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Law Alumni Speed-Mentoring Event: Thriving After Graduation
March 5, 2020 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
| Location: | Conference Rooms Richcraft Hall |
This event will allow current Undergraduate and Graduate students to hear how some of our Alumni started their successful careers upon graduating from Carleton. There will be a panel discussion followed by a reception where students can meet and speak with more of our Alumni.
Humna Shaikh
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law, Concentration in Business Law with a Minor in Psychology
Humna grew up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where she lived for 15 years before moving to Ottawa to pursue university.
Humna’s work in politics focuses on immigration policy, caucus relations and multicultural outreach. She has worked in the parliamentary office of Minister Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and in the office of Member of Parliament Jati Sidhu. Humna was Legislative Assistant to Marwan Tabbara, Member of Parliament for Kitchener South-Hespeler, where she worked on the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Humna then made her way to Multicultural Outreach at the Liberal Caucus Research Bureau where she advised Parliamentarians on the South Asian and Muslim file. Humna is currently Regional Advisor and Parliamentary Secretary Assistant at the office of the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth.
Humna’s grassroots work within Carleton University focused on providing transitional support to international and prospective students. As a young professional committed to electing more women to all levels of government, Humna served as President of the Carleton Equal Voice Chapter (CEVC) and remains civically engaged.
Erin Wheal
Master of Arts in Legal Studies
Erin Wheal is an Assistant Director with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Erin holds an Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master’s in Legal Studies from Carleton University.
In 2008, following the completion of her Master’s degree, Erin joined Employment and Social Development Canada as a Junior Analyst. In 2010, she moved to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Skilled in strategy, briefings, policy coordination and issues management, Erin has extensive experience as a Policy Advisor to senior executives.  More recently, she has worked as an Assistant Director on horizontal policy flies, leading the strategy and coordination of a number of cross-cutting priorities for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Additional Mentors Include…
Justin Howe
I grew up in Toronto and always knew that I wanted to study law in some capacity. After making the move to Ottawa, I graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Carleton University in 2011. While my intentions all along had been to attend law school once I graduated, I made the decision to do a bit of traveling first and soon put law school in the rear view mirror. I took a job with a large consulting company in account management, working with large construction companies and traveling around the world in my time off. After a few years I decided it was time for a change and joined Shopify to work on the Trust & Safety team, a branch of the legal department. In my current role as IP Operations Lead, I work as part of a team that deals with issues such as intellectual property infringement and sanctions screening among many others.
Hayley Gaucher
I’m a lawyer currently working as a Legal Policy Lead on the Trust & Safety team at Shopify. Our team assists with the enforcement and ongoing development of Shopify’s Acceptable Use Policy, which outlines what conduct and products are permitted on the platform. This can involve anything from researching complex legal and regulatory issues across various jurisdictions to debating what is “hateful content” to doing detective work on Reddit. When I started in Legal Studies at Carleton back in 2006, I had no idea this kind of work existed (and at that time, it probably didn’t)! I received a BA in Legal Studies in 2010 and then a Masters in Legal Studies in 2012. In 2015, I graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and then summered, articled and briefly practiced labour and employment law at a Bay Street law firm. When I was looking to move away from traditional legal practice, Shopify presented a really interesting opportunity. I get to engage in all kinds of research, which has always been what I enjoy, and I get to grapple with some really interesting and constantly evolving content moderation issues.
Allison McLean
Allison McLean graduated from Carleton University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Law with a concentration in Law, Policy, and Governance and a minor in English. She then attended Osgoode Hall Law School, during which she focused on Intellectual Property law and interned at the CBC. After graduation, she articled at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). She currently works as a Senior Policy Analyst at the CRTC in the Telecommunications Sector, where she works on files related to broadband deployment and the wireless industry.
Hashim Oudeh
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law, Concentration in Business Law with a Minor in Political Science
Master of Arts in Legal Studies
Will Jasnich
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law, Concentration in Law, Policy & Government with a Minor in Business
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