Management

Board Member & Chief Geek, PeaceGeeks Renee is the co-founder and Executive Director of PeaceGeeks, which launched in October 2011. Her previous experience includes over eight years as a business analyst and project manager, focusing mainly on software development and database marketing solutions, including positions with xWave and Intrawest. In 2009, Renee completed a Master’s […]

International Student & Alumni Relations Coordinator, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University Lokiy, originally from Jining City in China’s Shandong Province, researched universities worldwide but in the end only applied to one, Dalhousie. As VP external of the Commerce Society, she worked to organize charity events such as the Inside Ride–Halifax, which raised $26,000 for Camp […]

Director, Lands and Economic Development, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada – Atlantic Region As a recipient of the Atlantic Conference on Public Administration Inspiration Award 2016, Belinda Smith ’s commitment to public service is nothing short of inspiring, according to Dal MPA students who have interned with Belinda. She has spent her career applying her […]

Written by  Miriam Breslow If you were to meet Jenn LeBlanc, you might be surprised to learn that her educational background is in commerce. LeBlanc designs two clothing lines, Rainy Sunday and Twigg & Feather, and has a history of fashion design for labels including BCBG Max Azria. LeBlanc, though, owns as well as designs […]

Christian Weisenburger (MBA’06), who has become known for his legal work in Nova Scotia’s start-up scene and his love of Halifax, was at one point on the brink of changing his career and moving across the Atlantic.

“I was a first-year representative on the DCS. I got to plan the Halloween corn mazes and the barbecue, in second and third year I was the community chair and I was given the opportunity to introduce my own initiative alongside the DCS, so I brought 5 Days for the Homeless to Dal.”

Alumni Association President Courtney Larkin (BMgmt’10) is committed to helping alumni stay connected, no matter where they are.

“I’ve known I wanted to be an accountant since the first day I started at Dalhousie, I loved every second that I was working with professors and students while marking, teaching, and tutoring, it really makes me happy when I explain concepts to students and they achieve better results.”

MBA grad John Gleeson has found his calling in the startup world through, his work with marketing and tech company Affinio.

“The Management program kind of separated itself from Commerce and a lot of other business degrees because of the breadth of the program…”