BIOGRAPHY

Twenty-two-year-old creative, learner, and educator, Delicia Raveenthrarajan has been decorated with the Governor General’s Sovereign Volunteer Medal of Canada for her passions in youth mental health advocacy, international development, and music education. Delicia's work includes grass-roots facilitation, government advocacy, and engagements in collaboration with organizations and educational institutes such as the University of Toronto, Ontario College of Teachers, Women’s Forum, and the University of Western Ontario. Through story-telling and creation, she advocates for culturally responsive youth mental health care and awareness, and anti-oppressive arts education practices. In addition, her work has been published by the likes of Teen Vogue, The Mighty and The Recorder. In 2018, Delicia was inducted into the Scarborough Walk of Fame as a Rising Star. 

With a passion for community-engaged music-making, Delicia is a choral conductor at Sistema Toronto, Sir Oliver Mowat C.I. and formerly Timothy Eaton Memorial Church. In addition to her work in ensemble-based music, she is pursuing a double major in Music and Culture and Mental Health Studies at the University of Toronto where she also works as a community music research assistant. In 2019, Delicia was awarded the Ontario Student Trustees’ Association Dedication to the Arts Award, and named a University of Toronto President’s Scholar of Excellence. With her wide-ranging experience in arts leadership and advocacy, Delicia served as the inaugural Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Director for the Ontario Music Educators’ Association.