Camece Samms

Camece Samms

Camece holds a Child and Youth Work diploma, Social Service Worker diploma and a certificate in Children’s Mental Health. Most recently, she graduated from the University of Guelph-Humber with a BASc in Family and Community & Social Services.

She worked as a Special Needs Educational Assistant with Peel District School Board for 13 years. During her time at PDSB, she worked in various roles such as: Focus on Youth Program Assistant, Learning Recovery Tutor, Professional Learning Module Facilitator and finally Work Experience Coordinator. In this role, she assisted special needs students ages 19-21 with securing work experience and worked with local businesses to promote, develop, and implement employment experiences for students. Camece has transitioned to working in the Career & Employment Sector and has worked as a Resource and Information Specialist and is now a Co-op Consultant at Georgian College.

Her desire to see individuals overcome barriers to achieve their true potential is what drives her in her day to day work. She is looking forward to empowering students at Ashton College.