Career Conversations Panel Series:
Discovering Careers in Non-Profit, Charitable and Non-Governmental Organizations
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
2:30–4:30pm
McLaughlin Junior Common Room
In partnership with the Centre for Student Success, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.
Sponsored by York University Alumni Relations.
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About the Event
Interested in a career working in a Non-Profit, Charitable or Non-Governmental Organization? Want to meet York Alumni and other professionals working in these fields?
Connect with professionals currently enjoying careers in Non-Profit, Charitable or Non-Governmental Organizations and get the inside scoop on what it's really like to work in this field. During this panel professionals will share their personal stories about breaking into the field, how their career paths took them from graduation to where they are now, what knowledge, skills and experience helped them succeed in their jobs and what types of opportunities are available in the field. The panel will be moderated by one of the Career Centre's team members and followed by an open forum where students will have an opportunity to ask the panelists their own questions.
Participating Panelists:
Adam Camenzuli
Youth Entrepreneurship Officer, Street Kids International
Alumna: International Bachelor of Business Administration, Schulich School of Business, 2010
Recently, with Street Kids International, I helped launch two micro franchising projects for 25 street youth in Tanzania over the course of about a year. I have been involved in a few initiatives at York, including founding the GLOBE International Management Conference and representing iBBA students on the Undergraduate Business Council. I have been fortunate to have traveled internationally representing York at SPECQUE and ICD's Young Leaders Forum in Germany as well as Princeton University's Business Today International Conference in New York, USA. I studied at ESADE Business School, worked at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, DAAD and General Motors. My international experiences have helped me develop language skills in English, French, Spanish, German and Swahili.
Chris de Eyre
Founder, The Mighty Pen
Alumnus: BA International Studies, Glendon, 2005
A year of travelling before starting my degree at York is what inspired me to get involved in international development. I founded The Mighty Pen while I was a student, and have been involved ever since. The Mighty Pen was created to address the lack of opportunity for children in the developing world to access even the most basic forms of public education. We do this by organizing local-language literacy programs, providing scholarships, and publishing & distributing children's books. Building the charity and its programs has been an incredible experience and it's something I will continue doing for as long as I can.
Melanie Lindayen
International Project Coordinator, Ve'ahavta: the Canadian-Jewish Humanitarian Relief Committee
Alumna: BA International Studies, Glendon, 2011
Growing up in a small town north of Toronto demanded some creativity from my community involvement with a view to a career in international studies. I volunteered and worked in ESL education and teacher training much of my life, and went on to consult in the non-profit sector mainly in South and Southeast Asia. Coming out of Glendon’s bilingual Int’l Studies program, creativity still energizes my part-time moonlighting as a painter and full-time commitment to international projects in health and education as IPC at Ve’ahavta.
Hillary McMurren
Residential Worker, Salvation Army Evangeline Residence
Alumna: BA Sociology in Social Justice Studies, 2009
If you would have told me seven years ago that I was going to be working in the social services sector, I would have told you that I had different plans. But life had other ideas for me. As a Residential Worker at the Salvation Army Evangeline, I try to assist the people that come into the shelter to get back on their feet, while also helping them realize that they can accomplish "impossible".
