Alumni

Alumni

For more than 50 years, the Telfer School of Management has played a vital role in Canadian healthcare by preparing talented professionals to assume leadership positions in all areas and at all levels of our country’s ever-changing, increasingly complex healthcare system.

As a graduate, you will be a part of the Telfer Alumni Community. You will be the link to leadership.

Stay in touch and take advantage of all we have to offer.

Start here to learn more:

• Improve yourself by becoming a Telfer Leader
• Learn about our Networking and Lifelong Learning Opportunities
• Take advantage of the Benefits and Services offered to alumni
• Find information on how to Stay Involved

Telfer Leaders

The Telfer School of Management helps students to become high performance leaders and develop themselves to reach their full potential. MHA graduates are prepared to manage and lead by focusing on results, value and outcomes with discipline and adaptability.

Through learning, networking, utilizing our services and staying involved, graduates will climb to the top.

Become a leader and make a difference.

Start here to develop yourself:

• Learn about our leaders in the Alumni Profiles
• Hear what students are saying in our Video testimonials
• Catch up with our Alumni in the News
• Find out which Guest Speakers are visiting
• Read up on remarkable alumni who received the R. Trudeau Medals and the Young Achiever's Awards

Learn & Network

When MHA students graduate, they join the Canadian healthcare leaders as Telfer MHA alumni and have access to over 90 respected healthcare organizations. Our alumni association has not only created a strong spirit of collegiality among graduates, but is also an active organization that provides you with opportunities to advance your career, enhance your professional knowledge and help those who graduate after you make smooth transitions to working life.

Expand your comfort zone and explore the new possibilities.

Discover more opportunities here

Telfer Opportunities:

• See what Events are on the horizon
• Enjoy breakfast conference at the MHA Preceptors' Conference
• Attend events through the Canadian College of Health Leaders partnership
• Explore the world through Travel
• Recap recent events by browsing through the Photo Galleries
• View what’s happening on Telfer TV

uOttawa Opportunities:

• Set out for Lifelong Learning
• Stay connected with uOttawa’s global network 

Benefits & Services

There are many benefits and services offered to MHA alumni at the Telfer School of Management. Whether you’re looking for resources, discounts, transcripts or merchandise, the School has many attractive services offered to graduates.

Come visit us and enjoy the wide range of services today.

Learn more about the benefits below:

• Keep in touch with our Alumni E-mail for Life
• Find useful resources through our Library Services
• Receive Discounts, Deals and Special Offers
• Request Transcripts and Grade Reports
• Distinguish yourself with Telfer Merchandise
• Order UofO Merchandise through the bookstore

Staying Involved

Once students graduate, their relationship with the Telfer School does not come to an end but opens up to allow alumni access to many great events and opportunities. One way to stay involved is by being a program ambassador where you can share your experiences with an incoming student by volunteering your time. For more information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Stay connected to the School by immersing yourself into everything we have to offer.

Keep in touch with the School:

• Update your Contact Information
• Become a Mentor to an MHA student
• Mentor a student or get a mentor through Ten Thousand Coffees.
• Stay involved by Volunteering your time
• Learn more about the MHA Alumni Association
• Make a difference by Giving Back
• See what’s going on with the Telfer Alumni Newsletter

Alumni Testimonials

Check out what our MHA alumni have to say

Alumni Profiles

Taylor Johansen, MHA ’14

Director, Autism Program, CHEO

CHEO’s Autism Program supports families with children on the autism spectrum. Its services include sleep support, social skills groups, school readiness services, education sessions, and caregiver support. CHEO’s Autism Program is the only autism provider that delivers home-based care to families in rural areas outside the nation’s capital. In addition, by bundling different services together, CHEO is able to offer high-quality services while lowering the cost for families.

Elizabeth Tanguay, MHA ’21

Director, Archipel Ontario Health Team

Based in Ottawa, the Archipel Ontario Health Team is a group of health and community service organizations that provides health care and services to communities. The team uses a person-centred approach and is developing services so people can have the information and resources they need for reliable, accessible and integrative health care. Archipel’s new services include a database to help people find services in their communities and enabling quick, secure access to people’s medical information.

Steven Parker, MHA ’22

(2022 Winner of the Michel Lalonde Award - MHA)
Senior manager of supportive housing, Shepherds of Good Hope

With nine locations across Ottawa, the Shepherds of Good Hope is a leader in shelter services and supportive housing, helping to address challenges related to mental health, addiction and trauma. SoGO stabilizes people through shelter programs, provides a permanent home with around-the-clock support, serves hundreds at its soup kitchen and prepares people for employment. It provides practical and emotional support to homeless people, to empower those who are vulnerable to improve their lives, providing them with the resources to do so.