Former Ontario Minister of Children and Youth is the ICHS Distinguished Lecturer for 2009
The ICHS Alumnae Association in conjunction with the Immaculate Conception High School is staging the second lecture in The ICHS Distinguished Lecture Series on Thursday December 10, 2009 at the Lisa Narcisse Centre for the Performing Arts, Immaculate Conception High School at 5:30pm.
The ICHS Distinguished Lecture Series was inaugurated during the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the school in 2008. Its aim is to showcase graduates who have excelled academically, made outstanding contributions to public office, nation and community building. It is intended to be a catalyst, driving our young people and adults to greatness and possibilities through education.
This year, the distinguished ICHS graduate and Jamaican will be Mrs. Mary Anne Chambers (nee Brown) who resides in Toronto Canada and has distinguished herself in public life and as a philanthropist.
She has received numerous awards including the Golden Jubilee Medal of Queen Elizabeth the Second and the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica. She is a former Member of the Provincial Parliament and appointed to the Executive Council of Ontario, serving first as the Minister for Training, Colleges and Universities, and subsequently the Minister of Children and Youth Services. Mrs. Chambers was also a Senior Vice President of ScotiaBank Canada where she served for twenty six (26) years.
Her lecture will speak to the topic: “Access to Opportunity….an imperative not to be ignored.” The event is open to the public.
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