Louise Fish

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Louise Fish (born 1955) [1] is a Canadian university administrator and former military officer.

Born in Toronto, Fish attended McMaster University and joined the Canadian military in 1974. [1] Fish was "the first woman to serve as a naval officer at sea [and] the first woman to qualify and serve as a ship's diving officer" in the Royal Canadian Navy. [2] After retiring from the navy she became first female president of the Ontario Association of College and University Security Administrators. [1] As of 2018 she is the Director of Risk Management at Trent University. [2] In 2010 she received the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Louise Fish". Women and Gender Equality Canada. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "An Inspiration for Women across Canada: Trent's Director of Risk Management". Trent University. 4 October 2018.