Introducing our accomplished Masters of Ceremony who will preside over the entertainment and awards Programs on stage at the Button Accordion Championship on Sat. Aug. 4th and Sun. Aug. 5th 2018, at Simon Gregorcic Club, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Welcome Darja Antolin Dresar and Sonja Vidovic !
DARJA ANTOLIN DRESAR
Introducing DARJA ANTOLIN DRESAR, co-Master of Ceremony who will preside over the entertainment and awards Programs on stage at the Button Accordion Championship on Sat. Aug. 4th and Sun. Aug. 5th, at Simon Gregorcic Club, Newmarket, Ontario.
Darja Antolin Dresar comes from the small village of Kobilje in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. She earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Maribor in 2014 and is currently employed as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education there, teaching various courses and conducting research on early mathematics education. Through her Canadian-born husband whose family also originates in Slovenia she was introduced to the Canadian Slovenian community in Toronto. She enjoys volunteering at Marija Pomagaj parish and at Slovenski Dom by teaching Slovenian language courses and leading Slovenian chit-chat evenings. In her spare time Darja also volunteers as a radio announcer for the Voice of Canadian Slovenians Toronto radio station, CHIN 100.7 FM.
Darja Antolin Dresar prihaja iz Prekmurja, in sicer iz majhne vasice Kobilje. Leta 2014 je na Univerzi v Mariboru zaklučila doktorski študij in postala doktorica znanosti s področja matematike v izobraževanju. Zaposlena je kot docentka na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze v Mariboru, kjer poučuje in raziskuje na področju zgodnjega učenja in poučevanja matematike. Kanadsko-slovensko skupnost v Torontu je spoznala in vanjo postala vključena preko svojega moža, ki je bil rojen v Kanadi, a ima po starših slovenske korenine. Z velikim veseljem sodeluje v župniji Marija Pomagaj v Torontu in v društvu Slovenski Dom s poučevanjem na tečajih slovenskega jezika in vodenjem slovenskih pogovornih večerov. Svoj prosti čas namenja tudi prostovoljnemu delu na Radiu Glas Kanadskih Slovencev, kjer sodeluje kot napovedovalka.
SONJA VIDOVIC
Introducing SONJA VIDOVIC, co-Master of Ceremony who will preside over the entertainment and awards Program on stage at the Button Accordion Championship on Sun. Aug. 5th at Simon Gregorcic Club, Newmarket, Ontario.
Sonja Vidovic nurtures the Slovenian culture through song, written word, and health promoting activities in both her volunteer work as well as in her professional career. Being in Canada over 20 years, her Slovenian roots are deeply imbedded in her heart and mind. Sonja volunteers her time as chief radio producer at Voice of Canadian Slovenians Toronto radio station, CHIN 100.7 FM. Sonja completed her nursing education in Maribor, Slovenia and then continued her nursing studies in Canada, specializing in Gerontology and Therapeutic Recreation. In her professional career, Sonja works at Dom Lipa, the Slovenian long-term care home and retirement residence, where she combines her two passions of cultural heritage and healthcare. In her specialization and leadership role she promotes and encourages improved quality of life in the elderly through non-pharmacological approaches based on foundations in Slovenian culture and tradition.
Sonja Vidovic, glavna in odgovorna urednica Radia Glas Kanadskih Slovencev v Torontu, vsakodnevno ohranja slovensko kulturo v pesmi, besedi in profesionalnem delu. Čeprav je v Kanadi že dobrih dvajset let so slovenske korenine globoko zakoreninjene v njenem srcu in zavesti. Šolanje za poklic medicinske sestre je končala v Mariboru. V Torontu je nadaljevala studij medicinske sestre ter se osredotočila na področje Gerontologije in Rekreacije. V slovenskem starostnem domu Lipa združuje ljubezen do slovenskih korenin in zdravstva, kjer kot vodja oddelka za Aktivnost vzpodbuja kvaliteto življenja starostnikov z nefarmakološkimi pristopi in aktivnostmi ki so osnovani na slovenski kulturi in navadami.