Cape Breton University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Of the over 15,000+ CBU alumni across the world, some prominent grads include:

• Kyle Kelbert is the CEO of the Athabasca Health Region in Saskatchewan
• Jessica Mills is the Director of Planning and Community Development, for the City of Thompson, MB
• Naomi Arron is a Research & Project Officer with the Nova Scotia Dept. of Economic and Rural Development in Halifax, NS
• Nolan Crouse is the mayor of St A.lbert, AB.
• Brigadier General Michael Jorgensen completed his degree in 18 months by taking courses in Kingston and in Sydney. He is now on secondment with NATO in the Netherlands.
• Maria Vasanelli is the Superintendent of Education with the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board in Thunder Bay ON. She completed our Oshawa program.
• Alison Scott MSW is the Executive Director of the Children's services agency in the Waterloo Region, in Ontario.
• Stacia Kean is the Project Coordinator for PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise in Thunder Bay ON. Stacia recently won a fellowship for upcoming leaders in addition to a coveted $17,500 SSHRC scholarship while she was a student in our MBA program. She began her MBA in CED education with the Kingston, Ontario cohort, and completed her degree in Sydney as a full time student.
• Mary Beth Doucette is the Director of Quality Assurance with the Membertou First Nation in Sydney, N.S. She won a highly regarded $17,500 *SSHRC scholarship as a student in the Cape Breton University MBA in CED.
• Larry Kirkpatrick is VP Corporate Services with Stewart Weir consulting engineers in Edmonton, AB
• Heather Wheeliker is Director-Community and Employee Engagement with the City of Edmonton, AB
• David Alderson is Program Development officer with the Verchuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment with us here at Cape Breton University, Sydney NS