LAMP CHC executive director Keddone Dias.
LAMP Community Health Centre’s executive director Keddone Dias is joining other prominent people as Grand Marshal of the Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade.
The 33rd annual parade takes place on December 2 as dozens of floats leave Dwight Avenue at 10 a.m. for Thirtieth Street, where it will wrap up.
There will be a number of streets affected or closed by the parade, which attracts thousands of area residents yearly.
Keddone Dias has headed LAMP CHC for the last six years.
Dias, who has headed LAMP CHC for almost six years, is well-known as a community builder.
Her biography said she leads a ‘multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of primary health care services and health promotion programs that address the needs of the whole person.’
“Keddone has worked to improve access to the resources needed to help communities grow and thrive,” her bio states. She pays “special emphasis on areas including health equity, youth development and education.”
Dias in front of a former school before joining LAMP CHC.
She joins others such as author and former NHL goalie Ken Dryden, Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia, Toronto Argos boss Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons and NHLer Johnny Bowers as previous Grand Marshals.
This is the 33rd year of the parade which travels west to Lake Shore Blvd., and is popular with parents and their children.
Keddone holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance from Ryerson University and a Master of Public Policy, Administration and Law from York University, as well as certificates in Community Health Leadership from the Rotman School of Management.
She also studied Sustainable Strategic Change from the Schulich School of Business, and Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management from the Harvard Business School.