Global network
Connect with your peers and support your alma mater wherever you live around the world!

Local engagement, global connection

It has never been easier to get involved with your uOttawa global alumni community. Our 5 global alumni councils and 7 global alumni ambassador networks bring together dedicated volunteers from across academic disciplines and professional backgrounds.
From Vancouver to New York, London to Paris, our alumni are integral to raising the profile of uOttawa internationally through active outreach, the championing of philanthropic giving and supporting global initiatives and programing.
uOttawa alumni worldwide—and counting!
countries where uOttawa grads are working
global alumni networks, including a national Indigenous Alumni Council
An active network

Global alumni initiatives
Our global alumni network

Our 12 global alumni networks bring together dedicated volunteers from across academic disciplines and professional backgrounds to act as ambassadors for the University in their global markets.
- Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver
- US: New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area
- Europe: Paris and London
- Asia: Shanghai
The Indigenous Alumni Council was created in winter 2021, a partnership between the uOttawa Office of Indigenous Affairs and the Alumni Relations Office. The Council is comprised of alumni from across Canada who reflect the diversity of Indigenous peoples who have studied at the University. The Council creates opportunities for alumni to maintain lifelong engagement with the University, contribute to Indigenization goals set out in the Indigenous Action Plan, and support Indigenous alumni, as well as current and future Indigenous students.
Further alumni network details
Boston has 353 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Boston LinkedIn groupnorth_eastexternal link.
Boston Alumni Ambassadors
- Karen Burke (MBA ’95 & BASc ’85), executive coach and facilitator, Harvard Business School Executive Education.
- Corey Ritchie (BCom '15), partner, Solaris
- Katrina Vulic (BSc ’08, Gee-Gees soccer ‘04-‘07), principal scientist, Novartis.
Calgary has 1,807 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Calgary LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
Calgary Alumni Ambassadors
- Carolyne Mondoux (MHA ’18, BNutSc ’15), VP service excellence, quality & innovation, The Brenda Strafford Foundation.
- Rithu Rajan (BASc ’06), staff reservoir engineer FCCL, Cenovus Energy, Cenovus.
Indigenous Alumni Council members
- Warren Cardinal-McTeague (PHD ’18), Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Governance & Environmental Relations, Forestry and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia.
- Meagan Commonda (BA ’17), Indigenous community liaison, GC Talent Cloud, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada.
- Aryn Lesage (BA ’09), academic success advisor, Algoma University.
- Trevor Monaghan (Gee Gees football ’97-01); manager, fitness centre, Cree Nation for Chisasibi.
- Joel Morales (BA ’15, JD ’18), Associate, Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP (OKT).
- Jon-Ethan Rankin-Kistabish (LLL. ’18), Lawyer, Murdoch Archambault.
- Josh Sacobie (BSocSc ’09; Gee Gees football ’04-’08), quarterback coach and manager of programs, Carleton University.
- Renee St. Germain (BA ’11, BEd ’13, MEd ’16) Director of Languages and Learning with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).
- Isabelle Wallace (MScHSci ’18), Nurse Manager (CHN-06), Public Health Surge Team, Communicable Disease Control Division, Indigenous Services Canada.
London has 508 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our London LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
London Alumni Council Ambassadors
- Robert Peake (LLB ’07, LLL 2008), partner, Keystone Law.
Los Angeles has 295 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Los Angeles LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
Los Angeles Alumni Council Ambassadors
- Marc Kayem (MD ’87 and BSc ’83), plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist, Marc J Kayem MD Inc.
- Benoit Landry (BA ’03), principal, consumer research and insights, Amazon freevee.
- Aliya-Jasmine Sovani (BA ’05), co-founder, Earthtone Labs.
Montreal has 14,466 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Montreal LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
Montreal Alumni Council members
- Katie Green (BA ’05, Gee Gees Women’s Swimming ’03-’05) Founder, August Strategy Inc.
- Shannon Lal (MBA ’13, BASc ‘99) VP Technology and Engineering, designstripe
- CiCi Moya (BA ‘11), CEO, Brezo Media Inc
- Franck Ngandui (JD ‘13, LLL ’12, Gee Gees Men’s Football ’10-12) Vice President, Legal and Corporate Development, Andy Transport
- Kim Angèle Vallières (BCOM ‘17) International Business Development Leader, Purves Redmond Limited
New York has 518 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our New York LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
New York Alumni Council members
- President: John Gitas (BA ’01, BSc ’00), principal, advisory health care and life sciences, KPMG.
- Tim Drager (BSocSc ’13, MA ’14, Gee-Gees hockey ’10-’13), Principal, Brighton Park Capital.
- Malik Ladhani (BSocSc ’14), associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
- Mina Lux (BASc ’92, BSc ’90), principal, marketing and digital consulting, Mina Lux Consulting and chief growth officer, 2aDays.
- Greg MacDonald (BSocSc ’96), founder and principal, Chelsea Strategies.
- Sabina Saeed (BCom ’03), board and governance specialist, Office of the Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund.
- Pat Sasso (BSc ’92), partner and creative director, Loop Seven, and board member, University of Ottawa Alumni Association.
- Sabina Zaman (BSocSc ‘89), partner, financial services, Ernst & Young.
Paris has 306 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Paris LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
Paris Alumni Council Ambassadors
- Josée Touchette (BSocSc '83 & LLL '86), Executive Director, OECD
San Francisco Bay has 608 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our San Francisco Bay LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
San Francisco Bay Alumni Council members
- Rahim Adatia (BASc ’97), product management, Meta.
- Anthony Bagnulo (BASc ’10), senior manager, Power Electronics Test Engineering,Tesla.
- Alexey Baranov (BASc ’08), product manager, driverless cars, NVIDIA.
- Vijay Kris Narasimhan (BASc ’07), manager of exploratory R&D and incubator programs, EMD Performance Materials.
- Anita Popescu (HBSc-Eng ’19), health software engineer, Apple.
- Ted Tsortos (MBA ’92), director, sales strategy and planning, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Sharon Wong (BSc ’92), marketing, talent solutions, LinkedIn; board member, University of Ottawa Alumni Association.
Shanghai has 146 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Shanghai LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link
Shanghai Alumni Ambassador
- Wei Wang (Dipl ’02), founder, X Combinator.
Toronto has 22,008 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Toronto LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
- President: Julian Franklin (BScSoc ‘95), Vice President, Partnership Development & Strategy, MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Partnership).
- Aislynn Austin (BSc ’10), technologist, Sanofi Pasteur.
- Eric Kennedy (BCom ’13), head of LTS, Quebec, LinkedIn.
- Idris Lawal (BCom ’15, Gee Gees track and field 2010-2011), senior account manager, Community Agency and recording artist.
- Nirvan Nuckchedee (BASc ’02, BSc ’02) consultant, Spencer Stuart.
- Catherine Philogène (BMus ’95), vice president, product management, ESG Funds, RBC Global Asset Management.
- Andrew Raftus (BSocSc’16, MBA JD’21), Competition Law Officer, Competition Bureau Canada.
- Shannon Sproule (JD ’13) Workplace Investigator and Employment Lawyer, Turnpenney Milne LLP
- Jennifer Watt (BSc ’07; Business Administration Cert ’07; MD ‘11) geriatrician, St. Michael’s Hospital and assistant professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto.
- Bogdan Raic (BEd ’12, Gee-Gees football 2008-2011), Co-Founder of STAN A.I and board member, University of Ottawa Alumni Association
Vancouver has 2,437 alumni and counting! Connect by joining our Vancouver LinkedIn Groupnorth_eastexternal link.
Vancouver Alumni Ambassadors
- Christine Banham (MBA ’94), apparel designer, Oak and Fort.
- Samantha Burugu (BSc ’12, CO-OP), scientific development manager, Grifols.
- Mike Stewart (MASc ’11, BASc ’09), partner, ATAC Law.
