Katie Haigh is an Undergraduate Academic Advising Officer in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie. Katie graduated from the Bachelor of Commerce program in 2006 and most recently from Dalhousie with a Master of Public Administration. Katie has been working at Dalhousie for almost twenty years and has been a part of the Undergraduate Advising Office for fourteen. Her goal with all her advisees is to make them feel welcome, heard and to help them discover their best path forward.
Spotlight: Judith Maxwell (Class of ’63)
Since graduating from Dalhousie’s Bachelor of Commerce program in 1963 Judith Maxwell has had a long and prestigious career dedicating her professional life to the field of economics. Judith’s work has contributed significantly to public policy, and she has continued her work helping the community with her company Synapcity.
Spotlight: Etse Kassa (Class of ’13)
Etse Kassa knew that work experience would be key to her success in transitioning from her undergraduate degree to a career. Dalhousie’s co-op program was one of the main factors that lead her to choose the Dalhousie Bachelor of Commerce degree. Her decision paid off as her first employer post-graduation was impressed by the variety of experience she acquired during her co-ops.
Q and A: Alifa Jamal (Class of ’18)
Alifa Jamal graduated from the Bachelor of Commerce program in 2018 where she majored in Marketing Management. Alifa is currently working at Ada as a Digital Marketing Specialist.
Spotlight: Kat Keough (Class of ’19)
Upon Graduating from Dalhousie in 2019 with a major in Finance, Ottawa native Kat Keough decided to take the opportunity to travel. For six months she backpacked around Europe until landing a job in London, England with an emerging Fintech company called OpenGamma.
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Q and A: Jonathan Perry (Class of ’06)
Jonathan started his Dalhousie journey in 2000 as a student and has continued it as an employee since 2008. Currently, Jon is a Career and Recruitment Specialist for the Faculty of Management.
Spotlight: Kosta Georgakakos (Class of ’14)
Kosta Georgakakos was born and raised in Halifax and came from your stereotypical big fat Greek family. His grandmother and her seven brothers all opened restaurants, so it was not uncommon to find him in the back of their kitchens’, cutting fries at the age of 12.
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Q and A: Daniel Bartek (Class of ’14)
Originally from Olomouc, Czech Republic, Daniel graduated from the Rowe School of business at Dalhousie University in 2014.
Spotlight: Claire Richardson (Class of ’08)
Claire Richardson is a Bachelor of Commerce Graduate with a major in marketing from the class of 2008. After moving from Toronto, she fell in love with the Halifax Community. [Read more…]
Q and A: James Darling (Class of ’18)
James Darling is currently working at Deloitte Canada as a Senior Consultant in their Risk Advisory department. [Read more…]