Alumni Updates: Fall 2025

Michael Hodgins (BA'14) was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada™ 2026

Demi Oba (BA, BBA '16, MSc' 19) was recently hired as Assistant Professor, Marketing at Harvard University

Chima Ihekwoaba (BA '11) became President, incoming CEO, and part-owner of TBF Environmental Technology Inc., a division of Project Clean

Kareem Elliott (BKin '22) Player Development Assistant with the Toronto Raptors

Michael Wakeford (BA '05) started a new role, Investment Advisor RBC Dominion Securities

Bob Lambert (BA '14) was appointed Director, Campus & Ancillary Services - Olds College of Agriculture & Technology

Maren Muntwyler (BBA '24) was appointed Senior Accountant, Forensic & Intergrity Services - EY

Emily Kogan (BBA '25) Opened Studio 28 Dance Corp. in North York, ON.

Emma Dreher (MIPP '17, BA '15) was named Project Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton in New York

Cheyenne Alonzo (BA '13) was appointed VP, Weber Shandwick

Rachel Sousa (BSc '22) started a new role as Live Stream Associate for FloSports

Sarah Harkness(BA '13) was promoted to Senior Director, People and Culture at EllisDon

Megan Bagley (BA '22) started a new role as Backstage Experience Coordinator, Live Nation

Rebecca Overgaard (BA '13) was named Human Resources Business Partner, St. Joseph's Health Centre

Michelle Adams (BBA '14) starting a new position: Senior Manager, RLB LLP

Carley Webb (MEd '20) started a new position Assistant Director, Resident Life - Trent University

Brandon Mullen (BSc '15) started a new position, Director Employee Training Sales (D4B), D2L

Matt Honsberger (BMus '13) started a new position, Executive Director - Canadian Camping Association

Dan Livesey (BA '12) started an interim position, Supervisor, Licensing Services City of Oshawa

Haley Baxter (BA '15) successfully defended her PHd Dissertation at University of Waterloo 'Organizational Support and Management of Volunteer Coaching Pathways for Girls in Community Sport'

Nick Lachance (BA '13) was hired as a Permanent Photojournalist with the Toronto Star

Joe Lyons-Rising (BA '02) Published his book, 'Pain Remix: Navigating Life with Trauma, Grief, Depression and Anxiety'

Sammi Urbina (BKin '18) was appointed to the Board of Directors of SHORE Centre

Alex Zervos (MBA '24) started a new role as Managing Partner and VP Sales and Marketing at St. Jacobs Candle Co.

Julie Maheu (BBA '15) started a new position as Marketing and Content Manager at FIFA World Cup 26 Vancouver Host Committee

Dave Shorey (MEd '14, BA '06) started a new position, Executive Director, Government Relations & Community Engagement, Georgian College

Brock James (BA '09) Founder and Creator of Jug Beverage Company Inc. (NEW Company - September 2025)

Janice Chiu Hebert (BBA '15) started a new position: Senior Key Account Manager - Shoppers Drug Mart, Beauty and Wellbeing at Unilever

Jeffrey Kroeker (BA '02) was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal

Meaghan Irons (MAP '19) started a new position, Senior Manager, The Ontario Cabinet Office,

Thomas Waites (BA '13) started a new position , Expert in Residence - Strategic Advisor, DMZ

Roza Nozari (BA ’13, MSW ’18) was nominated for the 2026 Evergreen Awards for her memoir, All the Parts We Exile

Roza Nozari (BA '13, MSW '18) is the winner of the 2025 Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers

Kosta Karathanasis (BBA '15) started a new position, Director, Corporate Client Group, at RBC

Ben Campbell (BBA '20) started a new position, Manager, Finance, Controller Group Canada Life

Lia Bolzon (BBA '18) started a new position as Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations at Google

Camille Lawrence (BA '12) started a new position, Casting Producer, Insight Productions Ltd.

Andrew Myles (BA '14) started a new position, Vice President, Product Management - Data Collaboration Services at Environics Analytics

Jessica Lang (BA '08) started a new position, Associate Director, Undergraduate Operations- Faculty of Engineering at University of Waterloo

Jacob Fournier(BA '21, MEd '25) Promoted to Residence Life Manager, Wilfrid Laurier University

Marianne Harrison (Dip. '87) was appointed to CIBC's Board of Directors

Dawn Mugford (BBA '93) appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer at Norway Savings Bank

Jay Wilgar (BBA '88) has been nominated to be Director at CanPR Technology Ltd.

Stewart McIntosh (MBA ’14) has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer of Tuhk Inc.

Doug Earle (BA '89, BA '92) has been appointed as Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation’s Inaugural CEO

James Windle (BBA ‘01) was announced as Partner at Kalos LLP.

Brad Dunkley (BBA '98) was named Best Amateur Comedian at Humour Me 2025

Justine Dogbe (BA '11) was nominated for the HER Legacy Awards 2025 hosted by When African Women Talk

Brett Donald (BBA '00) started a new position VP Marketing & Communications, SE Health

Jason Kruger (BBA '12) started a new position - Account Executive, Financial Services at Salesforce

Gordon Fillier (BA '16) was featured in Guelph Today for transforming home into annual Hallowe'en Wonderland

Mandar Velapure (MES '24) started a new position as a Project Manager, Research at Canada Green Building Council