Pradosh Nag

Todays meeting was especially enjoyable. It was my first meeting as President of the club and I had the privilege and honor to present Immediate Past President - Cheryl Ballard with her much deserved Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) award.

On a day when the theme of our meeting was appropriately - Success - we were extremely proud to acclaim that one of our esteemed members and Sgt. at Arms - Tessa Benn-Ireland was appointed by Attorney General Michael Bryant as Justice of the Peace.

Justice of the Peace Tessa Benn-Ireland was most recently head of the Children’s Department at the Milliken Mills Community Branch of the Markham Public Libraries. She served as a trustee with the York Region District School Board for nine years. She was a governor of Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. She has been a member of the board of directors of the United Way of York Region and was on the board of the Markham Historical Museum. Justice of the Peace Benn-Ireland was also president of the Markham African Caribbean Association. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto. Associate Chief Justice/Coordinator of Justices of the Peace Donald A. Ebbs has assigned Justice of the Peace Benn-Ireland to Newmarket in the Central East region.