Phiona Lloyd-Henry
Coordinating Principal, PDSB
Phiona Lloyd-Henry (she, her) is coordinating principal for leadership, capacity building and school partnership at the PDSB – she migrated from Jamaica and has worked with the Peel District School Board for more than ten years. She has been a classroom teacher, department head and has served as the instructional resource teacher and instructional coordinator for equity and inclusive education. While serving as coordinator, her core responsibility included coordinating the Board’s We Rise Together Action Plan. This included facilitating anti-racism training, leading the development of curriculum, learning resources and materials and providing system-wide facilitation/training related to the School Success planning process.
Phiona is dedicated to serving students and creating educational environments that are equitable, inclusive and free from discriminatory practices. She is interested in critical democratic pedagogy and anti-oppressive forms of teaching and learning; she values positive partnerships with families and caregivers. She also values the development of student efficacy and social activism. Her undergraduate work in Education (University of the West Indies) and her graduate work (OISE – University of Toronto) have contributed to her praxis as an activist educator. In addition to her formal work as an educator, Phiona serves on the board of local not-for profit organizations that advocate for Black children. For example, she has recently joined the Jamaican Canadian Association as the Education Chair and she serves as a board members of the Black Youth School Success Initiative in Peel. In February 2019, Phiona was awarded with the United Way’s Community Leadership Award for her work as a Black community advocate. Phiona is an executive member of PAACE – the Peel Association of African Canadian Educators.
Neil Price
Co-founder and Executive Director of LogicalOutcomes
Neil Price is Co-Founder and Executive Director of LogicalOutcomes, a not-for-profit consultancy that provides evaluation systems and expert solutions to mission-driven organizations around the world. A holder of degrees in Education and Public Policy, Neil is currently a PhD. Candidate in the Adult Education and Community Development Program at OISE/UT.
Neil’s consulting practice focuses on performance measurement, strategic planning and evaluation. Neil brings several years of senior leadership in the public and non-profit sectors to his work.
A frequent writer and commentator on community, culture, and art, Neil’s writing has appeared in numerous publications. He has taught at George Brown College and University of Toronto – Scarborough.
Oluwatobi “Tobi” Mohammed
Honours Bachelor of Science, U of T
Tobi recently completed an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto majoring in Biology for Health Sciences. During her time at UTM, she was committed to creating brave spaces for current and prospective Black students on campus. In the past school year she was a Program Mentor and Teaching Assistant for the SEE@UTM pilot program, worked as an Access and Inclusions Assistant within the Centre of Student Engagement, and she currently sits on the UTM Black Art Steering Committee.
Christina Alexiou
City of Toronto, in the Youth Development Unit
Christina Alexiou (She, Her) is a community collaborator with extensive experience in community development, holistic care management, and youth violence prevention. Collaborative and innovative solutions that prioritize equity, access, and well-being are the heart and soul of Christina’s work with community. She is committed to addressing institutional and systemic barriers impacting youth and young adults, including barriers to accessing education. While completing her Master’s degree in Social Work, she focused on understanding vulnerability to violence and crime through the social determinants of health. Throughout her journey, Christina has worked across numerous community-based organizations, the Toronto District School Board, and Centennial College. She currently works at the City of Toronto, in the Youth Development Unit. Christina is passionate about building cross-sectoral relationships while working with young people, community agencies, resident leaders, institutions, and systems to co-design non-traditional approaches to complex challenges.