Ebony Toastmasters started out of a recognized need for a chapter of Toastmasters in our community. Michelle Hughes, Sam and Rita Burke spent about one year discussing the possibility of starting a club eventually contacting Toastmasters International regarding the logistics.
The inaugural meeting was held on October 17th, 2005 with 7 individuals present. The organizers with vigor and passion kept on promoting the value of a Toastmasters membership in our community. By May 2006, we had the required 20 members to charter Ebony Toastmasters.
Since then, Ebony has grown by leaps and bounds and continues to provide a forum for individuals to excel beyond their expectations in leadership and communication skills.
Tonight live at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, we have Janali Davis and Robert Samuel of Ebony Toastmasters.
Janali was born in Jamaica immigrating to Canada at the age of 1. As the daughter of teachers she grew up on two First Nations reservations in Saskatchewan. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Janali has been an independent IT consultant for the last 15 years and now runs her own IT staffing agency. Janali has been a Toastmaster for 6 years.
Robert was born in Jamaica, Immigrated to Canada in 1972 and attended St. Bonaventure University, New York on a Basketball Scholarship. He graduated with a BA in Psychology. Robert was a former member of Canada’s National Basketball Team and played 1 year of Professional Basketball in Europe. He is currently employed as a Sergeant with the Toronto Police Service. Robert has been married to his wife for 25 years, with 2 daughters, 19 and 17.
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