b'Sylvia Parris-DrummondSchool of Access, Education & LanguageAkerley CampusSylvia Parris-Drummond is CEO of the Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute which is dedicated to fostering change and creating opportunities for Black/African Nova Scotian learners and communities. Sylvia provides leadership through the identification of opportunities, awareness and capacity building and the implementation of initiatives designed to improve the educational environment for African/Black Nova Scotian learners and educators.Sylvia has over 30 years experience in the field of education. She has extensive public sector involvement through which she has gained a deep understanding for what it takes to conduct meaningful policy analysis, implement research-informed initiatives, strengthen community engagement and develop relevant education and capacity building projects. Both Sylvias educational background and work experience are rooted in core Africentric principles. She holds a Master of Arts in Lifelong Learning (Africentric Leadership), a Master of Education (Curriculum) and taught in the public school system for almost 15 years. She was a Senior Consultant with the Province of Nova Scotia focused on providing policy advice and analysis and developing and delivering training. She served as Manager of the African Nova Scotian Affairs Integration Office with the Halifax Regional Municipality and was Department Head (now Academic Chair) for Access Programs at NSCC from 1999-2002.In addition to serving as CEO of the Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute, Sylvia runs her own consulting companySVParris Consultingsince 1993. In 2009, through her work as a consultant, she worked as'