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Executive
Director
Don Curry
doncurry@nbdmc.ca
Don
Curry has lived in most Canadian provinces, England and Germany.
A former newspaper reporter and editor, he has been in North
Bay since 1978, working as a journalism professor and public
affairs director at Canadore College, vice-president of The
Canadian Centre for Social Justice, and executive director of
The Canadian Ecology Centre, Young People's Press and the North
Bay & District Multicultural Centre. Don and his wife Mary
have two adult boys, Bill and Christopher, daughter-in-law Amy
and the love of their lives, granddaughter Megan.
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Program
Coordinator
Deborah Robertson
deborahrobertson@nbdmc.ca
Deborah
Robertson emigrated to Canada from England in 2008 after working
in the book publishing industry in London. She immediately got
involved as a volunteer with the North Bay & District Multicultural
Centre, both in the office and as a Host program volunteer.
Deborah is replacing Program Coordinator Ann Welsh who is on
maternity leave. Deborah and husband Chris purchased a home
in North Bay and are active members of the community.
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Office Manager
Tara Gillies
taragillies@nbdmc.ca
Tara
Gillies spent her early years in Nigeria and was with Young
People's Press for many years. She keeps our financial records
and is the Iron Lady of allocating office supplies. She designed
this website, and many others, and assists with special events.
Tara enjoys an active life in the country with her husband Mike
and son Ryan.
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Community
Connections
Vindra Sahadeo
vindrasahadeo@nbdmc.ca
Vindra
Sahadeo came to North Bay from Trinidad & Tobago in 2008
and worked at Nipissing University while volunteering at the
North Bay & District Multicultural
Centre, where she now works full-time. Vindra has an M.A. degree
in psychology and many years of experience as a high school
and university teacher. Vindra and husband Ram purchased a home
in North Bay and quickly became part of the community. Their
daughter, Anusha, is a student at Chippewa Secondary School.
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Settlement
Program
Taslima Ahmed
taslimaahmed@nbdmc.ca
Taslima
Ahmed is originally from Bangladesh and can communicate in English,
Bengali, Urdu and Hindi. She is also able to read and write
Arabic. She is a graduate of the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh,
with a Master of Arts degree in Sociology. She is also a graduate
of the Social Service Worker Program at Canadore College. She
lives in North Bay with her husband, Ainul and daughter Faisa.
Taslima is now on maternity leave.
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North Bay Newcomer
Network
Project Officer
Laura-Jane Coté
laurajanecote@nbdmc.ca
Laura-Jane
Coté took an early retirement from the Ontario Government
to return to North Bay. She held a number of senior management
positions with the Ontario Public Service and led a variety
of initiatives aimed at transforming service delivery across
the environmental and human service sectors. She works from
the North Bay & District Multicultural Centre for the North
Bay Newcomer Network, a consortium of local partners working
on a variety of immigration issues in the region.
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Settlement
Program
Cindy
Collins
cindycollins@nbdmc.ca
Cindy
Collins is a graduate from Nipissing University with a B.A.
(Hons.) in Regional Planning and International Development.
She was born and raised in the beautiful city of North Bay.
She spent three months in Madagascar volunteering for a non-governmental
organization doing both humanitarian and conservation work.
Upon return, she continued volunteering at the North Bay & District
Multicultural Centre in the front office where she now works
as a Settlement Counsellor. She has travelled extensively in
Southeast Asia.
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Francophone
Outreach Coordinator
Maryline Pillet
mpillet@nbdmc.ca
Maryline
Pillet emigrated to Canada from France in 2007. She began her
Canadian experience in Alfred, Ontario and later moved to Powassan.
Maryline is educated in a multiplicity of subjects, holding
an M.A. in Language and Italian Literature. Her professional
experience is as far reaching as her native country, with backgrounds
in agriculture, coaching, counseling, translating, and teaching.
She is able to communicate fluently in four languages; English,
French, Italian and Spanish, and is always ready to embrace
new languages as opportunities to further her life experiences.
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Settlement
Program
Shaye Belanger
shayebelanger@nbdmc.ca
Shaye
graduated from Nipissing University with a B.A in sociology
and social welfare. She was born and raised in New Liskeard,
ON and came to North Bay to go to school and decided to stay
and pursue her career. Shaye enjoys volunteering with many different
organizations, such as the Good Life for Women in childminding,
Scouts Canada as a casual Cub leader, Big Brothers, Big Sisters
as a casual volunteer and with Habitat for Humanity Nipissing
University Alumni Chapter. She enjoys volleyball and baseball.
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Immigrant
Researcher Intern
Meg Ramore
megramore@nbdmc.ca
Meg
Ramore is a graduate of McMaster University with a double B.A
(Hons.) in women's studies and sociology. She was raised in
beautiful Corbeil (an outlying area of North Bay). She is an
active volunteer in the feminist and the lesbian, gay, bisexual
&transgender community. Sheis also a longtime volunteer
at Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre of Nipissing. Meg and
her partner Chris share a home in North Bay with their two rescue
dogs Oliver Quartz and Pugsly Mae.
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Employer Liaison
Johnathan Thackray
johnathanthackray@nbdmc.ca
Johnathan
grew up in Toronto and "immigrated" to North Bay in
2005 to begin studying at Nipissing University. He graduated
with a B.A. (Hons.) in classical studies and history. He also
completed his B.Ed. and is a member of the Ontario College of
Teachers. Johnathan is passionate about teaching (especially
history) and loves working with young people. He is fluent in
English and French and needs to keep practicing his Latin and
German.
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