forte lookbook class of 2017 - rotman school of management
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Forté FellowsCLASS OF 2O17
NICOLADEERYRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONConcordia University | BA Political Science & Communication StudiesUniversity of Ottawa | MA Public & International Affairs
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEAnalyst | Government of Canada
INTERNSHIPSummer Associate | RBC Capital Markets
FULL TIMERoyal Bank of Canada | Associate, Graduate Leadership Program
INTERESTING FACTLoves learning new languages, fluent at French, studied Arabic in graduate school and German while living in Austria.
CELESTEJALBERTRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONThe George Washington University | BA Women’s Studies
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEAssociate Program Officer to Co-chair Melinda Gates | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
INTERNSHIPResearch Assistant | Institute for Gender & The EconomyIndependent Consultant | San Francisco Bay Area
FULL TIMESeattle entrepreneur, sustainable commuting for employees
INTERESTING FACTAs a homage to her grandmother (a prolific jello-molder from the American Mid-west), founded the blog Breaking the Mold where she writes about all things related to gelatin.
JUAN (VERA)
LIRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONCentral University of Finance and Economics | BA Taxation in Economics
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCETrade Specialist | BNY Mellon
INTERNSHIPGraduates Matter Rotation Program Associate | CIBC
FULL TIMEGraduates Matter Rotation Program Associate | CIBC
INTERESTING FACTSuccessfully established two start-ups. Loves running, doing Yoga, painting with water colours, and volunteering in the community around her.
VICTORIAATONRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONMcGill University | BA International Development Studies
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEBusiness Operations Manager | TOGA France
INTERNSHIPConsultant | Deloitte Canada
FULL TIMEThe Boston Consulting Group | Consultant
INTERESTING FACTSplitting her time between France, Canada, and the US, Victoria has complemented her multicultural background with extensive experience abroad, including research and work in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Botswana, and Ecuador.
AQEELANANJIRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONUniversity of Toronto | BA Equity Studies
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEManager, Measurement & Marketing Science | Flipp
INTERNSHIPPrincipal | NeXus Consulting Group
FULL TIMEAmazon | Senior Program Manager
INTERESTING FACTEstablished Flipp’s corporate social responsibility program, which organized donation drives to benefit local food banks and homeless shelters. Enjoys swing dancing and sewing.
BIANCAPONZIANIRotman JD/MBA, 2018
EDUCATIONMcGill University | BA Political ScienceUniversity of Toronto | JD Candidate
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEIntellectual Property Intern - World Health Organization, Geneva Law, Patents, Compliance Student, Bayer HealthCare
INTERNSHIPSummer Law Student Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
INTERESTING FACTHas played violin since the age of 3, starting on a “mock” violin: a Kleenex box attached to a ruler! Enjoys violining in community orchestras, and has been a musician of the United Nations Orchestra in Geneva and the Bayer Philharmoniker in Germany.
AINSLEYMOORERotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONUniversity of Guelph | BSc Biological Engineering
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEOpen Innovation Manager | Maple Leaf Foods Inc
FULL TIMETD Bank | Learning Business Partner
INTERESTING FACTThrives on a sense of accomplishment and finds this in working with her hands; she makes pottery, sews, bakes and makes her own canned goods.
ALEXDIAGONZALEZVERARotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONAnáhuac University | BSc Actuarial Sciences
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEDeputy Director of Domestic Debt | Ministry of Finance and Public Credit Mexico
INTERNSHIPActuarial and Financial Oversight Intern | Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C.
FULL TIMERBC Investor & Treasury Services | Associate, Global Client Coverage Office
INTERESTING FACTHas a passion for dancing and since the age of 4 practices jazz dance, ballet and more recently aerial silks. Holds a young-learners teacher`s certification and has volunteered with low-income and rural children in Mexico.
ALEXANDRAWALKERTURNERRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONQueens University | BA Political StudiesMcMaster University | MA International Relations
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEPortfolio Manager - Global Business Performance Summits and Awards | WTG Events, London UK
INTERNSHIPPrincipal | Impact Consulting Group
FULL TIMEAssociate, McKinsey & Company
INTERESTING FACTVarsity cheerleader at Queen’s University, and competed at USASF Cheerleading Worlds in 2011. Plays jazz and classical trumpet and has a bilingual certification in French.
KATHERINEHENRYRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONPrinceton University | BA History
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCESenior Manager, Process Optimization | Bell Canada
INTERNSHIPSummer Consultant | The Boston Consulting Group
FULL TIMEConsultant, The Boston Consulting Group
INTERESTING FACTSpent three months living, working and studying on a 112-foot sailboat that sailed from Singapore to Cape Town. Highlights included scuba diving in five different countries, stargazing in the middle of the Indian Ocean, and cage diving with great white sharks off the coast of South Africa.
SHIVANIPATELRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONMcGill University | BSc. Psychology, Interdisciplinary Life Sciences
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEStrategy and Business Development Manager | Sanoma Corporation
INTERNSHIPSummer Consultant | Deloitte
FULL TIMERBC Wealth Management Generalist Program
INTERESTING FACTHolds a deep appreciation of culture and connection developed through living in Malawi, Canada, Poland, and the Netherlands. She will continue her exploration through an exchange semester in Tel Aviv, Israel during the second year of her MBA.
ALISONHYODORotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONQueens University | BA English LiteratureQueens University | BEd Intermediate |Senior divisionsPRIOR WORK EXPERIENCECommunications Planner | DentsuBos
INTERNSHIPPrincipal Consultant | Impact Consulting Group
FULL TIMEConsultant, Bain & Co.
INTERESTING FACTDeveloped community events as a Director for TEDxToronto. Learned conversational Spanish while teaching Ontario curriculum in Colombia and wrestled at the varsity level at Queen’s.
JESSICAGLANFIELDRotman MBA, 2017
EDUCATIONQueens University | Bachelor of Arts, Honours (Drama) University of Toronto | Masters of Arts (Drama)
PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCEFreelance Arts & Entertainment Professional Sales & Marketing | Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
INTERNSHIPStrategy Analyst | Right To Play International
FULL TIMERBC | Senior Manager, Business Architecture
INTERESTING FACTAn installation of over 700 paper cranes are showcased at the Wellspring Westerkirk House at Sunnybrook Hospital in honour of Jessica’s late step-father, Peter Campbell Ferguson. Jessica was inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki after acting in a play based on her story and folded the cranes as an act of love and hope while Peter was treated for leukemia.
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