Horizons for Youth’s Speakers Program aims to educate our community members about a pressing issue in Toronto: youth homelessness. These speaking engagements will discuss issues relevant to youth homelessness and the supportive resources Horizons for Youth offers to at-risk youth. Speeches can be tailored to your needs. Please read through the biographies of our speakers and fill out the form below to request a speaker or to ask a question.
dwight miller, operations manager
Dwight is responsible for overseeing all programs and the day-to-day operations of Horizons for Youth. He studied law, psychology and sociology at Carlton University. Dwight has been with Horizons for Youth for 14 years and has been Operations Manager for 10 years. He is a big believer in child and youth advocacy and mental health awareness. Dwight has more than 20 years of experience in management, education, program development and child and youth advocacy. Before joining the Agency, Dwight worked as a classroom lead with the Ottawa School Board and managed teams of Child and Youth counselors working with the Children's Aid Society. Dwight can speak to the causes of youth homelessness, the shelter system and helping at-risk youth build bright futures.
david armstrong, president of the board of directors
David is a legal, business and strategic consultant and an active community volunteer. He has been a Director of Horizons for Youth since 2013 and currently serves as its President and Board Chair. Among many other volunteer activities, David acted as strategic adviser to the Board of Directors of Hope + Me (the Mood Disorder Association of Ontario) before joining its Board and serving as a member of its executive committee. David has also been a Director of Furniture Bank and a Senator of Queen’s University. He practiced corporate and securities law for over 20 years, primarily as a partner of McCarthy Tétrault LLP and taught advanced securities law classes at three leading law schools. David also has experience as a business owner/operator in the personal home care sector. Through his professional, business, volunteer and lived experience, David has gained extensive knowledge about helping homeless youth as well as individuals, and their families, struggling with the sometimes devastating effects of mental illness.