The Dal alumni community is made up of more than 157,000+ people whose contributions and actions are helping to build a better world.
Read our alumni spotlights to see how your classmates are making a difference through their work, research, and service to community. Know someone who should be profiled? Email us at alumni@dal.ca.
Vassy Kapelos, MA’06, makes her mark in Ottawa as Global National’s parliamentary correspondent. Her investigative exposé of the ambulance industry in Alberta earned her the Edward R. Murrow award for best news series for her reporting on the issue.
The Hamilton family – Fred, Anne (Class of ’88), Fabian (Class of ’13) and Andrea (Class of ’17) own and operate Milferns Holsteins. Although primarily known for its dairy cows, Milferns Holsteins of Onslow, NS has expanded way past dairy cows. They have a little bit of everything.
Charles Benaiah (MBA’93) is founder and CEO of watzan, a New York based tech start-up that’s building a satellite development team in Halifax. He spoke with ConnectNS about being an entrepreneur and the importance of the application of big data.
Through two Dal degrees and several international adventures, Kate Archibald’s (BSc’10) Spanish language skills have proved a valuable companion.
Peter O’Hearn (BSc’85) landed a job at Facebook after the social media company took over O’Hearn’s startup.
When families question whether to buy a real Christmas tree or an artificial one, Matthew Reeves (BSc’03) has the answer.
Alexandra Thompson (BComm’08) and Brian Macinnes (BComm’08), directors of Wardrobe Apparel, share a success story that started at Dalhousie.
Dawn Shepherd (BA’02) uses her love of aerial acrobatics to inform her work with youth at risk.
Success secrets from Top BP Trading Strategist Dawn Constantin (BEng (TUNS)’96).
The spotlight is on Nathan and Wendy Burns, of Burns Poultry Farm, Freetown, P.E.I. Their seventh-generation family farm is anything but old-fashioned.