Kashif has been an active member of the Pickering community and has participated in various social service initiatives. Kashif believes that the best sign of a vibrant and thriving community is when its residents feel happy and proud to live here and also feel that their voices are heard. Trying to improve and perfect our community will be an ongoing and long-running endeavor - but we will get there step-by-step with contributions from each member of our community. The DAC has the potential to be the platform that brings this diverse community together and Kashif will do his utmost to help achieve this goal.

PG has been living in Whitby for 20 plus years now. His goal is to bring people together to work towards programs and initiatives that will grow and strengthen communities within the Durham Region. He believes change is needed and hopes to contribute to this change with new and intriguing initiatives that will help foster a relationship between the community and the service. As the co-founder and Executive Director of DurhamONE, PG is working to create a platform for youth to support them to speak up and speak out about the change they want to see. The opportunity to contribute to more vibrant Durham is my reason for wanting to be involved with the DAC.

Tamara is a long-time Whitby resident who is dedicated to meaningful and constructive change and who will work collaboratively toward positively influencing matters related to multiculturalism, discrimination and policing, in an effort to ultimately improve community safety, well-being and sustainable change. Tamara is an entrepreneur and local business owner, who brings thought-leadership and communications know-how, strategic planning strength and technology expertise to the table. She is an innovative and driven senior leader with a talent for leveraging people, processes and technology to align actions with strategy.

Bev is a member of the Batchewana First Nation. Bev has volunteered in community organizations including The John Howard Society and PRIDE-Durham. Bev is an active member of the DDSB's Keenanow Educators and Indigenous Family Network groups which offers support to Indigenous families and staff. Bev has served on standing committees including ETFO Anti-Racist Education (Chair) & FNMI. She chairs the ETFO-Durham Priority Schools Committee, volunteered at the PAN AM Games 2010 and is member of Oshawa Community, Equity and Diversity Committee. Bev is an elementary school teacher, married and resides in Oshawa. She looks forward to working with the DRPS Diversity Advisory Committee.

Donald is the President of George Donaldson and Associates Inc. & One World Immigration Consulting Services. He has strong senior management and governance background having managed a business unit of a multinational corporation and served on non-profit boards in senior governance positions. Currently he is the founder and President of Non-profit organization African Canadian Cultural Council Foundation. As
a social justice and advocacy volunteer, he has more than 39 years experience of volunteer service in various capacities most of them at board levels in different communities and countries. Donald resides with his family in Oshawa and his interest for a better and prosperous Durham for all is the reason for serving on the DAC. He holds a Masters in Public Admin, an Advanced Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution and an Immigration Consulting Diploma. He presently Chairs the Durham Region Multi-Faith World Religion Day Committee.

Max  is an Ajax resident, entering his fourth year of studies in business at York University. He is dedicated to representing younger voices, encouraging diversity in the workplace, and helping to improve the relationship between the DRPS and the Durham community. Max looks forward to bringing a unique perspective to the Diversity Advisory Committee, carrying his passion for diversity into the communities and workplaces he belongs to, as well as learning from his colleagues about new ways to advocate for diversity and inclusivity.

David lives in Pickering and is an active member of the community, spending three decades volunteering on several community projects involving youth. As a returning member of the DRPS DAC David wants to contribute to actions and initiatives that are aimed at enhancing public safety while developing increased transparency and accountability in policing. He has 30-years of operational and administrative experience working professionally in the Criminal Justice System. David's international police and criminal justice network developed through 28-years of service with the Association of Black Law Enforcers will be very beneficial to the DAC.

Aji says he is humbled and honoured to be a member of this committee. Advocating for equality and inclusion has been a lifelong passion for him. With a BA in Criminology and Psychology of Law, Aji started off working with young offenders by helping them navigate through the youth justice system. Driven by his desire to learn more and help the most vulnerable people in our society, he went back to school and earned his Masters in Social Work. He now works in the child welfare sector as a child protection worker. Aji hopes that by sharing his personal experiences, he can help to close the gap between police and the communities they serve.

Tanya is a Certified HR Executive who looks forward to contributing her nearly 20 years of expertise and passion for diversity, inclusion, and mental health to DAC. Tanya has served on the Board for Telecare Spectra Distress Centre in Brampton and for Taibu Community Health Care Centre in Malvern. Tanya is a member of the Program Advisory Committee for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program at George Brown College. She works at Artscape and is member of the Congress of Black Women of Ajax/Pickering. Through her teaching experience at Durham College and her HR work for not-for-profits and public libraries, she has developed an understanding of community interests and needs. Tanya and is the founder of the Black HR Professionals of Canada and lives in Pickering with her family.