
Cindy Finn is the Director General of the Lester B. Pearson School Board, a school board of approximately 24,000 students headquartered in Dorval, Qc. Prior to occupying her current post, Dr. Finn was Director of Student Services at LBPSB for 14 years, responsible for overseeing complementary educational services in the board’s 55 schools and centres. A school psychologist by training, she holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from McGill University. In addition to her role as President with Réseau réussite Montréal, Cindy is currently the President of the Leadership Committee for English Education in Quebec and past President of the Canadian Association of School System Administrators. She is passionate about creating and supporting healthy learning environments for students and staff.
Sessions in which Cindy Finn participates
- Session 7 – Workshop on QUESCREN's Education Research Briefs
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Moderators: Debbie
- Workshop
Sessions in which Cindy Finn attends
- Welcome Remarks, followed by Keynote Address: The Importance of a Plurilingual Approach in English-Speaking Higher Education for Language Vitality and Identity Validation
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Welcome remarks:Lorraine O'Donnell, Research Associate, QUESCREN; Affiliate Assistant Professor, Sch...
- Keynote

- Session 2B: Mapping the Demographics of English-Language Education
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: John McMahon, Directo...
- Talk
- BREAK - Join us in Agora, our virtual space for conversations and networking
- 2:50 PM - 4:10 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder...
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- Session 3A: Panel discussion: Sustainable Initiatives for the Future of Quebec’s Black English-Speaking Communities
- 3:20 PM - 4:10 PM | 50 minutes
- Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives:...
- Talk
- Keynote Address: Online Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board of Black Educators
- 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | 50 minutes
- Alix Adrien, President, Quebec Board of Black EducatorsOnline Education - The Experience of the Quebec Board ...
- Keynote
- Session 5B: Education Rights and the Law
- 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN)
- Talk
- Session 6B: Panel discussion: Celebrating the Black Contributions to the History of Quebec from Mathieu da Costa to the Honourable Marlene Jennings: 1608-2021
- 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
- Speakers:
- Talk
- Keynote Address: Celebrating Indigenous Languages in Academia
- 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | 50 minutes
- Manon Tremblay, Senior Director, Indigenous Directions, Concordia UniversityCele...
- Keynote

- Session 9A: Education Issues & English-Speaking Indigenous Communities
- 1:50 PM - 2:40 PM | 50 minutes
- Moderator: Lina Shoumarova, Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator, QUESCREN
- Talk
- Keynote Address: The Future of Education in an Official-Language Minority Setting: Demographic Change and New Points of View
- 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM | 50 minutes
- Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaThe Future of Education in an Official-Language...
- Keynote
