Entrepreneurship Working Group
More about Entrepreneurship Working Group
The Entrepreneurship Working Group is group of internal stakeholders at the College that assist in promoting entrepreneurship by:
- Information-sharing about current and proposed entrepreneurship activities and initiatives
- Identifying opportunities for alignment for integrated Algonquin entrepreneurship ecosystem
- Events
- Tools
- Other resources, including Applied Research, EIR, Algonquin Connects
- Developing consensus on approaches
- Facilitating next steps
The EWG is composed of students, faculty, Deans and Chairs, College administrators, members of the Board of Governors, and directors of the Students’ Association. Current membership is as follows:
- Andrew Foti, Executive-in-Residence
- Mark Hoddenbagh, Executive Director, Partnerships and Applied Research
- Jack Doyle, General Manager, Students’ Association
- Robyn Heaton, Dean, Media Studies, School of Media & Design and Communications
- Jim Kyte, Dean, School of Hospitality & Tourism
- Farbod Karimi, Chair, Learning & Teaching Services
- Andy Pridham, Chair, Information and Communications Technology; Algonquin College Board of Governors
- Altaf Sovani, Chair, Hospitality and Tourism
- Megan Conway, Chair, Health & Community Studies, Pembroke Campus
- Wendy Threader, Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Accelerator Graduate Certificate
- Jeremy McQuigge, Acting Manager, Academic Partnerships
- Edmund Strange, Professor, Information and Communications Technology
- Tomas Kolafa, President, Algonquin Entrepreneurs Club; Algonquin S.A. Director and Vice-President
- Leanna Verrucci, Entrepreneurship Manager, Entrepreneurship Office
- Sahar Faqiri, Entrepreneurship Coordinator, Entrepreneurship Office
- Jo-Ann Aubut, Dean, Academic Development
- Jennifer Daly-Cyr, Director, Algonquin Connects
- Patricia Lychak, Academic Manager, Center for Continuing and Online Learning
- Stephen Finnagan, Dean of Academics – International
- Joanne McDonald, Manager, Career Services, Welcome Centre and Health Services
- Marc Fares Vice-President, Digital Technologies and Innovation
- Kevin Holmes, Acting Director, Applied Research and Innovation
- Amy Desjardins, Executive Director, Algonquin College Foundation
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