Chief Warrant Officer, Military Diversity Advisor, Canadian Forces, Toronto, ON. Born: Birmingham, England.
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Kevin Junor
joined the Canadian Forces in 1980, as an infantry soldier in the
Toronto Scottish Regiment. In 1998, he was promoted to the rank of CWO
and appointed to the position of Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). He is
the first Black Regimental Sergeant Major for the Toronto Scottish
Regiment.
In 2003, he was appointed as a Diversity
Advisor for the Canadian Forces Leadership Team. In this role he
identifies systemic barriers to under-represented groups and provides
advice on policies, directives and actions to eliminate these barriers.
In his capacity as Regimental Sergeant Major, Chief Warrant Officer
Junor participated in celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth the Queen
Mother’s 100th birthday and also attended her funeral in the United
Kingdom (UK). Other regimental duties included being the RSM for
training and parades in the UK, France, Scotland and the USA.
He was deployed as a Senior Military
Advisor to the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces in 2007. While
deployed, he developed the first course for Regimental Sergeant Majors
in Sierra Leone to increase their professionalism and leadership
capacity. In his life as a civilian, he works for the Ontario Public
Service as a Program Advisor with the Ministry of Government Services.
Previously, he held a number of positions at the Ministry of
Transportation including, Strategic Policy Advisor, Learning and
Developmental Consultant, and Change Management Consultant.
Community: Associate
Minister, North Peel Community Church; National Co-Chair, Defence
Visible Minority Advisory Group (2002-2007); Chair, Policing Advisory
Council of Caledon; Board member, Provincial Alliance Credit Union;
Chair Board of Directors, Alpha Church of Jesus Christ, Chair MTO United
Way Campaign.
Honours: Including
Order of Military Merit; Sierra Leone Service Medal; Seneca
Distinguished Alumni Award; Prism Award; Order of the Hodden Grey; Merit
Award, Black Society of Nova Scotia; Mathieu da Costa Award; Queen
Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal; Canadian Forces Decoration; Ontario
Premiere Award Nominee; inclusion in Who’s Who in Black Canada (1st & 2nd editions; 2002, 2006).
Reviewed in: For My Country; We’ll Never Forget; Heroes in Uniform; Share News; Toronto Star; Jamaica Gleaner; Caledon Enterprise; Caledon Citizen; Canadian Monarchist News; Scottish Regimental Journals; military publications & newsletters.
Education: Bachelor of
Theology, IUBS (1991); Civil Engineering Technician, Seneca College
(1984); Adult Learning and Development Certificate, OISE/University of
Toronto.
Motto: Challenges and obstacles are only opportunities for growth.
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