2020/2021 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Awards

Posted On Thursday April 22, 2021

Congratulations to our 2020/2021 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Award recipients. We love our volunteers! Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who contribute to the success of our schools and committees each and every day.

We are honoured to present this year's recipients below.  

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Ajax Schools:

  • Brad Levantis, Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School;
  • Heather McFadden, Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School;
  • Alban Cardoza, St. André Bessette Catholic School;
  • Paula Papagni, St. Bernadette Catholic School;
  • Georgina Dubeau, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School;
  • Damien Julien, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School;
  • Nicole Bellomo, St. James Catholic School;
  • Kristina Andrada-Wizzard, St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic School;
  • Philip Neelamegan, St. Jude Catholic School;
  • Karen Callery, St. Patrick Catholic School;
  • Stephanie Daga, St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School.

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Northern Schools (Beaverton, Port Perry, Uxbridge):

  • Shelly Hopper, Good Shepherd Catholic School;
  • Coline Theordoru, Family Catholic School;
  • Julie Morrison, St. Joseph Catholic School Uxbridge.

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Oshawa Schools:

  • Carrie Bon, Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School;
  • Lesley McAvoy, Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School;
  • Cristal Surla, Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic School;
  • Amanda Brake, St. Anne Catholic School;
  • Marcia DeSouza, St. Christopher Catholic School;
  • Anne Fernando, St. Hedwig Catholic School;
  • Jennifer Falzon, St. John XXIII Catholic School;
  • Debora Ribeiro Picarte, St. John Bosco Catholic School;
  • Nicole Zara, St. Joseph Catholic School;
  • Amanda Hazarie, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School;
  • Erin Avery, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School.
  • Michelle Acorn, Sir Albert Love Catholic School.

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Pickering Schools:

  • Keisha Petrolo, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School;
  • Aliki Zacharia, Father Fenelon Catholic School;
  • Suzanne Charles Watson, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School;
  • Lisa Werner, St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School;
  • Michelle Mendonca, St. Monica Catholic School;
  • Sylvia D’Souza, St. Wilfrid Catholic School.

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Whitby Schools:

  • Vanessa Hopman, All Saints Catholic Secondary School;
  • Vernon Hiller, Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School;
  • Shantel Ielasi, St. Bernard Catholic School;
  • Christina Melick, St. Bridget Catholic School.

More information about the Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Awards can be found on the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee website.