Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 4, 2018
• Invested on: June 21, 2023

Willa Black, M.S.M.
Toronto, Ontario

As vice-president of Cisco Canada, Willa Black created Connected North, a distance learning program offering immersive and interactive education services to students in remote northern communities. Using a video communication technology to create a network of 27 high schools in various provinces, Connected North has reached over 7 500 Indigenous youths and has helped to improve their future prospects through education.