Sylvia Parris-Drummond

Sylvia Parris-Drummond 

Sylvia is an award-winning executive leader, educator, policy strategist, consultant, and Black feminist scholar-practitioner whose work is grounded in Africentricity, Ubuntu, equity, and community. As Chief Executive Officer of the Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute and Founder/ Principal Consultant of SV Parris Consulting, she brings decades of experience in education, nonprofit leadership, governance, public policy, organizational transformation, and community development. Sylvia seeks to create and host engaging spaces where human beings can tackle complex issues, connect learning to lived experience, and identify meaningful pathways toward change. Her presentations combine research, storytelling, practical insight, and draw from community wisdom to help individuals, institutions and organizations understand not only why systems must change, but how they can participate in building more just, responsive, and inclusive societies.

Sylvia speaks on Africentric and equity-centred leadership, Black women’s leadership, anti-Black racism, education, governance, public policy, organizational sustainability, community engagement, and social change. Her approach to learning enables her to work with the nonprofit sector, government, education institutions, corporate, and community sectors. She is available for her presentations for conferences, leadership retreats, professional learning sessions, panels, and community gatherings. Her contributions have been recognized through honours including the RBC Women of Influence Social Change Award, an Atlantic Business Magazine Top 50 CEO Award, an honorary diploma from the Nova Scotia Community College, and recognition as one of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women. Whether speaking with executives, educators, policy leaders, students, or community members, Sylvia offers a relational and engaging experience that invites reflection, strengthens collective responsibility, and encourages people to move from good intentions toward courageous and lasting action.

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