Monthly Meeting with Colleen James

  • January 25, 2023
  • 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Portuguese Club, 870 Townline Rd, Cambridge, ON

Colleen James will speak to us on the topic "Challenging our Assumptions"

To help with Colleen's packed schedule, she will be speaking to us when the meeting starts at 9:30. Club business and Fred Vaughn's vignette will occur after our coffee break. 

Colleen is a professor at Conestoga College’s school of business while running local equity and inclusion consulting firm Divonify, which she founded in 2015.

She is a former board president for Focus for Ethnic Women and has served as a member of the mayor’s equity task force. In 2020, James moderated the Region of Waterloo’s anti-racism town hall meetings.

Colleen was also recently elected as a Regional Councillor for the Region of Waterloo. 

Born and raised in Kitchener, inclusion advocate and educator Colleen James has experienced the good, the bad and the ugly parts of Waterloo Region. 

The community doesn’t look the same as it once was when her family immigrated to Canada from the Caribbean in the 1970s. But there’s still a long way to go. James is at the forefront of that push, spearheading local efforts to make the region a more welcoming place for others, including her young daughter.

PERSONAL VIGNETTE: Also in this meeting, Fred Vaughn will be delivering his personal vignette.

LUNCH BUNCH: After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at a local restaurant. A great way to get to know your fellow members.


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