John Paul de Silva, MBA, is leading the marketing efforts at the non-profit tech startup Hopeful Inc. The firm has raised $400,000 in pre-seed funding and was recently accepted into Berkeley University’s SkyDeck accelerator program. John says Hopeful has developed a platform that helps non-profits understand what kind of content is most likely to raise the most donations on social media. Reach John at jpdesilva@hopefulinc.me.
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John Paul de Silva (MBA) recently guest-lectured in Professor Ceren Kolsarici’s undergraduate Integrated Marketing Communications course (pictured, at front right). He spoke about social media and how brands are leveraging these to communicate brand values. He can be reached at JohnPaul@SocialFocusConsulting.ca
Published in: Summer 2014
John Paul de Silva (MBA) has founded Social Focus Consulting, a Toronto-based firm that helps nonprofits to operate more efficiently and corporations to become more engaged with these community organizations. To learn more, visit www.SocialFocusConsulting.ca or email JohnPaul@SocialFocusConsulting.ca
Published in: Summer 2012
Perry Doody, EMBA’10, shares that compensation management solution provider CompTrak, which he co-founded with Lasse Silegren, EMBA’10, has been acquired and added to the product suite of HRSoft, the global leader for cloud-based compensation lifecycle management software. “Lasse and I met through the EMBA program, and what a journey it has been!” Perry writes.
Published in: Fall 2023
Jill Duncan, BCom, and her husband, Warren Duncan, BCom’12, welcomed twins Ford and Oliver, born 10 minutes apart, on Feb. 25. “We’re adjusting to a family of four (five with our fur baby!). It’s chaotic at times, but I wouldn’t have it any other way!” writes Jill, who works in asset management at Starlight Investments. Warren is the CFO of Filament Health.
Published in: Fall 2021
Leslie Dunning, EMBA, has been elected to the board of directors of Parachute, Canada’s national injury-prevention organization.
Published in: Spring 2021
Leslie Dunning, EMBA, the former director general for Western Canada with the Canadian Red Cross, has been elected president of Golf Canada. She has volunteered in golf for more than 20 years. One of the themes for her presidency is "inclusion" and making golf more accessible to anyone who wants to play. She lives in Calgary with her husband, Neill, where she says they enjoy being grandparents. Summers are spent in Muskoka in Ontario, where family fun, swimming, bridge and, of course, golf are among the Dunnings favourite pastimes. Leslie’s daughter, Logan Dunning, MBA’08, is also a Smith grad.
Published in: Summer 2018
Leslie Dunning (EMBA) was recently elected Second Vice President of Golf Canada. She is also serving her seventh year on the Golf Canada Board of Directors.
Published in: Summer 2015
Leslie Dunning (EMBA) is retiring from the Canadian Red Cross in June, after a 36-year career. She plans to take the summer off before considering an interim leadership position, project work, and possibly another board directorship, in addition to her current role on the board of Golf Canada.
Published in: Summer 2014
Armin Eichhorn, MIB, together with Kyle Cunningham, BCom’09, MIB’11, and Blair Cunningham, has launched the Canadian start-up Custom Cooler Bros., which allows customers to order a customized Coleman® cooler through their website at coolerbros.ca.
Published in: Summer 2016