Congratulations to our Employer Engagement Academy graduates who earned their micro-credential and are now better equipped to:
- Identify employers’ top challenges and support them in addressing these challenges.
- Understand the employers’ context and think creatively about how to support their success.
- Develop concrete methods career offices can apply to better support employers’ diversity recruitment efforts.
- Identify strategies for sourcing employer leads and recognizing business development opportunities.
- Become a trusted advisor and help clients solve key challenges.
- Nurture and build stronger relationships with employer partners.
- Create high-impact employer events and implement value-add practices for engaging employers.
- Help employer partners build a solid business case for student hiring.
- Measure their performance against key success factors and improve employer relations on campus.
- Build stronger relationships with employer partners and apply a consultative approach.
Class of Spring 2024
(course completed May 2024)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Abdullah Tok | Centennial College |
| Addison Welsh | Western Governors University |
| Alfonso Bravo | CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Community College |
| Alyesha Dyck | University of Alberta |
| Amanda Tam | University of Alberta |
| Amir Khan | University of Alberta |
| Angie Vermillion | University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business |
| Angie Walston | Barton College |
| Ann Schnuer | 10,000 Degrees |
| Anthony Pangilinan | University of Alberta |
| Austin Morrison | Dalhousie University |
| Bahareh Moazami | Bow Valley College |
| Barry Miller | Pace University |
| Bill Stahley | Washington State University Vancouver |
| Breanna Benn | Purdue University |
| Casey Rosser | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Chandler Holyoak | University of Alberta |
| Charla Dubes | Austin Community College |
| Christopher Flores | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Cindi Elgie | Algoma University |
| Deidre Murphy | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Diane Metz | Westmoreland County Community College |
| Donyiel Crocker | DePaul University |
| ehsan salami | University of Toronto |
| Eferhire Akpovwa | Borough of Manhattan Community College |
| Geeta Schallig | Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) |
| Gisela Curi | Bow Valley College |
| Grace Champion | University of North Carolina Asheville |
| Hank Hankerson | Western Governors University |
| Heather Gawenda | Simon Fraser University |
| Huong Nguyen | Western Governors University |
| Janette Banga | Ontario Tech University |
| Jenny DeBruyn | Queen's University |
| Jia Jia | University of Alberta |
| Jocelyn Salcedo-Edwards | Bennington College |
| Jordari Rene | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Joseph Habchi | Dalhousie University |
| Joshua Carrierre | Austin Community College |
| Justine Harrison | The College of Wooster |
| Karen Eilers | Montreat College |
| Kasani Bell | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Katherine (Kate) Byron | Coastal Carolina University |
| Kaya Hertkorn | Temple University |
| Kelly Dougherty | Swarthmore College |
| Kelsey Wat | Los Rios Community College District |
| Kenta Thiamprasert | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Kerri Roesner | Macalester College |
| Laura Marsh | University of Michigan |
| Lauren Shaw | Dalhousie University |
| Lauren Starr | Western University |
| Lucy van Beever | Boston University Questrom School of Business |
| Lynn Zhou | University of Michigan |
| Manmita Chopra | Seneca Polytechnic |
| Marcus Carrigan | Augsburg University |
| Marie Davy | McMaster University |
| Mary Beth Bulger | Washington State University Vancouver |
| Matthew Snell | Queen's University |
| Meilan Fan | Queen's University |
| Monica Barry | University of Chicago |
| Nicole Holden | Trent University |
| Nicole Smith | WSU |
| Nikita Beloklokov | Seneca Polytechnic |
| Nikki Mercer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Paige Luna | University of Denver |
| Pamela Goodman | Georgia Southern University |
| Paul Jackson | Centennial College |
| Pearl Durgaprasad | Seneca Polytechnic |
| Rachel Polsinelli | Centennial College |
| Regis Mahoy | Westmoreland County Community College |
| Roma Santos-Butler | Centennial College |
| Russell Zillman | University of Illinois |
| Ryan Hand | University of Toronto |
| Sarah Zhu | Centennial College |
| Scott Unrein | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Shahrukh Khan | Algoma University |
| Shelby Schroeder | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Stacey Stevens | University of Denver |
| Stacie Nardizzi | Boston University Questrom School of Business |
| Sujin Ku | University of Toronto |
| Suzette Williams | Seneca Polytechnic |
| Terri Coolen | Dalhousie University |
| Veronica Mendoza De Luna | Bow Valley College |
| Yasmine Abdelhady | UofT |
| Zviko Mhakayakora | Schulich School of Business, York University |
Class of Fall 2023
(course completed Nov 2023)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Aimee Heinly | Vassar College |
| Amanda Pearce | Grinnell College |
| Ashley Hicks | Northwestern University |
| Chris Szolyga | Carthage College |
| Courtney Kantoski | The Pennsylvania State University |
| Danielle Dagen | Dickinson College |
| Janet Collins | University of Arkansas |
| Jenni Szolwinski | Miami University |
| Margareth Jourdan | Alfred University |
| Margi Strickland | Duke Career Center |
| Martha Day Sanford | Boston University |
| Michelle Crouse | University of Alabama - Engineering Career Development Center |
| Stephanie Christel | Grinnell College |
Class of Summer 2023
(course completed June 2023)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Addie Roberds | Auburn University College of Liberal Arts |
| Alena Anberg | North Far North Regional Consortium |
| Alexis Catanzarite | Case Western Reserve University |
| Amanda Mansfield | Murray State University |
| Amy Kienast Taig | University of Michigan Ross School of Business |
| Annette Ferguson | University of Michigan Ross School of Business |
| Arielle Cortez | Cal State LA |
| Barbara Fouts | North Central College |
| Brianna Battiste | Skidmore College |
| Charisse Ross | Michigan State University |
| Crista Hernandez | California State University, Los Angeles |
| Danielle Kolman | Lawrence University |
| Dan Ortego | College of Lake County |
| Derrick Dancer II | Pasadena City College |
| Drew Poppleton | Case Western Reserve University |
| Emily Pelkowski | Nazareth College |
| Emily Purificacao | Lassen/Shasta College |
| Erica Elbery | University of South Carolina |
| Erin Kangas | College of the Siskiyous |
| Henryne Tobias | Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
| Ian Mercer | Miami University |
| Ingrid Belete Núñez | Wellesley College |
| Janine Gomez | Butte College |
| Jennifer Johnson | Amarillo College |
| Jennifer Phifer | The University of Alabama |
| Jonathan Lee Sistona | University of California, Riverside |
| Julia Siderakis | Mendocino Community College |
| Karen Fritchman | College of Charleston |
| Karissa Chabot-Purchase | Michigan State University |
| Kathy Krause | DeSales University |
| Kellee Massie | West Texas A&M University |
| Kellie Horzewski | University of Wisconsin-Stout |
| Kristen McKnight | Western Governors University |
| Krittika Grau | Case Western Reserve University |
| Leanne Ralstin | Washington State University |
| Linda Bermudez | LA Regional Consortia/ Pasadena City College |
| Lisa Boothe | Virginia Tech |
| Lisa Heisman | Nazareth College |
| Lynn Hart | New York Institute of Technology "NYIT" |
| Madison Holmes | Georgia Southern University |
| Marcos Rivera | Case Western Reserve University |
| Marinda Horan | Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| Meghan Pippenger | University of Kentucky |
| Melissa Patrizi | Case Western Reserve University |
| Nadia Peters-Marulaz | SUNY, Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Nancy Vue | California State University, Fresno |
| Nicole Askew | North Dakota State University |
| Nicole Todd | Skidmore College |
| Omar Urbano-Rendon | Washington State University |
| Pamela Heston-Bechtol | North Far North Regional Consortium |
| Preston Nielson | Western Governors University (WGU) |
| Rachel Mangiavellano | Michigan State University |
| RJ Ponesse | Western Governors University |
| Sabrina Di Marzio | Chapman University |
| Shelby Ford | West Texas A&M University |
| Shinder Gill | Los Rios Community College District |
| Sonya Starks | University of South Alabama |
| Steve Sellars | West Texas A&M University |
| Susanne Mata | Tomorrow's Talent |
| Suzanne Goebel | Beloit College |
| Wendy Porter | North Far North Regional Consoritum |
Class of Spring 2023
(course completed May 2023)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Anne Lech | McMaster University |
| Benjamin Sawka | Université de Hearst |
| Beverly Lewis-Hunte | Insurance Institute of Canada |
| Bhavna Kher | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Bill Matthews | MacEwan University |
| Camille Bacaksizlar | Durham College |
| Catherine Balcerzak-Wimmer | University of Waterloo |
| Cheryl Wang | NorQuest College |
| Colleen Slade | University of Saskatchewan |
| Delnaz Khorshidchehr | York University |
| Ellen Redlick | University of Saskatchewan |
| Fiona Price | University of Saskatchewan |
| Jocelyn Loi | Simon Fraser University |
| Joey Post | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Jolie Chan | York University |
| Kazi Kabir | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Kelleen Schonfeldt | Cambrian College |
| Kieran Lynch | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| Koli Agbing | Calgary Economic Development |
| Kristen DeMone | Lethbridge College |
| Lilith Wyatt | Queen's University |
| Linda Moss | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Lucas Maliniak | Calgary Economic Development |
| Marie St. Antoine | Calgary Economic Development |
| Megan Kinal | Calgary Economic Development |
| Metta Pusa | University of Alberta |
| Miruna Timotin | University of New Brunswick |
| Nia MacFarlane | Dalhousie University |
| Nihal Amin | Calgary Economic Development |
| Norman Umali | Red River College Polytechnic |
| Oscar Chavez | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Pam Khinda | Vancouver Community College |
| Papa Ibrahima Coulibaly | Université de Hearst |
| Paulina Sinclair-Fortin | Dalhousie University |
| Rachel Sisson | University of Alberta |
| Sabrina Rocca | Lambton College |
| Sarah Goody | University of Guelph |
| Sean Leeson | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
| Shanzey Ahmed | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Simone Lammers | Brock University |
| Sonia Duquette | Université de Sherbrooke |
Class of Fall 2022
(course completed November 2022)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Carissa Forde | Temple University |
| Catherine Beasley | University of Arkansas |
| Chris Young | Rider University |
| Corissa Wandmacher | Purdue University |
| Daniel Spiess | Boston University |
| Dylan Cundiff | Eastern Kentucky University |
| Elise Allington | State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego |
| Ella Portwood | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Ericka Navarro | Trinity University |
| Holly Hernandez | University of Rhode Island |
| Jamel Mallory | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Janeé Folston | University North Carolina Wilmington |
| Janell Ciemiecki | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Jason Leturmy | Brandeis University |
| Jennifer Tortora | Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business |
| Jess Arrazolo | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Jessica Kant | University of Illinois Urbana Champaign |
| Kara Alves | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Karl Craft | Rider University |
| Katy Wick | Wisconsin Lutheran College |
| Kelsey Durham | UNC Chapel Hill |
| Leslie Long | Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business |
| Mariah Stopplecamp | Montana State University |
| Marion Benoit | Macomb Community College |
| Mark Almeida | Boston University - Questrom School of Business |
| Matt Smith | The Pennsylvania State University |
| Matt Stein | The Pennsylvania State University |
| Megan Blaser | Aims Community College |
| Michelle Pribbernow | University of Arkansas |
| Monica Parker-James | Boston University Questrom School of Business |
| Morgan Hulsey | The University of Alabama |
| Natalie R. Alexander | Illinois State University |
| Nicole St. Onge | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Rhonda Gifford | PennWest University |
| Sarah Burrows | Suffolk University |
| Sarah Krupp | Penn State University |
| Taylor Conteh | Miami University |
| Taylor Snipes | University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus |
| Whitney Jorns Kuhnlenz | Amherst College |
Class of Summer 2022
(course completed July 2022)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Aimee Tejeda Lunn | Washington State University |
| Alisa Stocking | Milwaukee Area Technical College |
| Christina Badini | University of Connecticut |
| Chrys Tsilibes | University of Connecticut |
| Dustin Acker | St. Norbert College |
| Dylan Tedder | Arkansas State University |
| Emily White | Harvard University |
| Erin Bruce | Indiana University College of Arts & Sciences |
| Gabrielle Comella | University of Connecticut |
| Hillary Allen | Auburn University |
| Hillary Nienhouse | Indiana University |
| Jennifer Applebee | Rice University |
| Kate Daher | Northeastern University |
| Kellen Abe | Rice University |
| Keniesha Fields | University of South Alabama |
| Kim Lane | Presbyterian College |
| Kristine Topmiller | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College |
| Lisa Gwyn | Diablo Valley College |
| Lynn Downie | Presbyterian College |
| Mary Malerba | University of Connecticut |
| Megan Crowe | Florida State University |
| Michael Nuttle | Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati |
| Miranda Redman | Indiana University -O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs |
| Naomi Pollek | Milwaukee Area Technical College |
| Shana Love | UC Berkeley |
| Stefanie Engels | Jones Graduate School of Business |
| Steven Bonney | Indiana University - Bloomington |
| Wendy Kopp | University of Connecticut |
Class of Spring 2022
(course completed May 2022)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Adam Pepler | McMaster University |
| Alesia Dane | Brock University |
| Andrew Woods | Yorkville University |
| Anna Kuziakina | Capilano University |
| Brenden Johnston | Vancouver Island University |
| Brett Wismer | Georgian College |
| Briar Robertson | Georgian College |
| Carlos Davalos | Douglas College |
| Golnaz Golnaraghi | Accelerate Her Future |
| Heidi Luz | Centennial College |
| Janelle Martel | University of Manitoba |
| Jarrie Burns | St. Lawrence College |
| JoAnne Metcalfe | Queen's University |
| Jodi Derrick | Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| Karla Perez | McGill |
| Keri Long | McMaster University |
| Kristin Robinson | Queen's University |
| Kristin Vandegriend | Vancouver Community College |
| Leesa McLeish-Diaz | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Lina Sehgal | Vancouver Community College |
| Lori Baker | Dalhousie University |
| Megan Donohue | McMaster University |
| Melissa Prospero | Queen's College / Lambton College in Mississauga |
| Nadira Al-Nasleh | Dalhousie University |
| Prasad Jayasekera | Seneca College |
| Richard Dam | McMaster University |
| Tharsheka Natkunam | Seneca College |
| Vanessa Hayward | McMaster University |
Inaugural Class of 2021
(course completed December 2021)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Aaron Ginn | Dalhousie University |
| Adam Penney | Algonquin College |
| Akanksha Thakur | Simon Fraser University |
| Alain Boudreau | University of Ottawa |
| Aleen Cuaycong | University of Toronto |
| Alison Badali | University of Victoria |
| Alison Kuepper | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Amine Manceur | University of Ottawa |
| Ana Kulis | University of Toronto |
| Angela DeMeo | Niagara College Canada |
| Angela Tran | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Anisa Diljohn Maraj | University of Toronto, Scarborough |
| Annie Sun | University of Toronto |
| April Forbes | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Barbara Seredick | University of British Columbia |
| Basak Mahony | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Beverley Stevens | Seneca College |
| Bobbi Truelove | Algonquin College |
| Bob Eichvald | York University |
| Cam Collins | Carleton University |
| Carmen Burke | Saint Mary's University |
| Caroline Hannah | University of Ottawa |
| Cat McCormick | University of Toronto |
| Celia Johnston | Concordia University, John Molson School of Business |
| Chantal Yelle | University of Ottawa |
| Charmaine Johnson | Seneca College |
| Chau Hoang | University of Alberta |
| Chris Magos | Seneca College |
| Cindy Bustamante | NAIT- Northern Applied Institute of Technology |
| Claire He | Dalhousie University |
| Dana Golding | Sheridan College |
| Danielle Kimmerly | University of Toronto |
| Danielle Wolf | University of Calgary (Calgary, AB) |
| Dan Manns | McMaster University |
| Dawn Sheldon | The University of British Columbia, Okanagan |
| Dimitra Tsalpouris | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Doug Spencer | Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa |
| Drew Atamanuk | Seneca College |
| Estella Shin | University of Toronto |
| Fahimeh Ehsani | York University |
| Gabriel Jacobs | McMaster University |
| Gabriella Swanson | Saint Mary's University |
| Garry Curnew | University of Toronto |
| Gillian Alexander-Nelson | Carleton University |
| Greg Davidson | Niagara College Canada |
| Hana El Kaissi | Seneca College |
| Holly Tarrison-Gaskin | Carleton University |
| Iana Dokuchaeva | Capilano University |
| James Tomasson | University of Calgary |
| Jamie Noakes | Thompson Rivers University |
| Jamie Snow | University of British Columbia, Okanagan |
| Jason John | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Jazz Dev | Ryerson University |
| Jeff Chamberlain | University of Waterloo |
| Jelena Vulic | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Jen Warren | Carleton University |
| Jenny Park | NorQuest College |
| Jerani Sivayogan | Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa |
| Jesse Gardner | Carleton University |
| Jessica Hunter | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Joanna Ying-Fiss | University of Toronto, Scarborough |
| Johanna Beneteau | University of Windsor |
| Julie Stuart | Niagara College Canada |
| Juliet Kaye | Seneca College |
| Julie Witt | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Justin Manning | University of Toronto |
| Kaili Xu | University of Calgary |
| Karen Kedrosky | Carleton University |
| Karen Trivers | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Kate Epp | University of Toronto |
| Katie Derksen | University of Manitoba |
| Kevin Easey | Carleton University |
| Kim Eldridge | Lambton College |
| Krissi Ewing | University of Prince Edward Island |
| Krista Lonergan | Seneca College |
| Kristina Stewart | University of Victoria |
| Kyle Walker | Lambton College |
| Leanna Monardo | Seneca College |
| Lee Iverson | MacEwan University |
| Leslie Rouatt | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Loretta Gilbert | Seneca College |
| Louise Anne Côté | Concordia University, John Molson School of Business |
| Luca Sirianni | Seneca College |
| Lynette Johnson | Carleton University |
| Marcia MacInnis | Saint Mary's University |
| Margie Casallas Artunduaga | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Marlyn De Los Reyes | University of Toronto |
| Mary Saith | Seneca College |
| Matt Wheatley | Algonquin College |
| Mawuena Torkornoo | Carleton University |
| Melanie Wyndowe | McMaster University |
| Melissa Deneault | Conestoga College |
| Melissa Plouffe | University of Waterloo |
| Melissa Siah | University of Toronto |
| Michael Richards | St. Lawrence College |
| Mika Blundell | Bow Valley College |
| Natalie Hui | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Natalie Khan | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Nichola Johnson-Young | McMaster University |
| Nicholas Jewitt | Queen's University |
| Nicole Drexler | University of Guelph |
| Orphtee Quarcoo | Seneca College |
| Panna Chauhan | University of Toronto |
| Paula Verholen | The University of British Columbia Okanagan |
| Paul Mombourquette | Dalhousie University |
| Rachel Jones | McMaster University |
| Ramona Garrett | Seneca College |
| Richard Lue | Seneca College |
| Robin Kotisa | University of Toronto |
| Robyn Booth | University of Victoria |
| Roderic Southwell | Seneca College |
| Ryan DeSouza | Brock University |
| Ryck Marciniak | University of Waterloo |
| Saddaf Syed | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Samantha Fracassa | Seneca College |
| Sandy Mackay | University of New Brunswick |
| Sarah Namer | University of Toronto |
| Shah Sotodeh | University of Toronto |
| Shanthini Jeyakumar | York University |
| Sherri Tryon | Conestoga College |
| Siobhan Flanagan Dell | University of Toronto Scarborough |
| Surina Sohal | York University |
| Susan Ajersch | McGill Universtity |
| Talita Gavrilescu | Seneca College |
| Tara Coulter | University of Victoria |
| Teresa Lee | Conestoga College |
| Tianni Song | University of Calgary |
| Tracy McArthur | University of Saskatchewan |
| Tracy Rogers | Seneca College |
| Travis Flieler | Carleton University |
| Vanisa Dimitrova | University of Toronto Mississauga |
| Venessa Magny | Brock University |
| Zahra Hirji | Seneca College |
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