Elaine Cadell, President, CCAE, Meloche Monnex Fellows Katy Mahon, St. Francis Xavier University, Scott Courtice, Queen’s University, Caroline Tremblay, Université d’Ottawa, and Chris Daniel, Chairman, Affinity Market Group, Meloche Monnex inc.
Katy Mahon
Katy Mahon graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, in 2000 with an Honours BA in Design. Since then, she has taken the International Internship program and the International Development Workshop at the Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Through these programs, Katy has worked with non-government and community-based organizations in Kenya and Egypt to help develop sustainable methods of improving life in disadvantaged communities.
Katy has also been active in her social and community involvement, both on and off campus. Among other activities, she participated in community education and support at the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre, and she has helped the Saint Matthew’s United Church prepare and serve Sunday breakfast to the Halifax homeless.
The Meloche Monnex Fellowship will enable Katy to pursue her interests in both international development and alumni relations, and will help the university’s Alumni Affairs Office to implement the innovative Xtending Hope program. This University-wide initiative will see St. FX alumni assist the people of Botswana and Rwanda in their fight against HIV/AIDS. In this position, Katy will interact with University administration, faculty staff, donors, the business community, university students’ union and the alumni base. She will also assist in the preparation of the University’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
Caroline Tremblay
Caroline Tremblay is a 2002 Bachelor of Arts graduate in French Literature and Communication from the University of Ottawa. During her undergraduate career, Caroline received scholarships every year and was on the Dean’s Honour List four years in a row. She also organized fundraising events for the University’s Communications and French Literature Departments, acted as Assistant Editor of Tabaret Magazine, the Ottawa University alumni magazine and sat on the French Literature Association’s newsletter Editorial Committee.
Caroline has been steadily involved in volunteer activities during her CEGEP and university years. Typically, she chose to devote her energy to helping fellow students develop their writing skills, an area she cherishes and in which her natural talent could make a difference. That commitment saw her take part in many activities organized by the Centre d’écriture de l’Université d’Ottawa, which is devoted to helping students experiencing writing difficulties in French.
The Meloche Monnex Fellowship will enable Caroline, as Assistant to the Director, Alumni Relations, to further hone her keen communications sense through her chief responsibilities in the areas of campus liaison, affinity program services and alumni communications. Specifically, she will work with undergraduate and graduate student Federations to promote the Alumni Association; she will coordinate the promotion and delivery of an official school ring. She will also assist the Director of Alumni Relations with the various requests and initiatives of affinity partners, work with the Student Ambassador program to involve alumni in Orientation Week activities and assist the Program Coordinator in dealing with the various special interest groups on campus to search out opportunities for involvement in their activities.
Scott Courtice
Scott Courtice has completed a BA in History at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Over the past few years, he has been extremely active in campus social, and political life, notably as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Queen’s University Alma Mater Society, where he represents 12,600 undergraduate students to the University and all levels of government. As CEO, he also runs an $8.5 million corporation operating 12 retail services with 500 paid employees and 1,200 volunteers.
In 1999–2000, Scott was the first non-law student to be appointed chief prosecutor within Queen’s system of non-academic discipline. Scott’s tremendous personal commitment to a wide range of student issues led to him assuming a leadership role on campus almost from the time of his arrival. He has been involved with a variety of Advancement activities over the past year, serving as keynote speaker and taking part in panel discussions at various alumni functions.
As holder of the Meloche Monnex Fellowship, Scott will research best practices using alumni in recruitment both across Canada and the U.S. He will take part in high school visits aimed at identifying schools/students to be targeted for recruitment, university fairs and alumni receptions. He will contribute to the design and development of an alumni-recruitment program specific to Queen’s based on the results of the best practices research. He will also be involved in the implementation and monitoring of the programs.