"Excellence is the result of
caring more than others think is wise,
rising more than others think is safe,
dreaming more than others think is practical,
and expecting more than others think is possible."
~Author Unknown
As the years go by, remarkable SEDA debaters have gone on
to do amazing work in their communities.
Do you know of a former debater who is achieving great success in
their endeavours?
If so, let us know . . . where they are now!
Rosa Kouri
In 2007, Rosa Kouri was recognized by the World Conservation Union as one of 25 oustanding female leaders fighting climate change around the globe. As the National Director of the Sierra Youth Coalition from 2005-2007, Canada's largest youth environmental organization, Rosa was highly involved in education and youth advocacy on climate change on Parliament Hill and across Canada, including being a founding member of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition. Most recently, Rosa Kouri was an official observer to the United Nations 2007 Bali International Climate Negotiations, serving as the Communications Coordinator for the Canadian Youth Delegation to Bali (a group which credits itself for lighting a fire under the seats of those who blocked the negotiations). Raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Rosa completed a joint honors degree in economics and political science from McGill University in Montreal. While at McGill, she founded the Sustainable McGill Project, bicycled the west coast of California to research industrial agriculture and poor working conditions for migrant farmers, and served on the national Board of Directors of the Sierra Club of Canada. In the fall of 2008, she planned to begin a Masters of Science in Environmental Policy at the Oxford Centre for Environment.
Vinay Kumar Mysore
As an undergraduate at McGill University,
Vinay Kumar Mysore started SEDA's first ever Summer Debate
Day Camp.
Raised in Saskatoon, Vinay has been involved in
organising various fundraisers and conferences, and is a 2005
National Millennium Laureate. He was involved in the 2008 Saskatoon
We Are Many festival and is a past-president of CUSID.
Ellen Quigley
Ellen Quigley, founder of WAM and General Coordinator for
the festival, was the youth organiser for the first annual Making
Peace Conference in Saskatoon (2002), the coordinator of Grain
Magazine's cross-country literary tour (2005-2006), and the 2003
youth recipient of YWCA's Women of Distinction award.
She was involved in the 2008 Saskatoon We Are Many festival
and attended Harvard University.
Hailing from Saskatoon, Jennifer Wang pursued a biology degree and piano performance studies at Yale University. Jennifer has organized and presented at numerous regional and international conferences on topics such as leadership and environmental sustainability, and in 2006 received Youth in Motion's Top 20 Under 20 award. She was involved in the 2008 Saskatoon We Are Many festival.
