By Maroon & White |
Pam Winsor (EMBA’00) credits Saint Mary’s University and the EMBA she earned at the Sobey School of Business with putting her on the path to a dream career. As the Senior Director of Health Policy, Stakeholder Engagement & Chief Marketing Officer for Medtronic Canada, Pam is proud to play a lead role in Canadian healthcare.
“Medtronic is a global, multinational that develops transformative medical technologies, like the insulin pump, as well as services and solutions,” explains Pam. “My job is to improve the access Canadians have to these new offerings, and to ensure that Canadians truly get timely access and the very best health outcomes and value from what we deliver. I love what I do!”
When Pam interviewed for the Sobey EMBA program, she had 25 years of work experience, first as a nurse, and next, as a pharmaceutical representative. What she didn’t have was an undergraduate degree.
“Saint Mary’s took a chance on me,” she says, “and here I am today.”
As a way of thanking Saint Mary’s for taking that chance, Pam established The Dwyer-Winsor Family Scholarship in 2015. As the first named EMBA award at the Sobey School of Business, it is given annually to a student who shares Pam’s resilience and passion for new challenges.
“I want to provide opportunities for those who have a fire in their bellies and yet, do not have all the resources required,” says Pam. “There have been two recipients so far. When their thank you letters arrived, I made a point of sitting down with my two daughters and reading them together. It’s very important to me that my girls feel part of these awards, and that they appreciate the tremendous power of giving!
