Lynda is an Intake Counselor for the ELT Program at Skills for Change. She has an impressive education, including a doctorate degree from l’Université de Montréal. Lynda was born in Toronto, and when she was only a year old, she moved with her family to a farmhouse in the countryside north of Belleville. Out in the rural Ontario countryside, she attended one of the very last historic two-room schoolhouses in Canada. Lynda has a long…
DetailsTania is the receptionist and much-loved first face of Skills for Change. While she may have been Canadian born, she also spent a lot of her childhood growing up in Antigua, a small island in the Caribbean. Before shes even asked to describe it, Tanias smile brightens as she begins to paint us a picture of her second home. Its so beautiful there, Tania says, its a small island and everyoneknows each other. Its tropical…
DetailsBarbara is an Employment Counsellor at the Skills for Change Employment Ontario West office. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal and arrived in Canada on Mother’s Day when she was one-year-old. She has been able to travel back and forth between Toronto and Lisbon every year while growing up. “Sometimes it feels like I am in a limbo. When I am in Canada, people point out my accent - and when I am back home,…
DetailsCarlos is a Sales and Service Assistant at Skills for Change. Carlos was born in Venezuela and arrived in Canada earlier this year in March. When asked about what he likes about Canada, Carlos leans in and says, “To be honest with you, I love maple… donuts, cookies and obviously maple syrup.” Before working at Skills for Change, Carlos worked as a Corporate Manager of a small franchise of urban grocery store in Venezuela. He…
DetailsVijay James is a Program Administrator for Mentoring and Employer Engagement at Skills for Change. He was born in the city of Chennai in India and relocated with his wife and his two children to Toronto just earlier this year in March. For Vijay, one of the most noticeable differences between Toronto and his home city is the changing seasons. “Being in Toronto is like being in a completely different realm for me,” says Vijay.…
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