A 1977 graduate of the Mohawk Nursing Program, Juliet has continued her education by studying at McMaster University where she received her B.Sc.N., in 1986 as well as her Masters of Education from Central Michigan University in 1994. Recently, Juliet was accepted into a Ph.D. program where her focus will be on developing innovative counselling strategies to assist youths and adults in educational institutions.

Over the years, Juliet has demonstrated her strong commitment to multicultural understanding and youth. She has presented several workshops on the "Implication of Multiculturalism" in community colleges, and is presently Chair of the Multicultural Advisory Committee at City Hall in Burlington. She coordinates the annual multicultural festival for the city of Burlington. She is past Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Y.M.C.A., Youth Employment Services, and has been involved with Jobs Ontario Youth to assist young people to obtain summer employment. In 1994, Juliet was awarded "Volunteer of the Year" for the city of Burlington.

Juliet has also several accomplishments in the fields of nursing and education. Until just recently, Juliet was a Professor at Mohawk College in the Faculty of Health Sciences in the nursing program. She was also the Coordinator of Level I of the Nursing Program and the Practical Nursing Program. Juliet has co-authored a self-directed Respirology Module, and has developed a program called "Reaching Out for Youths" to assist high school students to achieve excellence. This program will be facilitated by volunteer educators, businessmen and woman, industry representatives and other disciplines on weekends. She has been an educator in the Continuing Education Department at Mohawk College, and was a member of the Board of Directors for the Mohawk College Alumni Association.

It is evident by her extensive involvement that Juliet is truly dedicated to her community, her college and the educational system of Ontario. We are proud to count Juliet among the Alumni of Mohawk College, and are especially delighted that she was able to fly in from Florida to accept her 1996 Alumni of Distinction Award for Health Sciences.