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Join Black Students United and Student Life for a candid panel discussion featuring Black Seneca alumni as they share their journeys after graduation and experiences navigating the career world as Black professionals. This event will also provide a space to network amongst fellow graduates. All are welcome to this event and light refreshments will be served.
Audience: Employees and students
Date: Thursday, Feb. 15Time: 4 to 5 p.m.Location: NH - Great Hall A1531BWebsite: Please register here.
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Cheyenne Scarlett, (MA ECS, BCD, ECE) is an educator, advocate and speaker on a mission to empower perinatal health professionals and families with evidence-based data and resources to create a safe and inclusive practice for all birthing people. She has worked to transform health program development at all levels, and continues to advocate for the federal implementation of race-based data for Black Canadians. Ms. Scarlett is a professor in Seneca's ECE department and co-founder of the The Black Birth Project.
Joesph Osei Bonsu is co-owner of Heros of the World, a comic-inspired brand that has designed more than 1,200 characters representing diverse countries and includes a comic book series. The first superhero, Captain Ghana, pays homage to Mr. Bonsu’s Ghanaian background. In 2021, Bonsu released Race With Me! featuring Olympic medalist Andre DeGrasse and was commended as one of the Best Books for Kids and Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
Micael Burgess and founder of Nerpy, which was created as a tribute to his Jamaican heritage and the diverse Toronto community he grew up in. He spotted in the market, a lack there-of spicy hot sauces and marinades in a city where the demand for spicy food was growing. He then created, Nerpy’s with a mission to introduce their customers to great tasting, deliciously flavoured hot sauces and marinades. Nerpy's Inc. produces award winning hot pepper sauces, seasoning rubs and marinades.
Stacey Ann Berry is the Founder and President of Bstellar® Group Inc. Stacey serves as the Toronto Chapter President for Blacks in Technology Foundation, which makes tech careers more accessible for Black professionals and provides resources, mentorship, career development and scholarships. Stacey is also a published author, workshop facilitator and has extensive professional experience in senior and administrative roles in private, non-profit and public sectors.
Contact: Glenna Thomas
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