Dr. Clarence S. Bayne, 
Ph D. , President BSC

Dr Clarence S. Bayne Ph D. Economic Mc Gill University (1976) MA Economics and Political Science, University of British Columbia(1960) 1. Full Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, John Molson School of Business(JMSB), Concordia University 2. Director of the Institute for Community Entrepreneurship and Development Research center 3. Former, Director of the Graduate Diplomas in Administration and Sport Administration, and Certificates, JMSB, 1991-2006 4. President of the Quebec Board of Black Educators of Montreal 5. President of the Black Studies Center of Montreal. Some Key Research and articles: 1. 2001. Le Black Theatre Workshop de Montreal: un nouveau bilan. Published in L’Annuaire theatral, No 29, Spring 2001, pp141-155. 2. 2002-2003. Social Cohesion in a Culturally Diverse Exchange Economy, proceedings, Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities, sponsored by Chaire Ferdinand-Dumont sur la culture, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, held at Laval University, Quebec 2002. 3. 2003-2004. The Origins of Black Theatre in Quebec(Montreal), April, 2003, Canadian Theatre Review. 4. 2004. A Socio-Economic Profile of the Black Community of Quebec: A response to social and economic change in Quebec. April 2, 2003, presented at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 5. 2002-2004, preparation of training manuals in community economic development used in Concordia-Cree Training program; and in the Black Community Economic Development Program. Also presented lecture series on Community Economic Development and Capacity Building for workshops held by the Quebec regional CEDECs (Community Economic Development and Employability Committees and Government Partners). 6. 2003- . “Leveraging Business and Knowledge Management Skills for Visible Minorities” Supported by a grant from Federal Government and a number of partners. Principal researchers, Professors Arshad Ahmad, and C. Bayne, and the ICED Research Center. Creation of a Portal for facilitating communication, learning and sharing of information between cultural communities entrepreneurs. 7. ISTR Conference, Barcelona, July 2008. Paper presentation: The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur in the Black Community of Montreal 8. 2005: “Black Business in Quebec: The Spirit of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Solutions to Black Unemployment.” Multiple Lenses, Voices from the Diaspora Conference., October 25-28, 2005, Dalhousie University 9. 2007-2008: Developed pre-test and post-test questionnaires for the measurement of sense of community index for Black Youth and their parents in the CDN/NDG Borough of Montreal, and for use in a Study evaluating the efficacy of a Municipal-Provincial funded program for youth and families at risk.