Connections & Conversations

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

• Co-Chair, Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion Advisory Committee

• Member, Curriculum Review Working Circle

• Member, Community of Practice, Radical Assessments

• Member, EDI Cross-Departmental Community of Practice

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

• 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

• 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)

• 2024-2025 LEAD Program Mentee at UTSC

Awards

• Recipient, University of Toronto Student Leadership Award 2020

• Recipient, Armenian Relief Society Scholarship Award 2018

Education, Committees & Projects

• M.Ed. Curriculum and Pedagogy student - Masters of Education, OISE University of Toronto (Specialization: Comparative and International Development Education)

• Human Resources Management Certificate (HRM), Seneca College

• H.B.Sc. Molecular Biology and Women's Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough

• Administrative Lead, Anti-Black Racism & Black Inclusion Advisory Committee

• Member, EDI Cross-Departmental Community of Practice

• Member, Curriculum Review Working Circle