Alumni Notes

David Forsayeth, Michael Wallace and Ruston Martin, all BCom and friends through both high school and university, have remained close since their Queen’s graduation. Now married and living and working in the Toronto area, the three recently got together to celebrate the arrival of the first child — a son — of David and his wife, Erin, BNSc’08 Pictured from Left: Michael Wallace (with Emmett), Ruston Martin (with Isaiah) and David Forsayeth (with Luke).

Yasser Rahrovani, MSc, accepted a new position as Assistant Professor in Information Systems at Western University’s Ivey School of Business. 

Eme Onuoha, EMBA, is now Senior Director, Government Relations and Public Policy at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSPIB). He plays a lead role in international and domestic government relations as well as public policy and stakeholder engagement. The PSPIB is one of Canada's largest pension-investment managers. Prior to joining PSPIB, Eme held various executive responsibilities with Xerox Corporation. He is a member of the Smith School of Business Advisory Board. Recently, he was selected to be a member of the 2017 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference

Emechete Onuoha (EMBA), Vice President, Citizenship and Government Affairs, Xerox Canada, was awarded the Green Living Excellence in Corporate Responsibility (ECR) Award in the large business (information/communications/technology) category. The ECR Awards program was developed to honour corporate Canadians for outstanding work and dedication in creating sustainable and ethical practices within business. Emechete is responsible for advancing all aspects of Xerox Canada’s environmental sustainability agenda, public policy engagement, corporate philanthropy, customer experience and associated stakeholder relations.

Kimberley Preiksaitis, BCom, MSc’13, PhD’18, an assistant professor of marketing at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., tells us that she recently sojourned in France for three weeks—two for research and one for travel. “I spent two weeks volunteering and co-living at Chateau de Lalande, which is well known for their YouTube channel, The Chateau Diaries." She explains that she and her colleague, Alex Mitchell, PhD’18, are studying the sociality of the collective living space at the chateau as well as the role of the YouTube show in the restoration and revitalization of the historic property. “My husband, Mike, joined me for the last week of travelling. We really loved the mix of old Roman ruins and medieval buildings in the southwest of France, particularly the cities and towns of Périgueux and Saint-Émilion. The natural beauty of hiking in the Pyrenees is also unforgettable!”