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Friday, August 13, 2021

Murphy Appointed Executive Director of UMNB

Dan Murphy has been appointed executive director of the Union of the Municipalities of New Brunswick (UMNB). The non-profit organization advances the interests of municipalities to both the federal and provincial governments. UMNB represents 61 villages, towns, and cities, which make up more than one third of the province’s population. In... More

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

MPM Student Wade Morrow Seeks To Correct Error on Monument

Article by CBC News It's been more than 12 months since Carleton grad Wade Morrow pointed out the error on the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa — and the misprint is still... More

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Scheffel Named Vice President of Brane Capital

Emile Scheffel, MPM/13, has been appointed vice president (operations) of Brane Capital, an independent Canadian crypto custody service provider. In his new role, Scheffel will lead Brane’s regulatory and communications functions in Canada and the United States. He will also oversee the company’s project management office, which leads key... More

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Alamrieh Appointed Manager of Government and Public Affairs at McDonald’s

Tammy Alamrieh has been appointed manager of government and public affairs for McDonald’s Canada, a company that employs almost 100,000 Canadians and serves three million people every day in 1,400 restaurants. Alamrieh will be engaged in advocacy with federal, provincial, and municipal governments. Alamrieh holds a master’s in political... More

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Gouin Appointed Executive Director of Le CAP

Rachel Gouin has been appointed executive director of Le centre de prévention et d’appui (Le CAP). The organization provides mental health, addition, and other therapeutic services to the francophone community in Ontario. Gouin holds a master’s in political management from the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at... More

Monday, July 12, 2021

Establishment of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Scholarships in Political Management

Through the generosity of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, a new scholarship has been established to support outstanding graduate students enrolled in the Master of Political Management Program within the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political... More

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Making Public Policy Research More Relevant in an Uncertain Time

A few weeks ago, after mulling it over for a while, the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) joined Instagram. The respected think tank, which produces research that informs debate about policy issues in Canada, knows that millennials constitute a significant part of its audience. It needs to go where they... More

Friday, June 25, 2021

Keller Appointed Fellow of Riddell Program

The Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University is pleased to announce the appointment of Garry Keller as a program fellow for a three-year term. Keller is a vice-president of StrategyCorp in Ottawa, where he helps to lead the company’s government relations practice. His extensive experience in Canadian... More

Monday, May 31, 2021

Arsenault Appointed Vice President at Crestview

Ashton Arsenault, an alumnus of the Riddell Political Management Program, has been appointed vice president of Crestview Strategy, one of Ottawa’s leading government relations firms. Arsenault had worked in politics in Prince Edward Island before moving to Ottawa to join the Riddell Program. After graduating with a master’s in political... More

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Carleton Student Doris Mah Leads National Push Against Anti-Asian Racism

In April, a friend of Doris Mah’s, a Carleton University Master of Political Management student, was shopping at a Safeway in North Burnaby, B.C. when she had a frightening experience with a man in the store... More

Friday, April 30, 2021

Carleton University Professor Joins Royal Society of Canada Task Force on COVID-19

Carleton Political Management Prof. Jennifer Robson has joined the Royal Society of Canada’s Task Force on COVID-19 to investigate the pandemic’s impact on... More

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Seager Appointed Practice Lead for Council of Canadian Innovators

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) announced a national expansion today, hiring government relations experts in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario. The new additions include Tessa Seager, an alumna of Carleton University’s Riddell Program in Political Management, appointed practice lead for BC. Seager holds a law degree from the... More

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