The TorontoYouth Team...

---

CHAD KATSENHAKE:RON DIABO
Mohawk Nation

Email: Chad_Diabo@scilink.org

I am a 22 year old Mohawk of Kahnawake. I am very proud of my Native Ancestry and sovereignty. I am active in promoting Mohawk and Aboriginal rights within the boundaries of Canada. I am involved in several ongoing programs and networks in North America; the Earth Ambassador program, the Students Commission, and the Native Youth Movement.

I am a certified Youth Peer Counseling trainer. I have experience in facilitating workshops and talking circles as well as organizing youth conferences and youth gatherings. I am also experienced in fund raising and proposal writing.

In the past, my workshops have focused on Anti-racism themes, cultural awareness themes, youth leadership, native youth activism, environment, fund raising and solicitation, Conflict resolution, substance abuse and sexual abuse. I base my workshops on personal experience and formal training I have had.

In my spare time I like to play paintball, volley ball and lift weights. I also like to paint and do sculpture, as well as make Native jewelry. My creativity is one of my major strong points and my love of sports allows me an outlet for stress managment.

My previous work experience has been as a prevention worker, conference coordinator, urban referral worker. Now I am being employed by TG Magazine as a Youth intern, my responsibilities now are to plan the youth conference in Winnipeg and help on the Ministerials happening throughout the year.

---

PAMELA RICE

Email: Pamela_Rice@scilink.org

Pamela Rice was born in the thriving hamlet of Waterford, Ontario during the year of the Pig. She recently returned from Indonesia where she was teaching English. She has lots of experience in facilitating programs for young people and looks forward to applying these skills in the most intense way.

Her degree is in International Development, focusing on Economics in the Asia Pacific region. Pamela even has bought far east funds! She was initially turned on by the rapid development occuring in South East Asia in terms of industry and quality of life.

Planning the on-line conferences and multi-site video conferences that will accompany Canada's Year of Asia Pacific agenda will occupy Pamela's every waking moment over the next year. She's based in Toronto, as an intern, at TG Magazine/The Student's Commission

Trudy SÈri Samuel

Email: Trudy_Seri_Samuel@scilink.org

Her name is Trudy Seri Samuel, born in the grand town of Ottawa, Ontario during the howling year of the Dog-- but this woman is nothing to bark at.

Her interests revolve around issues pertaining to community development within the international arena having a direct focus on women and youth. One of her priorities as a youth coordinator is to ensure that youth have their voices heard and have an influence on the decision making process at an international level.

Trudy's background is in grassroots organization and facilitation in varying aspects of social development, of which includes conferences planning, fundraising, media relations and special event management.

Trudy, who is a constant inspiration to the lethargic at heart, is located in the Toronto office at TG, The Students Commission.

Roy De Lima

Roy is another one of our interns here at TG/ Students Commission. Right now Roy is attending Trent University in Peteborough trying to get is Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Studies and Canadian Studies.

He's the software King! This guy knows his computers. He has held quite a few positions working with computers and the Internet. At the present time Roy is working as a Workshop Instructor in the Computer Studies department of Trent University. His duties in this job are to teach people the different programs (ranging from Word processing to Spreadsheets) and grading the students' assignments. Not only is he keeping himself busy with working towards his degree but he is also involved in researching for the Peterborough, Haliburton, and Victoria County Y.W.C.A. Through this research he will be uncovering the effects poverty has on computer literacy skills in children. The information he gets from this research will be the basis of a proposal to fund a computer lab for disadvantaged children in Peterborough.

Though you might think so by everything I've written so far, Roy is not all computers. He also enjoys recreational activities such as tennis and cycling. Collecting sports cards is another one of his passions. Straying away from sports and computers I hear Roy plays a mean guitar.

Visit Roy's Web Site: http://www.csp.trentu.ca/~csrad/

Devinder Brar

Hi! My name is Devinder Brar. I'm a 23 year old, of East Indian descent, born in Toronto, Ontario. For the past 20 years, I've lived in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto.

As a graduate from the University of Toronto with a degree in Commerce, I enjoy working on the financial and administrative side of The Students Commission (especially handling everyone's pay cheques!). In my spare time I enjoy aerobics and watching the NHL playoffs.

I'm very excited to be working for TG Magazine/ The Students Commission and have met some really great people. I look forward to working here for the summer!

Tayab Farooq

EMail: Tayab_Farooq@scilink.org

Currently Tayab is a computer Science student at George Brown college in Toronto. He has lots experience working with computers which he will to use as an Intern at TG Magazine / The Student Commission.

Tayab is from Pakistan and was born in the year of Sheep. He came to Canada about seven years ago and likes it here because of the cold weather. His hobbies includes watching English movies and visiting different places, So far he has visited about seven different cities such as New York, Chicago, New Jersey and few countries in Middle East. His interest is studying math, which he is very good at.

From the little ol' town of Lindsay, to the big ol' town of Markham, I am a first generation East Indian-Canadian and Ontario native. However, two years ago I followed my love for rich European culture, shopping, music and theatre and ended up in Montreal, Quebec. Studying under McGill University's Faculty of Education, I am currently studying Biology and Moral/ Family Studies Secondary Education. My love for soccer, aerobics, and other sports also has me working on a second degree in Fitness.

Born in the year of the dragon, I fall under the Pisces zodiac sign. If you know anything about astrology, Pisceans are known to be 'fun loving' with a weird sense of humour, 'devoted to duty', 'idealistic', and 'enthusiastic'. They are also known to 'never be confined long in one place'. I suppose this especially explains the travel bug in me that's taken me through parts of Europe, Asia, North America, and the Caribbean.

My most exciting travel experience began when I joined Generation 2000's Cross Canada Tour in '95. During my five month adventure I explored every corner of Canada (from NWT to Nfld.), and spoke with thousands of youth about their hopes and concerns for the future. Through drama and workshops, I gained much insight on Canadian youth. After being actively involved in the "youth and anti-racism scene" since 1989, I'm applying this information and insight as a youth intern at TG Magazine!

It may not exactly be the ideal reason for motivation, but to me one of "...the greatest pleasures in life is doing what people say you cannot do." I've had a blast watching the world respond to the numerous accomplishments of today's youth, and I can't wait to see what they say about Asia Connects!

Bindu Dhaliwal

Email: Bindu_Dhaliwal@scilink.org

Bored in class one day, Bindu read in TG Magazine about The Students Commission Conference and off she went to spend 7 days in Ottawa with a Canadian flag stuck in her hair, leading her peers - which she's been doing with us ever since.

A winner of the Lincoln Alexander anti-racism award, Bindu has been making presentations on behalf of her peers to the Governor General, provincial royal commissions and school boards. She has also spoken on youth and equity issues in appearances on Canada A.M. , Newsworld and CBC's "The National ".

Currently a student at the University of Toronto, Bindu also continues her work with TG, creating and co-ordinating special youth projects such as the Young Women's Guide, from her experiences at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.

Bindu is a woman with a difference - the only commerce student with a Macintosh...

Denise Campbell

Denise is our media darling - host of WTN's "Girl Talk", frequent speaker and media interviewee on youth and youth activism. Winner of the YTV Youth Achievement Award for public service, she has travelled across the province as a motivational speaker.

Denise found us at the 1992 Student Commission conference, and she's been with us, in a variety of capacities, ever since, as youth writer, workshop facilitator and youth advisor.

In addition to travelling the globe (Beijing Conference, G-7 Summit), and working with us, she is a Political Science student at the University of Ottawa.

Describe yourself in five sentences or less:

1) I am in my twenties, barely, an aquarius and vegetarian, of average height, and have brown eyes and blond hair (naturally).

2) I am a full-time student in Ryerson's Journalism program, and I work full-time at TG--you figure it out because I sure can't.

3) I started at TG just over a year ago as a co-op student and in a weird twist of fate, I now supervise the co-op students, web site stuff, graphic design and writing; you can call me the webmaster.

4) The strangest things about me are that I'm a shopaholic (no joke), very organized (can you say obsessive-compulsive), and minus a kidney, another long story.

5) I'm back home living with my Mum, 16-year-old brother, and 6-year-old sister in North York right now, but between you and me, I love living on my own.

Oh yeah, and I hate writing bios trying to describe myself!

Daniel Hammond

Update:
Daniel is back in MontrÈal at McGill University pursuing an Engineering degree.

Daniel is one of two interns helping to set up the MontrÈal Asia Pacific Multisite. A former Student Commisioner, Daniel is currently completing an honours degree in electrical engineering at McGill University. Daniel is originally from Mississauga, and is finding life in Montreal to be quite interesting. His favorite past times include computer programming and daydreaming. His hero is Billy Corgan.

I'm Krista. I am new to TG. I graduated from McKenzie College with a diploma in 3D Computer Animation and Visualization. I'm both new and old to TG magazine. I worked with them back in 1995 at the G-7 Summit in Halifax along with Auburn Air. I am now working with them in there Toronto office to help produce multimedia packages.

I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I spent most of my life moving back and forth from Nova Scotia to Ontario. I'm a big Mickey fan, but have never hasd a chance to met the Mouse in person. But I will meet him soon enough!

When I'm not at the office I can either be found, lost in this big new city, playing Rugby, shopping, or dreaming of the ocean on the East Coast. (gotta love the taste of salt water!)