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Stephanie Fischkohl
Manager, Operations,
Queen's IRC
Dr. Raeleen Manjak,
DM/OL, , CPHR
Director, Human Resources
Stephanie Fischkohl is currently the Manager of Operations at Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre. Before joining Queen’s IRC, Stephanie held other management positions in the private sector and internally at Queen’s University since 2004.
She is responsible for growing business operations, recruitment and selection, financial modelling, labour management and engagement, and program development. She opens the lines of communication between clients, customers, and team members to achieve objectives and new initiatives.
Stephanie is a graduate of the Business Administration program at St. Lawrence College. She is pursuing her Professional Master of Industrial Relations (PMIR) from Queen's University.
Manager, Operations, Queen's IRC
Stephanie Fischkohl
A published author, dedicated educator, and recognized human resource professional, Dr. Raeleen Manjak is the Director of Human Resources (HR) for the City of Vernon, the recipient of the O.C. Tanner Lifetime Achievement Award in HR, has been named The Top Ten (10) Most Admired Women Leaders in HR, 2022, and is an award-winning Top 30 HR Professional in Canada. Dr. Manjak has also been presented with the LGMA’s Presidents’ Award for outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and mentorship, and Professional Service Awards in both Innovation and Leadership. This past year, Raeleen also had the great privilege of being inducted into the University of Lethbridge Alumni Honour Society. As a lifelong learner, Raeleen continues to participate in building the next generation of leaders in strategic HR management as Faculty in multiple Schools of Business across Canada. An advocate for wellness and the ultimate state of wholeness, Raeleen develops opportunities that continuously reflect this approach. Her philosophy is “Together, we are better!”
Director, Human Resources
Dr. Raeleen Manjak, DM/OL,
, CPHR
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the adp award for
rising star of the year
EXCELLENCE AWARDEE:
Specialist, Talent Acquisition and Retention
Sarah Patterson
FEATURED EXCELLENCE AWARDEE
Centre during fires and floods) Sarah demonstrates calm in the storm, resilience, endurance, and most importantly, grit! I cannot state how focused and dedicated Sarah is, not only to her craft, but also to her
well-being.
Sarah’s faces every opportunity with a sense of joy and wonder. She is curious and seeks to understand. She is humble and recognizes the abundance in life. She leads by example and we have had many, many comments about her leadership and professionalism from those that work closely with Sarah in Talent Acquisition and Retention. At times, those discussions can be difficult and challenging as Sarah steers the leadership team forward using contemporary practices, sometimes in a direction that is much different than the one that they would prefer. However, regardless of the difficulty, Sarah has proven that her ability to communicate at all levels of the organization, with calmness and clarity, and with strength and determination builds a consistent and predictable process that is fully supported and embraced by the organization.
Sarah leads with a steady hand and a confidence beyond her years. Sarah builds such a foundation of respect from all that she works with, and because of that, her followership grows by the day.
Sarah Patterson, epitomizes the definition of a Rising Star. Sarah has that special something that emerging leaders
are just born with. Over the past five (5) years, Sarah has demonstrated, time and time again that she has an ability
to rise above the noise and seek out the pathway forward. Through difficult and challenging times (labour issues, talent pressures, support to our Emergency Operations
