Connections & Conversations

Awards

• Ontario Black Youth Action Plan External Implementation Steering Committee

• 2017 Carl Mitchell Community Engagement Award

• U of T True Blue ( 2017, 2018, & 2019)

• 2017 University of Toronto IDERD Campaign & Award Recognition;

• 100 Black Women to Watch – Canada International Black Women Event;

• Women Worth Watching – Diversity Journal;

• Council of Advancement and Support of Education District II Accolades Awards - Gold Accolade Award for Best Practices, Alumni Programming;

• Profiled in Black In Canada (formerly “Who's Who in Black Canada”);

• Council of Advancement and Support of Education District II Accolades Awards - Silver Accolade Award for Best Event Series, Alumni Relations;

• Canadian Council of Advancement of Education Prix D' Excellence Awards - Silver Medal Award for Best Program, Alumni Relations; City of Pickering - Race Relations Policy Award; and
  University of Toronto - Outstanding Contribution Award

Education, Committees & Projects

• National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities

• UTSC Curriculum Review Working Circle

• UTSC Curriculum Review Sub-Circle Community Listening and Engagement

• U of T Advisory Group on Lifelong Learning

• U of T Access Connections Day Tri-Campus Committee

• AnchorTO Table – City of Toronto

• Keynote Speaker - “Beyond the Ivory Tower: Community-University Partnerships That Work” – University of Michigan, Detroit Centre

• Keynote Speaker – TDSB Africentric Alternative School Graduation Ceremony

• Cleveland Anchor Institution Strategy & Community Wealth Building Study Tour

• Mentor & Africentric Governance & Anti-Black Racism Facilitator, Black Governance & Leadership

• Member (Adult Ally), Break the Chains Pickering 

• Mentee, U of T's Rose Patten Mentoring Leadership Program

• Member, UTSC's Women's Networking Planning Committee

• Partners in Leadership Mentorship Program

• Partner, Co-founder - The Miss Education Project

• Executive member in various roles, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) (2007-present)

• Co-founder, President - Black Pearls Community Services, Inc. (2003-2018)

• HerStory- FEMtor, Toronto Community Housing (2014-2016)

• Director at Large of Board of Directors, UTSC Athletics Alumni Chapter (2016-2018)

• Ontario Black Youth Action Plan, External Implementation Steering Committee (2017-2018)

Awards

• Stepping UP Award (2007)

• D.R. Campbell Award, One of the founding members of the AIM Team (2015)

• True Blue Recognition (2019)

Education, Committees & Projects

• Master of Education, OISE, University of Toronto

• Founding Member, UTSC Academic Integrity Matters (AIM)

• Speaker, “Do you see people for who they are”, TEDxUTSC (2019)

• Co-Lead of the Staff and Faculty Women's Writing Circle

• Participant, National Dialogues and Action for Inclusive Higher Education and Communities - Responsibilities and Obligations of non-Black Peers and Supervisors as Partners.

Awards

• True Blue Award (2016)

Education, Committees & Projects

• Member, U of T Student Equity Census Advisory Roundtable (2021)

• Panelist, National Dialogues and Action for For Inclusive Higher Education and Communities – Staff Access & Success  (2020)

• Member, UTSC Strategic Planning Working Group: Community Connections, Partnerships and Networks (2019)

Awards

• Recipient, Reach Fellow, Munk School of Global Affairs (2019-2020)

• Recipient, McMaster University Award of Distinction (2018)

• Recipient, YWCA Woman of the Year Nomination (2016)

• Recipient, University of Toronto COVID-19 Student Engagement Award

Education, Committees & Projects

• Ph.D. Student – Social Justice Education – Doctor of Philosophy, OISE University of Toronto (Concentration: South Asian Studies)

• M.Ed. – Adult Education and Community Development - Masters of Education, OISE University of Toronto (Concentration: Comparative and International Development Education)

• Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education, University of British Columbia

• Culturally Inclusive Educator Certificate, Humber College.

• Selection Committee – Vice President, International, University of Toronto (current)

• Co-Editor – U of T Canadian Women Studies/Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme Journal: Narratives of Black, Indigenous and Racialized Women in Leadership Positions

Awards

• Principal’s Inclusive Excellence Award UTSC (2020)   

Education, Committees & Projects

• Member, UofT Anti-Black Racism Task Force

• Member, Office of the Registrar Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

Education, Committees & Projects

• Strategic Public Relations certification from the School of Continuing Studies

• Participant, UTSC Leadership, Education and Development (LEAD) Program

• Member, Office of the Registrar Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

• Member, The National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU)

Awards

·       U of T True Blue Award (2022 & 2023)

Education, Committees & Projects

·       Leadership Essentials Certification, U of T School of Continuing Studies

·       Elev8 Program Certification, U of T Scarborough Human Resource Services

·       Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace Certification, University of South Florida Corporate Training and Professional Education

·       Project Management Certification, U of T School of Continuing Studies

·       Athena Program Certification, Initiative for Women in Business, U of T Rotman School of Management

·       Mentee, Centre for Learning, Leadership & Culture Group Mentorship Program (2023 - Present)

·       Member, UTSC Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Cross-Departmental Committee (2023 – Present)

·       Member, Strategic Direction 5.2 - Cluster 4 Initiatives - Project Team (2022 – Present)

·       Project Management, UTSC Campus Curriculum Review Sub-Circle: Planning for Departmental & Campus Supports (2020 – Present)

·       Project Management, UTSC Campus Curriculum Review Working Circle (2020 – Present)

·       Project Management, Inaugural U of T National Dialogues & Action for Inclusive Higher Education & Communities: Administrative and Logistical Core Team (2020)

·       Project Management, Jackman Humanities Institute Scholars-in-Residence Program, U of T Scarborough (2021 – Present)

·       Project Support, UTSC’s 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan, Inspiring Inclusive Excellence: Information & Instructional Technology Services, Project Management Office, Project Liaison Team, (2019)

Awards:

• 2017 – Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program, Queen’s University

• 2016 – Robert Sutherland Award, Queen’s University

Education and Committees:

• 2021 – Master of Arts, Gender Studies, Queen’s University

• Member, Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion Advisory Committee

• Member, Curriculum Review Working Circle

• Member, Community of Practice, Radical Assessments

• Chair, EDI Cross-Departmental Initiative