Meet SMU Alumni

At Saint Mary’s University, we are always pleased to hear about the diverse experiences and accomplishments of our alumni and to share these stories with you. In this section, we profile just a few of our graduates.You can read more stories about our alumni in the Maroon and White Magazine‌.

• Kitrina Godding BSc'05 - Exploring the Arctic with Team Sedna
• Alex Handyside MBA`00 - 100 Men Who Give A Damn
• Angie Calderone BComm'01 - The Cove Motel 
• Brynle Barrett BSc ’05 -  Experiencing Zero Gravity
• Carla Conrod BA'95 - Lifelong Helping and Healing Focus
• Christopher Webb BA'97 - Proud Community Partner, Artist & Entrepreneur 
• Claudia Covalciuc BA’13 - From Refugee Camp to Canada's Top 20
• Cyra Belbin MBA'08 - A Taste for Competition
• Dan Rudisuela MBA'08 - Hockey MVP to Investment Superstar
• David Crewe BComm'81 - Photographer & Entrepreneur
• David Grace DOCOM'07- Grace in Giving Back
• Dawn Marie Pottier BComm'96 - Top Selling Baby Products
• Fadi Al Qassar BComm’10 - illuminating Uganda
• The Fitzpatricks - A True SMU Family
• Graeme Harvey BComm'95 -  On what it means to have an entrepreneurial spirit
• Dr. H. Peter White BSc`88 - Research scientist with Natural Resources Canada
• Jackie Barrett BComm'98 -  Special Olympics Veteran
• James Curleigh BComm'89 -  President of Levi Strauss & Co talks personal branding
• Jasmin Hanley BSc'81 - Tackling a persistent and devastating health problem
• Jian Li BComm`12 - “Truly Tasty” Asian Comfort Food
• Dr. Joe Norris BA'73, BEd'74 - SMU Alumni Inspires Social Change
• Jonathan Dursi BSc’94  - Computers & Scientific Research
• Justine Colley BComm'14 -  Basketball Dynamo talks SMU love
• Dr. Karly Kehoe BA'99 - Knows Religion, the Irish, Scots and Britishness
• Keelyn Bergstrom BComm'12 - Youngest Associate of KPMG Vancouver
• Kyler Crawford MBA'14- Director of Operations for Boomerswork.com, an employment agency 
• Leah Skerry BComm'09  - Web Development & Design
• Leigh Derry  BA'91 - Challenging Discrimination
• Dr. Len Gougeon BA'69 -  Perspective on Reform Movements
• Leroy Fontaine BA'12 - Football Legend Gives back to Aboriginal Youth
• Lonnie Goldstein BComm'13 - Working in Canadian Forces Station in Alert, Nunavut (the most northerly permanent settlement in the world)
• Lorraine Craik BComm'09  - Dream Job in Alberta
• Matthew Fanning BComm'08 -  President of Presenters Podium 
• Matthew Moore BComm'05- Building a Rental Empire
• Matthew Thomas BA'09 -  Pursuing a Call to Ministry
• The McKenna brothers BComm'83, BComm'93 - Scholarships to Success
• Micah Brown BA'13 -  Academic Success & European Football Pro League
• Mike Myette DIPEGN'92 - 211: Nova Scotia's Community & Social Service Referral Network
• Perry Falconer BComm'05 - Petride Halifax
• Chen Qing BComm'14 -   On Creating a Successful Home Furnishing Business
• Rania Llewellyn BComm'94, MBA'96 - Ping Pong Playing CEO
• Rick Ralph BComm`92 - Host Winnipeg Jets Radio
• Rodrigo Davalos BA'08 - Youth Soccer from NS to Bolivia
• Scott Reinhardt BComm'14 - Young Entrepreneur, Owner of 4 businesses at 23 years old
• Shelley Hessian MBA’07 - Entrepreneur Extraordinaire
• Steve Armitage BA'68 - Voice of Canadian Sports Broadcasting
• Senator Terry Mercer BA'71 - A long-time fundraiser and political organizer
• TJ Peach MBA'99 - Susie’s Shortbreads
• Vartika Satija BComm'08 - Accountant & Bollywood Dancer
• The Vorstermans Family - Deep Roots
• Zoe S. Roy MA '93- Writes about cross-cultural experiences of Chinese immigrant women

 Sobey School of Business Alumni

 Success on their own terms is a common theme for our graduates. Notable alumni of the Sobey School of Business include Rania Llewellyn, senior vice president of Commercial Banking and Growth Strategy at Scotiabank; Robert P. Kelly, former CEO of the Bank of New York Mellon; Dan LeBlanc, President & CEO of SportsDirect Inc., and Irwin Simon, President and CEO of Hain Celestial Group. Whether entrepreneurially minded, or determined to climb the corporate ladder, our alumni graduated ready to make their mark on their industries and communities.

Alumni Tracker

We have students and alumni all over the world. To get a visual of the rich diversity that our community represents, check out SMUSelfie.ca. Want to put yourself on the map? Post a tweet or Instagram photo of yourself, wherever you are, and use hashtags #smuselfie and whichever country or city you are in (eg, #France, #hongkong, #Uganda)