Therry Chevalier, Student

Therry is a Donor Engagement Coordinator at Parkinson Canada, an organization that provides support to individuals with Parkinson’s disease, funds research and advocates on issues concerning the Parkinson’s community. As a member of the fundraising team, his work focuses on ensuring the proactive stewardship of a broad-based donor portfolio and supporting the development of the donor pipeline.

Previously, Therry spent time in Bolivia supporting youth-led entrepreneurship networks. This experience gave him the opportunity to develop and execute strategies aimed at promoting sustainable business development and the skills to navigate a diversity of stakeholders and interests.

Therry’s main academic interest revolves around the study of diasporic communities’ impact in the nonprofit sector – particularly in support of international development initiatives. He hopes to gain deeper insight into the systems and structures underpinning the nonprofit sector and to develop a more nuanced understanding of philanthropy. He’s eager to learn from the excellent MPNL faculty and staff.

Therry holds a BA in Political Science with a minor in Economics from Carleton University and a Graduate Certificate in International Development from Humber College. He also speaks French, Creole and Spanish.

He’s a devoted podcast listener and enjoys playing and watching sports.