Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster University Social Worker, Compass Community Health

Nora Melara-Lopez has dedicated her career to serving the community.

For much of her career, Nora has worked as a social worker, client advocate, diversity leader and counsellor at Compass Community Health.

She is a commissioner of affidavits and a Spanish interpreter for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. In 2017, she became an adjunct assistant clinical professor in McMaster University’s Department of Family Medicine. In addition to her Mohawk credentials, Nora has earned a bachelors degree in social work. As a student she received the John A. Booth Memorial Award for continuing education in 2008. In 2019, she was recognized with an Alumni of Distinction Award in the community services category.

Dan Robichaud is a 2001 honours graduate of the Architectural Technology program. Dan began his career in New Brunswick working for an architect before returning to Hamilton to work as an architectural technologist. He later joined Mohawk College as a faculty member of Building and Construction Sciences. In his role as professor, Dan organizes regular events to foster community connections and mentorships for his students.

Systems Analyst – Enterprise Resource Planning, City of Hamilton

Kale McKay is a recent Mohawk College graduate working for the City of Hamilton as a software analyst and co-op mentor to the junior web applications developer role. He develops, maintains and onboards new and legacy solutions under the Business Applications section. Kale also works with businesses inside the organization to identify needs and to help implement processes and solutions to meet those needs in an enterprise capacity.