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On her greatest accomplishments she states: I believe the greatest accomplishments during my career in the Health Sciences was (a) to be instrumental in bringing about a change in the admission procedures that allowed a larger number of minority students ...

She has received, among other awards, the African-Canadian Achievement Award in Law in 1997 that was sponsored by the Nelson Mandela Academy of Legal Study, founded and organized by Pride magazine, the award for Outstanding Contribution to Women, to Law ...

Cecile has turned over seventeen years of corporate management and mentoring experience into two highly successful career management companies. Her team of career experts work together with her to create, develop, and manage career initiatives for middle managers, mid-career professionals, ...

Constantly in thirst of supporting cultures, she developed social justice programs, employability, and prevention programs for francophone youth at risk. She travelled to South Africa for humanitarian causes. She developed economic missions in Senegal, Cameroon, and Gabon. She established the ...

As Executive Director of Women’s Health in Women’s Hands CHC, I note that many of the women who were coming to receive healthcare did not have Canadian status. Usually, they would come only because they were pregnant and had to ...

It is not the numerous awards and accolades that make Shernett Martin qualified for inclusion in this publication, but what she has done tirelessly to earn them. She is known for getting tasks done with passion and without giving any ...

She recalls that in 1954, her parents purchased a new home in Etobicoke. A petition was circulated to keep them out of the then all-White neighbourhood. It was instigated by another Toronto attorney! The petition failed, the instigator moved, and ...

If she could live her life over again, she would “Make decisions that make me happy, and not always put other people’s wants ahead of my own needs and happiness.”

In the midst of Sharon’s work within communities and agencies, she has established an annual Peace Walk and Fair in the Jane and Finch community. Sharon developed a memorial of victims as a teaching piece to educate young people of ...

For the next generation, I would encourage them to keep their focus on the Prize, believe in themselves always and share with others so that they can be leaders also. Networking is a given, so, keep up with the people ...