Community Involvement
Volunteer Activities (over the last 5 years)
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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
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Immediate Past Chair |
Upper Canada Dispute Resolution (UCDR) |
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Past Chair |
Standards of Practice and Ethics (UCDR) |
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Facilitator/Speaker |
Diversity and Mediation (UCDR) |
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Member |
Society of Conflict Resolution of Ontario |
| Member | Hamilton Accessibility/ Advisory Committee |
| Member | Transportation Committee |
| Member | Mental Health & Police Committee |
| Member | (LAO) Diversity Committee |
| Member | (LAO) Board Development Committee |
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LEGAL AID ONTARIO |
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Co-Chair |
Provincial Learning Advisory Committee of Legal Aid Ontario |
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Board Member |
Hamilton Mountain Legal Aid Clinic |
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Member |
Liaison Committee for 3 Hamilton Legal Aid Clinics |
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Member |
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) Conference Committee |
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Member |
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) Diversity Committee |
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Member |
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) Accessibility Committee |
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Member |
Policy Committee |
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Member |
Abuse of Persons with Disabilities Committee |
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Immediate Past Chair |
ARCH Legal Services for People with Disabilities |
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Member |
ARCH Legal Services for People with Disabilities |
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Member |
ARCH - Executive Committee |
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Member |
ARCH – Policy Development |
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Member |
ARCH – Complaints Committee |
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Member |
ARCH – Personnel Committee |
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ROYAL ONT MUSEUM |
Accessibility Committee |
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ABORIGINAL/FIRST NATIONS |
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Founding Member and Organizer, working with: |
All Native Executive Directors of Hamilton to Improve Circumstances of Aboriginals who have Disabilities |
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ACROSS BOUNDARIES |
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Board Member |
Mental Health Agency for People of Colour |
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Member Member |
Strategic Planning Committee Strategic Partnerships Committee |
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Chair |
Personnel Committee |
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CENTRE FOR ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH |
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Past Chair |
CAMH (Centre for Addictions and Mental Health) Disability Working Group |
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Facilitator |
CAMH (Centre for Addictions and Mental Health) Disability Focus Groups re: visible and invisible disabilities and Introduction to Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 |
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Member |
Provincial Diversity Sub Committee of CAMH |
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Planning Committee Member |
International Conference Committee on Health and Equity |
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CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY |
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Member Board of Directors |
Metro Toronto Children’s Aid Society (CAS) |
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Chair |
Immigration & Refugee Sub Committee of Children’s Aid Society |
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Member |
Social Justice Committee of Children’s Aid Society |
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Member |
Sub Committee to examine Best Interests of the Child (CAS) |
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Member |
Sub Committee of CAS Children Who Witness Violence Sub |
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Member |
Diversity Committee of CAS |
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COLLEGE OF TEACHERS |
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Council Member |
Ontario College of Teachers |
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Member |
Executive Committee of College of Teachers |
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Member |
Standard of Practice and Education Committee of College of Teachers |
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Chair |
Pre-Service Committee of College of Teachers |
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ONTARIO MARCH OF DIMES |
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Director/Executive Member |
Ontario March of Dimes |
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Provincial Chair |
Supportive Living Units - Persons with Disabilities |
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Chair |
Regional Advisory Committee, Ontario March of Dimes |
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Chair |
Anti-Racism Committee of Ontario March of Dimes |
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Chair |
Appeals Tribunal - Ontario March of Dimes |
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Chair |
Appeals Task Force of Ontario March of Dimes |
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Chair |
Stephanie/McCaul Supportive Living |
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Chair |
Board Development Committee, Ontario March of Dimes |
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Steering Committee Member |
Festival of International Conferences on Disability, Aging & Technology (FICDAT) (Year 2007) |
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Member |
Conductive Education (OMOD) |
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Member |
Events Committee |
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HAMILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION |
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School Trustee |
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Chair |
Business Management Committee |
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Chair |
Education Management Committee |
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Chair |
Special Needs Task Force |
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Chair |
Child Abuse Committee |
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Chair |
Community Use of Schools Committee |
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Board Representative |
Association of Large School Boards |
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Board Representative |
Municipality/School Board Liaison Committee |
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Member |
Toronto School Board – Needs of Black Students |
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Member |
2005 Education Summit – Hamilton Board |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |
| Member | Equity in Health Committee |
| Member | Diversity Equity Health Practioners Council |
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Chair |
Great Ride to Beat Cancer – Canadian Cancer Society |
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Member |
Status of Women Committee |
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Member |
Working Group on Safe Schools, Ministry of Education & Training |
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Member |
Ontario Advisory Council on Multiculturalism & Citizenship |
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Member |
Black Educators’ Working Group |
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Founding Member/Advisor |
Black Professionals Reaching Out |
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Founding Member/Advisor |
Tabby Town Non-Profit Housing in Hamilton |
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Founding Member & Advisor |
ERDCO (Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario) |
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Past Chair |
Road Toad Drug/Alcohol Youth Prevention Programme |
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Member |
Children, Youth and Transitional Youth Task Force of Toronto District Health Council and Ministry of Health |
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Founding Member |
Youth Justice Peer Education Working Group (Various Ministries) |
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Chapter President |
Toastmasters International |
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President |
Hamilton Council of Home & School |
Member |
Advisory Committee for Implementation of Anti-Racism in Ontario Schools |