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Loyalist Collegiate Vocational Institute
153 Van Order Drive
Kingston, Ontario, K7M 1B9
Canada

David Pichora

President & CEO of Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Dr. Pichora is is an internationally recognized leader in hand surgery, upper extremity, peripheral nerve surgery, and orthopaedic trauma. He is a faculty member in the Queen’s University Orthopaedic Residency Training Program and holds the position of President & CEO of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC).

Eli White

Student

Eli is a confident gregarious guy, passionate about many social issues. He considers himself well educated on political and historical matters, and intends to use that knowledge to make his addition to the world.

Jimmy Hassan

Business Owner; Community Builder Award Recipient

As today’s youth begin to gear up for their future lives, decide their path in life, and determine their post graduation futures, Jimmy Hassan wants to offer some advice. As a man who has lived a rich and fulfilling life that he is proud of, he remembers the effort it took to get him from nothing to where he is now. His future was uncertain when he was starting out and first came to Canada, so instead, he decided to look to the past, and focus only on today. While others around him were daydreaming of tomorrow, Jimmy was working with yesterday, a philosophy which he knows single handedly took him as far as he went, and one he wants to share with people.

Kaie Bain

Student

Kaie is a Grade 9 AP Prep Student at LCVI. Her interests extend to traveling, creative writing and competitive swimming. She dislikes waking up early, and spiders.

Om Buddhdev

Student

Om is a high school student at Loyalist Collegiate Vocational Institute attending post-secondary schooling next year.

Zahra G

Student

Zahra absolutely loves reading books, and her favorite genre is psychological thriller novels. She aspires to become a cardiologist or neurologist in the future.