Maria M. Mitousis (SPC ’99 ’05)
Winnipeg Lawyer Gives Virtual Address to the Graduating Class of 2020
October 15, 2020 – Winnipeg lawyer Maria M. Mitousis (SPC ’99 ’05), is the St. Paul’s College Ignatian Society’s Baccalaureate guest speaker. The release of her presentation on YouTube focuses on resilience and the value the College community has played in her life since her graduation.
The address normally occurs in April but was unfortunately canceled due to the ongoing global pandemic. The College made the decision to honour the class of 2020 with monthly notes of celebration. The graduating class of 2020 has enjoyed addresses from the Valedictorian Michael Resendes, our Dean of Studies Dr. Dilantha Fernando, and the Rector, Dr. Christopher J. Adams (SPC ’83 ‘86).
The St. Paul’s College Ignatian Society is a group of College alumni who were members of previous student councils. They host two community events annually. The Celebration of Giving and Sharing, normally occurring in November, where they celebrate the achievements of their alumni and friends community and the annual Baccalaureate Breakfast where a member of the alumni are invited to be the welcoming voice of the graduating class.
Maria M. Mitousis (SPC ’99 ’05) is the Principal at the Mitousis Lemieux Howard Law Corporation. Her compassion, positive outlook, and problem-solving abilities have been carefully developed over a 13-year career in family law. Mitousis is actively engaged as a volunteer mentor for law students and legal agencies. She has given her time to the Manitoba Opera, the St. Mary’s Academy school board, and to Nature Manitoba. She also sits on alumni committees for both St. Mary’s Academy and St. Paul’s College. In her free time, Maria enjoys hiking, golfing, running, and taking walks with Rory, her retired racing greyhound.
During her time as a student member of St. Paul’s she served as the Social Director and Communications Representative with the St. Paul’s College Students’ Association. She returned to the College in 2015 to serve on the St. Paul’s College Ignatian Society Council.
Previous speakers include Mr. Michael C. Burns (SPC ’60), Mr. Jeremy Semchyshyn (SPC ’19), Dr. Arthur V. Mauro (SPC ’49), and Dr. Angus Reid (SPC ’69 ’71).
Maria’s virtual address can be found here: