Gregory (Greg) Frankson, OCT, B.Ed. is the founder and CEO of Voice Share Inc., which provides training, presentation, coaching/mentorship, and consulting services focused on transformative organizational change through inclusive leadership and effective communication. Prior to creating Voice Share in 2018, Greg was a teacher, arts educator, event producer, corporate trainer, and anti-discrimination facilitator.
Throughout his career, Greg has used his voice to create social change as an advocate, award-winning literary artist, and media commentator. Artistically, he published four poetry collections, contributed to three anthologies, edited AfriCANthology: Perspectives of Black Canadian Poets (2022), and released four studio audio recordings, among many other achievements.
He was also an on-air poetic commentator on Here and Now Toronto on CBC Radio One. In the community, his leadership resulted in the overdue commemoration of Robert Sutherland, Canada’s first known university graduate of colour and first Black lawyer, at Queen’s University and across Canada. His words have been published in periodicals and poetry journals on three continents.
Greg is a former Canadian national poetry slam champion, an inaugural inductee to the VERSe Ottawa Hall of Honour, and poet laureate of the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. He previously served on the boards of Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization (OCISO) and Tropicana Community Services (Toronto), currently serves on the board for Prince’s Trust Canada, and chairs the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Council at the Abilities Centre. Greg has left a lasting impact at his alma mater, Queen’s University, as its first Black student government president, former student senator and ex-officio trustee, and as a long-serving current member of the University Council. He graduated from Queen’s in 1999 with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees, earned concurrently, and holds certificates in Indigenous Awareness and Coaching for Performance and Mentorship.
He joined Tee recently to talk about his latest book: AfriCanthology which is out on February 1, 2022. To find out more about Greg and his work book, please visit: https://www.ritallin.com/
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