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Cindy Finn

Director General
Lester B. Pearson School Board
Participates in 1 Session

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

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

Sessions in which Cindy Finn 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

John McMahon, Vanier College; Consortium of English-language post-secondary institutions; QUESCREN Advisory Board (Moderator)

D'Arcy Springate-Floch, Playfair Statistics (Speaker)

Caroline Dufour, Playfair Statistics (Speaker)

Moderator: John McMahon, Directo...
2:50 PM
2:50 PM
Here is how to connect to Agora:Agora uses the online platform Wonder...
3:20 PM
3:20 PM

Talk

ALIX ADRIEN (Moderator)

Désirée Rochat (Panelist)

Clarence Bayne, Black Studies Center Black Community Forum (Panelist)

Sustainable initiatives for the future of Quebec’s Black English-speaking communities – The Concordia Library Black community Archives:...

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)
3:10 PM
3:10 PM

Talk

Dorothy Williams (Panelist)

Brian ROCK (Moderator)

Marlene Jennings, The Honorable Marlene Jennings (Panelist)

Speakers:  

Friday 5 November, 2021

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

Talk

Lina Shoumarova, QUESCREN, Concordia University (Moderator)

Loretta Robinson (Speaker)

Dr.Cathy Martin, Ed.D. (Speaker)

Moderator: Lina Shoumarova, Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator, QUESCREN
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...