Management

Gayle Murdoch (BComm’04, MBA’06) is the Senior Vice President, Sales Effectiveness & Performance at Canada Life, and a volunteer with Dal’s MBA Advisory Council.

Associate Director of Roynat in Calgary, Dex Gittens (MBA’12) says his career advancement in financial services mirrors his progression in fitness; both require hard work, consistency, and being open to feedback.

From the moment she stepped on campus, alum Ding Fan (BMgmt’14) has been focused on helping and engaging newcomers in Canada.

Public libraries advocate, Margie Singleton (MLS’80) is the 2023 recipient of the Dalhousie Library and Information Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumni Award.

As he takes on the leadership of the influential Halifax-based Black Business Initiative, alum Matthew Martel (BMgmt’14) has a national vision.

Yvonne Thevenot (MBA’99) epitomizes the essence of a dedicated volunteer, with a profound commitment to making a difference.

During 35 years in finance, alum Robert Hayes (BComm’87) married a fellow Dal grad with whom he raised triplets — all of whom also graduated from Dal and, like him, became positive contributors to society.

Laura Lee Langley (MPA’02) went from journalism to the highest ranks of the provincial government by keeping people at the centre of the story.

When Yashvi Pathak arrived from India, she didn’t realize the challenges and benefits of choosing to study at the Faculty of Management for a Master in Public Administration.

Jenna Hazelton (BEng’11) grew up watching her mom Janet (MPA’10), president of the Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union, fight for health-care workers’ rights. Her mom was her role model and now Jenna, too, is breaking barriers — in her case, in the traditionally male-dominated field of engineering.