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THANK
YOU
COYO would like to extend their thank you to Dr. Michael Salvatori, Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario College of Teachers, and
Wali Shah, one of Canada’s 2014 Top 20 Under 20 for their participation in launching this year’s conference. The presence of these esteemed
individuals at the COYO conference speaks to their belief in the important work that each of the conference delegates does on behalf of youth
every day.
COYO would also like to thank the broad scope of speakers who are sharing their experiences and wisdom with us during the conference. Thank
you for providing a rich learning experience for all.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NAMETAGS
Nametags must be worn to each session.
LUNCH
Lunch on Thursday is provided at either the Penthouse restaurant (Sheraton on the Falls Hotel) or the Rainbow
Room (Crowne Plaza Hotel). At registration, delegates will be given a lunch ticket for one of the two venues. If the
ticket is lost the delegate is responsible for the replacement charge. Lunch on Friday will be on the conference
floor of the Sheraton on the Falls. All delegates need to be wearing their nametags during lunch.
INTERNET CONNECTION
During the conference, the internet can be accessed free of charge on the third floor of the hotel.
The Username is coyo and the Password is Conference.

PROVINCIAL
CONFERENCE
YOUTH, JUSTICE & COMMUNITY 2015
FEBRUARY 18, 19 AND 20, 2015
Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this year’s Conference on behalf of the Committee of Youth
Officers for the Province of Ontario (COYO). There is no other conference where so many likeminded
people, which are committed to youth, come together to network, share stories, celebrate
accomplishments and learn best practices that they can take back to their own communities.
Every year we try to anticipate what will be current and relevant based on local and national events
to create a theme for the conference with speakers covering salient topics.
This year’s theme, “Managing Risk...Alleviating Uncertainty” recognizes that many of us are making
decisions every day that require the management of risk. Often we are left uncertain if we’ve made
the right choice or have fulfilled our duties and responsibilities. This year’s provincial and world
events have heighted everyone’s vigilance and reinforced the need for the early identification and
intervention of vulnerable youth. This can be best accomplished when we have strong connections
and relationships with not only the youth we serve but each other.
This year we have updated our website (www.coyo.on.ca) and added a direct link to our Twitter
feed. We encourage you to visit the new site and post tweets to let everyone know just how great
your conference experience is.
Once again our Committee is proud to honour and celebrate the outstanding efforts and dedication
to youth in Ontario with the Bud Knight Award, the Community Award for Youth Service and the
Outstanding Youth Service Award.
Lastly, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued attendance and support
of this conference. COYO has been organizing this conference for the past 16 years and what has
made the conference so successful every time has been the attendance of a cross-section of people
who have individual ideas but share a common goal.
Please sit back, relax, soak it all in and enjoy your conference. If there is anything we can do to
make your conference experience better please bring it to the attention of one of our committee
members.
Sincerely,
SLODEN LACKOVIC
Committee of Youth Officers for the Province of Ontario
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VISION AND
MISSION STATEMENT
COMMITTEE OF YOUTH OFFICERS FOR THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
VISION
Investing in Youth
MISSION STATEMENT
To provide leadership, education and awareness in
support of Ontario’s youth, police officers, educators
and youth justice partners.

CONFERENCE
AGENDA
DAY 1
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Strategy Rooms Fifth Floor
School Resource Officer Community of Practice
Pre-Conference Event
Educator/Youth Service Provider Community of Practice
Pre-Conference Event
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Fallsview Room, Third Floor
Pre-Registration and Opening Reception
DAY 2
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015
7:45 AM - 8:25 AM - Foyer and Great Rooms B and C
Registration and Refreshments
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM - Great Rooms B and C
Singing of ‘O Canada’
École Élémentaire Catholique Saint-Antoine Conseil Scolaire de
District Catholique Centre-Sud
SLODEN LACKOVIC, President,
Committee of Youth Officers for the Province of Ontario
Welcome from REGISTRAR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
DR. MICHAEL SALVATORI, Ontario College of Teachers
BUD KNIGHT AWARD PRESENTATION
CONSTABLE ROB ENWRIGHT, South Simcoe Police Service
Presented by DR. MICHAEL SALVATORI
Performance by WALI SHAH, One of Canada’s 2014 Top 20 Under 20
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM - Great Rooms B and C
DR. STEPHEN SROKA, The Power of One - The New Rx for School Safety
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM - Break
10:30 AM- 11:30 AM - Great Rooms B and C
DR. STEPHEN SROKA, The Power of One - The New Rx for School Safety
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Buffet Lunch
Rainbow Room (Crowne Plaza Hotel) and Penthouse (Sheraton on the Falls Hotel)
Restaurants
WORKSHOPS
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Rooms posted in the foyer
Workshop 1: Violent Extremism – Identifying Vulnerable Persons
Workshop 2: Teaching to a T: School Resource Officer Style
Workshop 3: Assessing Threat: Youth and School Violence
Workshop 4: Social Media and Risk Management
Workshop 5: Sharing Information: Outside the Comfort Zone
Workshop 6: Fire Setting Behaviours in Children and Youth – Causes and Risks
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Break
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Above workshops repeated
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Fallsview Room, Third Floor
Wine and Cheese Reception
DAY 3
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM - Great Rooms B and C
OUTSTANDING YOUTH SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATION
KHADIJA KADU, C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, Toronto District School Board
COMMUNITY AWARD FOR YOUTH SERVICE PRESENTATION
PAUL LEVAC, New Beginnings Attendance Centre - Windsor-Essex
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM - Great Rooms B and C
MARK HENICK, A Moment on the Edge: How one choice can change everything
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Break
11:15AM - 11:30 AM - Great Rooms B and C
Recognition of Service, COYO Members
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM - Buffet Lunch
Third Floor Sheraton on the Falls
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM - Great Rooms B and C
MICHAEL CLARKSON, Coping with Change (Change is Inevitable; Growth is Optional)
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM - Great Rooms B and C
Closing Remarks and Prize Draws
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM - Great Rooms B and C
MARK HENICK, A Moment on the Edge: How one choice can change everything
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OPENING
SPEAKER
DR. MICHAEL SALVATORI, OCT
Welcome message from the CEO and Registrar of the Ontario College of Teachers
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 @ 8:45 AM
Career educator, author and linguist, Dr. Michael Salvatori is Chief Executive Officer
and Registrar of the Ontario College of Teachers, Canada’s only self-regulatory body for
teachers.
Dr. Salvatori holds a PhD in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and has served as a core
French and French immersion teacher, vice-principal, principal, assistant professor, and
director of the College’s membership services department during his 25-year education
career.
Fluent in four languages, he has authored numerous textbooks and teacher resources. Dr.
Salvatori is currently on the board of directors for the Council on Licensure, Enforcement
and Regulation (CLEAR), serves as the past president of the Canadian Association of
Second Language Teachers and is a member of the Ontario Fairness Commissioner’s
consultative committee.
GUEST
PERFORMANCE
WALI SHAH
Change The World
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 @ 9:05 AM - 9:15 AM
As one of Canada’s 2014 Top 20 Under 20, Wali Shah is a 20 year old Canadian rapper/poet from Mississauga, Ontario. Wali’s story is about going from being an at-risk student to
being university bound. An honours graduate from Cawthra Park Secondary School, he is currently a student at the University of Toronto studying Social Sciences. Throughout
his journey he had many great mentors - both in the form of peers and teachers. He uses hip hop and the spoken word as an outlet to inspire other youth in his community to
make positive life choices and create impactful change. As a speaker, Wali has raised over one million dollars for United Way’s community building efforts. As a performer, he was
featured on MTV with Selena Gomez, and performed with many well known artists such as Sarah McLachlan and Billy Talent. Most recently, he has freestyled with hip hop artist
Kendrick Lamar. For more information about Wali visit his website, www.walifloshah.com. Follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watchv=PukghO4p7NI to watch the music
video, King of the Castle, that he created in his community to tackle bullying .
Change The World
CHORUS:
I think that we can change the world/ x 2
I think that we can be the reason/
That we believe in/
The children dreaming/
Verse 1:
Let me show you the world, reality as it is/
Where the children always suffer, yet the
future is in our kids/
Where innocent people die for things
that they never did/
It’s a lie, just a fib, that’s a lie, this is it/
Putting love in all I do, is the only occupation
I’ll take up/
See beauty inside of yourself, instead of
your make up/
This song’s for the girl crying in the
bathroom stall/
And for the kid who dreams of playing
pro basketball/
I just want to use music to give back to
the world/
Cause behind every smile is a self
conscious girl, who hates her braces or
straightens her curls/
Just because she wants to fit in with the
popular girls/
While we trying to look cool/
Influenced to skip school/
Parents saying this ain’t you/
The world’s against you/
But please stay hopeful/
Cause you are not alone - and you don’t
have to fight this battle on your own/
CHORUS
Verse 2:
Just because you got eyes doesn’t mean
that you can see though/
People ignore the truth for fallacies like
placebo/
The ones calling shots ain’t the ones
shooting the free throws/
People quick to judge each other, because
of these clothes/
I rap for the youth with anxiety and
depression/
With no support from their peers and
they supposed to make an impression
While they constantly judged cause of
the way that they dressing
Though he barely in class life’s taught
him some lessons/
Cause he’s that kid without the right
mentorship/
Rap music became his father cause he
could vent to it/
But the artists don’t care so long as they
make some cents to it/
He’s repeating lyrics not knowing there
isn’t sense to it/
Pops left, moms works 2 jobs, so he’s
neglected/
Desperately finding new ways to be
accepted/
And hip hop paints the wrong image of
being respected/
I see good kids turn reckless/
But check this/
CHORUS
Verse 3:
We gotta walk in someone’s shoes before
trash talking and guessing/
We always look for more instead of
counting our blessings/
While there’s other people mourning/
and day to day they be stressing/
Why we always staying silent
Won’t somebody raise the question
Cause things are lopsided. Divided. Its all
pretentious/
I just wanna change the world, I don’t
care about being mentioned/
To kids with big dreams, do nothing but
pursue it,
And don’t ever let someone tell you that
you can’t, do it/
CHORUS
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PLENARY SESSION
SPEAKERS
DR. STEPHEN SROKA
The Power of One - The New Rx for School Safety
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19TH, 2015 @ 9:15 AM – 11:30 AM
Dr. Stephen Sroka grew up in poverty in a housing project in a single parent family. His
third grade report card read, “Parent notified boy is retarded.” In the ninth grade, after
being involved in a school fight, he had two hip operations and was told that he may
never walk again. He was in a wheel chair for a year. The doctor told him he better start
to listen to his teachers. And, as he tells students today, the more he listened, the smarter
the teachers became.
Education was the only way out of the ghetto for Steve. When he graduated from high
school, he worked full-time to get his family off welfare before entering college. He
learned how to deal with the challenges of being ADHD and dyslexic. His childhood
disabilities and experiences offered unique opportunities that helped him become a
better person and educator.
Dr. Steve is now an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, author, teacher and
educational consultant on sex, drugs and violence prevention education. He is an
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and
President of his company, Health Education Consultants.
Dr. Steve received the Outstanding School Health Educator Award from the American
School Health Association, was selected the Walt Disney Outstanding Health Teacher
of the Year and he was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Dr. Steve’s
spirited presentations stressing the importance of “Just Say Know” and the “Power of
One” have resulted in guest appearances on many TV programs, including the Oprah
Winfrey Show, as well as coverage in many newspapers including USA Today.
MARK HENICK
A Moment on the Edge: How one choice can change everything
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 @ 8:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Mark Henick was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Diagnosed with depression and an
anxiety disorder following his first suicide attempt in the eighth grade, it was not long
before Mark discovered the profound opportunity for advocacy through recovery.
As a high school student, he wanted to speak with his peers about the challenges of living
with mental illness, including a history of multiple suicide attempts and hospitalizations.
He was promptly denied.
Mark’s response was his first formal entry into mental health advocacy. It came in the form
of a letter to the local newspaper, critical of the systemic stigma which prevented people
from speaking openly about their experiences with mental illness. The next morning
a television news crew visited the high school, and a passionate advocate for mental
health was born. While studying in New Brunswick, Mark organized and presented four
annual, university-wide lectures on his experience with the mental health care system.
Over this time he also served on the board of directors for the provincial division of the
Canadian Mental health Association, and he organized awareness raising events such as
campus mental health weeks, a full production by Ballet Jorgen Canada, and a variety
show.
In his final year of university, Mark was elected to serve as the youngest president of a
provincial Canadian Mental health Association division. In this capacity he also served as
the youngest member of the CMHA National board of directors. As president of CMHA
New Brunswick, Mark worked on a committee of the provincial government to develop
the first province-wide mental health strategy.
Mark was selected to serve as the youngest member of the board of directors for the
Mental Health Commission of Canada. In this role, he has been involved with the boardlevel
oversight of such landmark national projects as the first ever national mental health
strategy for Canada, and the largest housing-first research project in North America.
Mark spoke at TEDxToronto 2013, becoming one of the most discussed speakers at the
conference. His Why We Choose Suicide presentation went on to become the highest
viewed TED Talk of the 2013 Toronto conference with over 500,000 views.
Mark is the Program Manager for Mental Health Works at CMHA Ontario. Mental Health
Works builds capacity within workplaces across Canada to effectively address issues
related to mental health. He has previously worked as a front-line mental health clinician
for CMHA Toronto. Mark lives in Toronto with his wife and son.
MICHAEL CLARKSON
Coping with Change (Change is Inevitable; Growth is Optional)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 @ 12:45 PM – 2:30 PM
“Change is inevitable, growth optional. Stress is also inevitable – but we can learn to use
it to our advantage.”
Michael Clarkson has been intensely studying stress and fear for 25 years and has been
acclaimed by Ted Turner, Dr. Benjamin Spock and “flow expert” Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
Considered a leading authority on stress and fear management, Clarkson has produced
his own formula for coping with stress – Hyper Flow, which taps into fight or flight for
increased production at work.
He has authored seven books, including Quick Fixes for Everyday Fears, and has
produced important projects on recluses writer J. D. Salinger and pianist Glenn Gould.
Clarkson ended a long journalism career, lastly with the Toronto Star, in which he twice
won the National Newspaper Award and was twice nominated for a Michener Award
for public service.
Hollywood has bought a treatment of his feature film on work-life balance, which
focuses on his life in a backyard fort. Clarkson also speaks on mental health issues,
including worry and depression.
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CONFERENCE
WORKSHOPS
MANAGING RISK...ALLEVIATING UNCERTAINTY
The 2015 COYO conference focuses on the risk management process and alleviating associated uncertainties. In a changing world where we are
expected to do more with what we have, our different sectors find themselves using collaborative methods to manage and improve the way we
do business - often in situations that are high risk and traumatic in nature. The greatest barrier to this can often be the concerns related to risk
management of consent, confidentiality, aftermath and contagion. During the conference there will be a focus on understanding the language
and concepts of the risk management process in high risk, traumatic situations, and providing a snapshot of various tools that can assist. The
speakers will offer concepts and techniques to manage trauma and risk in the public sector to decrease these barriers whether you work in policing,
education or youth services.
WORKSHOPS: Thursday, February 19, 2015 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM & 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1) Violent Extremism – Identifying Vulnerable Persons – Detective Constable Jeff Weyers, Halton Regional Police Service
2) Teaching to a T: School Resource Officer Style - Dr. Stephen Sroka
3) Assessing Threat: Youth and School Violence – Detective Sergeant Glenn Sheil, Ontario Provincial Police
4) Social Media and Risk Management - Heather Miko-Kelly, Mind Your Mind
5) Sharing Information: Outside the Comfort Zone - Monique Lugli, North Bay/Parry Sound District Health Unit
6) Fire Setting Behaviours in Children and Youth – Causes and Risks - Julia Margetiak

WORKSHOP
PANEL
DR. STEPHEN SROKA
Teaching to a T: School Resource Officer Style
This is the same write-up as above as he is also a plenary speaker...
Dr. Stephen Sroka grew up in poverty in a housing project in a single parent family.
His third grade report card read, “Parent notified boy is retarded.” In the ninth grade,
after being involved in a school fight, he had two hip operations and was told that he
may never walk again. He was in a wheel chair for a year. The doctor told him he better
start to listen to his teachers. And, as he tells students today, the more he listened, the
smarter the teachers became.
Education was the only way out of the ghetto for Steve. When he graduated from high
school, he worked full-time to get his family off welfare before entering college. He
learned how to deal with the challenges of being ADHD and dyslexic. His childhood
disabilities and experiences offered unique opportunities that helped him become a
better person and educator.
Dr. Steve is now an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, author, teacher and
educational consultant on sex, drugs and violence prevention education. He is an
Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and
President of his company, Health Education Consultants.
Dr. Steve received the Outstanding School Health Educator Award from the American
School Health Association, was selected the Walt Disney Outstanding Health Teacher
of the Year and he was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Dr. Steve’s
spirited presentations stressing the importance of “Just Say Know” and the “Power of
One” have resulted in guest appearances on many TV programs, including the Oprah
Winfrey Show, as well as coverage in many newspapers including USA Today.
DETECTIVE SERGEANT GLENN SHEIL
Ontario Provincial Police
Assessing Threat: Youth and School Violence
Detective Sergeant Glenn Sheil has been a member of the Ontario Provincial Police
since September 1985. He began his career at Bracebridge Detachment where he
performed uniformed duties until 1989 when he became a member of the Muskoka
Criminal Investigations Unit. In January 1997 he transferred to the Provincial ViCLAS
Centre of the Ontario Provincial Police Behavioural Sciences and Analysis Section. In
the fall of 1999 he briefly transferred to the Criminal Behaviour Analysis Unit - Threat
Assessment before being asked to form the team responsible for the development and
implementation of the Ontario Sex Offender Registry in early 2000. Once Christopher’s
Law received Royal Assent, he transferred back to the Threat Assessment unit in June
2001.
D/Sgt Sheil has authored in excess of 1100 threat assessment reports for several
provincial, national and international criminal justice agencies. He has provided expert
testimony at the Ontario and Superior Court of Justice levels including bail hearings,
bail reviews, 810.1 and 810.2 hearings and Long-term and Dangerous Offender
hearings in the area of threat assessment and risk management.
JULIA MARGETIAK
Peel Children’s Centre
Fire Setting Behaviours in Children and Youth – Causes and Risks
Julia Margetiak has worked in the field of Child and Youth Care for 20 years and has
been a member of the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counsellors for the past
16 years. She has her Master of Science degree in Child and Youth Care Administration
from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Bachelor Degree in Child
and Youth Care from Ryerson University and Child and Youth Worker diploma from
Humber College. Throughout her career she has worked with children, youth and their
families in the education system, child welfare, developmental services and children’s
mental health. Julia is currently a Supervisor, Clinical Services for the Crisis Response,
Centralized Intake and TAPP C programs at Peel Children’s Centre.
DETECTIVE CONSTABLE JEFF WEYERS
Halton Regional Police Service
Violent Extremism – Identifying Vulnerable Persons
Jeff Weyers is a 14 year police veteran and Ph.D. student in the Tactical Decision
Making Unit at the University of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom. He has taught
terrorism studies both at the University of Liverpool and Wilfrid Laurier University. Jeff
received his Counter-Terrorism Trainer designation in 2008 with the Bureau of Justice
Assistance in the United States. Jeff is a recognized expert in the areas of Preventing
Violent Extremism and the use of Social Media by Terrorist Groups and has presented
internationally on both subjects. He is currently a writer for the Terrorism Research
and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) and most recently provided evidence to the CBSA
that assisted in a successful deportation hearing of a Sikh terrorist leader from Canada.
Through his use of the IVP guidance tool Jeff has identified several hundred at risk
individuals which are the subject of his current research.
Jeff holds a Post-Graduate Certificate in Intelligence and Security Studies from the
University of Ottawa, a Diploma in Law and Security Administration from Conestoga
College, a Diploma in Basic Constable Training from the Ontario Police College, a
B.A. in Psychology and Biology from Wilfrid Laurier University and finally a M.Sc. in
Investigative Psychology from the University of Liverpool. Jeff has trained throughout
North America in the areas of Criminal Profiling, Drug Enforcement, Forensic
Interviewing, Major Crime Investigation Techniques and Counter-Terrorism Training.
HEATHER MIKO-KELLY
mindyourmind
Social Media and Risk Management
Heather Miko-Kelly is the Youth Projects and Volunteer Coordinator at mindyourmind.
She has been working with youth and young adults in a variety of community settings
for over fifteen years and is inspired by the enthusiasm, honesty and energy that youth
bring to the table.
Mindyourmind is an internationally award winning online youth engagement
program. mindyourmind is a non-profit mental health program that engages youth,
emerging adults and the professionals who serve them to co-develop reliable and
relevant resources. These resources are designed to reduce the stigma associated with
mental illness and increase access and use of community support, both professional
and peer-based. Through the use of active engagement, best practice and technology,
mindyourmind inspires youth to reach out, get help and give help.
MONIQUE LUGLI
North Bay/Parry Sound District Health Unit
Sharing Information: Outside the Comfort Zone
Monique Lugli assumed the role of Executive Director, Community Services for the
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit in 2000. She has worked as a regulated
health professional within the public sector; as an entrepreneur and owner of a
speech-language pathology clinic; and as a consultant, specializing in leadership
development. She holds an Honours BA in linguistics from the University of Ottawa,
a M.Sc. in speech-language pathology from The University of British Columbia and an
MBA in executive management in leadership from Royal Roads University.
With an awareness of the effectiveness of applying a tri-sector approach to problem
solving and change, Monique brings work and volunteer experience from the
government, business and not-for-profit sectors. She began her work in community
mobilization in 2013 and is now the Chair of Steering Committee Community
Mobilization North Bay. Monique also sits on the Ontario Working Group for
Community Safety a committee of the Ontario Association of the Chiefs of Police.
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COYO
AWARDS
The Committee of Youth Officers for the Province of Ontario has always been committed to the development of youth. Over the last number of years
the committee has expanded its membership and awards to include people involved in education, probation, corrections, social work, and other
community services providing support and programs for youth. To the recipients of the Bud Knight Award and the Community Award for Youth
Service, COYO makes a $1,000 donation to a charity of the recipient’s choice. To the Outstanding Youth Service Award recipient COYO donates
$1,000 to a scholarship fund to go toward their post-secondary education.
BUD KNIGHT AWARD
The Bud Knight Award will be awarded to an Ontario Police Officer who has shown interest, commitment and dedication above and beyond the call
of duty to youth.
OUTSTANDING YOUTH SERVICE AWARD
The Outstanding Youth Service Award is dedicated to recognizing a young person who has demonstrated outstanding commitment by advocating
for and taking action on youth issues in the community.
COMMUNITY AWARD FOR YOUTH SERVICE
The Community Award for Youth Service will be awarded to a community member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to youth in
the community.
AWARD NOMINATIONS:
The Committee of Youth Officers accepts Award nominations year round. Nomination forms for the following COYO awards are accepted throughout
the year and can be found online at www.coyo.on.ca.
Send applications to:
Sloden Lackovic
Waterloo Regional Police Service
P.O. Box 3070
200 Maple Grove Road
Cambridge, Ontario
N3H 5M1
E-mail: sloden.lackovic@wrps.on.ca

2014 BUD KNIGHT
AWARD
ROB ENWRIGHT
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
Constable Rob Enwright is a member of the South Simcoe Police Service. He is in the role of School Resource Officer, dedicated on a full-time basis to three high
schools in Bradford and Innisfil. Constable Enwright shows a commitment to youth in the community on a daily basis.
Constable Enwright’s interactions with the students have fostered positive relationships between police and at-risk youth within the high schools. Not only has he
focused on the youth, he volunteers to sit on the parent advisory council for all three high schools. Constable Enwright consistently displays that he values youth,
and equally values forming relationships with their parents.
Constable Enwright often spends time in the Life Skills classes assisting students with special needs and their families. He has volunteered for the past two years to
take these students camping on a two-night excursion.
Constable Enwright focuses on dealing with and eradicating current issues facing our youth. He introduced an anti-bullying poster contest within the schools to
raise awareness. Students created posters depicting anti-bullying messages for a chance to win several prizes, which Constable Enwright was able to have donated.
As a direct result of Constable Enwright arranging for sponsorship from a local business, students had a unique opportunity to see first-hand just how difficult it is
to multi-task while driving. A driving simulator was brought into the schools, providing real life exposure to youth about the dangers of distracted driving.
In Simcoe County, there were some concerning sexting cases that needed to be addressed. Constable Enwright was able to see the potential negative implication of
this and facilitated presentations to all schools to raise awareness of the criminal and social consequences of these types of actions. Furthermore, he secured private
funding to purchase THINK bracelets, to encourage students to think before posting comments or images on social media.
In 2012, Constable Enwright arranged for food donations to assist with putting together a Christmas dinner planned at one of the high schools for less fortunate
students and their families in the community. More than 100 people took part in this dinner, which has now grown to become an annual event in the community.
Each year Constable Enwright facilitates an event called Stuff the Command Post. He partners with CTV Barrie for a weekend in early December to fill the Simcoe
Police 38-foot mobile command post with toys for distribution by the Simcoe County Children’s Aid Society. This past year over $14,000 worth of toys was collected.
Constable Enwright volunteers with the Barrie/Simcoe chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). He invites speakers from MADD who were victims of
drunk driving, to the high schools to speak and share their messages with the youth. He took the lead role in facilitating the MADD annual charity golf tournament,
where over $20,000 was raised to support victims of impaired driving in the Simcoe County and to enhance educational programs.
Constable Enwright has been recognized by Chief Rick Beazley of South Simcoe Police, who spoke of how proud he was of Constable Enwright and the amazing
work that he has done in the schools. Constable Enwright has consistently presented himself as a professional whose dedication and leadership skills are making a
difference. For these reasons, he is very deserving of the 2014 Bud Knight Award.
Congratulations Constable Enwright!!
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2014 OUTSTANDING YOUTH
AWARD
KHADIJA KADU
C.W. JEFFERYS COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Khadija is a Grade 12 student at C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute with the Toronto District School Board. Khadija has excelled in school, earning an award for the
highest academic performance in courses overall. She has also demonstrated unwavering commitment to the youth in her community and school by advocating
for them and participating in various groups addressing the issues and needs of the Jane and Finch area in which she resides.
Khadija recognizes the importance of an education and has played an integral role in bringing that message to her community. Khadija is a member of the Minister’s
Student Advisory Council of Education (MSAC). She engages in solution-oriented discussions with other students across the Province on different policies and
strategies to address educational barriers. As a group they have identified priority issues and gaps facing Ontario’s educational system.
Khadija has also helped facilitate an after school program, Skills Training for Youth through Learning and Education (STYLES), to assist underprivileged youth aged
13 to 17 with their homework and strengthening their academic abilities. STYLES encouraged these youth to develop goals that are achievable by the end of the
academic year. As a result, the staff saw drastic improvements in the attendance, academic performance and self-esteem of these youth.
Khadija advocates relentlessly for youth with mental health concerns. In her role on MSAC, Khadija had a discussion with the Minister of Education, Liz Sandals,
about students with mental health issues at her school, and how they are reluctant to obtain help due to stigmatization. Khadija asked that there be further training
of teachers and school staff to increase their knowledge and ability to identify and support students living with mental health issues.
As part of her ongoing goal to address mental health at her school she facilitated the implementation of monthly workshops encouraging stress management and
mental well being with sixty students.
Khadija is focused on engaging youth and encouraging them to advocate for themselves. At her school she joined the Speak Up Advisory Council (SUAC). They
developed surveys for the students at C.W. Jefferys to determine how to increase student engagement. After their analysis they found many students felt that they
needed a safe space to spend time with their friends and de-stress. The SUAC created a safe space room for the students which had board games, a monthly speaker
series, and interactive and leadership games.
Khadija organized workshops to raise awareness about issues that are significant to youth in her community like bullying and prejudice. Khadija was frequently
bullied herself in grade nine; she has used this negative experience to help motivate her to advocate for the students in her school who are feeling the same way.
Khadija is involved in the Because I Am A Girl Speaker’s Bureau. She attends monthly meetings to discuss various issues girls are facing internationally. The group
generates fundraising ideas to help youth attend school. Khadija gives presentations at conferences to audiences which includes teachers and various high-level
government officials to raise awareness for girls’ rights.
Khadija has been strongly involved in Pedal Pushers at her school. This is a youth bike-recycling program, which also assists youth in receiving training in bicycle
mechanics and safety. This initiative led to marginalized youth having access to bikes, which allowed them to lead healthier and active lifestyles.
In addition to the above, Khadija has mentored a nine year old girl in the Big Sister mentorship program for over two years. She meets with her Little Sister on a
weekly basis, working together on leadership and teamwork activities to build confidence and provide guidance, as well as to participate in recreational activities.
Khadija has received numerous awards for her remarkable academic achievement in school. She received a scholarship from an organization called Sky’s the Limit.
Khadija also received an attribute award for respect. It is due to Khadija’s dedication and involvement with the school and local community that she is the winner
of the 2014 Outstanding Youth Award.
Congratulations Khadija!
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2014 COMMUNITY AWARD
FOR YOUTH SERVICE
PAUL LEVAC
NEW BEGINNINGS ATTENDANCE CENTRE - WINDSOR-ESSEX
Paul Levac is a retired teacher from the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, who has been working as a Youth Worker for New Beginnings Attendance
Centre for ten years.
Although Paul has retired from the teaching profession, he has been instrumental in assisting at-risk, hard-to-place youth in being able to achieve their high school
diploma. Paul works closely with schools to advocate for youth who are not enrolled or are under-serviced. His teaching experience has been utilized when he
works with expelled/ suspended students who are unable to access alternative programs. Paul will often provide home instruction to these youth.
In working closely with the Catholic District School Board he has helped in developing education plans for youth who have consistently struggled. He has also
assisted in creating behavior and safety plans. One of the greatest accomplishments to help at-risk youth that Paul assisted with is the development of the literacy
and tutoring program at New Beginnings. He laid the foundation for the Transitions Classroom. In liaising with the school board he was able to find a teacher willing
to provide work for youth on probation who were unable to enroll in a community school. The Transitions Classroom is being promoted across the province as a
model program.
Paul often engages with youth along their educational pathway. He has attended many graduation ceremonies for the youth he works with, often with the parents
of the youth being absent. Paul has been described as never turning his back on the youth, he is always there for them and makes them feel special. Often the youth
continue to call and drop-in long after their legal orders have expired.
As a Youth Service worker Paul often goes above and beyond his role. Paul will often buy lunch and provides various other incentives, out of pocket, to help
motivate and encourage the youth he works with to achieve their goals. Paul has been described as having a unique approach to delivering programs to youth-atrisk.
On one occasion he took a handful of youth justice clients golfing as part of an anger management program. These youth had never played golf before. Paul
used this as a teachable moment to highlight appropriate and acceptable ways of dealing with frustrations they were experiencing while trying to learn a new sport.
By the 18th hole the youth were demonstrating more effective coping skills.
Paul’s role has expanded through his actions, from being a service provider to encompassing outreach work. Paul has been known to frequently extend his
support and service to the family and friends of the youth he is working with, often on his own time. He has assisted many families by informing them of funding
opportunities, routinely finding various sources to donate furniture, housewares and clothing for these families in need and delivering it to their residence. Youth
in the community have been known to show up to the attendance centre asking for “the guy who helps youth find employment.”
Paul appears eager to help shape the future of youth support workers by demonstrating his compassion, commitment and dedication. He often mentors the
university and college students at the Attendance Centre.
Paul is also an avid contributor to his community. He provides respite care and tutors youth on a regular basis. For years he has also hosted a Christmas dinner for
underprivileged youth and their families at Assumption College Catholic High School on Christmas Day. Paul ensures that each youth who attends leaves with a
gift, usually gift cards that he has procured from local businesses.
Paul has also been an active member of the basketball community in Windsor-Essex for over three decades. He has coached for more than twenty years. Paul has
been acknowledged by the head coach of the University of Windsor’s women’s basketball team for helping local talent develop their skills to such an advanced
level. Paul has often sought out youth with little family support and would actively fundraise and seek sponsors to enable these girls to play the basketball season
and attend the tournaments. Additionally, Paul has helped players travel to meet with coaches and recruiters across Canada and the United States, often paying for
flights to give them the opportunity to explore possible scholarships.
Paul would likely describe his greatest accomplishment as being a father of four and grandfather of six. Paul was influential in his children’s life as well. When they
were younger he and his wife would take a family vacation and allow for each child to pick one friend whose family was financially limited to go with them. Paul
often fostered within his children the same beliefs that he had about youth. He once told his daughter who is now a teacher, “Don’t ever be the teacher who is out
of the school at 3:30. You stay until the kids don’t need you anymore.” His daughter relayed that the biggest lesson that he taught her was to be that teacher who
has something for kids when they need it, citing an example of her father always having bread in his desk to make the kids who were hungry a sandwich. She further
relayed that her dad always taught her not to attach shame when helping youth.
It is due to Paul’s overwhelming dedication, commitment and belief in our youth that he is the winner of the 2014 Community Award for Youth Service.
Congratulations Paul!!
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COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP
LIST
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SLODEN LACKOVIC
PRESIDENT
Waterloo Regional Police Service
200 Maple Grove Road
Cambridge, Ontario
NBH 5M1
Work: (519) 653-7700, ext. 8862
Fax: (519) 650-1793
E-mail: sloden.lackovic@wrps.on.ca
Website: www.wrps.on.ca
PAIGE BENNETT
VICE PRESIDENT – COMMITTEE
Charles Sturt University
860 Harrington Court,
Burlington, Ontario
L7N 3N4
Work: (905) 333-4955, ext. 55101
Fax: (905) 333-6562
E-mail: pbennett@csu.edu.au
Website: www.charlessturt.ca
Website: www.csu.edu.au
LISA LONGWORTH
VICE PRESIDENT – CONFERENCE
Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
19 King Street East
Ingersoll, Ontario
N5C 1G3
Work: (519) 926-6752
Fax: (519) 926-6753
E-mail: llongworth@ingersollnplc.ca
Website: www.ingersollnplc.ca
LAUREN CLOUTIER
TREASURER
Peel Regional Police
7750 Hurontario Street
Brampton, Ontario
L6V 3W6
Work: (905) 453-2121, ext. 3620
E-mail: lauren.cloutier@peelpolice.ca
RACHEL FERREIRA
SECRETARY
Ministry of Child and Youth Services
Youth Probation Officer
Mississauga Probation Office
3038 Hurontario Street, Suite 300
Mississauga, Ontario
L5B 3B9
Work: (905) 279-6400, ext. 218
Fax: (905) 279-6724
E-mail: rachel.ferreira@ontario.ca
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION)
MARK HEFFERNAN
BROCKVILLE POLICE SERVICE
2269 Parkedale Avenue
P.O. Box 2050
Brockville, Ontario
K6V 6N5
Work: (613) 342-0127, ext. 4228
Fax: (613) 342-0452
Website: www.brockvillepolice.com
SARAH WOODS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
46 St Clair Gardens
Toronto, Ontario
M6E 3V4
Work: (416) 603-1827, ext. 3113
E-mail: swoods@childdevelop.ca
NADINE WALLACE
NIAGARA FOR CHILDREN’S AND
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
23 Hannover Drive, Unit 8
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2W 1A3
Work: (905) 684-3407, ext. 7233
Cell: (905) 328-0772
E-mail: nadine@contactniagara.org
CHUCK LATOUR
DURHAM REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
605 Rossland Road East
Box 911
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 0B8
Work: (905) 579-1520, ext. 5626
Fax: (905) 721-4293
E-mail: 860@drps.ca
Website: www.drps.ca
KELLY-ANNE DUGAS
DURHAM REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
605 Rossland Road East
Box 911
Whitby, Ontario
L1N 0B8
Work: (905) 579-1520, ext. 5627
Fax: (905) 721-4293
E-mail: kdugas@drps.ca
Website: www.drps.ca
HALLY WILLMOTT
GREATER SUDBURY POLICE SERVICE
190 Brady Street
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 1C7
Work: (705) 675-9272, ext. 2311
E-mail: hally.willmott@police.sudbury.on.ca
ROBERT DEL VILLAR
HALTON REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
#1 District – Milton
490 Childs Drive
Milton, Ontario
L9T 5G2
Work: (905) 825-4747, ext. 2421
Fax: (905) 878-1812
E-mail: Robert.delvillar@haltonpolice.ca
JON ALSBERGAS
HAMILTON POLICE SERVICE
155 King William Street
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 4C1
Work: (905) 546-4963
E-mail: jalsbergas@hamiltonpolice.on.ca
Website: www.hamiltonpolice.on.ca
MIZA MATHUNNY
MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
SERVICES
101 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 3Z7
Work: (416) 327-6656
Fax: (416) 327-0944
E-mail: miza.mathunny@ontario.ca
Website: www.children.gov.on.ca
JORDANNA LEWIS
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
900 Bay Street, 15th floor, Mowat Block
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1L2
Work: (416) 212-9199
E-mail: jordanna.lewis@ontario.ca
LEE TUSTIN
OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL ADVOCATE
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
401 Bay Street, Suite 2200
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2Y4
Work: (416) 325-5991
Cell: (416) 464-1120
Toll-Free: 1-800-263-2841
Fax: (416) 325-5681
E-mail: lee.tustin@provincialadvocate.on.ca
Website: www.provincialadvocate.on.ca
ROB GENEJA
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE -
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
777 Memorial Avenue
Orillia, Ontario
L3V 7V3
Work: (705) 329-6299
Fax: (705) 329-7698
E-mail: robert.geneja@ontario.ca
Website: www.opp.ca
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS (ALPHABETICAL BY ORGANIZATION)
ATHENA LACARTE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE:
ABORIGINAL POLICING BUREAU
777 Memorial Ave. 3rd Floor
Orillia, Ontario
L3V 7V3
Office: (705) 329-6412
E-mail: athena.lacarte@opp.ca
Website: www.opp.ca
JEFF HEMSTREET
OTTAWA CARLETON DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD
40 Cassidy Road
Nepean, Ontario
K2H 6K1
Work: (613) 828-9101, ext. 314
Fax: (613) 828-9022
E-mail: jeff.hemstreet@ocdsb.ca
Website: www.ocdsb.ca
ALISON COOKSON
OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE
474 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 6H5
Work: (613) 236-1222, ext. 5499
E-mail: cooksona@ottawapolice.ca
Website: www.ottawapolice.ca
STU LEACH
R.C.M.P. –
NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES
73 Leikin Drive, M3-3rd Floor
Mailstop #8
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R2
Work: (613) 843-6763
Fax: (613) 825-1006
E-mail: stu.leach@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
DONNA VACHON
THAMES VALLEY DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD
525 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
N6B 1W5
Work: (519) 452-2700, ext. 61035
E-mail: d.vachon@tvdsb.on.ca
Website: www.tvdsb.on.ca
TODD VISINSKI
TORONTO CATHOLIC DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD
55 Salisbury Ave
Toronto, Ontario
M4X 1C5
Work: (416) 397-6588
Fax: (416) 397-6529
E-mail: todd.visinski@tcdsb.org
Website: www.tcdsb.org
JENNIFER NANTAIS
TORONTO POLICE SERVICE
40 College Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6P 2N5
Work: (416) 808-0120
E-mail: jennifer.nantais@torontopolice.on.ca
Website: www.torontopolice.on.ca
HEATHER TRUSCOTT
TRILLIUM LAKELANDS DISTRICT
SCHOOL BOARD
Bracebridge Education Centre
1271 Cedar Lane
Bracebridge, Ontario
P1L 1W9
Work: (705) 645-8704, ext. 21265
E-mail: heather.truscott@tldsb.on.ca
Website: www.tldsb.on.ca
GREG KYDD
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
47 Don Hillock Drive
Aurora, Ontario
L4G 0S7
Work: (905) 895-1221, ext. 2880
Work: 1-866-876-5423
E-mail: 1502@yrp.ca
Website: www.yrp.ca
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