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Présidente-directrice générale
Valerie.Walker@bher.ca

Val Walker dirige la Table ronde des affaires et de l'enseignement supérieur (TRAES), un organisme non partisan et sans but lucratif qui réunit certaines des plus grandes entreprises du Canada...

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Directrice des Services d'entreprise
jennifer.riopelle@bher.ca

En tant que directrice des services d'entreprise pour la Table ronde des affaires + de l’enseignement supérieur (TRAES), Jennifer est chargée de diriger les opérations et les services de TRAES...

Matt McKean
Directeur de la R&D
matthew.mckean@bher.ca

Matthew McKean est le directeur de la R&D à TRAES. Dans ce rôle, il dirige le programme d'apprentissage intégré au travail (AIT) de TRAES, les projets centrés sur la COVID...

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Directeur des partenariats et de l'apprentissage par l'expérience
Andrew.Bieler@bher.ca

En tant que Directeur des partenariats et de l'apprentissage par l'expérience chez la Table ronde des affaires + de l’enseignement supérieur (TRAES), Andrew gère tous les aspects du développement et...

Sara Miller
Gestionnaire de programme, apprentissage intégré au travail
sara.miller@bher.ca

Sara s'est jointe à la TRAES en tant que gestionnaire de programme. Elle gérera un portefeuille pancanadien offrant des occasions d'apprentissage intégré au travail aux étudiants postsecondaires. Sara a plus...

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Coordinatrice des partenariats et des relations avec les parties prenantes, apprentissage intégré au travail
tiffany.flecknell@bher.ca

Tiffany possède 6 ans d'expérience dans le domaine du counselling d'emploi et de la programmation au sein du gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick. Elle adopte une approche axée sur le client dans...

Cindy Gabourie
Director of Finance
cindy.gabourie@bher.ca

Joining BHER as Director of Finance, Cindy brings over 20 years experience in the not-for-profit charitable sector. Cindy's previous roles include Director of Finance at Sunnybrook Foundation and CIFAR.  In...

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Finance Analyst
sarah.adeniran@bher.ca

Sarah joins BHER as a Finance Analyst with over 12 years finance and accounting experience. She has a track record of providing timely and useful financial information & reports to...

Cristina Evans
Member Relations Manager
cristina.evans@bher.ca

As Member Relations Manager, Cristina’s focus is cultivating Business and Higher Education Roundtable (BHER)’s member engagement through communication and collaboration. With a career rooted in the not-for-profit sector, Cristina brings...

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Senior Partnerships Coordinator & Stakeholder Relations, Work-Integrated Learning
sarah.white@bher.ca

Sarah is a Senior Partnerships Coordinator and Stakeholder Relations with BHER’s Work-Integrated Learning team. She is an empathetic, experienced, and client-focused relationship manager who is practiced in creating and developing...

Michele Manocchi
Senior R&D Manager
michele.manocchi@bher.ca

Michele brings over 25 years of research and consulting experience between Italy and Canada in various industries and sectors. After earning his Ph.D. in Comparative Social Research (University of Turin...

Karen Wong
Program Coordinator
karen.wong@bher.ca

As the Program Coordinator for BHER, Karen is responsible for managing, tracking, and communicating project timelines, milestones, and risks for programs related to skills, talent, and innovation in Canada. She...

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Stagiaire, Recherche et développement
nour.elatreby@bher.ca

Nouran is a Junior Research and Development Associate at BHER. She previously conducted research on innovation and skills, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and work-integrated learning as an R&D Intern at...

Husaina Lakdawala
R&D Intern
husaina.lakdawala@bher.ca

Husaina is a graduate candidate at the University of Toronto - Munk School, pursuing a master's degree in Global Affairs. With a keen interest in strategic thinking, global trade policy...

Tom Young
Junior R&D Associate
tom.young@bher.ca

Tom is currently pursuing his master’s of arts at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. His area of focus is work-integrated learning (WIL) and...

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R&D Associate
carmela.busi@bher.ca
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Communications Specialist
kirstie.gomes@bher.ca

As the Communications Specialist with Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Kirstie develops and executes communications strategies to elevate BHER's brand identity and increase awareness. Prior to joining BHER, Kirstie spent...

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Senior Content Specialist
sunny.chan@bher.ca

Sunny Chan is BHER's Senior Content Specialist. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has over seven years of experience in career education and WIL...

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Events and Convening Specialist
laura.romanese@bher.ca

As the Events and Convening Specialist at the Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER), Laura is responsible for fostering innovative opportunities through strategic collaboration. With over 15 years of experience...