EXPERIENCE
Educator
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Faculty, Dept of Canadian Studies, University of Waterloo; Emmanuel College, University of Toronto
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Lecturer, Elderhostel, St Paul's College, University of Waterloo
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Teacher's helper, St Lambert Elementary School (Montreal)
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Elected School Commissioner, South Shore Protestant School Board (elementary schools)
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Historian for City of Toronto Planning Committee
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Secretary, program notes, Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration
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Royal Ontario Museum: includes president of ROM volunteers; chair and travel leader, international travel; public tour guide, museum exhibits; facilitator, staff and volunteer training programmes
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Association for Children with Learning Disabilities: project manager, board member
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Secretary, Riverdale Historical Society
Volunteer
EDUCATION
Memberships
Education
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Coordinating Council for Women in History
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The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
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The Canadian Authors Association
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The Canadian Children's Book Centre
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Royal Ontario Museum
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Canadian Society of Children's Authors Illustrators and Performers
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Ontario Women's History
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The Royal Canadian Yacht Club
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The Arts and Letters Club
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Ontario Volunteer Service Award (twice)
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Agnes Benidickson Award, Queen's University
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Garden selected for Toronto Secret Gardens tour
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Women's badminton doubles champion, RCYC
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Crew member, prize winning sailboat Banshee V
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Member, Renaissance ROM cabinet
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Various University prizes and awards, including McConnell Fellowship
Honours & Awards
Continuing Education for Writers
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"Writing Picture Books" with Cary Fagan, University of Toronto
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"Writing Non-fiction for Children" with Cathy Rondina, George Brown College, Toronto
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"Writing Fiction for Children 1&2," with Edward (Ted) Staunton, George Brown College, Toronto
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"Writing and Selling books, an Advanced Writing Program for Selected Graduates," Institute of Children's Literature, West Redding, CT
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"Writing for Magazines," Highlights Foundation, Honesdale, Pa
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Hon. BA, English, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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BTh, PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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HRPBA, Harvard Business School
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Nature and the environment, travel, Canadian history, history of women, ancient cultures, sailing, badminton, music, theatre, gardening