Jason D. Lewis, EMBA, senior vicepresident of business development for Rapid Dose Therapeutics, tells us that the Burlington, Ont.-based company has gone public on the Canadian Securities Exchange. RDT’s technology, QuickStrip, is an oral, fast-dissolving drug delivery system for the cannabis, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical markets. “Every time you enjoy a QuickStrip, thank Queen’s EMBA for providing the education that made this all possible,” he writes.
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Jason Lewis (EMBA) lives in Guelph with his wife Paula Power and three wonderful girls, Madeline (12), Lauren (8), and Hillary (5). He has leveraged his Queen’s EMBA experience to build PharmaComm, a unique communications agency that specializes in the healthcare industry. Founded in 2002, the company has grown into a leader in e-communications and developer of novel strategies to give clients sustainable competitive advantages.
Published in: Summer 2008
Douglas Loe (MBA) has joined Toronto-based Byron Capital Markets as Global Healthcare and Biotechnology Analyst. Douglas is considered one of Canada’s top analysts in the healthcare field.
Published in: Summer 2012
Matthew Malcolm (BCom) is President of Cube Cities, a 3D real estate search platform. He lives in Austin, TX, with his wife Hildi and their three children and would be delighted to hear from colleagues and classmates at matthew@cubelease.com
Published in: Summer 2012
Spencer Massie (EMBA) has been taking a sabbatical from the corporate world to work on his “retirement business,” Clos du Soleil Winery in the lovely Similkameen Valley of BC. The winery offers Bordeaux-style reds and whites; its 2008 Signature (red) recently took home a bronze at the Canadian Wine awards. “Lots of time and effort involved,” reports Spencer, “but I sure am having fun making wine. Cheers!”
Published in: Winter 2011
Michelle Mackenzie and Miriam McTiernan, both EMBA and friends since their Queen’s days, formed Back Staff Strategic Solutions in 2014. The Toronto-based company offers expert counsel in business-leadership functions ranging from electronic-document management and security to public-policy planning, delivery and integrated communications. backstaffsolutions.com
Published in: Summer 2016
Prem Rawal (BCom) moved in the summer of 2013 to Ottawa, where he continues to serve, with the rank of major, as a lawyer with the Canadian Military Prosecution Service.
Published in: Winter 2014
Jacques Neatby, EMBA’99, Artsci’88, is a partner at MindLab, a consultancy that specializes in supporting executive teams with their strategic alignment issues. Jacques, who lives in Montreal, also teaches executive team best practices at business schools. In Leadership Team Alignment: From Conflict to Collaboration, he and INSEAD associate professor Frédéric Godart offer a strategy to build and manage top executive teams, plus tools to identify leadership misalignment.
Published in: Fall 2023
Julie Nixon (BCom) married Robert Rentsch on Sept. 8 in Portland, Oregon, where they now reside. The wedding was attended by immediate family, but a larger celebration with extended family and friends is planned for Fall 2009.
Published in: Winter 2009
Nancy L. Phillips (EMBA) published her first book in March, on financial literacy and goal achievement for children. The book, titled The Zela Wela Kids Build a Bank, is now available in ten countries. Her next three books in the series will be launching in spring 2011.
Published in: Winter 2011