Brescia University College Presents the Inaugural BresciaLEAD Awards Featuring Keynote Speaker Geena Davis

April 4, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

London, ON – On Thursday, April 7th, Brescia University College will honour the inaugural BresciaLEAD Award winners at the London Convention Centre. These national awards recognize three exceptional women leaders and one organization that embody Brescia’s values of leading with wisdom, justice and compassion in a changing world.

The BresciaLEAD Award recipients being recognized in four distinct categories are:

  • Lifetime Award – Carol Stephenson, O.C. (Presented to a woman who has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout her lifetime)
  • Emerging Award – Maya Burhanpurkar (Presented to a woman with a new and innovative voice, currently making an impact on her community)
  • Activist Award – Tzeporah Berman (Presented to a woman with an unwavering commitment to social justice, who has applied creative thinking to solve problems)
  • Distinction Award – Royal Bank of Canada (Presented to an organization which creates conditions and empowers women to be successful at building their careers and thriving in positions of leadership)


In addition to celebrating outstanding women leaders, the event will also feature keynote speaker Academy Award winning actor and gender equality advocate Geena Davis.

For additional event information and detailed recipient biographies visit: http://brescia.uwo.ca/brescialead/.

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Interview and photo opportunities:

Location: London Convention Centre: 300 York Street, London, Ontario

6:00pm – 6:15pm – Geena Davis and the BresciaLEAD award winners will be available for media interviews

6:25pm – 7:00pm – Presentation of Lifetime and Emerging Awards

8:05pm – 8:30pm – Presentation of Activist and Distinction Awards

8:35pm – 9:25pm – Keynote Address, Geena Davis


 For more information please contact:

Cathy Fox, Manager Communication and Marketing at 519-432-8353, ext 28293 or at cfox54@uwo.ca, or Caitlin Core, Communications, Marketing & External Relations Officer at 519.432.8353, ext. 28280 or at ccore@uwo.ca.

Brescia University College, is affiliated with Western University. The 1,550 women registered as either full- or part-time students at Brescia study a wide variety of subjects in the schools of Behavioural & Social Sciences, Food & Nutritional Sciences, Humanities, and Leadership & Social Change in an empowering, compassionate, student-centred, and invigorating environment. Degrees are granted by Western. The Catholic University College welcomes students from all backgrounds and values diversity.