Kimberly Badal (BSc ’12) is a cancer researcher and advocate working in the Caribbean region. In August 2016, Kimberly founded the Caribbean Cancer Research Initiative (CCRI), a non-profit organization focused on evidence-based solutions for cancer prevention and management. She believes that radical improvement will come when we allow the patient experience to shape the research […]
Farouk Jiwa is currently senior manager at CARE Enterprise Partners, a division of CARE Canada that seeks to apply innovative, market-based approaches to poverty reduction in the developing world. He is also the co-founder and director of Honey Care Africa, an innovative social enterprise promoting sustainable community-based beekeeping across East Africa. Jiwa is the recipient […]
Andrew Craig is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, director, composer, broadcaster and impresario. He works in multiple musical genres and collaborates with artists in other disciplines. He has collaborated with the likes of Molly Johnson, Ashley MacIsaac, Soulpepper Theatre, Djanet Sears and Wynton Marsalis. Craig served as musical director for a tribute to Quincy Jones and […]
Jennifer Corriero is an innovative leader who has forged her own unique path to success as the co-founder and executive director of TakingITGlobal (TIG), one of the world's most successful online international development organizations for youth. TIG has active members in more than 200 countries. It is available in 12 languages, receives more than 1.4 […]
Frank Cianciulli has been described as a serial entrepreneur, and with good reason. He has founded or co-founded numerous companies, earning himself a place on Canada’s 2007 Top 40 Under 40 list. His organization, Enunciate Conferencing, was deemed by Profit Magazine as one of “Hot 50” Canadian companies in 2004 and 2005. It was also […]
Gretel Reid-Willis is an innovative teacher who has energized her colleagues, students and their parents. She works to dispel the intimidating nature of math and explain why it is essential for all of us. She has helped many young students, particularly girls, discover the pleasures and power of math through language, drama, visual arts and […]
Galit Solomon, an award-winning TV reporter, has earned the deep respect of her colleagues and local acclaim early in her career. Off screen, her drive and passion shine equally. She has made a massive impact on the lives of thousands of people in York Region through her volunteer work to raise awareness of sexual violence. […]
Irene Sankoff and David Hein have been a driving force behind the theatre and music scenes in North America. After spending their dues-paying years in Toronto and New York, the husband-and-wife team burst onto the Toronto theatre scene with their extraordinary hit musical My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, which the couple wrote, produced and starred […]
A Canadian foreign service officer, Karen Foss is the coordinator of international critical incidents at the Government of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. Foss has a passion for creating change at a global level. Since joining the foreign service in 2002, Foss has continued to make her mark on foreign relations and […]
