Stories

“I felt like I had reached a new level that I never thought I would.”
Lyndsie Bourgon Writer, Oral Historian

“It is really exciting to be writing code that will ultimately create a fully functional bank.”
Katherine Connolly Software Engineer at Neo Financial

“In my own way I think I am an example of what’s possible.”
Eleanor Beaton Business and Leadership Coach For Women

“For me as a science writer, communicator and historian, it’s all about using stories to teach and…”
Amy Shira Teitel Author, Blogger, Historian

“There was a molecule or two that formed while I was at King’s that told me I had to be on the move.”
Scott Andrew Christensen Advanced ITC Teacher at Saudi Aramco College Preparatory Program, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

“You just have to learn to adapt.”
Nevin French Vice President Public Policy, Information Technology Association of Canada

“Just go for it. Take the risks.”
Joanna Carroll Chief Operating Officer at Think Research

“If being deputy mayor shows one woman that she can run for office, then I will have considered this…”
Lisa Blackburn Deputy Mayor of Halifax

“Reading helps you imagine yourself in another person’s shoes.”
Rose Lipton Executive Director, Indigo Love of Reading Foundation

“In storytelling I am a journalist first.”
Trina Roache Video Journalist with APTN Investigates

“It’s about turning over stones that haven’t been turned over yet.”
Corbett Hancey Investigative journalist, writer and analyst

“Helping is part of being in a community.”
Loran Morrison Anesthesiology Resident, Dalhousie University