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Carolyn Slon
Carolyn Slon, YPC Member since 2011 NEW YPC Committee Member What is your occupation? Lawyer What was the last book you read? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, play by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan! If you could only listen to one song for the
The Essential 10
Meet YPC Member Edmund Chien What is your occupation? Sales consultant and conference speaker. What was the last book you read? Great By Choice by Jim Collins. (I’m going through some classics right now). If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A Historic Gift from The Slaight Family Foundation
In March 2017, The Slaight Family Foundation announced a $12-million donation to be shared by the ROM and 14 other not-for-profit organizations committed to improving the well-being of Canada’s Indigenous populations. This historic gift marks one of the largest donations ever directed to support
Bishop White Committee Establishes ROM Curatorship
For close to 60 years, the Bishop White Committee has enabled the ROM to steward and display the greatest collection of Japanese art in Canada. Together with the ROM, this passionate group of volunteers has established the Bishop White Committee Curator of Japanese Art & Culture—an endowed
Igniting Children's Potential at the ROM
Celebrating Our School Visits Bursary Partners Established in 2005, the School Visits Bursary Program expands opportunities for more students to ignite their potential at the Museum. To date, the program has enabled more than 154,000 student visits—including 19,649 visits for the 2015–16
Rani Rahman
Meet YPC Member Rani Rahman What is your occupation? I am a Certified Professional Accountant, however being at home with my kids requires that I am more flexible with my time so I’ve had to seek other endeavours. I was very excited to jump at the opportunity to be involved with an exciting new
Celebrating ROM Philanthropy and Volunteerism
The ROM warmly welcomed more than 450 guests for its Chairs’ Reception on June 14, 2017. This annual event celebrates the ROM family of supporters and volunteers whose generosity enables world-class exhibitions, curatorial research and public programs for the community. Guests enjoyed an
Roy Tanaka
Meet YPC Committee Member Roy Tanaka What is your occupation? In-house developer and colour management specialist for TI Group Inc., a printing and communications company in Toronto. What was the last book you read? Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe. This book
Sarah Salomon
Meet YPC Member Sarah Salomon What is your occupation? I work for a start-up that publishes comics and graphic novelizations of Disney-licensed properties. What was the last book you read? I’m currently reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s a fascinating look at the history of our species.
Adriana Morrison
Meet YPC Committee Vice Chair Adriana Morrison What is your occupation? I am a corporate governance professional at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. I work with CPPIB’s investment teams, companies we invest in and organizations around the world on governance issues like executive pay,