Supinder has 17 years’ experience working as a Financial Controller in various manufacturing industries from packaging, refinery services, lumber and door opening solutions in North America. He has been teaching since 2007 with CPA Ontario and is currently teaching at York University Schulich School of Business in the BBA and MBA programs and with the York University School of Continuing Education. He teaches Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Audit, Capstone, Accounting Information Systems and Tax. Supinder holds the following designations: an undergraduate BBA degree from Schulich, an MBA from Warwick University, CPA, CMA In Ontario and CCP in Canada.

Desislava is a highly motivated accounting professional with solid background in the areas of financial accounting, managerial and cost accounting, and business statistics. She has work experience in various industries such as energy, utilities, infrastructure, and manufacturing. Some of her roles include programs analyst, corporate accountant, senior project accountant, and others. In addition, Desislava has taught numerous accounting, finance, and statistics courses to international and domestic adult learners.

Desislava is a proud York University alumna. She graduated from the Bachelor of Administrated Studies, honors in accounting program, followed by the Chartered Professional Accountant (CGA, CPA) designation, and a Master of Business Administration, major in accounting, from Wilfrid Laurier University. To further enhance her teaching skills, she successfully completed the Adult Education/Staff Training certificate program at Seneca College.

In her spare time, Desislava enjoys playing the piano, reading books, and giving back to the business community. In particular, she volunteers as provincial judge at DECA Ontario regional competitions.

Josie has over 20 years of experience in the steel industry where she works for ArcelorMittal Dofasco, part of multinational producer ArcelorMittal, the second largest steel producer in the world with a presence in 60 countries. Early in her career, Josie was a Business Unit & Capital Accountant, where she was part of a history-making takeover. In 2011 she moved to strategic marketing and communications, an area of lifelong interest. She has recently joined the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team on special assignment.

Josie is accredited with the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) and in 2019 joined the CPRS Board of Directors in Hamilton as Co-Chair of Business Development. In 2021 she became the Treasurer of the Board. Josie is a speaker with the CPRS Speakers Bureau and an academic journal author. She has presented at several International Public Relations Conferences with McMaster University such as the Institute of Public Relations Bridge Conference in Washington, the 28th BledCom Symposium in Slovenia, and the CCI Corporate Communication International Conference in Milan, Italy.

Josie holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the DeGroote School of Business and a Master of Communication Management degree from McMaster University & Syracuse University.

Tanya Domize is a Licensed Paralegal with experience in criminal law as a Victim Witness Service Worker for the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Professor. Tanya is an active community member that advocates for marginalized communities and connects students with legal employment opportunities and career supports. Tanya aims to create an inclusive student-centered learning environment for all students.

In 2020 she was the recipient of the George Wicken Award for teaching excellence and in 2022 the recipient of a Teaching and Learning Scholarship research project. Tanya obtained a B.A. in Political Science (French language focus) from York University’s Glendon Campus and a MCATD Masters Certification in Adult Training and Development from York University Schulich SEEC.

In 2022, Tanya completed a York University Certificate in Digital Content Marketing and is honoured to return to York University as an Instructor. Tanya has always been interested in law and social justice. Her career reflects her passion to help others achieve their goals and bounce back from setbacks. “Each one, teach one”.

Dr. Syeda Fahmida Habib is a passionate, student-centered educator with 24 years teaching experience at University/College level. Her core area of teaching has been finance and banking. Dr. Fahmida has also taught accounting, marketing, and general management courses. She has been involved in text book writing, curricula, course material and assessment development as well as managing teaching teams. Dr. Fahmida has authored a textbook on Islamic Finance and Banking for Wiley Publishers in 2018. She completed her DBA from SMC University, Zurich and has a Masters in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, Sydney plus an MBA, majoring in marketing.

Dr. Fahmida believes that learning happens when the material is adapted to the learner’s abilities and interest. She has had great rapport with her students and colleagues. Dr. Fahmida has worked with mature multicultural student groups and strives to instill in her students her own passion for life- long learning and learning beyond borders. She also encourages them to work professionally, independently, in teams and contribute to their work environment, their societies and to their families.

Saurab is a Partner at a Public Accounting Practice, leading the Firm’s integration across all service lines. He has over 10 years of experience in corporate finance, advising clients across a diverse range of industries in Canada, and in some instances, globally. Saurab has significant experience working with multinational corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and start-ups, and has led teams in complex finance and tax assignments including international expansion, wind-ups, equity and debt financing transactions, transfer pricing, expatriate tax, mergers, and acquisitions.

Additionally, Saurab has completed the CPA In-Depth Tax course and has extensive expertise in taxation matters impacting the technology industry. He also advises clients in numerous other industries including real estate, construction, manufacturing, finance, medical, dental, and legal. Saurab has contributed to numerous speaking and teaching engagements related to all matters of taxation, financial and assurance. He will be pursing his Executive Ivey MBA beginning February 2022.

Dorjana is a highly committed and passionate educator holding a PhD and a master’s degree in Finance, and Bachelor in Accounting. Having 14 years of teaching experience in universities and professional experience in accounting, finance, and marketing with leading International companies. Have been published tens of articles in prestigious research journals. Skilled in teaching, mentoring, research, communication, public speaking, and problem solving. Awarded academic title “Docent” for high academic achievements, High Commendation for exceeding the goals beyond expectations and listed on the Dean’ Honor list for great academic results.

Dr. Pramela Nair Panthallor has over 11 years of experience working in positions of technological manager, lecturer, consultant, and director in Asia, CIS, Europe, South America, and Canada. As an educator for business management and software engineering courses, she has taught courses like business statistics (including SPSS), financial economics, business planning, management & organization, logistics & supply chain management, global business, operating systems, and introduction to computers.

As someone who believes in life-long learning, Pramela is passionate about learning new teaching methodologies and technologies to enhance the quality of facilitating learners. Being a research enthusiast, she is keen to contribute to the understanding of sustainability in the educational sector. She is the co-author of a management book ‘Operational Sustainability in the Mining Industry’ published by Springer Nature Publications.

Pramela has a Doctorate (PhD) in Business Research, a Master’s in Business Administration, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, and is currently planning to get certified for CTP/CTDP.

Dr. Mohammad Nozari is a scholar-practitioner with more than 25 years of industry experience in automation, telecommunications, finance, and banking sectors and has led multi-national projects across Asia, Europe, and North America. he has taught in various universities with a focus on combination of technology, business, and management through business communications, project execution, leadership, as well as courses in software engineering.

Mohammad is an expert in delivery of complex technology products and implementing corporate strategies. He has a strong passion for education as the essential tool for making positive social change. He continuously combines his experience with teaching courses, leading to delivery of real-life up-to-date experience to his students. This has proven to be a successful approach in preparing students for their future endeavors through real life case studies.

Mohammad has a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Management, a Master’s of philosophy, a Master’s of Business Administration, and a Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering. He continues to research in Biomimicking, an interdisciplinary field he established in his doctoral study that combines swarm intelligence with management of human resources. Mohammad’s research interests also include strategy implementation, cultural intelligence (CQ), and history. His book titled “Leadership through Battles” presents a unique view of combining history with constructs of leadership and strategy.

Doina Nugent is a passionate and student-focused educator and coach, with over 20 years of experience developing, coordinating, and instructing Academic and Professional Communications Programs in English, German, and French at York University, in Vancouver, Victoria, Germany, the UK, and Ireland.

Her continued focus is on creating engaging, inclusive learning environments to foster communication confidence, and on helping international students and Internationally Educated Professionals adapt to the North American academic, professional, and cultural environment.

At York University, Doina has taught a variety of courses, including Research Report Writing, Critical Thinking, Public Speaking, Teamwork, Case Study Methodologies and Analysis, and Intercultural Communication. In Europe, Doina developed and delivered in-house corporate English language training programs (Business Communication) and worked as and trained Translator/Simultaneous Interpreters. Doina also worked for many years as Assistant Editor in online publishing, and as official examiner in English, German, and French for both national and international examination boards (IELTS, iCELBAN, GCSE and Advanced (A) Levels (UK), and An Roinn Oideachais, Ireland).

Doina holds an Honors B.A. in English, German and French, and a Master’s degree, both from the National University of Ireland. Her teaching specializations (Higher Diploma in Education; Teaching licenses in Ireland, UK, and Germany) include Modern Language Teaching and Assessment Methodologies, Experiential Learning, Content Learning in Language (CLIL), and Personal and Social Development.

Doina has also had a lengthy and successful career in elite ultradistance running, triathlon and high-altitude climbing, winning 5 Intercontinental and 3 World Championships.

Adam works as a Senior Risk Analyst and Consultant in the real estate industry, as well as a Corporate Trainer specializing in technical skills development. He has worked in various sectors including finance, energy, real estate, and government. Adam has taught and developed courses in accounting, finance, general business, mathematics, supply chain, and operations for several years across Canada.

Adam has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from McMaster University, a Master in Finance (MFin) from Queen’s University, a Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Organizational Psychology from the University of London, and a Master of Science (MSc) in Supply Chain Management from Wilfrid Laurier University. He also holds professional designations as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Irma Spahiu is an academic and a lawyer with expertise in Administrative and Regulatory Law. She has a Master of Laws and a PhD in Law from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a Master in International Management from the University of Montesquieu-Boardeaux IV. She currently teaches law-related courses at the U of T and UOIT. Her recent teaching experience and practice includes areas of access to information and privacy rights, with a focus on Canadian and European legal frameworks.

Paulina Vengeroff is a bijurally-trained legal professional – both in English common law and French civil law. She is specialized in large corporation data governance and compliance, privacy/data protection laws, regulation of AI, data and model ethics, and is continuously in search of opportunities to learn and expand her horizon of knowledge. She has worked in advisory and compliance capacities for the Government of Canada, Crown corporations and leading private corporations in Canada and internationally. She works closely with software developers, engineers, and other innovative IT specialists, where she simplifies legislation and supports international projects with legal compliance. Alongside, she advises on the development and deployment of complex data-using systems, automated decision-making, and all other uses of data and models for innovation. Amongst her training with Canadian law, she is well-versed in European Union and United States legislation in her areas of expertise.

Paulina holds a Law degree, as well as a Master of Laws degree, from the University of Ottawa. She has been heavily involved in research throughout her academic parcours – working in numerous research positions at the heart of the law faculty, as well as in research institutions. She has also consulted in specialized research segments for nation-wide law firms. Her research pieces have been completed in both English and French and have influenced various Canadian legal sectors in both application and legislation.

As a lecturer, she believes that patience, creativity, empathy, and communication are vital to teaching. She aims to create positive, fair, and student-centric learning environments, while fostering strong and open dialogue with her students. She understands the indispensable role of education for students and the translation of academic lessons into the real world. For this reason, she works hard to consistently support her students and join them in their path towards success.

In her free time, you will find her playing piano (as she has successfully completed the Royal Conservatory of Music in Piano), reading her favorite book Crime and Punishment, or diving into recent research publications related to AI regulation and/or privacy law.

Calvin is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) in audit and assurance practice in both public and private sectors. He is currently a manager at a global accounting firm where he performs financial statement audits in financial institutions, including clients in banking and asset management sectors. He is enthusiastic about audit innovations through data analytics with a “data-first” mindset.

He is actively involved with CPA Canada’s Professional Education Program (PEP) to prepare CPA candidates for their success in their journey to becoming a CPA. He has been a facilitator and session leader in various PEP modules and a marker at the national marking centre since 2017. He believes understanding “why” in a subject is more critical than just knowing how to deal with it.

Calvin earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours – Accounting and Economics) from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Waterloo. He holds Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA, CA) as a member of CPA Canada and CPA Ontario.

Anna Yu is the President of Yu Consulting Group and a Senior Advisor, Finance and Business Operations with Wentworth Strategy Group. Anna provides management consulting and advisory services to business leaders and companies at all stages of growth with insight on strategic planning, financial strategy, operations, risk management, operational excellence, and people optimization strategies.

As a trusted transformational leader, Anna guides companies and business leaders through growth and change by aligning people, processes, and systems to common goals. Her diverse career at Xerox Canada, Dell Financial Services, The CIT Group, and The Bank of Nova Scotia  included a broad spectrum of leadership of teams and projects.

Anna serves as a mentor to start-up companies with Futurpreneur and is an instructor at Seneca College with focus on organizational behaviour and leadership. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree majoring in Economics from the University of Toronto and is Six Sigma Green Belt certified. She is actively engaged in giving back to our communities, including helping professional newcomers to Canada navigate their careers in the Canadian market.