Cristina Rémond
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Cristina Yvonne Rémond grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She can speak English, French, German, and Hungarian
As a teenager, Remond had seven years of paramilitary training with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets
, graduated as cadet Squadron Commander and obtained her private pilot's license at on scholarship at age 17. She was awarded the Royal Canadian Legion Medal of Excellence; Best overall assessment (highest mark) in Canada, and chosen as Cadet Ambassador to Australia, 1999; award-winning debater and public speaker; and has modeled worldwide. In 2001, she represented Canada at the Miss Universe 2001
pageant in Puerto Rico.
Remond's undergraduate education was at Carleton University
in Ottawa
where she graduated with a BA High Honors in Human Rights and Anthropology. In Ottawa, she worked for the Senate of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
.
She has worked as a Human Rights legal anthropologist working as a consultant with Rights and Democracy in Montreal. She has also worked for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kenya's refugee camps and in Canada. She was on the management team for Monia Mazigh
's campaign in the 2004 Canadian federal election
. She has won the Sylvia Forman Prize for her work in feminist anthropology, and has worked with the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights studies in the Gambia. Her work in Africa has been focused on the issues of gender and violence. http://www.wmd.org/cd/database.html http://www.canadian-universities.net/News/Press-Releases/September_29_2005_Carleton_University_Student_and_Former_Miss_Canada.html
Currently, she is a Williams Fellow at Harvard Divinity School
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she is completing a Master of Divinity with a focus on healing and personal and societal transformation. Prior to being accepted to Harvard Divinity School
, she studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
As a teenager, Remond had seven years of paramilitary training with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18. It is administered by the Canadian Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence with additional support from the civilian Air Cadet League of Canada...
, graduated as cadet Squadron Commander and obtained her private pilot's license at on scholarship at age 17. She was awarded the Royal Canadian Legion Medal of Excellence; Best overall assessment (highest mark) in Canada, and chosen as Cadet Ambassador to Australia, 1999; award-winning debater and public speaker; and has modeled worldwide. In 2001, she represented Canada at the Miss Universe 2001
Miss Universe 2001
Miss Universe 2001 was held at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. 77 contestants participated in the prestigious event...
pageant in Puerto Rico.
Remond's undergraduate education was at Carleton University
Carleton University
Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...
in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
where she graduated with a BA High Honors in Human Rights and Anthropology. In Ottawa, she worked for the Senate of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is an independent administrative tribunal. The IRB is responsible for applying the Canadian federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and for making decisions on immigration and refugee matters...
.
She has worked as a Human Rights legal anthropologist working as a consultant with Rights and Democracy in Montreal. She has also worked for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kenya's refugee camps and in Canada. She was on the management team for Monia Mazigh
Monia Mazigh
Monia Mazigh is a Canadian academic best known for her efforts to free her husband Maher Arar from a Syrian prison. A resident of Ottawa, Ontario, she was the New Democratic Party candidate for the riding of Ottawa South, a traditionally Liberal riding, in the 2004 federal election.She was born...
's campaign in the 2004 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
. She has won the Sylvia Forman Prize for her work in feminist anthropology, and has worked with the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights studies in the Gambia. Her work in Africa has been focused on the issues of gender and violence. http://www.wmd.org/cd/database.html http://www.canadian-universities.net/News/Press-Releases/September_29_2005_Carleton_University_Student_and_Former_Miss_Canada.html
Currently, she is a Williams Fellow at Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she is completing a Master of Divinity with a focus on healing and personal and societal transformation. Prior to being accepted to Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
, she studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.