Joanne McCullough is the brainchild behind EXHilarating Health, an office wellness program. She designed and implemented the program for her current employer, EXH Engineering. She’s worked for the engineering firm since she was in her teens. She was approached to create a workplace wellness program that would eventually cross over all the Alberta EXH offices. Now, McCullough’s responsibilities with the [...]
Raoul Mendoza knows design and the industry surrounding it. Off the top of his head, he spouts names of designers, clients and up-and-coming artists in the city and across the country. But, his main industry focus is to be a problem solver. Mendoza stopped working at a design company in Toronto and an emerging Edmonton web company to study and [...]
“The world increasingly needs scientists and engineers who are familiar with governments and regulations,” says Tim Poon in an e-mail from the UK. “This program helps provide a policy framework for an engineer like me.” The 26-year-old is enjoying Cambridge, describing the renowned institute as “a neat place to study” and the city as “a lovely, magical place.” He adds [...]
Andrew Ross’ middle name should be ‘Balance’. Ross is heavily involved with the Youth Emergency Shelter and is the president of the Grant MacEwan Alumni Association’s board, but he makes sure to be home early every night to play with his eight-month-old baby girl, Lauren. “I love going home, grabbing the dog, and taking Lauren out for a walk.” A [...]
Women who need to shape up quickly for their wedding days now have a fitness guru they can call. Alex Senkow, 27, started Defining Eve in 2003 to fill a void she saw in the fitness world: Women wanted to work out in their homes, or with other women with similar goals. “There was a real gap in the fitness [...]
In less than five years Scott Stoppler will pick up the reins of the company his retiring father started in the 1970s. The 27-year old is vice president of Executrade, a specialized staffing company in Edmonton. He says he started at the absolutely very bottom in 1999, working grunt jobs before he moved up the ranks. Now, Stoppler wears two [...]
