Global Ideas Institute  

2012-13 Mentor Profiles

Crystal Bennett | Stacey Bocknek | Anupam Chaudhri | Michael Cienello |Hormuz Dadabhoy | Zachary Fanni | Michelle Forrester | Kaitlyn Green | Gordon Grisé | Shantha Karthigesu | Nessa Kenny | Justin Keung | Sarah Misu Lee | Leah Nosal | Mike Nyman | Fern Ramoutar | Amna Raza | Rebecca Roberts | Jordan Scantlebury | Krista Singh | Jason Stern | Kerry Sun

Michelle Forrester is a teacher candidate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. She is preparing to teach at the intermediate / senior level. Prior to attending the University of Toronto, she obtained her Combined Honours Degree in sociology and world religions at McMaster University, where she made the Dean’s List for 2010 – 2011. Michelle has volunteered both locally and overseas. Locally, she has been a mentor for at-risk youth, a soccer coach, and a teacher’s assistant. She volunteered with homeless people at the Homeless World Cup in Milan, Italy, where she was a team guide for the Austrian team. She has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity in Little Rock and New Orleans. During the New Orleans trip, she was an assistant leader for the McMaster University Student Success Centre. In 2011, she spent a month in Swaziland volunteering with Bulembu International as a teacher’s assistant in their pre-primary school and as an office assistant in their general office. More recently, she spent part of her summer in Peru with Heart-Links helping a community build a safe and sustainable play space.