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CCCA_V5No2_Profiles-FIN.qxd:CCCA_V1No1_Profile-FIN.qxd committee. She is also an active volunteer in the Canadian to make tough decisions for the good of the organization. 5/5/11 11:50 PM Page 21 Profile “I have been known to make difficult and, at times, unpopular Bar Association. decisions in my career, including recommending, with my gener- An active mentor in the CCCA mentoring program, Bozac has al counsel hat on, that a particular business deal is not worthy to been involved in informal mentoring too.As a member of the pres- pursue as it is not in the best interests of the company,” she says. tigious International Women’s Forum (IWF), she invests time and Or in other circumstances,“recommending and implementing, energy into helping young women to achieve their goals. with my HR hat on, that an organizational restructure resulting in An author, speaker and fundraiser, she has brought her expert- employee departures is appropriate for the company in light of the ise to a number of organizations, and has been involved with the economic environment or other conditions.” boards and/or capital campaigns for organizations as diverse as the Her parents,“like so many other immigrants, came to Canada YMCA, York Central Hospital, Toronto Philharmonia, Metro with nothing and worked hard.”They taught her, “to think big Toronto Lung Association, Canadian Cancer Society and the picture,” and always follow the golden rule of treating others as United Way. you would wish to be treated yourself. And she has a busy family life. Married for 25 years and with two teenage children,Bozac notes with pride that her son“found- Dedicated volunteer ed a rock band with gigs that include the El Mocambo (where the Bozac, who finds “there’s a real camaraderie and a sharing of Rolling Stones played) andYonge-Dundas Square.My daughter is ideas” among in-house counsel, dedicates a lot of her time to a star soccer player and budding actress selected by her school to the profession. She is now a member of the CCCA board of attend a film program at UCLA this summer.” directors; she has served CCCA in the past in a number of Minding the goal seems to run in the family. capacities, including as chair of the Montreal and Greater Toronto chapters and co-chair of the chapter co-ordination Bev Cline is a freelance writer inToronto. Minding By Bev Cline the goal For Antoinette Bozac, it’s the big picture that counts. ÉTÉ 2011 CCCA Canadian Corporate Counsel Association 21