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CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
TASK FORCE WELCOMES NEW CO-CHAIRS

Ram Dhanjal and Harry Mann join the Mississauga Summit’s task force to cultivate Mississauga as a centre of excellence for diversity and inclusion

Mississauga, Ontario ( September 30, 2011) - The Mississauga Summit is pleased to announce Ram Dhanjal and Harry Mann as the newest Co-Chairs of the Centre for Diversity and Inclusion task force.
 
Ram Dhanjal has a long history of volunteerism and community work. Most recently, she has co-chaired several secondary school parent councils and currently sits on the board of Heritage Mississauga. Ram has a strong, diversified professional background which includes management consulting with major firms and speaks four languages. She currently works at the Royal Bank of Canada in Regulatory and Compliance, and lives in Mississauga with her husband Alex and their daughters Sabrina and Maya.

Harry Mann, principal lawyer of Mann Law Barristers and Solicitors Professional Corporation, joins our task force with a legal career spanning more than 26 years.  Amongst his many accomplishments, Mann was the recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for making a significant contribution to fellow citizens, the community and to Canada.  He was also appointed as an Inquiry Officer, by the Attorney General of Ontario to hear and determine matters under the Expropriations Act, R.S.O 1990. Some of his community and professional activities include director of the Peel Children's Aid Society and United Way of Peel Region’s Boards, as well as the director of Peel Law Association 2002 -2005.  He is also the Executive Director of the Sikh foundation of Canada Inc.

What We Do:
The Mississauga Centre For Diversity and Inclusion task force grew out of the community’s desire to embrace and leverage the diversity and global talent  pool Mississauga offers. 52% of Mississauga’s residents were born outside Canada with over 90 cultures represented in the region.

The Task Force has been researching and brainstorming one key idea that will create transformational change. The new Co-Chairs will launch the “Big Idea” at Mississauga Summit 2011 - held at University of Toronto Mississauga, October 25,2011.

For more information: www.mississaugasummit.ca

For more information please contact:
Carol Kotacka
info@mississaugasummit.ca
416.845.0764

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