GEORGIAN ALUMNA SAILING STRONG
Amanda Slade
"I'm not inclined to let you in."
These are the words that no student wants to hear,
but exactly what Georgian alumna Amanda Slade
received in 1981 when she first tried to enrol in the
Marine Navigation Technology program (now known as
Marine Technology – Navigation) at the college's Owen
Sound campus.
Amanda was already an experienced cadet, having
worked for Toronto Brigantine, an educational tall ship
sailing program for several summers. However, her
good grades and experience were not enough at a time
when very few women pursued a career in the marine
industry, and even fewer stayed with it.
"I can still to this day remember how angry I was,"
says Amanda. Nevertheless, she persisted and was
admitted into the program.
MARINE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY, 1984
INSTRUCTOR AND PRINICIPAL CONSULTANT, MOR OCEAN MANAGEMENT INC.
COLLEGE CHANGEMAKERS
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