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Roma Medwid

Executive Director /President
Concordia University / The Medwid Education Group

Roma Medwid is in her 47th year of education. She worked her way through the ranks as a teacher, vice principal and principal before being promoted to board level administration first as Assistant Director of Pedagogical Services, Regional Director, and retiring as Deputy Director General of the English Montreal School Board in 2015. She started her own educational consulting company, The Medwid Education Group in 2016. In 2017 she began her second career as Executive Director of Concordia University’s Teacher Educational Council. She oversees the teacher education programs leading to teacher certification.

In her spare time, she volunteers for Generations Foundation to raise funds for the needy children on the Island of Montreal. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Father Jean Foundation awarding scholarships to deserving scholars. 

Sessions in which Roma Medwid attends

Wednesday 3 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM

Keynote

Angelica Galante, McGill University (Keynote speaker)

Lorraine O’Donnell, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Master of ceremonies)

William Floch, Ministère du Conseil exécutifSecrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise (Master of ceremonies)

Brian Lewis, Department of Communications Studies, Concordia University; co-director, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Sch...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Talk

Richard Schmid, Concordia University (Moderator)

Emilie Bowles, Riverside School Board (Speaker)

Michael Canuel (Speaker)

Moderator: Richard Schmid, Professor, Education, Concordia University

Thursday 4 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
12:30 PM
12:30 PM

Keynote

Qaadira De Coteau (Moderator)

ALIX ADRIEN (Keynote speaker)

Alix Adrien, President, Quebec Board of Black EducatorsOnline Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board ...
1:50 PM
1:50 PM
Session 5B: Education Rights and the Law
50 minutes, 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Talk

Sylvia Martin-Laforge, QCGN (Master of ceremonies)

Marion Sandilands, Conway Litigation (Speaker)

Richard Bourhis, Département de psychologie (Speaker)

Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)

Talk

John Ryan, LCEEQ (Moderator)

Trista Hollweck (Speaker)

Tya Collins, University of Ottawa (Panelist)

Moderator: John Ryan, Leadership Committee for English Education in Quebec (LCEEQ)

Friday 5 November, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM

Workshop

Debbie Horrocks, LEARN (Moderator)

Patricia Lamarre (Speaker)

Cindy Finn, Lester B. Pearson School Board (Speaker)

Tino Bordonaro (Speaker)

Kathleen Mulawka (Speaker)

Emma Legault (Moderator)

ALIX ADRIEN (Speaker)

Moderators: Debbie
12:30 PM
12:30 PM

Keynote

Dominique Michaud, Concordia University (Moderator)

Manon Tremblay, Concordia University (Keynote speaker)

Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCele...
1:50 PM
1:50 PM
Session 9B: Learning beyond the Classroom
50 minutes, 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM

Talk

Aimee Vieira, Norwich University (Speaker)

Gary Purcell (Speaker)

Anthony Di-Mascio, School of Education Bishop’s University; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Moderator)

Moderator: Anthony di Mascio, Professor, School of Education, Bishop's University 

Talk

Sabrina Moisan (Panelist)

Paul Zanazanian, Department of Integrated Studies in Education McGill University; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Panelist)

Speakers:  
3:10 PM
3:10 PM

Keynote

Dr. Patrick Donovan, QUESCREN (Moderator)

Raymond Theberge, Office of offcial Language (Keynote speaker)

Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language...