Scholars and Explorers - Trafalgar School for Girls

Reflections on Traf“What stands out for me is how Traf taughtus to be confident and fearless when goingout into the world, but to do so in a waythat conveyed respect and courtesy forothers. It is not enough to be responsible,independent and self-reliant, because wecannot exist in individual bubbles unconcernedwith those around us. Through theexample of a caring but demanding schoolcommunity, Traf subtly reinforced that noendeavour is truly individual. Being part ofa community means we are interdependentwith others, often in ways we can neverfully appreciate.“Jennifer Quaid 1987Attended Trafalgar: 1982-1987Education: BA (Economics), LLL Civil Law, LLB Common Law (both Magna cum laude): University of Ottawa;LLM degrees, University of Cambridge and Columbia University; PhD candidate, Queen’s UniversityAssistant Dean/LawyerLawyer Jennifer Quaid’s careerspans private and publicpractice as well as academia.She is a member of the bars ofQuebec, Ontario and New York. Earlyin her career, Jennifer was selectedto serve as one of a select cadreof graduates working as law clerksat the Supreme Court of Canada.Jennifer began her graduate studiesat Cambridge and continued asan Associate-in-Law at ColumbiaUniversity’s School of Law, where shewas selected for a two-year teachingfellowship while concurrentlypursuing her own degree. Followingher graduate studies, she practised inthe Competition Law Division of the“Assistant Dean of GraduateStudies at the University ofOttawa Faculty of Law“Canadian Department of Justice, andfrom 2001 to 2005 she practised inthe New York and Melbourne officesof Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Jennifermade the move back to academia in2006, serving as Assistant Dean ofGraduate Studies at the University ofOttawa Faculty of Law. Her areas ofspecialization and interest lie in thefields of corporate law, competitionlaw, regulation of internationalbusiness transactions (both capitalraising and mergers and acquisitions),corporate governance, corporateL awcriminal liability, comparative lawand administrative law. Jennifer iscurrently a doctoral candidate atQueen’s University, where she hasbeen awarded a Social Sciencesand Humanities Research Councilof Canada doctoral scholarship inlaw to pursue research on a newtheory of criminal liability of businessorganizations. She was also awardedthe inaugural Teaching Fellowshipin Business Law in 2010-2011. Forexploring different avenues withinthe legal profession – from academiato government to private practice –and achieving great success in each,Jennifer has been chosen as one ofour 125 Women of Trafalgar.Lynne Echenberg 1989Attended Trafalgar: 1984-1989, Distinguished Alumna Award Recipient 2011Education: AB (Social Studies), Harvard University; JD, Stanford University Law SchoolLawyer/AdvocateAttorney Lynne Echenbergadvocates for and works withadolescents in foster care.While working for the New York CityAdministration for Children’s Servicesand Bronx Family Court, Lynnerecognized the challenges faced byyouth aging out of the foster caresystem. Asked to develop a programto help teens in foster care transitionto independent living, Lynne becamethe Founding Director of The NextGeneration Center (NGC), whichserves the most vulnerable youngpeople in New York City – theproudest achievement of her careerso far. She is now the Senior RegionalDirector of the Covenant HouseInternational Research Institute inNew York. While working for theJuvenile Rights Division of the LegalAid Society as a Skadden Fellow in2002, Lynne drafted a definitivemanual explaining legislation onadolescents in foster care. She iswidely considered an authority onthe subject and has conducted manytraining sessions for attorneys, socialworkers and paralegals. Lynne’screation of sustainable solutions forfoster care youth transitioning toadulthood earned her the Miles L.Rubin Public Interest Award fromStanford Law University. Trafalgarhad a profound influence on Lynne’slife. “It formed my sense of whatshould be a normative experiencefor all young people. The senseof community, the nurturing, thestimulation, the enrichment becamethe basis for my youth advocacywork.” Lynne’s advice: “Figure outwhat your passion(s) is/are and whatfeeds your soul first and start there…Be true to yourself. Be patient.Find and nurture relationships with“The sense of community [at Traf], the nurturing, the stimulation,the enrichment became the basis for my youth advocacy work.”mentors throughout your career.”For defying expectations of what alawyer can and should do, devotingher career to community and socialservice and influencing thousandsof lives, Lynne was named the 2011Trafalgar School DistinguishedAlumna and is one of our 125Women of Trafalgar.Chantal Beaubien 1994Attended Trafalgar: 1989-1994Education: BA (Anthropology); BCL/LLB: McGill UniversityLawyer, Human Rights AdvocateChantal Beaubien worksin Jerusalem as the LegalSpecialist for the UNDP(United Nations DevelopmentProgram), which implementseconomic and social developmentprojects in the Palestinian territory.Chantal provided technical assistanceon draft petroleum legislation tothe NGO Cambodians for ResourceRevenue Transparency, acted asa Senior Legal Advisor for DFDLMekong Legal and Tax Advisers,and served as a Human Rights“Lawyer of the Year Award for Pro Bono and Public Interest(Young Bar Association of Montreal)”Officer for the Cambodian Leaguefor the Promotion and Defence ofHuman Rights. In 2006, Chantalvolunteered as a Legal Advisor andPublic Relations Officer with theKhmer Rouge Tribunal Program ofADHOC. In 2010, she assisted at theTrial Chamber of the ExtraordinaryChambers in the Courts of Cambodia,trying mass atrocities committed bythe Khmer Rouge regime in the late1970s. While studying at McGill,Chantal founded an organizationto help refugee claimants. In 2011,Chantal received the Lawyer of theYear Award for Pro Bono and PublicInterest (Young Bar Association ofMontreal). For her pro bono workand her commitment to humanrights and development, Chantal isone of our 125 Women of Trafalgar.32 | 125 Women of Trafalgar