After graduating from Halifax’s University of King’s College with a Bachelor of Journalism Honours degree and the Governor General Silver Medal, Nadine worked for two local businesses—a budding online publication and a publishing company—before heading back to King’s as the College’s communications coordinator, where she led the re-launch of the university’s website. At Trampoline, she’s the newest member of the client services team, and works closely on the Saint Mary’s University and Nova Scotia Health Promotion & Protection business, among others. A seasoned life juggler, Nadine is only happy when her plate is well stocked—she satisfies her pen by freelancing for dance, lifestyle and fashion publications, her mind by helping out local artists and initiatives get their feet off the ground, and her heart by cycling in the warmer months and by balancing on a yoga mat when she’s stuck indoors. Nadine, a Haligonian born and raised, thinks she and her hometown hold a philosophy in common: good things do come in small packages. Best of 2009
Best of 2009: Community initiative
About a year ago, I found myself in a gutted room on Barrington Street, sitting on a rickety chair with a big, fat marker in my hand. It was a brainstorming session for a communal business centre—a hub for freelancers, creative types, entrepreneurs—and a good friend had invited me along with little introduction. Each of us in attendance, many of whom had just met, had been handed said hefty writing tool to map out what we thought the space (what would later be the Hub Halifax) should look like, where we saw the walls, the desks, the rooms and the details finding a home. From the very beginning, the Hub has been all about collaboration. [...]
December 14th, 2009
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