Class Notes
were in Vancouver in July with 69 other Special Olympic athletes and 33 coaches/mission staff. “The largest Team Nova Scotia Special Olympics ever!” Alanna writes. Dr. Daphne Lordly, MAHE ’93, associate professor in the Mount’s Department of Applied Human Nutrition, was recently featured on the cover of the summer issue of the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. The Journal acknowledged Daphne for her contributions authoring and co-authoring more than 20 papers during the past 10 years – more than any other author. Lyse LeBlanc, BCYS ’96, MA (CYS) ’03, recently won the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada’s Graduate Student Award of Merit. Lyse is currently teaching in the Child and Youth Study department as a part-time instructor, and is a doctoral student in the educational studies conjoint program. D. Lynn Matheson, BPR ’96, graduates with her MBA from the SMU Sobey School of Business this fall. In 2012, she earned a certificate in Chinese studies from Beijing Normal University Zhuhai in China. Cathy Lloyd, BPR ’98, is currently the vice principal at Lou McNairn School in Dieppe, N.B. She is married to Peter Cumming. Suzanne Lloyd Walker, BBA ’97, is married to Jeff Walker, and they live in Shubenacadie, N.S. with their three daughters. The Board of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) elected Jackie Poirier, BBA ’98, as deputy president. Jackie is a past president of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, and the first female deputy president in the 37-year history of CAPA. Jackie has been on the CAPA Board since 2007. Jessie Jollimore BNI (DIETC) ‘99, founded Hope Blooms in 2008. Jessie
is a community dietician in North End Halifax. Jessie saw an opportunity to begin a grassroots garden project led by youth that could enable the community to take ownership of their food sources and empower people to make a difference in their own lives and the community at large. Six years later with much perserverance and community support, the garden is thriving with more than 40 youth and their families involved. The salad dressing program has been particularly successful, with Hope Blooms youth successfully securing funding on CBC’s The Dragon’s Den to expand the production, marketing and sales of their products.
2000s Janice Ann Mrkonjic, MEd ’00, recently relocated from Raleigh, NC, to Durham, NC, to accept a position with Duke University, the Fuqua School of Business, as the Associate Director of Executive Education. Janice writes: “When in the area, please look me up. I love reconnecting with MSVU alumnae.” Gary Logan, BA ’01, is Political & Economic Specialist with the United States Consulate General – Halifax for the Department of State. He recently met the Speaker of the PEI house of Assembly, the Hon. Carolyn Bertram, BED ’00. Congratulations to Amanda (Lindsay) Kirby-Sheppard, BPR ’02, for recently adding Membership Sales Manager to her role as Marketing and Communications Manager for the Athletics Department at Dalhousie University.
“A few weeks after graduation I moved to Calgary, Alta. in search of opportunity in the field of public relations and communications. At first it was overwhelming arriving in such a comparatively large city, but soon I found out that there is a significant community of Mount public relations graduates in Calgary. I was connected with a few alumnae from one of my former professors, and from there I went on a series of networking coffee dates which eventually landed me with an interview for my current position – communications coordinator at the University of Calgary. My boss is a Mount PR grad and since arriving she’s already had a MSVU alumni event at her house for brunch and networking which was a lot of fun.” – Clara Clory, BPR ‘13
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