School of Health and Community Services Community Studies

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022

Speaker Grace Mater,

Distinguished Fellow Throughout her 36 years in public service, Grace Mater has been committed to collaborative approaches that enhance the lives of children and families in Hamilton. Grace is currently a General Manager with the City of Hamilton in the City Managers Office. Under Grace’s leadership Hamilton created a community-based planning approach for children’s services that is recognized as a best practice in Ontario. She also led the modernization and expansion of childcare within Hamilton, as well as the creation of the Children and Youth Charter of Rights, which is recognized by the United Nations. Grace also led the work on Human Services Integration and Neighbourhood Development for the City of Hamilton, and recently participated on Mohawk’s Challenge 2025 Stewardship Committee. A graduate of the Social Service Worker program at Grant McEwan College, Grace was named a YWCA Woman of Distinction in Community Leadership in 2018, and this year, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association.

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SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

Community Studies

Brain Disorders Management

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Ontario College Certificate Hodan Abdulla Nicholas Armstrong Shannon Asare H Jessie Atkinson Anthony Awdish H Adwena Babajan H Matea Delic Nicholas Gayk Shameka Hayles H Jordyn Holder Victoria Joussaume-Legault Francesco Liberale Tara Mcteer H Isaac Mercurio Roxanne Miller Yajur Randhawa Dylan Rudderham Matthew Sararas Courtney Sherwood Sanja Stojanovic Amelia Wighardt John Yeilding H Hannah Yip-Chuck Alexander Zabel

Child and Youth Care

Ontario College Advanced Diploma Saynab Aden Ronel Alvarez H Meagan Anderson Gulser Arik Salvador Barahona H Janell Billard Gabriela Brindley Sarah Campbell Kristen Capela Meldosia Cox Hannah DeNardis Tatum Derby Chelsey Devereux Emily DeVuyst-Smith Cassandra Douglas Divine Emem Stefani Ferraro Sarah Fortin H Hanna Furneaux H Ceara Galli Johnathan Gilman Kennedy Hagan Yara Hamade Zehra Hassan Alexa Haynes Megan Henriques Jaymee House Kristin Howatt H Rahul Ajo Joy Melissa Kleinjan Joshua Ladds Emily Masters Kally McAlpine H Sarah Mckinnon H Brady McNicol Starleen Miller Camielle Mio H Nqobile Miya Rebecca Moore Oghenevwede Okonedo Olyna Oleskiw Asilynn O’Neill H Kendyll Parker Andrew Pawlowski Kadian Perry Nora Pettipas Samantha Pocrnic Katelyn Powell Kendra Prisque H Quinn Robertson Dayna Robinson Madelaine Schubert Suha Seif Jamie Sero Danielle Sterling H Kassia Stevenson H Susan Swan Florencia Varela Holly Wells Nicole Willows Kausar Yahya Ramadan Yusuff

Community Integration Through Co-operative Education

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Early Childhood Education

Ontario College Diploma Hagar Abdellatif Olla Abdelrahman H Salome Abu Bonsra H Maximilian Adler H

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Mohawk Milestones

Support for Ukraine

In March 2022, Mohawk College partnered with other colleges from across Ontario to make a joint donation of $200,000 to UNICEF’s Ukraine emergency fund. Donations to this fund support UNICEF’s ongoing programs and response to the escalating need in Ukraine by providing safe water, urgent medical aid and health-care services, child protection and education.

Educational Support

Ontario College Diploma Angela Arndt H Serenity Ashton Kasandra Atkinson H Haley Bartlett Chevelle Blackella H Hollis Boles Sarah Bontekoe H Tracy Brown Abigail Clarke H Mitchell Coyne Andrea Crans H Maria Cuevas Sanchez Matthew Duke H Tara Elsegood Emily Felstead Rolando A. Flores Tricia Foord H Lucy Gault H Stephen Girodat H Jessica Gismondi H Nicole Grzegorczyk H Stephanie Hall Meghan Hansen H Kristin Hare H Corina Havercroft Sameena Hussain H Valerie Jeffery H Sharon Jenkins H Avery Kelly Brooke Kirley Esther Lammers Kate Lau H Brianna MacDonald Michala MacDonald Fatima Malik H Courtney McCargar H Pamela McCormick H Charles Ndombasi Isabella Parrotta Krista Price Logan Quinn Paul Valentin Radigan H Anais Risacher H Angela Rogerson H Taylor Shaw Bushra Siddiqi H Saralina Stubbe H Sherry West H Morgan Wiatt H Chris Zimmerman H

Human Services Foundation

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