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That experience built upon the foundation Joseph received as a student at Blessed Trinity, and drew him to a career as a policy analyst at the Canadian International Development Agency. Joseph was eager to aid people at home, so he volunteered at the Ottawa Mission and tutored at Discovery University through the Mission, and assisted the Salvation Army.
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JOSEPH MCDONALD DEVELOPED A KEEN INTEREST IN GLOBAL EVENTS WHILE ATTENDING BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL. HE WENT ON TO COMPLETE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ENGLISH (DOUBLE MAJOR), BEFORE TAKING TIME OFF TO BACKPACK AROUND THE WORLD.
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Dr. Michael Levesque is a graduate of St. Antoine and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary Schools, and was a member of the Saint Paul Catholic High School Class of 1985. He holds several degrees from the University of Toronto, including a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Doctor of Medicine. He is currently an oncologist with the Walker Family Cancer Centre in St. Catharines and an Assistant Professor at the McMaster University School of Medicine’s Brock University Campus.
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A decade of experience of working at a women’s shelter in downtown Toronto changed Dr. Levesque’s perspective and he knew a solitary life in a laboratory was not for him. He realized that it is the connections we make with people every day - big and small – that truly impact each other’s lives and what he truly thrived upon, so he combined his love of social work and his love of science and became a doctor.
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Dr. Michael Levesque DR. MICHAEL LEVESQUE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE CONTENT TO WORK IN A LABORATORY THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. HE IMAGINED HIMSELF AS A RESEARCHER, DILIGENTLY WORKING TO FIND A WAY TO CURE CANCER, FAR REMOVED FROM THE PEOPLE HIS RESEARCH MIGHT ONE DAY SAVE.
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TERRI-LYNN WOODHOUSE’S CAREER IN TEACHING AND TRAINING ADULTS HAS TAKEN HER ACROSS CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, AND IN 2006, SHE STARTED HER OWN CONSULTING FIRM THAT SAW HER WORK WITH SOME OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE BRANDS IN THE WORLD. In 2013, Terri-Lynn participated in Camino de Santiago in Spain and took a side-trip to Africa. That experience led her to return to her hometown of Thorold and start a company that would allow her to help artisans around the world market their products in North America. Today, there are more than 200 independent consultants selling products from Morocco and Peru across Canada.
He is an active member of Autism Ontario, and launched a web-based platform to connect families of individual around common areas of interest. He has also helped organize “University in the Community” in Toronto; a program which provides low-income individuals with the opportunity to take free, university-level courses in the Humanities.
As a result of Terri-Lynn’s investment in Morocco, local artisans now work in a covered space to protect them from sun and rain, and they also have access to washrooms, which they did not previously have. In Peru, artisans were able to build a bridge from their mountain location to connect them with the rest of the world.
Joseph McDonald is a graduate of St. John Catholic Elementary School and was a member of the Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School Class of 2002. He is also a graduate of McMaster University and Carleton University. He is currently enrolled in Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. Upon graduation, he aspires to have a legal career focusing on social justice.
Terri-Lynn Woodhouse is a graduate of St. Charles and Monsignor Clancy Catholic Elementary Schools and was a member of Denis Morris Catholic High School’s Class of 1989. She is also a graduate of Brock University, Mohawk College, Sheridan College and Walt Disney University.
