Staff

Charlotte Karam, PhD is the Director of the Executive MBA program and a tenured associate professor at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, where she also holds the Endowed Professorship in Gender and Inclusive Systems. Charlotte’s work as a scholar-activist contributes to overlapping conversations in inclusive HR systems, business ethics, public policy, and feminist praxis. Through a MEPI grant, she led the development of The KIP Index, the first MENA sector-based measure of women’s recruitment, retention, and promotion. In 2021, she launched The SAWI Project, focused on mobilizing employers to engage in localized strategies for women-inclusive HR systems.

Her research adopts a multilevel lens embedded largely within the context of patriarchy, cultural variations, and sociopolitical instability to broadly examine responsible engagement of organizations within the context of developing economies. Recent publications focus on development-oriented CSR, career patterns and opportunities for women and other marginalized groups, and the recruitment, retention and promotion policies and practices across the Middle East and North Africa. Her publications appear in the International Journal of Management Reviews, Journal of World Business, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Business & Society, Asia-Pacific Journal of Management, Career Development International, Gender, Work and Organization, and others. She is the area editor of Feminism(s) at the Journal of Business Ethics. She is a founding member of Khaddit Beirut, started in response to the August 4th, 2020 Beirut explosion.

Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, Charlotte was a tenured Professor at the Olayan School of Business (OSB), American University of Beirut where she spent over thirteen years and served as Department Chair, Associate Dean of Programs, and founding director of the Center of Inclusive Business and Leadership (CIBL) for Women. She continues to be affiliated as an Adjunct Professor and as the director of international partnership at this center.
 

Sonja is an integral member of the academic team. Working alongside the Program Manager, she plans, organizes and implements various academic and administrative activities in support of the on-going objectives of the program.  Sonja works directly with candidates for the duration of their 21-month experience as well as with faculty on day-to-day activities including scheduling, coordination and distribution of materials, coordination of Orientation and managing the Summer Business Consulting Projects, and portions of international travel.  She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra and a Master’s Degree in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Liane leads the recruitment initiatives for the Telfer Executive MBA. She personally connects potential candidates with the Telfer Executive MBA program. Her focus is to provide potential candidates with a comprehensive assessment of the Program to drive an informed decision when joining the Telfer Executive MBA program. Liane obtained her MBA and B.Com (Marketing) degrees from the Telfer School of Management.

As Administrative and Academic Coordinator, Nathalie Brunet provides administrative support to the Program Manager of the Executive MBA to plan, organize and implement various academic and administrative activities in support of the on-going objectives of the program. Nathalie works directly with candidates for the duration of their 21-month experience as well as with faculty on day-to-day activities including scheduling, coordination and distribution of materials.

Emily works alongside the academic team focusing her efforts on providing a superior class day experience. Emily works closely with candidates, professors and staff to provide support in the areas of the class day experience, technology and remote-learning as well as assisting Academic Coordinators with preparation for academic-related projects. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Development and Globalization from the University of Ottawa.

Jennifer’s role is to establish and to maintain the Executive MBA Program’s relationship with its alumni by way of building networking opportunities, supporting employment search, promoting participation of alumni, managing the alumni database, maintaining communications with alumni, assisting in planning and implementing alumni activities, as well as supporting the fundraising efforts for the Telfer Executive MBA Initiative Fund.. Her other duties include supporting the Director on special projects, managing the Convocation and overseeing the Telfer Executive MBA Referral Program. A graduate of the University of Ottawa, Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English and a minor in Theatre Arts as well as a Bachelor of Education.

Alele provides logistical coordination within the recruitment and business development portfolio. Alele’s responsibilities include developing streamlined communications to those considering the Telfer Executive MBA with a deliberate focus on our international applicants. She assists the Manager of Strategic Recruitment and Business Development with the admissions files. Alele holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from McGill University, a Master of Education with a Concentration in Leadership, Evaluation, Curriculum and Policy Studies from the University of Ottawa, as well as a Graduate Certificate in TESOL and Intercultural Competence from Fanshawe College.