Alumni Profiles: Redekop School of Business

Dean Dueck (CMU ’11) completed a degree in Business and Organizational Administration. His CMU experience shaped how he approaches problem-solving, decision-making, and collaboration—skills that continue to guide his work as Manager, Engineering – Electrical/Automation at Vidir Solutions.

From Classroom to complex systems: learning to make good decisions

Dean Dueck began his studies at CMU in 2009, transferring from Steinbach Bible College (SBC). "CMU had a really good relationship and good credit transfers between the two universities," he says. This allowed him to dive into a business program that was launching, gaining experiences that would shape his career and approach to problem-solving.

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Tomisin Bolorunduro (MBA, '20) says her CMU MBA "was a great foundation" for identifying her personal values and for navigating her career path.

MBA alumna protects data of millions at innovative tech company

CMU alumna Tomisin Bolorunduro moved to Vancouver, a city where she knew no one, in the midst of a pandemic. But what she moved for was worth it: a job at Trulioo, an innovative tech start-up and global leader in online identity verification and data privacy.

In today's digital world, one can do almost everything online, from opening a bank account to buying cryptocurrency to renting a house—but all these transactions require identity verification and data protection to ensure they're safe and legitimate.

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Kayla Yanke

Business co-op program gives alumna head start in career

Kayla Yanke (CMU '18) was one of the first students to graduate with CMU's Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Co-op degree, majoring in Accounting. After walking across the convocation stage in cap and gown, she was ready to join the workforce.

But just five months later, she suddenly faced being uprooted from the network she had established when she and her husband had to move across the country from Winnipeg, MB to Victoria, BC for his job in the military.

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Alumni Profile: Joshua Ewert (CMU '11)

This video features Joshua Ewert at In Gratitude, April 16, 2011, a graduation weekend event that celebrates CMU graduates by inviting class members to share their experiences through spoken word or musical performance. The event brings together family members, graduates, students, faculty, and staff.

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