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Find out what other alumni from our year are up to.

Kimberley Dares

Graduation Year: 2010, fall2016

Kimberley Dares BA ’10, along with partner, Jason MacDonald BSc ’10, have opened The Trainyard General Store, a hybrid retail and creative workshop space in Downtown Dartmouth. The Store specializes in goods, gifts, and furniture, all made in Nova Scotia. There are also rental workspaces for in-store creating and workshops. “We’re passionate about awesome handmade goods and the people who make and love them. If you’re in the area, stop by and say hello!,” says Dares.

Christopher Guinan

Graduation Year: 2013, fall2016

Christopher Guinan MBA ’13 recently joined CIBC Wood Gundy and is working as an Investment Advisor out of Truro, Nova Scotia. This follows five years in Ottawa working with the Federal Government. Christopher joins an experienced team of wealth management professionals, specializing in helping clients develop unique plans to achieve their financial objectives.

Ryan Brimicombe

Graduation Year: 2014, fall2016

Ryan Brimicombe BComm ’14 is the Customer Success Manager at PostBeyond in Toronto. A three-year-old software startup, PostBeyond offers an employee engagement, employee advocacy, content marketing, content sharing, social media integration, and communications platform. In his new role, Ryan will help large brands create engaging content and then link that content to their employee’s social networks, encouraging sharing and driving traffic back to the brand.