Sylvia Parris-Drummond

Sylvia is the CEO of the Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute. Her work in education and the community is rooted in core Africentric principles. She has been actively involved across a broad range of community initiatives and organizations, such as Akoma Family Centre and Holdings, Feed Nova Scotia, the NS Early Childhood Intervention Services, the Black Business Initiative Community Investment Fund and the NS Mass Choir. She has worked for both municipal (Halifax Regional Municipality) and provincial governments (Departments of Education and Justice) as well as the  Nova Scotia Community College. Sylvia holds a Masters of Arts in Life-long Learning – Africentricity (MSVU), a Masters of Education – Curriculum (St. Mary’s), and a Bachelor of Science, Home Economics / Education (St. Francis Xavier).