|
2010 HonoureesJhalman Singh Gosal
Mr. Gosal was born in Punjab, India and came to Canada in 1973. He devotes his time, skills and energy to helping others. His passion for volunteering began when he immigrated to Canada 37 years ago. To assist new immigrants, he helped found the East Indian Workers association, Malton Community Neighbourhood Services, and the Peel Multicultural Council. In his 37 years in Canada, Mr. Gosal has been actively providing support to the community by providing essential help in areas such as immigration and settlement services, human rights issues, anti-racism initiatives, and most recently, matrimonial disputes among young Punjabi couples and their extended families. Mr. Gosal is also the author of 4 books and the recipient of the 2008 Ontario Senior Achievement Award, the highest recognition for senior citizens in the province. The Ontario Senior Achievement Awards recognize those over the age of 65 who have made significant contributions to their communities through voluntary or professional activities.
Neena Kanwar
A year after beginning KMH, Neena formed the Independent Diagnostic Clinics Association, and served as president of the association of Independent Health Facility owners until Spring 2008. Neena has continually taken a lead role in independent health facilities, approaching successive governments to implement innovations and to enhance the rules and regulations governing her sector. She has advanced the understanding of professional care through 4 research projects, the coordination of 29 educational seminars/conferences, the preparation of 9 abstracts/papers and participation on 15 committees focused on enhancing health care and community development. Neena has also served as a Director on the Boards of both St. Michael’s Hospital and the Sherbourne Health Care Corporation in Toronto. She has been named to Chatelaine’s Top 100 Women Business Owners List in seven of the last eight years. In 1992, Neena was named Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year (start-up category) by the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto. She was recognized in 2001 as the Businesswoman of the Year by the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Since 2006, she has been profiled annually in Profit magazine as one of Top 100 Women Business Entrepreneurs in Canada. Also, in the fall of 2006, Neena and Vijay Kanwar won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Ontario in health services, and in March 2009, won a New Pioneer Award in Entrepreneurship for their contribution to Ontario. In the fall of 2009, Neena was a finalist for the Bell Trailblazer Award at the 2009 RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards, celebrating achievements and contributions to the Canadian economy. KMH is well-known for its community contributions. Neena is a collaborative partner on the Wellington Waterloo LHIN wait times committee and the Mayor of Mississauga’s Community Liaison committee. In early 2008, Neena joined the Board of ECHO to advise the government and other stakeholders on ways to improve women’s health in Ontario and Neena began a three-year term as the first Chair of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario’s new Leadership Council that supports the HSFO’s new integrated advancement program to help more Canadians affected by heart disease and stroke. More recently, Neena joined the Board of the Toronto East General Hospital Foundation to raise funds to support the hospital in its continued efforts to provide the best possible patient care. As philanthropists in their own right, on February 10, 2006, Neena and Vijay, made a $5 million donation to the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation. Proceeds are being used to help fund construction of the new Vijay Jeet and Neena Kanwar Ambulatory Care Centre. And, recently, Neena has developed KMH Family Assistance Services, a foundation designed to break the cycle of poverty by helping low-income families to implement changes that will help them to pull themselves out of poverty. Assistance is provided with skills training, education, child care, affordable housing and other spheres of life.
Kulveer Taggar
Samantha Nutt
Nutt’s work on behalf of war-affected communities around the world has been widely recognized. Nutt is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 Award (Globe and Mail). She was designated by Time Magazine as one of “Canada’s Five Leading Activists.” CBC News has profiled her as a “Canadian leader.” CTV National News has declared her a “Canadian Success Story” and Maclean’s Magazine featured her in their annual Honour Roll as one of “Twelve Canadians Making a Difference.” Global TV has declared her a “National Trailblazer.” Chatelaine Magazine has named her one of “Twelve Canadian Women Who Should Run for Politics”. She has been described by Hello Magazine as one of “Canada’s Top Ten Outstanding Women,” and has been featured as a guest on CBC Television's "The Hour". Nutt was chosen as Personnalité De La Semaine by La Presse and CBC Radio Canada, and as one of 200 Young Global Leaders in the world by the World Economic Forum. The Globe and Mail has profiled her as a nominee for Nation Builder of the Year, and she has also been honoured as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Nutt has written for Maclean’s Magazine covering war-related issues, is a published author and frequently appears on Canadian television and radio as an expert commentator on war and human rights issues. She is also a highly sought after keynote speaker on the impact of war, human rights, social justice and on public engagement in global issues, inspiring others to make a difference. She writes and is featured in online segments for Discovery Chanel (discovery.ca) and is also an on-air panelist in the 2010 CBC Radio Canada Reads. She graduated Summa CumLaude from McMaster University, earned an MSc with distinction from London University, and holds a Fellowship in Community Medicine (FRCPC) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. She is further certified by the College of Family Practice (CCFP) and completed a sub specialization in women’s health through the University of Toronto as a Women’s Health Scholar. Dr. Nutt is the recipient of several honourary doctorates from universities in Canada and the USA. Dr. Samantha Nutt is bilingual, and is also on staff at Women's College Hospital in Toronto and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She is currently writing a book that is expected to be released in the late 2010 or early 2011. The Sikh Centennial Foundation is proud to honour all of the above distinguished members of our society at the Annual Gala 2010
|
We are proud to introduce you to our community service honouree for the 2010 Sikh Centennial Gala; Mr. Jhalman Singh Gosal.
Some 20 years ago, while working as a Nuclear MedicineTechnologist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Neena Kanwar founded KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres. A trailblazer in wait time management, her goal was to ensure patients had quick access and accurate diagnostic care and test results. Through combining a basic philosophy of providing timely, comprehensive care in a patient-focused environment, coupled with a business savvy grounded in leveraging efficiency from core operations, Neena has built KMH into North America’s largest provider of nuclear cardiology services and has brought the KMH standards to the U.S. and Dubai in the United Arab Emerite.
Kulveer Taggar was the CEO and founder of Auctomatic, an e-commerce technology company, which he sold to Live Current Media for $5m in 2008 at the age of 24. Having raised funding from the prestigious venture firm Y Combinator and top Silicon Valley investors like Paul Buchheit, the creator of Gmail, and Chris Sacca, Twitter investor, Kulveer packed his suitcases and moved to San Francisco in early 2007 to start Auctomatic. He covered the inside story of the formation and sale of his company in six Viewpoint pieces for the BBC. Previously, Kulveer had worked at Deutsche Bank in economic research, commodities and derivatives trading.
Dr. Samantha Nutt (Sam) is a medical doctor with more than fifteen years of experience working in war zones. Committed to peace, human rights and social justice, she has worked in some of the world's most violent flashpoints with War Child Canada, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Darfur, Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Burundi, northern Uganda, Ethiopia and the Thai-Burmese border.