Online Career Network
Many SMU alumni are fortunate to love their jobs. This program area allows alumni to share their insights and experiences with students and other alumni who are seeking knowledge about a particular professional field.
Individual alumni can sign up to be a part of the Career Network within their field of study. Students and alumni will be encouraged to contact career the members of this program for advice and direction on their career choices.
For graduating students, determining a career choice can be a very difficult question and many feel a lot of pressure to know what they want to do from the first day they walk onto the campus. A Career Network contact can act as a friendly voice in this time - someone who has been there, gone through the "what am I going to do with my future?" issues, and survived to tell their tale.
Serving as a Career Network contact does not require much time, but by doing so, an individual can be very helpful to the SMU community.
Some of the questions that may be asked can included:
- Why did you choose your particular line of work?
- What courses did you take at SMU that were relevant to your career?
- Did you know what career you were interested in when you started at SMU?
- What do you do in your job?
- Was it easy to find a job in your chosen career field?
- What are the various jobs that I can get with my degree?
Alumni from various educational and professional backgrounds are encouraged to become a part of this opportunity.
Please Note: This network is NOT a job-seeking servi ce.
ON-LINE MENTORS
| Name | Degree | Grad Year | Interest/field/job title | |
| Khalid Alkhudair | BComm | 2007 | LV_128@hotmail.com | |
| Lee-Anne Boudreau | BA | 2001 | Career Transition/Writing | leeanne7@sympatico.ca |
| Jon Bruhm | BA | 2003 | Journalism, Public Relations | jon.bruhm@gmail.com |
| Sarah Chiasson | MBA | 2006 | Finance | maclellan_sarah@hotmail.com |
| Patrick Crowley | BA | 1972 | Travel Industry | patrick.crowley@smu.ca |
| Jessica DeCoste | BComm | 2005 | Career & Recruitment Specialist | jessicadecoste@hotmail.com |
| Erin Dorey | BComm | 2007 | Residential Life Officer/Student Affairs & Services | erin.dorey@smu.ca |
| Marcel Dupupet | BComm | 2004 | Banking/Finance | marcel.dupupet@rbc.com |
| Paul Fitzgerald | MA, BA | 2006, 1997 | President and CEO of Salt & Pepper Media Inc. | paul@saltandpeppermediainc.com |
| Shelley Hessian | MBA, BComm | 2007, 1984 | Senior Advisor, Business Ventures |
shessian@innovacorp.ca |
| Randi Jakoben | BA | 1993 | Sports/Entertainment/Hospitality | rjakobsen@mapleleafsports.com |
| Angela Kemp | BComm | 2004 | CB Richard Ellis |
angela_kemp26@hotmail.com |
| Colin MacNeil | BComm | 2005 | Economics/Federal Government/ Policy Analyst |
colinmacneil@hotmail.com |
| Greg Poirier | MBA | 2003 | Online Marketing Manager |
gregpoirier2002@gmail.com |
| Bryce Pulsifer | DipEng | 2008 | Diploma in Engineering | bryce.pulsifer@dal.ca |
| Ally Read | BA & BComm | 2007 | Education, Entrepreneurship | ally_read@hotmail.com |
| Kevin Schulz | BComm | 2007 | Non-Profit Management, Education Administration, Marketing and Communications | kevin.schulz@senecac.on.ca |
| Jennifer Simpson | BComm | 2006 | Small Business Advisor | jenniferlsimpson@gmail.com |
| Matthew Spicer | BA HRM Certificate |
2007 | Corporate Labour Relations Officer | spicermg@gov.ns.ca |
| Meghan Van Gaal | BComm | 2008 | CA Student / Accounting | mvangaal@kpmg.ca |
| John Vo | BComm | 2006 | TD Canada Trust - Mortgage Specialist | john.vo@hotmail.com |
| Andrew Watters | MBA | 2005 | Reusable Energy/Engineering Electrical Engineer |
a.watters@strumengineering.ca |
| Walter Weiss | DipEng | 2008 | Industrial Engineering | walter.weiss@dal.ca |
If you would like to be an On-line Mentor please complete the SIGN-UP FORM and submit to the Alumni Office. You can complete and send back electronically or you can print and fax or mail to our office.
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