BIVSAA
BLACK EXCELLENCE & GRIT SPEAKER SERIES - BREANNA DABRIEL
Breanna Dabriel is currently a second-year Teacher Candidate in the Department of Education at York. She also holds a Bilingual Honours BA with a Double Major in Canadian Studies and History from York University's Glendon Campus. Bre aspires to change the way in which education of Black-history is taught and celebrated within the educational system. She's driven by the uncovering and telling of Black histories with the goal of weaving those stories back into the Canadian historical narrative where they've belonged all along. She is next on BIVSAA's speaker series on the topic of "Beyond Black History Month and Towards Black Excellence." Be sure to tune in on Tuesday Feb 7th, @7PM we hope to see you there!
Time: Feb 7th @ 7pm
Zoom: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/93396521092?pwd=RkNONWpnMndtMFh0eVVmV0x1UVhRZz09
Meeting ID: 933 9652 1092
Passcode: 261646
BLACK EXCELLENCE & GRIT SPEAKER SERIES - SHAUNA BOOKAL
Join @yubivsaa for their upcoming Black Excellence and Grit Speaker Series session with Shauna Bookal on Feb 2nd at 1pm. This session will be on Zoom.
Shauna graduated from Brock University (BSM '05) and then went on to pursue post-graduate studies: first attaining a Sport Business Management Graduate Certificate from Durham College in June 2006, then moving on to complete a Master of Science and Sports Management from West Virginia University in May 2008. Currently the Manager of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Student Experience for the Ontario University Athletics (OUA). Some of her responsibilities include: provide expertise and advice to internal and external community regarding EDI- and Safe Sport related matters and guidance, oversight, and administrative support for Institutions, Coaches, Officials, and Student-Athletes. In addition to her extensive portfolio, Shauna has a passion for volunteering and giving back to the community. Shauna enjoys sharing her time and expertise by sitting on large sporting event organizing committees like the Pan Am Games, Invictus Games, North American Indigenous Games and Ontario ParaSport Games. There is an extensive list of awards to showcase Shauna's passion for volunteer involvement in sport at International/ National / Regional / Local Events. She was named Canada's Top 100 Black Women to Watch 2022, received the prestigious honour of the Governor General Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers (February 2020), the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour – Community Sport Volunteer of the Year (December 2019). In 2019 Shauna was also recognized by the Toronto Raptors and Tangerine Bank for her role as a community sports leader who has inspired, motivated and encouraged positive change in the lives of girls throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Time: Feb 2nd @ 1pm
Zoom: https://yorku.zoom.us/j/99209825468?pwd=aGFybm5YM2toSW1wWjcvS3Y5anh4dz09
Meeting ID: 992 0982 5468
Passcode: 029424
