Our Team
Dr. Jamila Aman
Dr. Jamila Aman is an Educator, a Publisher, an Entrepreneur and an Activist on social justice and equity.
Dr. Jamila Aman is the current CEO and President of Premier Canadian Business Solutions Inc. and President of Livelihood Development International Initiatives.
As well Dr. Aman is a professor and curriculum developer with Humber College / Guelph Humber University. Dr. Aman is the former Executive Director of the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce and former Executive Director of Northwood Neighbourhood Services.
Dr. Aman’s educational background includes a PhD in education with the University of Liverpool. Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University. Dr. Aman’s undergrads include Business Administration; specialized in General Management, and Public Administration. She also has a diploma in Settlement Counselling and Teaching English as a Second Language. In 2006, Jamila completed the York University, Schulich School of Business, Executive Directors Institute training. She has a graduate certificate in Marketing. As well, she completed a graduate program Masters in Marketing, at York University in June 2009 and received a certification in Marketing Management. As a hobby, Jamila took a fashion design diploma in 1997.
Dr. Aman has done extensive national and international volunteer work with NGO’s and higher educational institutions as well as paid work.
Accomplishments
Honors & Awards: Dr. Jamila Aman received the following honors and awards.
- African Women Aid, Community Builder Leadership Award 2023
- Positive Change, Global Leadership Award in 2022
- African Social Development Council, Community Award of Excellence 2019
- The Nigerian Canadian Newspaper, Award of Leadership in non-for-profit 2016
- Northwood Neighbourhood Services Award of Excellence 2015
- York West Centennial Citation Award; Community Contribution Award 2015
- Cambridge Who`s Who; VIP Recognition 2011-2012 Edition 2012,
- Recognition by Worldwide Publishing – 17th Edition Cambridge Who’s Who VIP Award
- Skills For Change; New Pioneers Community Service Award 2009
Publications:
Dr. Jamila Aman published four publications (1) Racism Privilege and Power; Black Students Experiences in Grades 11 & 12 and their Transition to Post Secondary (2) Integration and Merger Research, (3) Building Disability Support Services and (4) Community Centric Experiential Education.
Nura Hashmi
Disability Expert
Nura Hashmi is a certified teacher Have been in Canada since 1999 and in settlement sector since 2001.
She Worked as women’ s crisis counsellor and interpreter at SOS Femmes-Women’s Crisis line, then Intake Settlement counsellor at COSTI IMMIGRANTS SERVICES, then a school settlement worker at Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office and initiated school based parents and community programs and parents support services to foster parents involvement in their children’s education and break down isolation as a result of linguistic barrier.
A mother of three girls and an certified teacher Have been in Canada since 1999 and in settlement sector since 2001. Worked as women’ s crisis counsellor and interpreter at SOS Femmes-Women’s Crisis line.
Ephraim T. Ephraim
Educational Consultant
Ephraim is a versed expert in Leadership and management, organizational development, program evaluation and research, training and facilitating, policy development, strategic planning, and adult education and training.
He has also a wealth of experience in immigration advising.
Ephraim obtained is B.Phil. from the University of Hull in the UK and his M.Ed. and PhD in educational administration and policy, and comparative education respectively from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
Ephraim worked for several years as an assistant professor and head of department of educational administration at the Eritrea Institute of Technology in Eritrea.
Prior to joining the Institute he was working as a researcher at the Ministry of Education, department of research and human resources development.