Ingrid Berkeley-Brown, MA ’14, doesn’t consider herself a role model, even though she’s the highest-ranking black female police officer in Canada. As superintendent of Peel Regional Police, she prefers to be a mentor who helps others reach their goals, whether that’s to work in law enforcement or another field. Even before she became a police
If the thought of giving a presentation or leading a meeting at work keeps you up at night, Jay Reid says taking an improv class might help. Reid, along with Second City alum Hayley Kellett, leads corporate improv workshops through The Making-Box, a comedy hub he established in downtown Guelph. The workshops are designed to
Who: Emma-Jayne Wilson, Dipl. (Equ.) ’01 Job: Professional jockey Success for jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson depends on making split-second decisions while guiding a 540 kg horse as it races at speeds reaching 70 kilometres per hour. “It’s not like a car where you have steering and brakes,” says Wilson, who in 2007 became the first woman
FIRST PERSON For 40 years, I took a lot for granted — my reflection in the mirror, how my clothes fit and my sense of self. On Sept. 14, 2013, all of that changed in an instant. Less than an hour after being diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer, I knew I would not follow
Babies usually begin saying their first words between the ages of one and two, but they can start communicating even earlier if they learn sign language, says Laura Berg, founder of My Smart Hands Inc., a company that teaches parents how to sign with their babies. After graduating from U of G with a sociology
When veterinarian Andrew Peacock moved from Ontario to Newfoundland, it was to take a job caring for livestock. But when a whale needed his help, it became a highlight of his veterinary career and one of the hilarious and heartwarming stories in his book, Creatures of the Rock (Doubleday Canada, 2014). The memoir, which won
Who: Dave Pinel, M.Sc. ’98 Job: Managing owner and tour operator at West Coast Expeditions Kayaking among the sea otters in Kyuquot Sound is just another day at the office for Dave Pinel. As managing owner of West Coast Expeditions in Courtenay, B.C., he leads adventure tours that tread softly on the Earth, leaving the
Dan Beach and Kevin Folk engineered a “healthier” vodka cooler made with natural flavours — their SoCIAL Lite Vodka contains no sugar, gluten or artificial colours, and it has only 80 calories per can. Beach and Folk met as engineering undergrads at U of G and worked in their respective fields for several years after
Living and working on a cranberry farm for more than 30 years hasn’t quenched Wendy Hogarth’s thirst for cranberry juice — she drinks her farm’s own brand every day. As co-owner of Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh in Bala, Ont., with her husband, Murray Johnston, she’s always looking for new ways to bring visitors to their farm