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TDSB Excellence Awards

TDSB staff make our schools and workplaces incredible spaces to learn, work and play. We all know stories of staff who go above and beyond for students, colleagues and the broader community, and every year, the TDSB Excellence Awards are a chance to spotlight these stories and recognize the efforts of TDSB staff.

We are delighted to announce the 2024 recipients of the Excellence Awards!

Photo of 2024 Excellence Award Recipients

Combatting Hate and Racism

The Combatting Hate and Racism Award recognizes an individual or group that has demonstrated outstanding practice in confronting hate and racism within the TDSB.

  • Kate Hang
  • Princess Edogiawerie
  • Kiersten Wynter
  • Jay Williams

Delivering Operational Excellence

The Delivering Operational Excellence award recognizes an individual or group that has gone above and beyond to provide service delivery to students, staff or community that exceeds client expectations and demonstrates business and/or operational excellence.

  • Corina Fernandes Miranda
  • Vance Scott
  • Gail Bornstein
  • Aatif Choudhry

Driving Innovation

The Driving Innovation Award recognizes an individual or group that has championed outstanding innovation. They have demonstrated leadership in innovation by implementing an innovative project, practice, technique, or tool that positively enhances student achievement, staff experiences, and/or service delivery.

  • Donna Lim
  • Dan Kunanec

Enhancing Wellbeing and Belonging

The Enhancing Belonging and Well-being Award recognizes an individual or group that creates outstanding collaborative environments where others feel safe to share thoughts and feelings, and contribute to discussions and/or initiatives. They enhance well-being by acknowledging uniqueness, removing barriers, and supporting mental health initiatives and practices.

  • Julie Tai
  • Uthish Ganesh
  • Silvana La Rosa
  • Adnan Talib
  • Claud Balfour
  • Mebruka Mohammed

Student Achievement and Engagement

The Student Achievement and Engagement Award recognizes an individual or group that has demonstrated excellence through a specific focus on activities, programs, or an initiative to enable high student achievement and engagement, that supports under-served students. Innovation and creating positive student learning experiences are essential for this award.

  • Mubarak Baker
  • Stephen Wong
  • Sherry Raffalovitch
  • Kai Gordon