Sophia Brown Ramsay

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT SOPHIA BROWN RAMSAY

Sophia began her career in the criminal justice system working with young offenders and women and is currently Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Business Partners at Walmart Canada. For over 20 years, Sophia has been at the forefront of community-led efforts to promote equity for African Canadians and other racialize groups. This has included leading the launch of a transformative, multi-sectoral system change initiative in Peel region to address racial disproportionalities in the child welfare system, and serving as Chair of the Ontario Regional Ethnocultural Advisory Committee (REAC), which advises the Ontario Deputy Commissioner and the Commissioner of Correctional Services of Canada on issues affecting ethnocultural offenders. As the past Executive Director at the Black Community Action Network, Sophia worked to advance an equity agenda to address gaps in services for marginalized people, by building connections between Ethnocultural communities, non-profit agencies, governments and other stakeholders. Sophia has been recognized for her community work with the Role Model Black Canadian Award, the JunCtain Excellence in Diversity and Community Impact Award, the Legacy Award, Vision and Leadership in Community and the J.S. Woodworth Award for Human Rights and Equity. Recently, Sophia was awarded the Peel Children’s Aid Foundation’s Fierce & Fabulous Community Action award. Sophia is an award-winning public speaker and the consulting principal of SBR Inspires where she engages in facilitation, workshops, coaching and public talks that remind individuals, particularly women and youth of the power of their voice, and the uniqueness that they bring to the world. At her core, Sophia helps young people, women and families to understand the importance of protecting their possibilities!