LCS Speaker Series Archive

We have had the privilege to host alumni and alumni parents to The Grove to speak to our school community as part of the LCS Speaker Series.

2020/21 LCS Speaker Series

Danny McCubbin
April 29, 2021

Danny began his long and successful career with chef Jamie Oliver. Danny played a crucial role in Jamie Oliver's School Dinners programme and the Jamie Oliver Fifteen apprenticeship scheme that helped disadvantaged young people find a career in food. Danny is also the founder of the UK San Patrignano Association and serves as its UK ambassador.

Through his work, Danny has created a worldwide network of both small and large social enterprises, sharing ideas and information and consulting on various food-focused projects, as well as fundraising, hosting supper clubs and aiding collaboration between diverse community organizations.

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Dr. Erin Freeland Ballantyne '99
March 23, 2021

Dr. Erin Freeland Ballantyne was born and raised in Yellowknife on Akaitcho territory. She graduated from LCS in 1999 and earned a BA Honors degree in International Development Studies at McGill. She became the first Rhodes Scholar from Canada’s North and holds an MSc in Environmental Policy and a PhD from Oxford University. With the support of Indigenous elders, leaders and educators, Erin founded Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning in 2009, an organization that combines classroom teaching with land-based education that incorporates traditional Indigenous practices, knowledge and expertise. Dr. Freeland Ballantyne now serves as the Senior Advisor at POLAR Knowledge Canada.

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Christine Lintott
March 2, 2021

We are pleased to provide this opportunity for our community to learn more about our recently approved, regenerative-inspired LCS Campus Master Plan.

"Designs informed by regenerative design principles will help prepare LCS students for a world significantly impacted by the effects of rapid climate change...With every new intervention on campus, we ask the question – how can this action be informed by regenerative design principles that help to heal the campus and move toward positive, reciprocal outcomes, advancing our school value of environmental responsibility? Regardless of how small or large, each action on campus contributes to the health and wellbeing of the entire learning community." - Christine Lintott

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Dr. Rola Shaheen P '17, '21, '24
January 26, 2021

Dr. Rola Shaheen is currently the Chief and Medical Director, Diagnostic Imaging at Peterborough Regional Health Centre. Highlights from her career and education include completing a Fellowship of women’s imaging in Radiology at Harvard Medical School after which she worked on faculty as an instructor at Harvard Medical school for 4 years. She conducts training workshops to promote early detection of breast cancer in the Middle East. Dr. Shaheen is currently pursuing a Global Executive MBA in Healthcare and Life sciences at the University of Toronto. Rola and her husband Kamal are the proud parents of Ali '17, Sawsan '21, and Mariam '24.

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Jeremy Hansen P '23, '24, '24
December 8, 2020

Current LCS parent, Jeremy Hansen is an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency. Colonel Hansen shared an exciting presentation with our community about what’s happening in the space program today and in the future including Canada's role in lunar exploration.

Colonel Hansen spoke to students last year and we were thrilled to welcome him back to share with our entire community. Colonel Hansen and his wife Dr. Catherine Hansen, are the proud parents of Devon ’23, Ashley ’24 and Katelyn ’24.

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Peter McArthur '80
November 24, 2020

Peter McArthur ‘80 is a seasoned commercial/corporate banker with a diverse background and is a keen supporter of the cleantech sector in Canada. Peter is VP Innovation and Technology Banking and is National Cleantech Lead with RBC.

Peter shared a presentation about the potential of clean technology to help reduce our impact on the environment and examples of companies that are making a meaningful difference.

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Sarah Wells
September 16, 2020

We are pleased to introduce a speaker series for our community that will welcome both wellbeing and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) leaders to our school. Our first wellbeing speaker, Olympian Sarah Wells, will bring with her a message of grit and resilience. Sarah has overcome injury and failure and eventually achieved her goal of competing at the 2012 Olympic games. Sarah’s message is grounded in achieving great things through building resilience and utilizing a growth mindset; an important and timely message for our community.

Presented through the Wellbeing Wednesday Series.

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2019/20 LCS Speaker Series

Rosalea Terry '07
Known for her marketing and public relations expertise, Rose Terry backs up her street cred with a Masters Certificate in Marketing Communications from York University, a post-grad in Marketing from Fleming College, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Queen’s University. Although Rose has worked with large international brands, she currently works for a not-for-profit innovation and technology incubator, the Innovation Cluster, as the Marketing Manager and Senior Innovation Specialist. In 2018, Rose was presented with the Inaugural Peterborough-Kawartha Women's Leadership Award by Maryam Monsef, MP for Peterborough-Kawartha and has recently been featured in the Inspire: The Women's Portrait Project.
Jeremy Hansen P '23
Jeremy Hansen P '23 represents the Canadian Space Agency at NASA and works at the Mission Control Center as Capcom - the voice between the ground and the International Space Station. Prior to joining the Canadian Space Program, Colonel Hansen served as a CF-18 fighter pilot and held the position of Combat Operations Officer at 4 Wing in Cold Lake, Alberta. His responsibilities included ensuring the effectiveness of NORAD Air Defense Operations and the operability of Deployed and Forward Operating Locations (Bases).
Claudia Hepburn P '18, '20
Claudia Hepburn P '18, '20 became Windmill Microlending's first Chief Executive Officer in 2017, which was named one of Canada's ten most innovative non-profits by The Logic in 2019. Previously, Ms. Hepburn was co-founder and founding executive director of The Next 36, now Next Canada, a national charity devoted to the development of high impact entrepreneurs. She has been named one of Canada's Top 25 Women of Influence and is a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.

2018/19 LCS Speaker Series

Tony Harris '82
Highlights from Tony Harris '82 and how The Grove's Andy Harris Field (named for his father) got its name.
Charlie Bierk '05 and Martha Ramsay '06
Charlie Bierk '05 and Martha Ramsay '06 joined us for an insightful talk about mental health, evaluating success on an individual basis, and leaning on your friends and loved ones.
Rose Bouchard '18
Rose Bouchard '18 spoke in Chapel about self care and believing in yourself. “If I could tell you just one thing today…it’s that throughout your life, if you want to be the least bit successful and if you want to achieve all of your goals you, you need to be completely and utterly independent and have confidence in one person—yourself.”
Mel Wright '02
Mel Wright '02 spoke to our school community about how her experiences, and LCS connections, have helped shape her career path—from working in politics to being the Executive Director of the Future Skills Centre.
Greg Douglas '08
Greg Douglas '08, two-time Olympian sailor, spoke to our school community about stepping out of your comfort zone, trying new things and following your passions.
Neil Morton
Neil Morton (parent to Avery ‘18 and Chloe ‘20) spoke about how philanthropy has played such a major role in his life, ”The way to get in life, is to give. Give, give, give, repeat.” Neil is the Co-Founder, of PTBOCanada.com (digital media company) and StudioPTBO.com, a marketing agency
David Miller '77
Through examples of his work with C40, David Miller '77 reminded us of the dramatic impact the voice of many can have on the nations and industries of the world, he encouraged students to speak out against climate change and to ask good questions of their universities and future employers and to encourage each other to take responsibility for stewarding our planet.
Crystal Yang '11
Crystal Yang '11 spoke to the students and staff in Chapel about Finding Your Passion. After graduating from LCS in 2011, she began her university studies at Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, had internships working with the hotel chain Joie de Vivre, based in San Francisco, California and has now worked at the Park Hyatt in Shanghai for almost two years as assistant manager. Recently, Crystal joined the Ithaca Education Consulting Group - an education consulting start-up that assists students to find their passion and interests.
Rosemary Ganley
Rosemary Ganley, LCS Alumni Parent and Former LCS Staff Member, shared her experiences and some of the outcomes of her participation on the Gender Equality Advisory Council. In early 2018, she was invited by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to join the 19-person Gender Equality Advisory Council to the G7 group of countries which Canada chaired. Her work, both virtually and in person, led to the issuing of a 48 page report Making Gender Inequality History and an invitation to breakfast with the G7 leaders on June 9.
Bill Buxton
Our students had the wonderful opportunity to engage with Microsoft Principal Researcher, avid canoeist and internationally-renowned innovator, Bill Buxton, who is this year's Jack Matthews Fellow.

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