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STAC is excited to announce and celebrate this year’s exceptional Women of STAC Bursary Fund recipients: Melanie Brodeur and Sandra Hallig.

Congratulations to both Melanie and Sandra. We are delighted to help support them in their pursuit of furthering their careers in telecom!

The Women of STAC Bursary Fund is awarded annually to select recipients in the telecommunications sector to provide financial support that can help enable women in their pursuit of training, education or other professional development that can advance their careers in telecommunications or related industries. In addition to monetary support, the bursary recipients receive an invitation to participate at the annual STAC conference, through which they can gain valuable learning and networking opportunities.

First awarded in 2020, the bursary is made possible each year through contributions by the Canadian Telecommunications Association and its members and associates. This year’s award was also supported through a contribution by Technostrobe.

This year marks the fifth year of the Women of STAC Bursary, which has so far made more than $10,000 available to women across the Canadian telecommunications and tower industries. Previous recipients are:

2022:
Courtney Miller
Chantal Beetham

2023:
Elaine Talaro
Robyn Roy-Holm
Valerie Girard

The Women of STAC Committee launched in 2018 with the vision to encourage and support women in their pursuit of career advancement in the telecommunications and related industries in Canada. The committee works to identify areas where there are training, mentoring, and networking gaps and opportunities for the women’s career advancement.

For more information or to get involved with the Women of STAC Committee, please contact Isabela Jimenez at [email protected].

The Women of STAC Committee is always looking to grow the Bursary Fund with the goal of providing more support to a greater number of women. Please contact Isabela Jimenez if your company is interested in contributing to this worthy cause.