By Maroon & White |
There’s no shortage of Saint Mary’s talk at Joseph Daniel’s family dinners. Joseph graduated from Saint Mary’s in 1992 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. His older brother and one sister also graduated from the Sobey School of Business and a niece just completed her second year. To add to the mix, his wife, Dr. Jocelyne Faddoul, works at Saint Mary’s as an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computing Science.
“I’m also connected through my position as general manager of Cresco,” says Joseph. “Taleb Abidali, one of our company’s two principals, received a Doctor of Civil Law from Saint Mary’s in 2015. Our Controller, Assistant Controller, and Operations Manager all have Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the Sobey School of Business, and our Development Manager is presently in the second year of a Sobey Executive MBA program.”
Joseph lived at home in Dartmouth while attending Saint Mary’s. With the money he saved working part time during high school and university, combined with a scholarship for Lebanese students and help from his family, he managed to graduate debt-free.
“While other recent graduates were struggling to pay down student loans, I was able to begin paying it forward by contributing to the University’s annual giving appeal,” says Joseph. “Saint Mary’s gave me the foundation for a successful career and a very rewarding life, so it only felt right to make my initial gift and then to continue giving over the years.”
