born in Parris Gap, Westbury Road, St. Michael, Barbados on February 23rd, 1933. As a teen, he developed a love of weight training [...]

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Charmaine Hooper
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., [...]
Dr. Richard Phidd
TweetProfessor (Retired), Political Science, University of Guelph, ON. Born: Jamaica. Dr. Richard Phidd taught political science at the University of Guelph for several years until his retirement. In 2006, he was appointed a Fellow of McLaughin College at York University. Since retiring, he continues to work with former students undertaking case studies for public sector [...]
Karlene Nation
TweetDiversity Producer & Reporter, CTV News, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Karlene Nation is a reporter, writer and producer with CTV News Toronto (formerly CFTO News). In 2001, she was appointed Diversity Producer for CTV, responsible for increasing the representation of diverse communities in local and national newscasts. Career: Karlene joined the CFTO news team in 1993; [...]
Allister Johnson
TweetCommunity Volunteer / Historian / Administrator, Preston Area Learning Skills Society, North Preston, NS. Born: North Preston, NS. Allister Johnson has been active in his community as an educator, volunteer and historian for many years. He is the Administrator for the Preston Area Learning Skills Society, an adult education organization and has spent seven years [...]
McLean Greaves
TweetVice-President, Interactive Content, ZoomerMedia Ltd., Toronto. Born: St. Thomas, Barbados. Lauded by the New Yorker, New York Times, Globe & Mail and other media, McLean Greaves is an Emmy/Webby/Gemini award-winning new media executive and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the early dotcom days in NYC, former clients included Spike Lee and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs before [...]
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