Val Walker leads the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER). As CEO of this member-based not-for-profit organization, she sets BHER’s strategic direction and leads a strong team focused on building...

As Director of Corporate Services for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Jennifer is responsible for leading BHER’s core operations and services. Her primary duties include internal operations, membership...

Matthew McKean is BHER's Chief R&D Officer. In this role, he leads BHER's work-integrated learning program (WIL), COVID Response work, and applied research and development activities. Prior to joining BHER...

Jennifer Schenkel is the Senior Manager for Product Development at the Business + Higher Education Roundtable. Jennifer works with a range of stakeholders to develop and promote tools to advance...

Maria is a Senior Associate at BHER where she helps lead the design and delivery of research and development projects.

She joins from the Conference Board of Canada, where she...

As a Senior Associate, Steve helps the Business + Higher Education Roundtable’s design, develop and carry out projects.
 
He has previously held research and policy positions with the Conference...

As Senior Associate, Research & Development for the Business & Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Andrew manages research and partnerships focused on supporting entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises. 

He draws...

As Associate, Corporate Development for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Victoria works to support BHER’s member relations and governance.Prior to this role, Victoria served as the Undergraduate Student...

As Associate, Business Development and Partnerships for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Deanna works to engage and align stakeholders around talent development and innovation as common interests, to...

As Office Manager, Sarah oversees the continued set-up, daily functions, and long-term planning of Business + Higher Education Roundtable’s (BHER) growing office. She also supports BHER’s CEO, Valerie Walker, as...

As a Data Analyst for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Breenda works to develop a data strategy to collect, store, manage and analyze data in order to evaluate...

As the Grants Administration and Liaison at the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Gabriela works closely with the collaborative grant-based funding initiative between BHER and the Co-operative Education and...

As Analyst, Product Development and Research for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Solène works to develop Product Development initiatives through stakeholder collaboration and communication, research, product design and...

As Associate, Product Development and Research , Andrew will support the Business + Higher Education Roundtable’s (BHER) Product Development initiatives through communications, product research and prototyping. He has spent the last...

As Financial Administrator, Anant is responsible for leading the management of  project finance and general financial oversight at the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER). He brings several years of...

As Program Associate for the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Luke works to support BHER’s Canada Comeback Challenge. Prior to this role, Luke served as the Vice President Operations...

Marium is Program Associate, Work-Integrated Learning at BHER. In her role, she coordinates the Canada Comeback Challenge’s employer outreach. Her work involves maintaining relationships with stakeholders and engaging learners through...

Emily is currently participating in the Queen's Undergraduate Internship Program as Intern, Communications and Research with the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER). During her 12-month internship she will assist...

As Intern, Product Development and Research, Fatima will support the Business + Higher Education Roundtable’s (BHER) product development initiatives through communications, product research and prototyping. Prior to this role, her...