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Susan Morris is excited and honoured to share news about her new role as Honorary Consul for Canada in Maine. For her, it is a dream come true to work with the Consulate General of Canada on behalf of two of her favourite places, Canada and Maine, and she is excited about the many opportunities to foster cross-border collaboration. Maine and New England share a great deal with Canada in sectors such as clean tech, renewable energies, blue tech, aquaculture, and life sciences. She’ll work to find ways to facilitate cultural exchanges and she looks forward to advancing Canada and Maine’s mutual efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rodger Cuzner, Consul General of Canada for New England, and the 25 talented and dedicated individuals in the Boston-based consulate have made Susan’s transition to the team a pleasure. She would like to thank all her colleagues and friends who helped her during the intense selection process, and she looks forward to many good things to come during her five-year tenure. Susan encourages alums in New England to reach out to her via .

Laura Jo Gunter is the recent recipient of the �ʹ�����’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta). She was awarded the medal in June 2022 for her significant contributions as a leader in the post-secondary and private sectors and as an entrepreneur. She is also the president and CEO of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), having been appointed to the position in 2020. Previously, she served three years as president and CEO of Bow Valley College in Calgary, and held senior executive roles at George Brown College and Seneca College in Toronto, as well as at Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Film School. 

Sally Basmajian’s book, So Hard to Do, will be published in January 2023. Her contemporary rom-com is a fast-paced book in which family ties are tested. The mom, Suze Foster, has always been devoted to her daughter, Jannie. As a child, Jannie required extra support in school, but now she’s a rising executive. Suze, thrilled with Jannie’s success, is finally free to follow her own dreams. 

Too bad they unknowingly fall for the same man. It’s a twisted triangle indeed – one that, if this weren’t a comedy, could lead to heartbreak and forever sever the mother-daughter bond. The book is being published by Creative James Media, Maryland.