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entrepreneurial ventures that could
grow into successful businesses.
Were you interested in business
as a teenager? Yes, I was. In high
school, I really liked accounting and
thought I'd like to be an accountant.
My mother encouraged me to apply
to a business program, not only an
accounting program, and I'm glad she
did. After one university financial
accounting class, I decided I didn't
want to be an accountant!
Presumably, JA operations were
curtailed over the last year. How
did the organization deal with
that? Yes, they were to an extent.
Fortunately, JA Canada was developing
a new learning management
system before the pandemic hit. When
schools shut down in March 2020, JA
Canada accelerated the launch of the
new LMS, and worked with program
staff across the country to develop
digital versions of our programs.
Within two weeks, there were digital
versions of JA's most popular programs
available for teachers to use in
remote learning or for students to do
on their own. Over this school year,
teachers and students have continued
to use the programs on the LMS to
complement their learning. Even
though it wasn't possible to have volunteers
go into classrooms to deliver
programs, video-conferencing still
allowed volunteers to talk to students.
And, of course, some conference-style
programs and large events such as the
London and District Business Hall of
Fame gala became completely virtual.
They were different, but successful all
the same.
Do you have heroes in the
corporate world? I wouldn't say I
have heroes in the corporate world. I
have the utmost respect and admiration
for leaders who drive success
while remaining humble, grounded
and making contributions back to
society. I'm fortunate to know many
people like that.
INTERVIEW BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK
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