Sherri Aikenhead
Writer
It’s no surprise that Sherri Aikenhead describes her life as a series of chapters. The former journalist turned public servant turned published author undoubtedly has an adventurous spirit, having l...
Laura Bain
Media and Communications Specialist and Trainer
In these moments of crisis, journalism is even more important. The journalists that are on the ground, and not the international reporters but the local reporters who have no option to leave in some c...
Stacey McLeod
Writer
"I have a great great aunt who published two books," Stacey McLeod says. "I never met her, but I know her through her books and the physical record that she left." Stacey is explaining part of the ...
Trevor Murphy
Publicist and Musician
Almost anywhere you look in the Nova Scotia cultural sector, you'll find Trevor Murphy's name. That's no accident: having worked as a music publicist, a radio host and a musician, Trevor's aim is to b...
Don Campbell
Vice President of Corporate Communications, Blue Shield of California
Don Campbell, BJ’83, has some words of advice for journalism students. “Think about both sides, ”he says. “It really can be rewarding.” The “both sides” Don is talking about are jo...
Perry King
Author, Communications Officer, Journalist
“Cricket is not just an import sport. It’s a welcome mat and a landing pad for generations of Canadians.” So writes Perry King, BJ’09, in his book Rebound: Sports, Community and the Inclusi...
Georgia Carley
Instructional Designer, TuesdayAfternoon Media Inc.
“It’s something I wish I had known existed when I was in university,” says Georgia Carley with a laugh. “I didn’t find out about it until after my PhD graduation!” But that didn’t sto...
Victoria Foley
Director of Marketing, New England Cancer Specialists; City Councilor, Biddeford, Maine
Victoria Foley had no idea when she was at King’s that a career in politics beckoned from the future. She was just enjoying the Foundation Year Program (FYP) and then, studying journalism. “It ...
Gwenith Cross
Secretariat Manager, Academic Council on the United Nations System
“I may not be the best example of getting a quick PhD,” says Gwenith Cross with a laugh. She’s right about that. Gwenith began her program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Kitchener-Waterloo in ...
Dalia Lourenço
Communications Consultant, United Nations and Career Strategist
Dalia Lourenço found herself in Luanda, the capitol of Angola on the west coast of Africa. She had a contract with the United Nations to help with communications for vaccination programs. One was for...
Adrienne Bernstein
Communications Officer at Teach a Man to Fish
Adrienne Bernstein just wasn’t sure it was the right fit. She landed a job as an editorial assistant at CBC in Toronto right after graduating from King’s. In the fourteen months she was there she ...
Sam Mednick
Burkina Faso Correspondent for the Associated Press; Freelance Journalist
“My motto is ‘just say yes’,” says Samuelle – Sam – Mednick. Pragmatic and direct, Sam has spent her career following stories across the world. “I never loved school,” says Sam of h...
John S. Weeren
Founding Director of Princeton Writes
John Weeren finished Foundation Year Program (FYP) in 1982, yet still spends his days on a campus that reminds people of Hogwarts. But it’s not King’s. It’s Princeton. As an undergraduate stu...
Stephanie McGrath
Vice President of Strategy at VERB Interactive
Stephanie McGrath says, “companies and organizations are starting to realize the only way they can reach people is with interesting stories.” And for a content strategist, that’s great news. ...
Davis Carr
Communications Advisor, Federation for Canadian Municipalities
When Davis Carr wants to do something new, chances are it will get done. “That’s how it was at King’s,” she recalls. “You just go for it.” Since she graduated in 2012, Davis has been...
Amy Shira Teitel
Author, Blogger, Historian
When Amy Shira Teitel looks up at the night sky she sees not just the twinkling lights, she sees stories. “I can’t look at the moon,” Amy says, “and not think about the stories of the peopl...
Arwen Kidd
Project Director, Internews (Sierra Leone) & Multimedia Consultant
Arwen Kidd has never been one to take the easy path. While a student at King’s, she spent a summer in Romania, researching her honours thesis on post-Communist media. A three-month journalism intern...
Rosanna Nicol
Community Development Consultant
Rosanna Nicol is a quiet force to be reckoned with. Working in the field of Indigenous state relations, she has helped facilitate important work in Canada’s Indigenous communities. However, if asked...
Chad Lucas
Diversity and Equity Advisor, Government of Nova Scotia
Journalist, author and communications advisor Chad Lucas uses storytelling to bring people together. For someone with dreams of being a reporter, Chad Lucas’ working life began exactly where a gr...
Heather Blom
Producer, Rethink
Heather Blom’s contemporary studies at King’s revealed a natural talent for bridging disciplines and communities. “Language and art, scientific language and artistic language - in the end, it b...
Robyn Tingley
Founder & CEO, GlassSKY
To say that Robyn Tingley wears many hats is an understatement. As the CEO of her company GlassSKY, an honorary Lieutenant Colonel with the Canadian Army and founder of social enterprise CalChique, Ro...