Meet Our Students (2024)

Adams is a Business Consultant in the Government of British Columbia. In 2022 she opened a Community Health Centre to add primary medical care to existing mental health services for the most vulnerable in her community.

Shawna’s doctoral research will investigate barriers to collaboration in and across the healthcare and business sectors. She aims to identify opportunities to improve collaboration through her research. Read more…

Shawna has excelled as a strategic HR business partner, generalist, project manager, and leader, particularly within large, complex organizations undergoing significant growth or transformational change. Her experience stretches across a diverse range of sectors including post-secondary education, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, finance, and not-for-profit organizations.

Shawna’s doctoral research is focused on the intricate intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and human work. Read more…

Asha Burry has thirty years of experience in human resources, business, and operations. She is currently the Canadian Human Resource Leader for a global building material company, where she heads human resources for the manufacturing, sales, pension, and benefits departments.

Asha’s doctoral research explores gender-related factors that impact severance compensation during employment terminations. Read more…

Christiana is Regional Procurement Manager for a Canada based Telecommunication company.

Christy’s doctoral research will investigate avenues for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness and decision making within the procurement process and how AI can be used to enhance overall procurement performance. It will also address potential challenges and opportunities associated with adoption of AI technologies in procurement. Read more…

Gyan is a Supply Chain Logistics Management professional. He has worked in both unionized and non-unionized organizations and held management roles at FedEx – Ground, Canada Post, Dayton Superior, Purolator, and DHL Supply Chain.

Justice’s doctoral research will focus on identifying obstacles managers face in implementing skills from leadership training provided by their organizations. The objective is to help organizations put in place actions to improve organizational performance. Read more…

Michelle is the manager of administrative services in engineering and public works for local government. Originally working in the private sector’s manufacturing and construction industries, she applies business solutions to municipal administrative and asset management issues.

Michelle’s doctoral research will evolve management practice specific to Canada by identifying success factors of women advancing in senior leadership roles, and thereby provide future opportunity for diversity and advancement in thought leadership. Read more…

Melissa Marcelissen founded Vision Leadership CG in 2021 to help corporate leaders unlock the power of their diverse teams. In her roles as sales and operations leader, human resources business partner, and advisor-coach to c-suite leaders throughout 20+ years in corporate finance and insurance, Melissa discovered the impact of empathy, trust, and inclusion on team performance.  Read more…

Vonique Mason-Edwards is a Manager, Contract Management at CAE Inc. where she leads a team of contract managers in safeguarding the organization’s contractual interests under the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) Program.

Vonique’s doctoral research will explore the role of private sector engagement in the revitalization of rural Canadian communities. Read more…

Elizabeth Nguyen is the Executive Director of Corporate Services for the Regina Police Service.

Nguyen’s doctoral research will examine diversity-related organizational change (DROC) initiatives in policing with a change management lens including a focus on how police officers are making sense (i.e. sensemaking) of DROC, how police leaders are communicating the vision of DROC (i.e. sensegiving), and what barriers or interruptions exist between these two processes (i.e. sensebreakers). Read more…

Jean Philbert Nsengimana (Phil) is an accomplished technologist, public administrator, and innovative business leader.

Phil’s doctoral research aims to explore how digital technologies can help African nations step up their health security and improve the accessibility, affordability and quality of health services. Read more…

Robin is a member of the Canadian military, currently serving as a liaison officer to the United States Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii.

Robin’s doctoral research will explore the role of governance in creating resilient global value chains during heightened global security concerns. Read more…

Sabrina Sun, a seasoned Commercial Real Estate professional, is enthusiastic about transformative corporate culture and its pivotal role in preventing organizational decline.

Sabrina’s doctoral research will focus on the transformative power of corporate culture in revitalizing organizations, offering essential insights for long-lasting business success. Read more…