CPA Canada Signs Multi-Year Deal as Roundtable Presenting Partner
Exciting news for our upcoming CABS Roundtable. CABS and the Roundtable Program team are excited to announce a new multi-year title partnership agreement with CPA Canada! Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) has entered a two-year partnership with The Canadian Association of Business Students (CABS). CPA Canada will be the title sponsor of the 2016 and 2017 annual CABS Roundtable Conferences led by the CABS volunteer, not-for-profit organization. The week-long CABS Roundtable conference brings together business students who represent each business school’s student commerce society. The conference acts as an institution for the transition between the incumbent and outgoing teams with their executive-elect successors. CABS is a not for profit organization that represents over 70,000 business students from 29 universities in Canada. Their purpose is simply to make every business graduate in Canada “global ready”. They foster the development of Canadian business student leaders to their full potential through the…
Introducing Brendan Warren
Introducing Brendan Warren, incoming Vice President, Events, for the 2017 fiscal year! Born inSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, and growing up just outside of Calgary, Brendan has served for 2 years on the University of Lethbridge’s Management Students’ Society in addition to 2 years of competition in JDC West. Starting as a Director of Events, Brendan built his foundational BSA knowledge before making the jump to become the President of the organization this past year! While pursuing both a Bachelor of Management (General) and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics), he’s currently job-seeking and in the future is staying open and flexible to any opportunities that come his way! We also asked Brendan some more fun questions to get to know a little bit more about him! CABS: If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would it be, and why? Brendan: A pampered house cat. They live lives of luxury and get to push things off shelves just because…
Introducing Lash Kugathansan
Introducing CABS’ Director of Corporate Relations for the Central Region, Lash Kugathansan! Calling his home Toronto, Lash has worked with the UW AFSA, for 2 years; his first year as a Senior Project Manager, and his second year as Vice President of Education. When studying at the University of Waterloo, Lash majored in Accounting and Financial Management. Over the next 5 years, Lash plans to complete his CPA designation, travel every year, and be in a career that is challenging yet fun! Learn more about Lash! What would be your top three countries to travel to if money and time were not a factor? New Zealand, Spain and Japan Favourite 90’s track? I want it that way – Backstreet Boys If you had to switch to a field of study other than business, what would you choose, and why? I think I would switch into Medicine. I always loved helping people…
Introducing Marlon Adams
Please welcome CABS Director of Finance for Fiscal 2017, Marlon Adams! Marlon, from Brampton, Ontario, has valuable BSA experience that he gained at Trent University while studying a Bachelor of Business Administration, specializing in Accounting. Marlon was the Director of Finance for the Trent Business Students’ Association (2015-2016) and was fortunate enough to represent the Trent Accounting Society as President (2015-2016). Over the next 5 years, he hopes to pursue his CPA and will be working for a reputable organization. Additionally, he would like to travel and spend time with family whom current resides outside of Canada. Find out more about Marlon! What would be your top three countries to travel to if money and time were not a factor? Thailand, Croatia, and Greece Favourite 90’s track? Steve Biko (Stir It Up) – A Tribe Called Quest What motivates you to get out of bed every morning? Needing to get started in order…
Introducing Allesandra Crossland
Introducing Allesandra Crossland, CABS Director of Communications! Allesandra, living in Guelph, Ontario, has just graduated from the University of Guelph Honors Bachelor of Commerce program, majoring in Marketing Management. During her university career, she was involved in the University of Guelph Marketing Society (UGMS) for the last three years as Administrative Assistant, Director of Communications, and then elected as Co-President in her final year of studies. In 5 years, Allesandra hopes to be a social media manager for a fun health food brand. She enjoys learning about healthy eating and loves doing yoga! Lets learn more about Allesandra! What would be your top three countries to travel to if money and time were not a factor? Australia, Italy, Greece Favourite 90’s track? Pump Up The Jam by Technotronic If you had to switch to a field of study other than business, what would you choose, and why? If I had to switch to a field…
Introducing Megan Dietrich
Please help us welcome Meg Dietrich, Director of Marketing Strategy, for the CABS 2017 Fiscal Year! Megan’s home is located in Ayer, Ontario but is soon moving to Kitchener for her workplace. Megan has worked incredibly hard to have just graduated from the University of Guelph, Bachelor of Commerce Program specialized in Management Economics and Finance. Megan was involved in the University of Guelph‘s College of Business and Economics Students’ Association (CBESA) for her last two years of University before graduating, in the roles of an Events Manager (Director Role) and Director of Marketing (Executive Role). In 5 years, Megan hopes to have achieve her Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, and possibly to be working at an Ernst and Young firm in London, England. Currently, she is working at the Ernst and Young office in Kitchener. She loves that there are so many international EY firms and appreciates the encouragement of employee travel. We asked Megan…
Introducing Michelle Duong
CABS would like to introduce Michelle Duong as the Creative Director on the CABS Marketing Team! Michelle grew up in Oakville, ON, but currently resides in Brampton while working in Toronto. During the school year, Michelle lives in Guelph as she is a 3rd year Marketing Management student at the University of Guelph. Michelle has 2 years of BSA experience and plans to extend this experience. She started with DECA U Guelph, representing the organization as the First Year Recruitment Coordinator, Director of Design, and briefly the Director of Marketing prior to transitioning into her current role on the Board of the Directors for DECA Ontario as Vice President, Media! She is also apart of the University of Guelph Marketing Society (UGMS), previously as the Graphic Designer and is currently the Apparel Manager. In five years, Michelle hopes to be doing something completely unrelated to what she is doing right now. She doesn’t want to plan…
Introducing Michelle Rai
Introducing the newest addition to our CABS Management Team, Michelle Rai! Michelle will serving as our Vice President, Marketing, for the 2017 fiscal year. Calling Pickering, Ontario her home, Michelle lived in Guelph, Ontario during her time at the University of Guelph pursuing a career in marketing & advertising. She brings with her a diverse range of student leadership experience from her roles with the University of Guelph Marketing Society (2nd Year Brand Ambassador, Corporate Relations Manager, Website Manager) and the College of Business and Economics Students’ Association (Market Research/Social Media Manager, Vice President, External Affairs). Graduating this year with a major in Marketing, Michelle will be working at a media marketing agency called Hearts&Science, a media agency created solely for P&G products. In the near future, she plans to continue her professional development by making a huge impact with CABS and pursuing an MBA (hopefully at the University of Toronto). We also asked Michelle some more fun questions to get…
Introducing Trevor Green
Ready to take the Canadian Association of Business Students to the next level, Trevor Green will be leading the incoming CABS Management Team into the 2017 fiscal year! Growing up in the small town of Baltimore, Ontario (yes, he claims this is a real place), Trevor is just completing his Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship (Economics) at Trent University.Starting as a Director of Social Media, he has served three successive terms with the Trent Business Students’ Association, as Vice President of Communications and most recently as President. Trevor is currently living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, pursuing a career in Retail Management and Franchising with Canadian Tire with a goal of owning his own store in the not-too-distant future. We also asked Trevor some more fun questions to get to know a little bit more about him! CABS: If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be, and why? Trevor: I think the only way to answer…
Introducing Jean-Philippe Allen
Meet Jean-Philippe Allen (JP), who’ll be making the natural progression from his current role as a CABS Director of Finance to Vice President, Finance, for the 2017 fiscal year! Hailing from Saint-Anselme, Quebec, which is apparently the best place to have maple taffy and touch up on your French language skills, JP was involved in his first business case competition with Cégep in Québec City in 2011. In the same year, he took on his first executive position with a student association, eventually leading him to serve as VP Finance for the Bishop’s University Commerce Society in 2014/2015. Originally intending to study marketing, JP developed a true love for accounting and has never looked back since. His 5-year plan is to complete his CPA, work abroad, and see where that takes him! We also asked JP some more fun questions to get to know a little bit more about him! CABS: What would be…