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Francis Jeffers, Curator

Graduate of the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus with a major in Chemistry and minor in Political Science. Formerly employed for 32 years at Sanofi Pasteur and worked in the Quality Control and Material Management departments.

Founder and Executive Director of the Visions of Science Network for Learning. Visions of Science is an initiative focussed on the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to the African-Canadian youth and youth from under-represented communities in the fields of Science and Technology. Achievements: Winner of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Promoscience National Award for Science Promotion 2011 Website: vosnl.org

Curator, International African Inventors Museum (IAIM)
The International African Inventors Museum promotes positive images and self-esteem in children and adults and teaches people of all nationalities about the contributions that Africans throughout the world have given to society. It is a mobile museum, which travels nationally and internationally to inform in a visual display. Website: iaimuseum.org

Curator, International Hispanic Inventors Museum
The International Hispanic Inventors Museum promotes positive images and self-esteem in children and adults and teaches people of all nationalities about the contributions that Hispanic people throughout the world have given to society. It is a mobile museum, which travels nationally and internationally to inform in a visual display.

Curator, Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum
The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum promotes positive images and self-esteem in children and adults and teaches people of all nationalities about the contributions that Canadians of Diverse communities and their homelands throughout the world have given to society. It is a mobile museum, which travels nationally and internationally to inform in a visual display.

Curator, International Aboriginal Inventors and Innovators Museum
The International Aboriginal Inventors and Innovators Museum promotes positive images and self-esteem in children and adults and teaches people of all nationalities about the contributions that Aboriginal Peoples throughout the world have given to society. It is a mobile museum, which travels nationally and internationally to inform in a visual display.

Curator, South African Inventors and Innovators Museum
The South African Inventors and Innovators Museum promotes positive images and self-esteem in children and adults and teaches people of all nationalities about the contributions that South Africans throughout the world have given to society. It is a mobile museum, which travels nationally to inform in a visual display.

Founder and Past Co-ordinator of the Association of Black Professionals in Science and Technology (ABPST). ABPST was an organization geared to the networking of African-Canadian professionals in the fields of Science and Technology.

Co-founder of the African Relief Committee in Canada (AFRIC), which is a non-governmental agency providing educational assistance to children in the South Sudan.

Partner, Jeffers Associates Diversity and Organizational Development Consultants. Researchers in African Canadian history with a focus on Science and Technology.

Partner, Jeffers Khumalo Associates Import & Export Company – Hair, Beauty, Clothes & Food Products

Co-Owner, Glory's Hairlicous Salon Hair and Beauty Salon, Daveyton, Benoni, South Africa Awards:

2001 | African Canadian Achievement Award for Science
(Pride News Magazine)
1985, Pride founded, and organizes annually, the African-Canadian Achievement Awards, which recognizes and honours African-Canadians who have excelled in 15 areas of endeavors.

2003 | Harry Jerome Community Service Award
(Black Business & Professional Association)
Significant role in enriching the lives of groups or individuals over an extended period of time by exceptional service through a charitable organization or community group;

2004 | The June Veecock Award for Leadership (Coalition of Black Trade Unionist)

2004 | The University of Toronto at Scarborough's (UTSC) 40th Anniversary Alumni Award
The University of Toronto at Scarborough’s (UTSC) 40th Anniversary Alumni Awards give a human face to the university’s considerable achievements by recognizing alumni who have made a significant contribution, or achieved considerable success, in their chosen field(s) of endeavor.

2004 | Black Alumni Award for Community Service
(Black Students Association, University of Toronto)
Awards to recognize and celebrate the achievement and contribution of our Black Alumni in the areas of Leadership, social awareness and professional achievement in serving the Black community.

2006 | Michael Clemons "Pinball" Award for Community Leadership
Sponsored by CIBC and the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Department. The "Pinball" Award was established to recognize the achievements of Torontonians of African descent that have made outstanding contributions to the community.

2007 | City of Markham, Ontario Black History Month Award – Community service

2011 | Jamaican Canadian Association Community Service Award

While the multicultural travelling museum exhibits and the continued international growth of Visions of Science Network for Learning has been Jeffers' professional babies and passion, he is most proud of the achievements of his children: Dr. Chike Jeffers, his first born son, is an Associate Professor at Halifax's Dalhousie University in the department of Philosophy; his second son Adom Jeffers, is a graduate from Brock University's Department of Education and an Air Canada flight attendant, and his daughter Asha Jeffers is a PhD candidate at York University in the English Department.