Kestrel DeMarco is a student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, in the Master of Arts in Global Governance program. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Queen’s University, where she majored in Environmental Science and minored in Mathematics. She spent the last two summers working at the Queen’s University Biological Station on […]
Rebecca Cameron St-Pierre is a graduate student in the University of Waterloo Master of Arts Global Governance Program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Prior to her enrolment in this program Rebecca received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Waterloo as well as a graduate certificate in Human Resource Management
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Kaitlyn Berriman holds an Honours Bachelor’s Degree of Social Science in International Studies and Modern Languages from the University of Ottawa. She graduated in 2018 with honours after having participated in the French Immersion stream and choosing Spanish as her modern language of focus. In 2019 Kaitlyn completed a Certificate in Common Law from the University
Aidan Nathaniel Barrett was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario. He attended elementary school at Tait St. School and secondary school at Southwood Secondary School. Between 2007 and 2013, Aidan Barrett was a regular member of the 296 City of Cambridge Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, where he ultimately achieved the rank of Flight
Adnan Ali recently graduated from the University of Waterloo with a 4-year Honours Political Science degree and a global governance specialization. During his undergrad, Adnan demonstrated a special interest for the discipline of philosophy by completing 12-courses which has enabled him to understand why it is the underpinning discipline of all disciplines. Adnan is deeply passionate
Noor Mirza is a Master’s of Global Governance candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, in Waterloo Ontario. She did her B.A in Political Science and History (co-operative education) with a specialization in Global Governance and a French minor from the University of Waterloo. Her research interests relate to international relations in the Middle East
Kristy Smith is a master’s student of the International Public Policy program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Before embarking on her master’s studies, Kristy spent eight years as a communications professional in various policy driven organizations — the most recent being the Centre for International Governance Innovation. In her career, she has had the
Melanie Slimming recently graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a double major in Global Studies and Communications, with specializations in International Development and Media and Cultural Theory, respectively. As well as a research specialization, specific to her Global Studies degree. Melanie has several experiences pertaining to community development and leadership training facilitation through participating in a
Tobi Ogundele completed her Masters in Economics degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. Her research examined international migration theories and their relevance in explaining inter-African migration. Before that, she obtained Bachelor of Commerce and BSc (honours first class) degrees in Economics, specializing in human capital formation and the importance of health and
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Haily McKenzie received a Bachelor of Global Studies [Honors] with a research specialization, and double minor in History and French from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in 2020. Haily also received a diploma in early childhood education in 2012, which led her to work for the Waterloo Region District School Board as an Early Childhood Educator for
Patricia Masur graduated in 2018 from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science. Early on in her undergraduate studies Patricia developed a keen interest in the militarisation of authority in post-conflict zones; with a research focus on gang violence in Latin America and post-conflict statebuilding in South Africa. Her undergraduate thesis
Peter Lawler is a recent graduate from the University of Waterloo with a Master of Arts in Political Science. Peter completed a Master’s Research Paper highlighting the challenges of domestic U.S. counter-terrorism in addressing anti-government militia extremists. During his studies, Peter took a keen interest in Chinese political economy, global governance, conflict and security, and peacebuilding.
