100 ABC Honourees

Evelyn is known as a “change agent” who lives by the motto: BE the change you want to see.

Her advice for the next generation: Learn and know the system within which they live. Do not compromise when there is an attempt to belittle or make them feel less, ...

Ettie’s goal is to continue using her consulting businesses, Women Are Worthy, and ER – Education-Services to enable women to realize their worth and attain success in the workplace and ...

She arrived in Canada from England in 1968, enrolled at Patricia Stevens Finishing School, and went on to become a successful model for 15 years.

Her favourite quote is: “Do not judge a book by its cover, rather by its content”.

Her advice for the next generation: Never get used to injustice. It is an unnatural condition. Even if you cannot remove the injustice today, continue to call it by its ...

Her advice for the next generation: “Also, maintain focus and balance in life, taking care of self, family and giving back to our communities. We all have a responsibility to ...

Her advice for the next generation is to: “Set a goal for yourself –work hard to achieve your dream. Seek help, don’t be discouraged —- be organised, maintain your confidence, ...

She quotes: “First We Must Motivate, Then Educate…If we are teaching the irrelevant to the disinterested, then we have lost before we have even begun.”

Her best advice for the next generation: “Dream big and then take your time to get there.”