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Contact Co-operative Education and Career Success

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Our team includes co-op consultants and employer relations consultants, international experience consultants, career consultants, employment resource officer, job search coaches and data resource specialists.

 

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Customer service

Have questions about your co-op program, job search or career plans?

Our customer service team offers remote and in-person services to students in all programs and campuses Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Barrie Campus (B110): Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Orillia Campus (A200): Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Owen Sound Campus (A122): Tuesday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Current students can also find helpful resources on the Co-op | Career | Field Placement Resources page of MyGCLife.

Student Success

To contact customer service, please email studentsuccess@georgiancollege.ca or call 1.877.722.1523.

Employer Engagement Consultant

Brett Wismer
Email Brett
249.388.0448
Barrie Campus – A143M

Departmental Assistant, Student Success – Barrie Campus

Tracey Tessier
Email Tracey
249.388.0873
Barrie Campus – B110

Director, Co-operative Education, Career and Experiential Learning

Jen Davies
Email Jen
249.388.0743

Manager, Co-operative Education and Career Success

John Daggett
Email John
249.388.0305

Data Resource Specialist – all campuses

GeorgianConnects system support and access troubleshooting for all campuses

Marnie Ragot
Email Marnie
249.388.0724
Barrie Campus – B110

Sandra Gualtieri
Email Sandra
249.388.0759
Barrie Campus – B110

Career Success

Career Consultant- Barrie, Orangeville and Owen Sound campuses

Career assessments, career planning, graduate employment preparation (e.g. resumé, cover letter, interview skills and job search strategies), in-class workshop delivery.

Nicole Cesaroni
Email Nicole
249.388.0746
Barrie Campus – B110

Rebecca Kendall
Email Rebecca
249.388.2383
Barrie Campus – B110

Employment Resource Officer – Career Hub

Drop-in assistance for job search, resumes, cover letters, and interview skills. Employer contact for part-time and graduate job postings.

Melissa Lesperance
Email Melissa
249.388.0732
Barrie Campus – B115

Career Consultant – Orillia, Midland, Muskoka and South Georgian Bay campuses

Career assessments, career planning, graduate employment preparation (e.g. resumé, cover letter, interview skills and job search strategies), in-class workshop delivery.

Tammy McDowell
Email Tammy
705.418.3288
Orillia Campus – A200I

International Experience Consultant (all campus locations)

Support international students with complex challenges in co-op and graduate job searches. Employer outreach and education. GoAbroadSquad support. Assistance with work abroad opportunities.

Mariana Rakiteansky
Email Mariana
249.388.2481
Barrie Campus – B110

International Experience Consultant (all campus locations)

Support international students with complex challenges in co-op and graduate job searches. GoAbroadSquad support. Assistance with work abroad opportunities.

Leny Bayda
Email Leny
249.388.0587
Barrie Campus – B110

Co-op consultants

Student preparation support for the co-op and internship experience through one-on-one appointments (resumé, cover letter, employment and interview preparation, etc.). Facilitates the Co-op and Career Preparation course (CPHR 0001). Reviews final co-op requirements including the co-op report and employer evaluation.

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programming and Analysis
  • Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Maureen Arbour
Email Maureen
249.388.0728
Barrie Campus – B110T

  • Interactive Media Design – Web
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Mechatronics
  • Opticianry

Stan Ryba
Email Stan
249.388.2262
Barrie Campus – B110

  • Electrical Engineering Technician/Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Technician – Precision Skills

Emily Grills
Email Emily
249.388.0438
Barrie Campus – B110

  • Civil Engineering Technician/Technology
  • Environmental Technician/Technology
  • Honours Bachelor of Interior Design

Kenta Shirakura
Email Kenta
249.388.0709
Barrie Campus – B110

  • Culinary Management
  • Golf Industry Management
  • Hospitality Administration
  • Hospitality – Hotel and Resort Operations Management (BA & SGB)
  • Recreation and Leisure Services
  • Aviation Management
  • Tourism Marketing and Product Development

Eric McCrea
Email Eric
249.388.0443
Barrie Campus – E121

  • Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  • Business – Entrepreneurship
  • Research Analyst
  • Architectural Technician/Technology

Jake Chevrier
Email Jacob
249.388.0539
Barrie Campus – B110

  • Automotive Business
  • Business Administration – Human Resources
  • Honours Bachelor of Business Administration – Automotive Management
  • Human Resources Management

Christine Munro
Email Christine249.388.0446
Barrie Campus – B110

  • Computer Systems Technician – Networking
  • Information Systems Security
  • Museum Studies

Olena Konstantinovska
Email Olena
249.388.0751
Barrie Campus – B110

  • Business
  • Business – Accounting
  • Business – Marketing
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration – Accounting
  • Honours Bachelor of Business Administration – Management and Leadership

Beth Salt
Email Beth
249.388.0441
Barrie Campus – B110

Co-op Experience Consultant

Indigenous Community and Social Development

Michele O’Brien
Email Michele
249.388.0736
Barrie Campus – M137C

Co-op Experience Consultant

  • Honours Bachelor of Police Studies

Kenta Shirakura
Email Kenta
249.388.0709
Barrie Campus – B110

Owen Sound

  • Office Administration – Executive
  • Marine Engineering Technology
  • Marine Technology – Navigation
  • Power Engineering Technology

Emily Paterson
Email Emily
249.388.0445
Owen Sound – A122

Employer relations consultants

Build and maintain relationships with employers to support co-op and internship employment. Monitor students on work term and facilitate communication between employers and students. Ensure work term experiences meet program learning outcomes.

Employer Engagement Consultant – all general co-op employer inquiries 

Brett Wismer
Email Brett
249.388.0448
Barrie Campus – A143M

  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Engineering Technician
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Technician – Precision Skills

Cheryl Partridge
Email Cheryl
249.388.1885
Barrie Campus – A143M

  • Architectural Technology
  • Architectural Technician
  • Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  • Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Mechatronics
  • Research Analyst

Brett Wismer
Email Brett
249.388.0448
Barrie Campus – A143M

  • Civil Engineering Technician/Technology
  • Lakehead/Georgian – Honours of Bachelor of Science Degree with Computer Programming Diploma
  • Computer Programming/Analyst
  • Environmental Technician/Technology
  • Honours Bachelor of Interior Design

Maureen Koski
Email Maureen
249.388.0720
Barrie Campus – E121

  • Culinary Management
  • Golf Industry Management
  • Hospitality Administration
  • Hospitality – Hotel and Resort Operations Management (BA & SGB)
  • Recreation and Leisure Services
  • Tourism Marketing and Product Development
  • Aviation Management

Richard Birch
Email Richard
249.388.2437
Barrie Campus – E121

  • Opticianry
  • Business, Business – Accounting
  • Business Administration, Business Administration – Accounting
  • Business Marketing

Nick O’Connell
Email Nick
249.388.0742
Barrie Campus – H126

  • Automotive Business
  • Business Administration – Human Resources
  • Honours Bachelor of Business Administration – Automotive Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Honours Bachelor of Business Administration – Management and Leadership

June Martin
Email June
249.388.0705
Barrie Campus – H126

  • Computer System Technician – Networking
  • Information System Security
  • Interactive Media Design – Web
  • Museum and Gallery Studies

Jodi Derrick
Email Jodi
249.388.0698
Barrie Campus – F118A

Co-op Experience Consultant

Indigenous Community and Social Development

Michele O’Brien
Email Michele
249.388.0736
Barrie Campus – M137C

Co-op Experience Consultant

  • Honours Bachelor of Police Studies
  • Honours Bachelor of Police Studies (Advanced Standing & PT program)

Jeremy Sauve
Email Jeremy
705.418.3494
Orillia Campus – A200B

Owen Sound

  • Marine Engineering Technology
  • Marine Technology – Navigation
  • Power Engineering Technology
  • On campus employer contact for: Office Administration – Executive (Owen Sound and Barrie), Culinary Management

Briar Robertson
Email Briar
548.877.0264
Owen Sound Campus – A122B