Building the Alumni Office from the ground up. Decades of leading, strengthening and engaging the alumni community.

UNB Alumni

Posted: December 8, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: UNB Saint John, Young Alumni, UNB Fredericton, Inspiring Stories

On Dec. 30, 2022, Mary Duffley will retire from her role as Assistant Director of the UNB Associated Alumni after a nearly 30-year career at UNB. The profound impact she has had on the alumni family, the Saint John community and her fellow UNBers across the province lends to the remarkable legacy she will leave at UNB. Following the proud footsteps of her late mother, who also retired...

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UNBeknownst #24: Krista Jones on the future of work, the intersection of people with digital transformation, and how Canada can be competitive globally

UNB Alumni

Posted: December 8, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Engineering, Podcast, Inspiring Stories, UNB Fredericton

Krista Jones (BScEE'88) has been a passionate innovator and builder of technology-based businesses for over 30 years. She leverages her deep entrepreneurial and leadership experience to advise founders, inspire teams and create programs to scale Canada’s most innovative companies. Currently senior vice president of ventures services at MaRS Discovery District, she recently founded MaRS...

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Q&A: Kate Palmer, UNB Alumni Student Leadership recipient

UNB Alumni

Posted: December 1, 2022 12:00:00 AM AST

Category: Young Alumni, UNB Fredericton, Science, Inspiring Stories

Recipient of a 2022-23 Alumni Student Leadership Award, Kate Palmer is a science student on the UNB Fredericton campus, who is not afraid to tackle uncomfortable topics to improve student life. Kate’s involvement on campus includes advocating for mental and menstrual health. Her community volunteer work includes Liberty Lane, a shelter for women and children who are victims of...

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