Georgia (Fong) Balinsky, BCom’11, and Aaron Balinsky, BCom’10, AMBA’18, welcomed daughter Harper West Balinsky on Jan. 20. The three, and puppy Maribou, live in Toronto, where Georgia is senior director of brand strategy at RBC and Aaron is director of airline partnerships and commercial strategy at Air Canada.
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Sahar Jamal, BCom, BA'11, moved to London, U.K., for a new role as Senior Brand Manager for Nicorette (Nordic Region at Johnson & Johnson).
Published in: Winter 2016
Brian Boucher, EMBA, and his wife Marie-Paule achieved a major milestone with the birth of their first child, Emma Marie, born in March. Last summer, Brian was a recipient of a “Forty Under 40” award from the Ottawa Business Journal and Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes young business stars who balance business achievement, professional expertise and community involvement.
Published in: Winter 2016
Jamie Coulter (EMBA) and several EMBA’11 friends watched classmate Craig MacTavish in action behind the bench at Toronto’s Ricoh Coliseum in March. Craig’s Chicago Wolves took on the Toronto Marlies in an exciting afternoon match. Pictured are Andreas Guivernau, Mike Mortazavi, Li-Wei Ho, Jamie Coulter, Jim Malcolm, Giulio DeGasperis, Shahz Beig, Randy Carter (event organizer), Sarrah Morris, Anna Kobilaski, Kath Perry, Patricia McLeod, Judith Kirkness, Sheraz Butt and Nader Arafat. Email: jamie.coulter@raymondjames.ca
Published in: Summer 2012
Andrew J. Bailes (CQ-EMBA) married Dana Dingman (MIR’06, JD[Law]’09) in September. He also started a new job in October as COO of PatientWay in Ottawa. Email: qsbmagazine@bailes.co.uk
Published in: Winter 2013
Alex Drake, BCom’11, and Lauren Drake (Di Pede), BCom’13, welcomed Violet Rose Drake on Dec. 19, 2023.
The couple lives in Toronto with their “beautiful baby girl.”
Published in: Spring 2024
Patricia McLeod, EMBA, received the City of Calgary Achievement Award as Community Advocate and was also chosen by the Canadian Board Diversity Council as one of the top 50 (Diversity 50) Board Diversity Corporate Directors in 2016.
Published in: Winter 2017
Michael Fung-Kee-Fung, EMBA, accepted the role of Chief of Cancer Transformation and Strategy for the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Program, which focuses on systems and quality innovations in care delivery. Additionally, he received the 2015 Leadership Distinction Award in the Provincial category at the Government Technology and Exhibition Conference in Ottawa in October.
Published in: Winter 2016
Patricia McLeod, EMBA, accepted a new role as General Counsel to the Carevest Group of companies in July. She is Board Chair, YWCA Board of Directors; Vice Chair of the boards of Calgary Economic Development and the Calgary Film Centre; and a Director on the boards of Vibrant Communities Calgary and the Calgary Girls Choir.
Published in: Winter 2016
Jennifer Falco, EMBAA, lent her skills to the Nov. 4, 2020 Defend Democracy/Protect the Results coalition, a non-violent march and speakers’ event in Portland, Ore., supporting U.S. democratic norms. “What do you do with dual MBAs? Sometimes, nothing. Instead, you look back to your undergraduate degree in theatre and literature, and volunteer to stage-manage a peaceful protest event,” she says.
Published in: Spring 2021